7.16 Special Fire
Special Requirements. The following requirements take
precedence over the requirements in NFPA 13:
Protection Requirements
All electrical switchgear rooms and transformer vaults
shall be provided with separate manual isolation valves
and a separate water flow switch located outside the
Elevator Systems
room in an accessible location. Tamper switches shall
be provided on all such valves.
General. Elevator systems shall be designed and installed
Sprinklers installed in electrical equipment rooms and
in accordance with the requirements in ANSI/ASME
electrical closets shall be equipped with sprinkler guards
Standard A17.1 and the IBC.
to provide protection against accidental damage.
Special Requirements. The following requirements take
precedence over the requirements in ANSI/ASME
Essential Electronic Facilities
Standard A17.1 and the IBC:
General. Essential electronic facilities consist of spaces that
Venting of hoistways shall meet the requirements in
have high value or mission essential electrical equipment
the IBC.
such as mainframe computers or telephone switches with
Each elevator machine room shall be provided with
the potential for high dollar loss and/or business interruption.
a wet-pipe sprinkler system using standard response
Essential electronic facilities shall be designed in accordance
sprinklers. The sprinkler system for the elevator machine
with the requirements in NFPA 75 and the appropriate
room shall be provided with separate manual isolation
GSA computer room fire alarm system specification.
valves and a separate water flow switch located outside
the room in an accessible location. Tamper switches
Special Requirements. The following requirements take
shall be provided on all such valves.
precedence over the requirements in NFPA 75:
Sprinkler protected elevator machine rooms containing
A wet pipe sprinkler system shall be provided throughout
elevator control equipment shall be provided with a means
the facility including data storage areas.
to disconnect automatically the main line power supply to
Quick response sprinklers shall be used throughout the
the affected elevator prior to the application of water in
facility including data storage areas.
accordance with the requirements in NFPA 72.
The sprinkler system shall have a separate isolation valve
Enclosed elevator lobbies are not required to be installed
and a separate water flow switch located outside of each
in buildings protected throughout by an automatic
protected area in an accessible location. Each valve shall
sprinkler system.
be provided with a tamper switch that is connected to the
building's fire alarm system.
Electrical Equipment Rooms and Electrical Closets
Activation of the sprinkler water flow switch shall
disconnect power to the computers and to the HVAC
General. All electrical equipment rooms (e.g., switch
systems with no time delay.
gear rooms, transformer vaults, etc.) and electrical closets
The activation of two cross-zoned conventional
shall be protected by an automatic sprinkler system in
photoelectric smoke detectors or the activation of one
accordance with the requirements in NFPA 13.
228 F A C I L I T I E S S T A N D A R D S
FOR THE
PUBLIC
BUILDINGS
SERVICE
7.16 Special Fire Protection Requirements
Revised March 2005 PBS-P100
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