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Plans • S \\ a— d 3 3 ��,/ cl ils fe:r7 TV ' Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Fire & Life Safety Requirements for Fire Department Access and Water Supplies (Based on the 2003 International Fire Code as amended by TVF &R) This brochure is being provided as a resource only. The items listed inside are the requirements most generally cited on plans for approval. If these items are included on the plans, the likelihood of a timely approval on the initial review is greatly increased. If questions arise with regard to any of the provisions, please call. Fire Marshal's Offices: North Division 14480 SW Jenkins Road Beaverton OR 97005 (503) 356 -4700 Fax (503) 644 -2214 South Division 7401 SW Washo Court, Suite 101 Tualatin OR 97062 (503) 612 -7000 Fax (503) 612 -7003 1) FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROAD DISTANCE FROM BUILDING AND TURNAROUNDS: Access roads shall be within 150 feet of all portions of the exterior wall of the first story of the building as measured by an approved route around the exterior of the building. An approved turnaround is required if the remaining distance to an approved intersecting roadway, as measured along the fire apparatus access road, is greater than 150 feet. I 1 into o r Firs apparatus access ! shall be provided to within 150' of all If th nions of a building meads ISO, an animated NOTL• B! Fire Codc rum-around is required. definition, only this Hrappmane access 2) DEAD END ROADS: Dead end fire apparatus access roads in excess of 150 feet in length shall be provided with an approved turnaround. 60'1 I {«� 28' R I TYP.' 9 ---- 6 "; N. / 1 ...f0'.3 26' R 70'-0. 28' R 2 TYP.' 20'--T TYP.' 26' 20 ' -► •— 20' 96' DIAMETER ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE CUL-DE -SAC 120' HAMMERHEAD TO 120' HAMMERHEAD TO 120' HAMMERHEAD 3) FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROAD EXCEPTION FOR AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER PROTECTION: When buildings are completely protected with an approved automatic fire sprinkler system, the requirements for fire apparatus access may be modified as approved by the fire code official. 4) ADDITIONAL ACCESS ROADS — COMMERCIAL: Where buildings exceed 30 feet in height or three stories in height shall have at least three separate means of fire apparatus access. Buildings or facilities having a gross area of more than 62,000 square feet shall be provided with at least two separate means of fire apparatus access. Buildings up to 124,000 square feet provided with fire sprinklers may have a single access. 5) ADDITIONAL ACCESS ROADS — ONE -OR TWO - FAMILY RESIDENTIAL: Where there are more than 30 one- or two-family dwelling units, not less than two separate approved means of access shall be provided. Where there are more than 30 dwelling units and all are protected by approved residential sprinkler systems, a single access will be allowed. 6) ADDITIONAL ACCESS ROADS — MULTIPLE- FAMILY RESIDENTIAL: Where there are more than 100 multiple - family dwelling units, not less than two separate approved means of access shall be provided. Projects up to 200 dwelling units that are protected by approved residential sprinkler systems may have a single access. Projects having more than 200 dwelling units shall have two separate approved means of access regardless of whether they are equipped with fire sprinkler systems. 7) AERIAL FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS: Buildings or portions of buildings or faaTities exceeding 30 feet in height above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access shall be provided with approved fire apparatus access roads capable of accommodating fire department aerial apparatus. Overhead utility and power Ones shall not be located within the aerial fire apparatus access roadway. Fre apparatus access roads shall have a minimum unobstructed width of 26 feet in the immediate vicinity of any building or portion of bullring more than 30 feet in height At least one of the required access routes meeting this condition shall be located within a minimum of 15 feet and a maximum of 30 feet from the building, and shall be positioned parallel to one entire side of the building. 8) REMOTENESS: Where two access roads are required, they shall be placed a distance apart equal to not less than one half of the length of the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the property or area to be served, measured in a straight line between accesses. TLh road cannot Mad •W aad marl "1 provide aeee•a from ma dkRtioa,. : • • .,r 1T Cf` V•, l ,. `, a • • %, • 11 t 5 9) FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROAD WIDTH AND VERTICAL CLEARANCE: Fire apparatus access roads shall • have an unobstructed width of not less than 20 feet (12 feet for up to two dwelling units and accessory buildings), and an unobstructed vertical dearance of not less than 13 feet 6 inches. Where fire apparatus roadways are less than 26 feet wide, 'NO PARKING" signs shall be installed on both sides of the roadway and in turnarounds as needed. Where fire apparatus roadways are more than 28 feet wide but less than 32 feet wide, "NO PARKING" signs shall be installed on one side of the roadway and in tumarounds as needed. Where fire apparatus roadways are 32 feet wide or more, parking is not restricted. 10) FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROADS WITH ARE HYDRANTS: Where a fire hydrant is located on a fire apparatus access road, the minimum road width shall be 26 feet. 11) TURNOUTS: When any fire apparatus access road exceeds 400 feet in length, turnouts 10 feet wide and 30 feet long shall be provided in addition to the required road width and shall be placed no more than 400 feet apart, unless otherwise approved by the fire code official. These distances may be adjusted based on visibility and light distances. (OFC Chapter 5) X00' max. --1r 12) NO PARKING SIGNS: Where fire apparatus roadways are not of sufficient width to accommodate parked vehides and 20 feet of unobstructed driving surface, 'No Parking" signs shall be installed on one or both sides of the roadway and in tumarounds as needed. Roads 26 feet wide or less shall be posted on both sides as a fire lane. Roads more than 26 feet wide to 32 feet wide shall be posted on one side as a fire lane. Signs shall read 'NO PARKING - FIRE LANE" and shall be installed with a clear space above grade level of 7 feet. Signs shall be 12 inches wide by 18 inches high and shall have red letters onfa white reflective background. NO NO NO PARKING PARKING PARKING 18' FIRE LANE FIRE LANE FIRE LANE I ---12" I --12a 12" I ! 13) SURFACE AND LOAD CAPACITIES: Fire apparatus access roads shall be of an all- weather surface that is easily distinguishable from the surrounding area and is capable of supporting not less than 12,500 pounds point load (wheel load) and 75,000 pounds live load (gross vehicle weight). You may need to provide documentation from a registered engineer that the design will be capable of supporting such loading. 14) BRIDGES: Where a bridge or an elevated surface is part of a fire apparatus access road, the bridge shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with AASHTO Standard Specification for Highway Bridges. Bridges and elevated surfaces shall be designed for a live load sufficient to carry the imposed loads of fire apparatus. Vehicle load limits shall be posted at both entrances to bridges when required by the fire code official. Where elevated surfaces designed for emergency vehide use are adjacent to surfaces which are not designed for such use, approved barriers, approved signs or both shall be installed and maintained when required by the fire code official. 15) TURNING RADIUS: The inside turning radius and outside timing radius shall be not less than 28 feet and 48 feet respectively, measured from the same center point. 16) PAINTED CURBS: Where required, fire apparatus access roadway curbs shall be painted red and marked NO PARKING FIRE LANE" at approved intervals. Lettering shall have a stroke of not less than one inch wide by six inches high. Lettering shall be white on red background. 17) GRADE: Fire apparatus access roadway grades shall not exceed 10 percent Intersections and turnarounds shall be level (maximum 5 %) with the exception of crowning for water run -off. When fire sprinklers are installed, a maximum grade of 15% may be allowed. The approval of fire sprinlders as an alternate shall be accomplished in accordance with the provisions of ORS 455.610(5). ,t8 GATES: Gates securing fire apparatus roads shall comply with all of the following: Mnimu m unobstructed width shall be 16 feet, or two 10 foot sections with a center post or island. Gates serving one- or two - family dwellings shall be a minimum of 12 feet in width. Gates shall be set back at minimum of 30 feet from the intersecting roadway. Gates shall be of the swinging or sliding type Manual operation shall be capable by one person Electric gates shall be equipped with a means for operation by fire department personnel Locking devices shall be approved. 19) COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS - REQUIRED FIRE FLOW: The required fire flow for the building shall not exceed 3,000 gallons per minute (GPM) or the available GPM in the water delivery system at 20 psi, whichever is less as calculated using IFC, Appendix B. A worksheet for calculating the required fire flow is available from the Fire Marshal's Office. 20) SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS - REQUIRED FIRE FLOW: The minimum available fire flow for single family dwellings and duplexes served by a municipal water supply shall be 1,000 gallons per minute. If the structure(s),is (are) 3,600 square feet or larger, the required fire flow shall be determined according to IFC Appendix B. 21) RURAL BUILDINGS - REQUIRED FIRE FLOW: Required fire flow for rural and suburban areas in which adequate and reliable water supply systems do not exist may be calculated in accordance with National Fire Protection Association Standard 1142, 2001 Edition, when approved by the fire code official. Please contact the Fire Marshal's Office for special assistance and other requirements that may apply. 