| (a) Fire alarm and smoke detection system. A new small
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. A new small Type A assisted living facility
must ensure the operation of any alarm initiating device automatically
activates the manual fire alarm system evacuation alarm for the entire
building.
(2) Smoke detectors.
(A) A new small 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) and (C) of this paragraph.
(B) A new small 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) A new small Type A assisted living facility located
in a building constructed to meet the requirements of NFPA 101, Chapter
18, New Health Care Occupancies, may install a smoke detection system
meeting the requirements of 18.3.4.5.3, Nursing Homes, in NFPA 101,
Chapter 18, New Health Care Occupancies, in lieu of the requirements
found in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
(3) Alarm control panel.
(A) A new small 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) A new small 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.
(4) Fire alarm power source.
(A) A new small 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) A new small Type A assisted living facility must
provide a secondary, emergency power source meeting the requirements
of NFPA 72.
(b) Fire sprinkler system.
(1) A new small Type A assisted living facility must
provide one of the following fire sprinkler systems according to the
requirements of 32.2.3.5, Extinguishment Requirements, in NFPA 101,
Chapter 32, New Residential Board and Care Occupancies.
(A) A fire sprinkler system meeting the requirements
of NFPA 13 in accordance with 32.2.3.5.3;
(B) A fire sprinkler system meeting the requirements
of NFPA 13R in accordance with 32.2.3.5.3.1; or
(C) A fire sprinkler system meeting the requirements
of NFPA 13D in accordance with 32.2.3.5.3.2.
(2) A new small Type A assisted living facility must
provide electrical supervision of any fire sprinkler system according
to the requirements of 32.2.3.5.4, in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New Residential
Board and Care Occupancies.
(c) Protection of attics. A new small Type A assisted
living facility must ensure an attic is protected according to the
requirements of 32.2.3.5.7, in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New Residential
Board and Care Occupancies.
(d) Portable fire extinguishers. A new small Type A
assisted living facility must provide and maintain portable fire extinguishers
according to the requirements of NFPA 10.
(1) A new small 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) A new small Type A assisted living facility must
ensure portable fire extinguishers are located so the travel distance
from any point in the facility to an extinguisher is no more than
75 feet.
(3) A new small 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:10-B:C according to NFPA 10.
(4) A new small 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) A new small Type A assisted living facility must
ensure a portable fire extinguisher is protected from impact or dislodgement.
(6) A new small 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 door leading from
the room and on the latch or knob side of the door.
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