BLD2013-1364 Woundcare_AHF Kruger.docx
MEMORANDUM
Date:
February 10, 2014
To:
Marguerite Jamieson marguerite@masarchitecture.net
MAS Architecture LLC
From:
John Westfall, Fire Marshal 425.771.0213
Subject:BLD2013-1364 Woundcare(Hyperbaric) AHF 21600 Highway 99
Edmonds Fire Services provides the following comments and corrections in accordance with the
2012 International Fire Code and Edmonds Community Development Code Title 19:
1. Sheet G1.0 Deferred Submittals
a. Add FIRE SPRINKLER PERMIT (see #2)
b. Add FIRE CONNECTION PERMIT (see #3)
c. Add FIRE ALARM PERMIT
d. Add TANK INSTALLATION PERMIT for exterior oxygen storage tank
e. FIRE PROTECTION FOOTPRINT (sht A1.0).
2. Fire Sprinkler Permit is required within the scope of AHF tenant space per alternative design
proposal.
3. Provide fire protection supply plans to coordinate utility and other UG systems. A fire connection
permit is required for the installation of underground supply for your fire protection system.
Underground design must be stamped by registered PE or a Level III (WA) fire sprinkler
contractor AND the installer must also stamp the plans. The installer must be either Level III or
Level “U” fire sprinkler contractor licensed by the State. RCW 18.160.070 / RCW 18.27.110
4. Provide fire alarm permit to provide connections for the new and required features to the building
fire alarm system.
5. Tank installation permit for the oxygen storage tank. Provide tank specifications, including
pressure relief, locate emergency shutoff and hazard identification signage.
a. Callout code analysis applied for safe installation of tank.
b. Use NFPA 704 for hazard identification.
c. IFC Table 5003.1.1(3) provides Class I oxidizers unlimited exterior quantities for storage.
Indicate “class of oxidizer” with permit information.
d. Same reference, footnote “a” determines that 1500 gallon capacity is the equivalent of
15,000 pounds of (oxidizer) material.
e. Will tank controls and storage be provided with backup power? Indicate this on tank plans.
Include generator information with building permit information unless specific to the tank
operations backup. Provide location, specifications, type of fuel, as well as location and
quantity stored for operation.
City of Edmonds Office of Fire Marshal
f. Sht A0.0 Enlarge Partial Site Plan indicates location of exterior wall of tank 18’-3”+/- from
nearest property line. Please verify. Also call out location of pressure relief valve(s).
g. Sht A0.0 Enlarge Partial Site Plan: callout unnamed square figures and unmarked
cylinders, and for purpose, within O2 enclosure.
6. Sheet G1.0 OCCUPANCY GROUP Callout GROUP B-BUSINESS, including AMBULATORY
HEALTHCARE (hyperbaric space) functional compliance for clarity when you reach 4 patient
count in this area.
7. Oxygen operational permit for bulk/individual oxygen storage and use is required by tenant and
is annually renewable permit through City of Edmonds. ECDC 19.25.020 and IFC 105.6.8
8. Sheets A1.0, A2.1, M2
a. Callout one hour exterior gas room and one-hour FR partition where storing oxygen gas
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more than 504 ft and less than MAQ for single control area. IFC 5003.1.1(1)
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b. Callout 2 x 36 in vent construction in exterior gas room wall, no more than 6” AFF and 6”
below ceiling. IFC 5306.2.1
9. Sheet A3.1
a. Note existing EXIT signs at building exits shall be operable upon field verification.
b. Callout new EXIT sign in CORRIDOR 001 east of new doors.
c. Callout directional indication for new EXIT signs in HALLs 150A and 150C.
10. Sheet A4.0
a. No. 1402: Provide permanent KNOX BOX at exterior for after-hours FD access. Visit
www.knoxbox.com for preauthorization from Snohomish County FD#1.
b. No. 1402. Provide FIRE SPRINKLER sign indicating fire sprinkler riser location.
c. No. 1409 Install FIRE SPRINKLER sign indicating fire sprinkler riser location.
d. No. 1410 install MEDICAL GAS sign indicating medical gas interior storage supply and
controls.
e. No. 001 provide panic hardware HW SET: A,E,G,K,L.
Cc: Building Official Bjorback
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