22) FIRE HYDRANTS — COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS: Where a portion of the building is more than 400 feet from a hydrant on a fire apparatus access road, as measured in an approved route around the exterior of the building, on -site fire hydrants and mains shall be provided. This distance may be increased to 600 feet for buildings equipped throughout with an approved automatic sprinkler system. 23) FIRE HYDRANTS — ONE- AND TWO - FAMILY DWELUNGS 8 ACCESSORY STRUCTURES: Where a portion of a structure is more than 600 feet from a hydrant on a fire apparatus access road, as measured in an approved route around the exterior of the structure(s), on -site fire hydrants and mains shall be provided. 24) FIRE HYDRANT NUMBER AND DISTRIBUTION: The minimum number and distribution of fire hydrants available to a building shall not be less than that listed in Table C 105.1. TABLE C105.1 NUMBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF ARE HYDRANTS MAXIMUM DISTANCE FROM ARE-FLOW REQUIREMENT MINIMUM NUMBER AVERAGE SPACING e� ANY POINT ON STREET OR Wm) OF HYDRANTS BETWEEN HYDRANTS ROAD 1,750 or less 1 (�) FRONTAGE TO A HYDRANT 250 2,000 -2,250 2 450 225 2,500 3 450 225 3,000 3 400 225 3,500 -4,000 4 360 210 4,500 -5,000 5 300 180 5,500 6 300 180 6,000 6 250 150 6,500-7,000 7 250 150 7500 or more 8 or more 200 120 For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm, 1 gallon per minute = 3.785 Urn. a Reduce by 100 feet for dead -end streets or roads. b. Were streets are provided with median dividers which can be crossed by fire fighters pulling hose fines, or where arterial streets are provided with four or more traffic lanes and have a traffic court of more train 30,000 vehicles per day, hydrant spacing shall average 500 feet on each side of the street and be arranged on an alternating basis up to a fire -flow requirement of 7,000 gallons per minute and 400 feet for higher fire -flow requirements. c. shall be rere new water mains are extended along streets where hydrants are not needed for protection of structures or similar fire problems, fire hydrants provided at spacing not to exceed 1,000 feet to provide for transportation hazards. d. Reduce by 50 feet for dead -end streets or roads a One hydrant for each 1,000 gallons per minute or fraction thereof Considerations for placing fire hydrants may be as follows: • Existing hydrants in the area may be used to meet the required number of hydrants as approved. Hydrants that are up to 600 feet away from the nearest point of a subject building that is protected with fire sprinklers may contribute to the required number of hydrants. • Hydrants that are separated from the subject building by railroad tracks shall not contribute to the required number of hydrants unless approved by the fire code official. • Hydrants that are separated from the subject building by divided highways or freeways shall not contribute to the required number of hydrants. Heavily traveled collector streets only as approved by the fire code official. • Hydrants that are accessible only by a bridge shall be acceptable to contribute to the required number of hydrants only if approved by the fire code official. 25) FIRE HYDRANT DISTANCE FROM AN ACCESS ROAD: Fire hydrants shall be located not more than 15 feet from an approved fire apparatus access roadway. 26) REFLECTIVE HYDRANT MARKERS: Fire hydrant locations shall be identified by the installation of reflective markers. The markers shall be blue. They shall be located adjacent and to the side of the centerline of the access road way that the fire hydrant is located on. In case that there is no center line, then assume a centerline, and place the reflectors accordingly / • 1. 27) FIRE HYDRANT /FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION: A fire hydrant shall be located within 100 feet of a fire department connection (FDC). Fire hydrants and FDC's shall be located on the same side of the fire apparatus access roadway. FDCs shall normally be remote except when approved by the fire code official. Pumps Pamper atoll Wile t1e•l.eW eprieklen Wtllc : ► V \/ sprinsprinklers ➢IX sing Orel iNc from ben Welk hen oh m veer cola , trrn one ' priest kyitra. Weak& Above ben any cep ' central rtrnl erhes Nostra r S prl.w kMrenr �ll► ne Weaned. % Pew per m my be cemented to F re 1 - Veal Figure 1 -2 Yee* auk whale 6l�en sdm.■ keaae. Pommels Fronton Ink< mice 28) ACCESS AND FIRE FIGHTING WATER SUPPLY DURING CONSTRUCTION: Approved fire apparatus access roadways and fire fighting water supplies shall be installed and operational prior to any combustible construction or storage of combustible materials on the site. 29) KNOX BOX: A Knox Box for building access is required for this building. Please contact the Fire Marshal's Office for an order form and instructions regarding installation and placement.