Fire Protection
Building System designed to minimize the effects of a fire.
May include the following:
- fire walls and doors
- portable fire extinguishers
- permanent sprinkler systems.
Note: This does not include fire detection, alarm, and control devices.
This inspectable item can have the following deficiencies:
- Missing Sprinkler Head
- Missing/Damaged/Expired Extinguishers
Missing Sprinkler Head
Deficiency: You see that a sprinkler head, or its components, connected to the central fire protection system is either missing, visibly disabled, painted over, blocked, or capped.
Note: Components include test plugs, drains, and test fittings.
Level of Deficiency:
Level 1: N/A
Level 2: N/A
Level 3: Any sprinkler head is missing, visibly disabled, painted over, blocked, or capped.
Missing/Damaged/Expired Extinguishers
Deficiency: A portable fire extinguisher is not where it should be, is damaged, or the extinguisher certification has expired.
Note:
- This includes missing/damaged fire hoses where there are fire cabinets.
- For buildings with multiple fire control systems, standpipes, sprinklers, etc., 5% or less of the extinguishers for a given building may be missing, damaged, and/or expired. In such cases do not record as a deficiency.
- If the inspection tag is missing during the REAC inspection, the accompanying POA may produce proof that the fire extinguisher certification is current. If you see such proof, do not record a deficiency for a missing tag.
Level of Deficiency:
Level 1: For a building with only 1 fire control system, 5% or less of the fire
extinguishers are missing, damaged, or expired.
Level 2: For all buildings, 5% to 10% of the fire extinguishers are missing,
damaged, or expired.
Level 3: For all buildings, more than 10% of the fire extinguishers are missing,
damaged, or expired.
-OR There is not an operable/non-expired fire extinguisher on each floor.