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109 Main Street fire narrative-2016 NARRATIVE REPORT FOR THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM at 109 Main Street Northampton, MA 01060 November 11, 2016 Information provided in this narrative is pursuant to the 2009 International Building Code and the Massachusetts Building Code 780 CMR Amendments Building Owner NIS Building, LLC 150 Main Street PO Box 686 Northampton, MA 01061 Designer of Record and Installer of the Fire Alarm Crocker Communications 101 Munson Street Greenfield, MA 01302 P: 413-756-1503 F: 413-772-5599 Date of Submittal: November 11, 2016 SECTION 1 – BUILDING DESCRIPTION 1.1 BUILDING DESCRIPTION: a. General: • Existing three story building of which the second floor is being renovated for use as a lawyer's office. b. Building Use Group • Existing: Lower Level and Second Floor use Group B (Business); First Floor use Group M (Mercantile). d. Area of the Building: Total 24,643 SF, Second Floor Area under renovation-5,293 SF. e. Construction of Building: Type 3-B f. Hazardous Material Storage: None g. High Piled Storage: None h. Site Access • Fire Department apparatus may access the site from Main Street and Gothic Street 1.2 APPLICABLE LAWS, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS a. 780 CMR – Massachusetts Amendments to the International Building Code 2009 • Chapter 9 “Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems” b. 527 CMR 24.00 – Board of Fire Prevention Regulations c. NFPA Standards • NFPA 72 - National Fire Alarm Code (2010) • NFPA 70 – National Electrical Code with MA Amendments (2014) 1.3 DESIGN RESPONSIBILITIES a. Engineer of Record • Design – Build, the installing fire alarm contractor completely designs and specifies the fire alarm system. The installing contractor installs the system and certifies the system installation for code compliance at completion. 1.4 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM a. There is no sprinkler system. A sprinkler system is not required. b. Fire Alarm System • The building will be protected by a supervised fire detection and alarm system in accordance with NFPA 72. Pull stations will be located at each exit, smoke detector will be provided in common areas and over the fire panel and booster panels. ADA horn and strobes will be installed for patron and employee notification and evacuation. The fire panel will incorporate digital dialer for automatic Northampton Fire Department notification. c. Method of Future Testing • Maintenance, inspection, and testing shall be provided as per NFPA 72. Proper testing and maintenance of the systems is the responsibility of the owner. SECTION 2 – SEQUENCE OF OPERATION 2.1 FIRE ALARM SYSTEM a. Upon manual activation of a pull station or automatic operation of a smoke detector, the following intended functions will be performed. The sequence intended to initiate total building evacuation and notify the Northampton Fire Department of an emergency condition. a. Indicate alarm condition on the fire alarm panel located in the main entrance. Additionally a red beacon will flash above the entrance. • Initiate building evacuation via fire alarm system notification appliances. • Transmit alarm signal via digital dialer. b. Upon automatic operation of an elevator recall smoke detector, the following intended functions will be performed. A second floor (or higher) elevator or machine room recall smoke will send the elevator to the first floor. A first floor elevator recall smoke will send the elevator to the second floor. The sequence intended to initiate total building evacuation and notify the Northampton Fire Department of an emergency condition. a. Indicate alarm condition on the fire alarm panel located in the main entrance. Additionally a red beacon will flash above the entrance. • Initiate building evacuation via fire alarm system notification appliances. • Transmit alarm signal via digital dialer. c. Upon activation of a duct smoke detector the following intended functions will be performed. The sequence intended to initiate total building evacuation and notify the Northampton Fire Department of an emergency condition. a. Indicate alarm condition on the fire alarm panel located in the main entrance. Additionally a red beacon will flash above the entrance. • Initiate building evacuation via fire alarm system notification appliances. • Shut down the air handler unit which activated the duct smoke detector. • Transmit alarm signal via digital dialer. SECTION 3 TESTING CRITERIA 3.1 TESTING CRITERIA a. The installing contractor shall develop and administer the testing schedule and will coordinate notification of appropriate parties. b. System will undergo a functional pre-acceptance fire alarm test which will be conducted by the installing contractor. Documentation of the testing results will be copied to the Code Official. c. Upon successful completion of the fire alarm pre-acceptance testing, the tests will be repeated at the discretion of the Code Official during a scheduled final acceptance test to be witnessed by the Code Official. 3.2 APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS a. The following documentation shall be submitted to the Code Official along with a request to schedule a final fire alarm acceptance test. • Cebula Electronics Corp. dba Fire Detection Systems certification of project completion in accordance with 780 CMR with attached pre-acceptance test reports. b. Final Acceptance Test Documentation • Confirmation of the final acceptance test date shall be coordinated by the Code Official and installing professional verbally or in writing at the discretion of the Code Official. • Should all systems satisfy operational code compliance requirements to the satisfaction of the Code Official at the time of the final acceptance tests, the Code Official shall indicate approval of the installation in writing. • Should any system or portion of a system fail to satisfy code compliance requirements to the satisfaction of the Code Official at the time of the final acceptance test, at the discretion of the Code Official, the deficiency shall be corrected and retested during the test or the testing shall be rescheduled and repeated to the extent deemed necessary by the Code Official. An order to reschedule the testing shall be made in writing by the Code Official. The order shall indicate the code deficiencies that must be corrected.