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Fire Alarm

Fire Alarm

[!info] See fire-alarm for information about fire alarm systems.

Backbone

Put all backbone takeoff in the Area of the Fire Command Center. Include sleeving-takeoff as necessary.

Fire Command Center

COMMON ASSEMBLIES/FIRE ALARM & DAS SYSTEMS/HEAD END EQUIP/... HEAD END

Generator Room

COMMON ASSEMBLIES/FIRE ALARM & DAS SYSTEMS/GEN, ELEV, FIRE PUMP & FA ROOM ASSEMBLIES/GENERATOR ROOM ...

Fire Pump Room

COMMON ASSEMBLIES/FIRE ALARM & DAS SYSTEMS/GEN, ELEV, FIRE PUMP & FA ROOM ASSEMBLIES/FIRE PUMP ROOM ...

FACR to Elevator Shafts

COMMON ASSEMBLIES/FIRE ALARM & DAS SYSTEMS/GEN, ELEV, FIRE PUMP & FA ROOM ASSEMBLIES/ELEV SHAFT ...

COMMON ASSEMBLIES/FIRE ALARM & DAS SYSTEMS/GEN, ELEV, FIRE PUMP & FA ROOM ASSEMBLIES/FACR TO ELEV SHAFT ...

Measure Length from the most distant points of the FACR and each shaft. Input adder length to reach the bottom of the pit (Minimum 15ft).

[!important] Counting Elevator Shafts Adjacent elevators may be in the same or parallel shafts. Count the shafts accordingly:

|                             |                                |
| || +--------+ +--------+ || | || +--------+ || +--------+ || |
| || | Elev 1 | | Elev 2 | || | || | Elev 1 | || | Elev 2 | || |
| || +--------+ +--------+ || | || +--------+ || +--------+ || |
| ||=======================|| | ||============||============|| |
|           1 shaft           |            2 shafts            |

FACR to Elevator Control Rooms

COMMON ASSEMBLIES/FIRE ALARM & DAS SYSTEMS/GEN, ELEV, FIRE PUMP & FA ROOM ASSEMBLIES/ELEV CONTROL ROOM ...

COMMON ASSEMBLIES/FIRE ALARM & DAS SYSTEMS/GEN, ELEV, FIRE PUMP & FA ROOM ASSEMBLIES/FACR TO ELEV CONTROL RM ...

  • Measure the Horizontal and Vertical Distance from the FACR to the ECR.
  • Use Typicals for the vertical riser. (10ft per floor)

FACR to Stairwells

[!info] This is for the Flow/Tamper modules in the stairwells

COMMON ASSEMBLIES/FIRE ALARM & DAS SYSTEMS/GEN, ELEV, FIRE PUMP & FA ROOM ASSEMBLIES/FACR TO STAIRWELLS ...

  • Measure from the furthest end of FACR to the furthest end of the stairwell to find length

Terminal Cabinets

COMMON ASSEMBLIES/FIRE ALARM & DAS SYSTEMS/TERMINAL CABINET/ACE D ACCESSORY CABINET ENCLOSURE (2) 2" ...

  • Garden Style, High Density: (2) 1"C
  • High Rise: (2) 2"C

Horizontal:

  • Measure from the Fire Command room to all electrical rooms

Vertical:

  • Use 10ft Riser in Typical

Annunciator Panels

[!info] Also Known As

  • Fire Alarm Annunciator (FAA)
  • Fire Alarm Annunciator Panel (FAAP)

COMMON ASSEMBLIES/FIRE ALARM & DAS SYSTEMS/ANNUNCIATORS/REMOTE SERIAL ANNUNCIATOR ...

  • Measure from the Fire Command Room to FAA or Lobby

Devices

Smoke Detectors

Design Build: Count every stairwell at every level.

Pull Stations

Design Build: Count every stairwell at every level and every exterior exit.

Flow/Tamper Switches

No free-air. If wood frame, take off as EMT.

Design Build: Count every stairwell at every level.

Magnetic Door Holders

COMMON ASSEMBLIES/FIRE ALARM & DAS SYSTEMS/INDICATING DEVICES WITH WIRE - .../MAGNETIC DOOR HOLDER - ...

Design Build: Count every set of double doors. (Typical of elevator lobbies and corridors)

Speaker Strobes

Design Build:

  • Count every 75 ft,
    • measure with circles on Bluebeam
    • or divide relevant SF area by 4415
      • \pi(\frac{75}{2})^2 \approx 4415
  • every elevator lobby,
  • and every BOH room on the first floor and garage levels.

Firefighter Phone System

  • firefighter phone jacks
  • fire warden station
  • fire phone cabinet

Communicates directly with FACR. Not related to responder radio.

COMMON ASSEMBLIES/FIRE ALARM & DAS SYSTEMS/COMMUNICATION DEVICES .../...

Fire Smoke Dampers (FSD's)

For each damper, take off both

System = "FA - Fire Alarm"

COMMON ASSEMBLIES/MISC ASSEMBLIES/FSD ...

and "EL - Electrical"

COMMON ASSEMBLIES/MECHANICAL CONNECTIONS (UP TO 100A)/.../...