[SML] Fire Alarm Impairment

[Bruce Bennett]

High-rate-of-rise heat detectors is what I’ve always aimed to have in a theatre. We do Fire Watch in theatres slated for renovation. 

Retrofitting could pay for itself in the long term with labour savings for fire watch.

Unfortunately what an AHJ’s will let you do is quite specific to the individual. If it were me I’d say no because flipping (back on) the switch requires action by a person and this elevates the life-safety risk.

I’ve heard the expression that the Fire Code is “written in blood”.

Bruce
"A society grows great when old people plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in." - Greek proverb

> On Oct 4, 2023, at 10:55, Marty Petlock via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> I had the same issue: A previous T.D. had a sweetheart deal with a technician who for a large sum of cash (had to be cash) would sit by the silenced alarms with a walkie during concerts. Spoke to my alarm company and the AHJ who agreed I could remove the smoke alarms in the areas affected by fog/haze and replace with rapid rise detectors' They were happy and it worked great. Worth looking into.
> 
> Marty Petlock
> ____________________________________________________________
> For list information see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> Stagecraft mailing list
> Stagecraft at theatrical.net
> http://theatrical.net/mailman/listinfo/stagecraft_theatrical.net
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://theatrical.net/pipermail/stagecraft_theatrical.net/attachments/20231004/42632bc0/attachment.html>