| (a) Fire alarm and smoke detection system. An existing
large Type A assisted living facility must provide a manual fire alarm
system meeting the requirements of 9.6, Fire Detection, Alarm, and
Communication Systems, in NFPA 101, Chapter 9, Building Service and
Fire Protection Equipment, as modified by this section.
(1) General. An existing large Type A assisted living
facility must ensure the operation of any alarm initiating device
automatically activates an audible or a visual alarm at the site.
(2) Smoke detectors.
(A) An existing large Type A assisted living facility
must install smoke detectors in resident bedrooms, corridors, hallways,
living rooms, dining rooms, offices, kitchens, laundries, attached
garages used for car parking, and public or common areas, except as
permitted in subparagraphs (B) - (D) of this paragraph.
(B) An existing large Type A assisted living facility
may install heat detectors in lieu of smoke detectors in kitchens,
laundries, and attached garages used for car parking.
(C) An existing large Type A assisted living facility
located in a building constructed to meet the requirements of NFPA
101, Chapter 19, Existing Health Care Occupancies, may install a smoke
detection system meeting the requirements of 19.3.4.5.1, Corridors,
in NFPA 101, Chapter 19, Existing Health Care Occupancies, in lieu
of the requirements found in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph.
(D) An existing large Type A assisted living facility
comprised of buildings containing living units with independent cooking
equipment must additionally have:
(i) a smoke detector installed all in resident bedrooms,
corridors, hallways, living rooms, dining rooms, offices, kitchens
and laundries within the living unit, that sounds an alarm only within
the living unit; and
(ii) a heat detector installed in the kitchen within
the living unit that activates the general alarm.
(3) Alarm control panel.
(A) An existing large Type A assisted living facility
must provide a fire alarm control unit, or a fire alarm annunciator
providing annunciation of all fire alarm, supervisory, and trouble
signals by audible and visible indicators, in a location visible to
staff at or near the staff area that is attended 24 hours a day.
(B) An existing large Type A assisted living facility
is not required to ensure a fire alarm control unit or fire alarm
annunciator is visible to staff if the fire alarm is monitored by
devices carried by all staff.
(C) An existing large Type A assisted living facility
must ensure a fire alarm panel indicates each floor and smoke compartment,
as applicable, as a separate zone. Each zone must provide an alarm
and trouble indication. When all alarm initiating devices are addressable
and the status of each device is identified on the fire alarm panel,
zone indication is not required.
(4) Fire alarm power source.
(A) An existing large Type A assisted living facility
must ensure a fire alarm system is powered by a permanently-wired,
dedicated branch circuit that is powered from a commercial power source
in accordance with NFPA 70.
(B) An existing large Type A assisted living facility
must provide a secondary, emergency power source meeting the requirements
of NFPA 72.
(5) Emergency forces notification. An existing large
Type A assisted living facility not equipped with a fire alarm system
that automatically notifies emergency forces must immediately notify
the fire department by telephone or other means.
(b) Fire sprinkler system.
(1) An existing large Type A assisted living facility
may provide a fire sprinkler system meeting the requirements of NFPA
13 in accordance with 33.3.3.5.1, in NFPA 101, Chapter 33, Existing
Residential Board and Care Occupancies.
(2) An existing large Type A assisted living facility
located in a building that is four or fewer stories in height may
provide a fire sprinkler system meeting the requirements of NFPA 13R
in accordance with 33.3.3.5.1.1, in NFPA 101, Chapter 33, Existing
Residential Board and Care Occupancies.
(3) An existing large Type A assisted living facility
located in a high-rise building must be protected throughout by an
approved, supervised automatic fire sprinkler system meeting the requirements
of NFPA 13 according to 33.3.3.5.3, in NFPA 101, Chapter 33, Existing
Residential Board and Care Occupancies.
(c) Protection of attics. An existing large Type A
assisted living facility equipped with a fire sprinkler system must
ensure an attic is protected according to the requirements of 33.3.3.5.4,
in NFPA 101, Chapter 33, Existing Residential Board and Care Occupancies,
not later than August 31, 2024.
(d) Portable fire extinguishers. An existing large
Type A assisted living facility must provide and maintain portable
fire extinguishers according to the requirements of NFPA 10.
(1) An existing large Type A assisted living facility
must ensure all requirements of NFPA 10 are followed for all extinguisher
types, including requirements for location, spacing, mounting heights,
monthly inspections by staff, yearly inspections by a licensed agent,
any necessary servicing, and hydrostatic testing as recommended by
the manufacturer.
(2) An existing large Type A assisted living facility
must ensure portable fire extinguishers are located in resident corridors
so the travel distance from any point in the facility to an extinguisher
is no more than 75 feet.
(3) An existing large Type A assisted living facility
must ensure the actual size of any portable fire extinguisher meets
the requirements of NFPA 10 for maximum floor area per unit covered,
but an extinguisher must be no smaller than the following.
(A) A water-type portable fire extinguisher must have
a rating of at least 1-A according to NFPA 10.
(B) All other portable fire extinguishers must have
a rating of at least 2-A:5-B:C according to NFPA 10.
(C) A facility must provide at least one approved 20-B:C
portable fire extinguisher in each laundry, kitchen and walk-in mechanical
room.
(4) An existing large Type A assisted living facility
must ensure portable fire extinguishers are installed on hangers or
brackets supplied with the extinguisher or mounted in an approved
cabinet.
(5) An existing large Type A assisted living facility
must ensure a portable fire extinguisher is protected from impact
or dislodgement.
(6) An existing large Type A assisted living facility
must ensure a portable fire extinguisher is installed at an appropriate
height.
(A) A portable fire extinguisher having a gross weight
of up to 40 pounds must be installed so the top of the extinguisher
is not more than five feet above the floor.
(B) A portable fire extinguisher having a gross weight
greater than 40 pounds must be installed so the top of the extinguisher
is not more than three and a half feet above the floor.
(C) A portable fire extinguisher must be installed
so the clearance between the bottom of the extinguisher and the floor
is at least four inches.
(7) A portable extinguisher provided in a hazardous
room must be located as close as possible to the exit access door
leading from the room and on the latch or knob side of the door.
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