All fire alarm boxes shall conform to the following:
A. All boxes shall be radio-type boxes which shall be compatible
with the existing emergency radio alarm system maintained by the City so that
the box will function effectively as a part of the system.
B. Boxes shall be securely mounted on pedestals or structures
in a manner approved by the Superintendent of Alarms. No fire alarm box shall
be installed until the location and manner of mounting have been approved
by the Superintendent of Alarms.
C. All fire alarm boxes shall be of conventional shape and
shall have instructions for use plainly marked on the outer door.
D. The operating device for the box shall be readily available
and of such a design and so located as to make the method of its use apparent.
The subdivider or developer shall provide sufficient copies of instructions
to be distributed and shall distribute the same to persons initially purchasing
property in the subdivision or occupying any dwelling unit.
E. Box cases and parts at any time accessible to users,
including antenna supports for radio-type boxes, shall be of insulated materials
or permanently and effectively grounded.
F. All boxes shall be of a color approved by the Superintendent
of Alarms.
G. Where more than one building is connected to a single
alarm box, indicating lights of a type approved by the Superintendent of Alarms
shall be installed.
H. Any and all burglar/security and fire alarm systems installed
within any structure in the City shall be provided with two copies of “as-built”
drawings of the alarm system in order to facilitate a timely response to the
alarm location within the structure. These drawings shall be provided by the
structure owner and/or the alarm system installer at his/her expense. One
copy of the plan shall be filed with the Superintendent of Alarms. The second
copy shall be located within the alarm system control panel or in a secure
location not more than 48 inches from the alarm system control panel, to which
first responders and the Superintendent of Alarms shall be provided access.
Each device reporting to the control panel shall have individual identification,
and its location within the structure shall also be specifically identified.
These devices shall include but not be limited to smoke detectors, heat detectors,
motion sensors, water flow switches and low air alarms and any other device
deemed applicable by the Superintendent of Alarms. Any and all devices affected
by alterations, renovations, additions and deletions to the alarm system shall
be so noted on the existing drawing, or new, updated drawings shall be provided
within 48 hours at the owner’s expense. Within 30 days of installation
or alteration of a fire alarm system, the Superintendent of Alarms or his
designee shall be contacted for approval of such change.
[Added 7-3-2006 by Ord. No. 15-06]
Boxes shall conform to the following:
A. Noninterference devices shall be designed so that manipulation
of box starting levers singly, concurrently or consecutively will not, under
any circumstances, result in an improper signal.
B. Succession devices shall be designed so that no signal
will be lost if the starting levers of at least two boxes are pulled at or
about the same time.
C. Boxes transmitting a coded indication shall send three
or four rounds of the box number.
D. The boxes shall be designed so that recycling will not
occur if the box actuating device is held in the actuating position, but the
box will be ready to transmit a new signal as soon as the actuating device
is released.
E. Boxes, when actuated, shall give a visual indication
to the user that the box has operated. The indication to the user shall be
of a type approved by the Superintendent of Alarms.
F. All signals from boxes shall be received at the Emergency
Alarm Communications Center.
G. Boxes to have police call.
In enforcing the provisions of §§
161-21 to
161-25, inclusive, the Superintendent of Alarms shall use the applicable standards as found in the National Fire Codes as compiled and adopted by the National Fire Protection Association in effect at the time the standard is applied with respect to any matter not specifically provided for in said sections or any other applicable federal, state or local law.