A.
Scope. The provisions of this article shall govern
the minimum firesafety facilities and equipment to be provided. All
structures shall be constructed and maintained to prevent and avoid
fire hazards and in a manner conducive to fire safety. All firesafety
facilities and equipment shall comply with the requirements herein
prescribed insofar as they are applicable.
B.
Responsibility. The owner of the structure shall provide
and maintain such firesafety facilities and equipment in compliance
with these requirements and the fire prevention code. A person shall
not let to another for occupancy or use any premises which does not
comply with the following requirements of this article.
A.
General. A safe, continuous and unobstructed means
of egress shall be provided from the interior of a structure to the
exterior at a street or to a yard, court or passageway leading to
a public open area at grade.
B.
Direct exit. Every dwelling unit or guest room shall
have access directly to the outside or to an exit access corridor
that leads directly to the outside.
C.
Locked doors. All doors in the required means of egress
shall be readily openable from the inner side without the use of keys.
Exits from dwelling units, hotel units, loading houses and dormitory
units shall not lead through other such units or through toilet rooms
or bathrooms.
D.
Fire escapes. All required and all existing fire escapes
shall be maintained in working condition and structurally sound.
E.
Exit signs. All exit signs shall be maintained illuminated
and visible.
F.
Duel egress. Every residential building exceeding
two stories in height above grade, not counting basements, shall be
provided with not less than two approved independent exits from each
floor above the second floor, fully accessible from each occupancy
on the floor. One- and two-family dwellings shall be excepted.
G.
Emergency escape. Every sleeping room located in a
basement shall have at least one openable window or exterior door
approved for emergency egress or rescue or shall have access to two
approved independent exits.
H.
Aisles. In all mercantile occupancies, the minimum
clear aisle width shall be not less than 44 inches (1,118 millimeters),
except that in occupancies with an occupant load of 50 or less, the
clear aisle width shall be not less than 36 inches (914 millimeters.)
A.
Accumulations. Waste, refuse or other materials shall
not be allowed to accumulate in stairways, passageways, doors, windows,
fire escapes or other means of egress.
B.
Flammable matter. Highly flammable or explosive matter,
such as paints, volatile oils and cleaning fluids, or combustible
refuse, such as wastepaper, boxes and rags, shall not be accumulated
or stored on residential premises except in reasonable quantities
consistent with normal usage.
C.
Residential unit. A dwelling unit or rooming unit
shall not be located within a structure containing an establishment
handling, dispensing or storing flammable liquids with a flash point
of 110° F. (43° C.) or lower, except as provided for in the
building code.
D.
Nonresidential structures. Nonresidential structures
shall be permitted to store combustible or flammable materials, provided
that they are confined to approved storage areas and comply with applicable
requirements of the building and fire codes for the appropriate use
group classification.
Floors, walls, ceilings and other elements and
components required to develop a fire-resistance rating shall be maintained
so that the respective fire-resistance rating of the enclosure, separation
or construction is preserved.
A.
General. All fire-protection systems and equipment
shall be maintained in proper operating condition at all times.
B.
Fire alarms. Fire alarms and detecting systems shall
be maintained and be suitable for their respective purposes.
C.
Fire-suppression system. Fire-suppression systems
shall be maintained in good condition, free from mechanical injury.
Sprinkler heads shall be maintained clean, free of corrosion and paint
and not bent or damaged.
D.
Standpipe system. Hose stations shall be identified
and accessible. The hose shall be in proper position, ready for operation,
dry and free of deterioration.
E.
Fire extinguishers. All portable fire extinguishers
shall be visible and accessible and maintained in an efficient and
safe operating condition.
All required fire-resistance-rated doors or
smoke barriers shall be maintained in good working order, including
all hardware necessary for the proper operation thereof. The use of
door stops, wedges and other unapproved hold-open devices is prohibited.
