Features of Fire Protection
| V | FEATURES OF FIRE PROTECTION (NFPA 5000 TABLES 7.2.1.1, 7.3.2.1, 7.3.5 (a), (b), 7.3.5.5, 7.4.1) | GENERAL INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | CONSTRUCTION AND COMPARTMENTATION | COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 & 8 OF NFPA 5000 | REQUIRED | |
| 1 |
CONSTRUCTION |
TYPE I OR TYPE II TYPE III OR TYPE IV OR TYPE V |
EXTERIOR BEARING WALLS | HOURLY RATINGS BASED ON NFPA 5000 HEIGHT & AREA REQUIREMENTS |
| FRAMING, COLUMNS, BEAMS, GIRDERS, TRUSSES | ||||
| FLOOR CONSTRUCTION | ||||
| B | COMPARTMENTATION / SUBDIVISION OF BUILDING SPACES | COMPLYING WITH NFPA 101 & NFPA 5000 | NO REQUIREMENTS | |
| 1 | FIRE BARRIERS | COMPLYING WITH NFPA 101 & NFPA 5000 | REQUIRED | |
| 2 | SEPARATION FROM OTHER OCCUPANCIES | AS PER NFPA 101 TABLE 6.1.14.4.1 (a), (b) | REQUIRED | |
| 3 | SMOKE PARTITIONS | COMPLYING WITH NFPA 101 & NFPA 5000 | REQUIRED | |
| 4 | SMOKE BARRIERS | COMPLYING WITH NFPA 101 & NFPA 5000 | REQUIRED | |
| C | VERTICAL OPENINGS PROTECTION | PROTECTION COMPLYING WITH NFPA CODES | REQUIRED | |
| 1 | COMMUNICATING SPACES | COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 8 NFPA 101 | PERMITTED | |
| 2 | ATRIUMS | COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 8 NFPA 101 | PERMITTED | |
| 3 | CONVENIENCE OPENINGS | COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 8 NFPA 101 | PERMITTED | |
| 4 | SHAFTS | COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 8 NFPA 101 | PERMITTED | |
| 5 | MEZZANINES | COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 8 NFPA 101 | PERMITTED | |
| 6 | CONCEALED SPACES & DRAFTSTOPS | COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 8 NFPA 101 | REQUIRED | |
| EXTERIOR & INTERIOR WALL & PARTITION | FIRE STOPPED AT EACH FLOOR LEVEL, TOP STORY CEILING LEVEL & AT THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT FOR ROOFS | REQUIRED | ||
| UNOCCUPIED ATTIC SPACES | DRAFTSTOPS INTO AREAS NOT EXCEEDING 280 SQM | REQUIRED | ||
| CONCEALED SPACES (CEILINGS & FLOORS) | DRAFTSTOPS INTO AREAS NOT EXCEEDING 93 SQM | REQUIRED | ||
| CONCEALED SPACES (FLOORS & ROOFS) | DRAFTSTOPS INTO AREAS NOT EXCEEDING 280 SQM | REQUIRED | ||