7.14 Portable Fire
7.15 Fire Protection
Extinguishers and Cabinets
for Storage Facilities
General. Portable fire extinguishers and cabinets shall be
General Storage. The storage arrangements and
installed in accordance with the requirements in the IFC.
protection of a general storage facility shall meet the
requirements in NFPA 13 and NFPA 231.
Special Requirements. The following requirements take
precedence over the requirements in the IFC:
Rack Storage. The storage arrangements and protection
of a rack storage facility shall meet the requirements in
Portable fire extinguishers and cabinets shall not be
NFPA 13 and, NFPA 230.
installed in common areas, general office or court space
when the building is protected throughout with quick
Record Storage. The storage arrangements and protection
response sprinklers.
of a record storage facility shall meet the requirements in
In office buildings protected throughout with quick
NFPA 13 and NFPA 232.
response sprinklers, fire extinguishers shall only be
installed in areas such as mechanical and elevator
Archive and Record Center
equipment areas, computer rooms, UPS rooms,
generators rooms, kitchen areas, special hazard
General. The storage arrangements and protection of
areas, etc.
an archive and record center shall meet the requirements
in NFPA 13, NFPA 232 and the information provided
in NFPA 232A and the National Archives and Records
Administration guidelines as published in the Federal
Register, GSA sponsored large scale fire testing.
Special Requirements. The following requirements take
precedence over the requirements in NFPA 232:
Smoke detectors shall be installed throughout archival
storage areas in accordance with the requirements in
NFPA 72.
Flammable and Combustible Liquid Storage. The
storage arrangements and protection of a flammable
and combustible liquid storage area shall meet the
requirements in NFPA 30 and the applicable Factory
Mutual Data Sheets.
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FIRE
PROTECTION
&
LIFE
SAFETY
7.14
Portable Fire Extinguishers and Cabinets/Fire Protection for Storage Facilities
Revised March 2005 PBS-P100
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