Overhead fire door?

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fayc11

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plymouth ma
Good Morning,

Pharmacy in a hospital, 2 hour fire rated wall with a very thick bullet proof window with a hole in the center to talk and a slide thru to pass perscriptions thru.

Question...is there any requirement to have a overhead door to automatically come down when the fire detectors in the area happen to go off?

Any info or direction will be very helpful.

Thank you

Chris
 

Ragin Cajun

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Upstate S.C.
Good Morning,

Pharmacy in a hospital, 2 hour fire rated wall with a very thick bullet proof window with a hole in the center to talk and a slide thru to pass perscriptions thru.

Question...is there any requirement to have a overhead door to automatically come down when the fire detectors in the area happen to go off?

Any info or direction will be very helpful.

Thank you

Chris

Can't quote the chapter/verse, but the VA hospoital I do work at has an overhead fire door we connected to the new fire alarm system.

RC
 

mgookin

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Fort Myers, FL
Good Morning,

Pharmacy in a hospital, 2 hour fire rated wall with a very thick bullet proof window with a hole in the center to talk and a slide thru to pass perscriptions thru.

Question...is there any requirement to have a overhead door to automatically come down when the fire detectors in the area happen to go off?

Any info or direction will be very helpful.

Thank you

Chris

Any opening in a fire rated partition requires an opening protective. It can be in the form of a fire rated overhead door or by other means.
 

gadfly56

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Location
New Jersey
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Professional Engineer, Fire & Life Safety
Any opening in a fire rated partition requires an opening protective. It can be in the form of a fire rated overhead door or by other means.

There may be sprinklers installed to direct a curtain of water at the window in the event of a fire.
 
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