IFC Fire Alarm Requirements Summary Chart

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I really appreciate any input the experts may have on my question.

I have read through the NFPA 72 and 70 and am about to read through the IFC 2009. It would really help me with bidding new jobs if I had a chart of some kind that listed each occupancy type and the fire alarm requirements for each situation and reference the IFC/IBC section where each requirement is found.

Does anyone know if this already exists somewhere? I know all of you veteran technicians and salespeople know by heart if smokes are required or not when there's full coverage sprinkler for instance... but I have to look it up every time.

Just last week someone gave me a diagram of mounting heights that they put together and that's really, really helpful! If more resources like that existed we could all be more accurate.

I took my NICET Level I Fire Alarm exam last month and passed, but I had to look up a lot of the questions. I'm trying to get better!

Thank you!!!
 
freedspelledfried said:
I really appreciate any input the experts may have on my question.

I have read through the NFPA 72 and 70 and am about to read through the IFC 2009. It would really help me with bidding new jobs if I had a chart of some kind that listed each occupancy type and the fire alarm requirements for each situation and reference the IFC/IBC section where each requirement is found.

Does anyone know if this already exists somewhere? I know all of you veteran technicians and salespeople know by heart if smokes are required or not when there's full coverage sprinkler for instance... but I have to look it up every time.

Just last week someone gave me a diagram of mounting heights that they put together and that's really, really helpful! If more resources like that existed we could all be more accurate.

I took my NICET Level I Fire Alarm exam last month and passed, but I had to look up a lot of the questions. I'm trying to get better!

Thank you!!!
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Create an Excel spread sheet or Word table with all of the various occupancies defined in the IBC. Go through each occupancy as found in section 9 and fill in the spreadsheet as to whether or not it needs a sprinkler system. Repeat for fire alarm, noting if there are exceptions for fully sprinklered buildings or do two tables, one with and one without. Be certain to note things like "occupancy of more than 500 above the floor of exit discharge" and so on. This is what I did, and how I became my last company's code "expert". I could give it to you, but nothing helps me learn like looking it up and writing it down. I wouldn't be doing you any favors if I handed it to you on a platter. But I can get you started.

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Create an Excel spread sheet or Word table with all of the various occupancies defined in the IBC. Go through each occupancy as found in section 9 and fill in the spreadsheet as to whether or not it needs a sprinkler system. Repeat for fire alarm, noting if there are exceptions for fully sprinklered buildings or do two tables, one with and one without. Be certain to note things like "occupancy of more than 500 above the floor of exit discharge" and so on. This is what I did, and how I became my last company's code "expert". I could give it to you, but nothing helps me learn like looking it up and writing it down. I wouldn't be doing you any favors if I handed it to you on a platter. But I can get you started.

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Thank you! I want to become a code expert like you. Thanks for guiding me in the right direction. :)
 
freedspelledfried said:
Thank you! I want to become a code expert like you. Thanks for guiding me in the right direction. :)
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Well, I put "expert" in quotes for a reason. I just know more than the guy asking the question. And juggling multiple jurisdictions is a real challenge. My company does work in New York, New York City (yes, way different), New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Delaware.
 
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