Fire Comments BLD2022-0557SOUTH COUNTY FIRE
12425 Meridian Ave S., Everett WA 98208
tel (425) 551-1200 • fax (425) 551-1249
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City of Edmonds
Department of Fire Prevention
Fire Comments:
DATE: 5/5/2022
PERMIT #: BLD2022-0557
PERMIT DESCRIPTION: Adult Family Home
JOB NAME/ADDRESS: Edmonds Comfort Care
CONTACTS: GENET & YAECOB SAMUEL GEBRE 7615 201st St SW
These are plan review notes only. Unless otherwise noted resubmittal is not
required.
FIRE PLAN REVIEW NOTES:
1. 3. 505.1 Address Identification New and existing buildings shall be provided with
approved address identification. The address identification shall be legible and
placed in a position that is visible from the street or road fronting the property.
Address identification characters shall contrast with their background. Address
numbers shall be Arabic numbers or alphabetical letters. Numbers shall not be
spelled out. Each character shall be not less than 4 inches (102 mm) high with a
minimum stroke width of 1 /2 inch (12.7 mm). Where required by the fire code
official, address identification shall be provided in additional approved locations to
facilitate emergency response. Where access is by means of a private road and
the building cannot be viewed from the public way, a monument, pole or other
sign or means shall be used to identify the structure. Address identification shall
be maintained.
2. WAC 388-76-10805 Automatic smoke detectors. The adult family home must
ensure approved automatic smoke detectors are:
(1) Installed, at a minimum, in the following locations:
(a) Every bedroom used by a resident;
(b) In proximity to the area where the resident or adult family home staff
sleeps; and
(c) On every level of a multilevel home.
(2) Installed in a manner so that the fire warning is heard in all parts of the home
upon activation of a single detector; and
(3) Kept in working condition at all times.
3. 2105 IRC 315
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Carbon Monoxide alarms are required in all new and existing homes, apartments,
condominiums, and other multi -family units.
Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms shall be located outside each sleeping
area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms.
Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms shall be located on every floor level,
including basements (does not include crawlspace and uninhabitable attics).
A carbon monoxide alarm is required in a bedroom when a fuel -burning appliance
is installed in the bedroom or its attached bathroom.
4. WAC 388-76-10810 Fire extinguishers
(1) The adult family home must have an approved five -pound 2A:1013-C
rated fire extinguisher on each floor of the home.
(2) The home must ensure the fire extinguishers are:
(a) Installed according to manufacturer recommendations;
(b) Inspected and serviced annually;
(c) In proper working order; and
(d) Readily available for use at all times.
(3) If required by the local fire authority, the home must provide different fire
extinguishers in place of the fire extinguishers required in subsection (1) of
this section.
5. WAC 388-76-10825 Space heaters, fireplaces, and stoves. (1) The adult family
home must not use oil, gas, kerosene, or electric space heaters that do not have
an underwriter's laboratories (UL) rating. (2) The adult family home must ensure
that stoves and heaters do not block resident, staff, or household member escape
routes. (3) The adult family home must ensure that fireplaces and stoves have a
stable barrier that prevents accidental resident contact. The adult family home is
not required to have a barrier if the fireplace and stove surfaces are not hot to the
touch when in use.
6. WAC 388-76-10865 Resident evacuation from adult family home.
(1) The adult family home must be able to evacuate all residents from the
home to a safe location outside the home in five minutes or less.
(2) The home must ensure that residents who require assistance are able
to evacuate the home as follows:
(a) Through the primary egress door;
(b) Via a path from the resident's bedroom that does not go through
other bedrooms; and
(c) Without the resident having to use any of the following:
(i) Stairs;
(ii) Elevators;
(iii) Chairlift; or
(iv) Platform lift.
(3) Ramps for residents to enter, exit, or evacuate on homes licensed after
November 1, 2016 must comply with WAC 51-51-0325.
(4) Homes that serve residents who are not able to hear the fire alarm
warning must install visual fire alarms.
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7. WAC 388-76-10890 Posting the emergency evacuation floor plan —Required.
The adult family home must display an emergency evacuation floor plan on each
floor of the home in:
(1) A visible location in the home; and
(2) Common areas normally used by residents, staff and visitors.
8. WAC 388-76-10895 Emergency evacuation drills —Frequency and participation.
The adult family home must ensure:
(1) Emergency evacuation drills occur during random staffing shifts at least
every two months; and
(2) All residents take part in together and at the same time at least one
emergency evacuation drill each calendar year that includes full evacuation
from the home to a safe location.
9. 388-76-10784 Water hazards —Fences, gates and alarms.
For any adult family home newly licensed after July 1, 2007 or any currently
licensed adult family home that adds or modifies a new or existing water
hazard after July 1, 2007 must:
(1) Comply with this section and the requirements of the:
(a) International Residential Code (IRC); and
(b) Washington state amendments to the International
Residential Code (IRC).
(2) Enclose water hazards over twenty four inches deep with:
(a) Fences and gates at least forty-eight inches high; and
(b) Audible alarms when doors, screens, and gates that directly lead
to or surround the water hazard, are opened.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.128.040. WSR 09-03-030, § 388-76-10784, filed 1/12/09,
effective 2/12/09
Thank you,
FM Karl Fitterer CFI
DC/ Fire Marshal
12425 Meridian Ave. S, Everett WA 98208
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