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(a) Upon completion of an interior fire alarm system and as a condition of approval, a test of the entire installation shall be made under the direction of the Fire Chief and with the cooperation of the Commissioner of Building.
(b) Electrical equipment and installations shall be subject to inspection and approval under Chapter 3161. All electrically operated closed circuit systems shall show an insulation resistance of not less than ten (10) megohms with signaling apparatus disconnected.
(c) The owner or installer of such interior fire alarm system shall furnish all the necessary tools, instructions and labor to conduct the test.
(d) Every installer shall notify the Division of Fire and the Commissioner in writing at the start and upon the completion of the installation of each interior fire alarm system.
(Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)
(a) Interior fire alarm systems shall be maintained in operating condition at all times except when a building is vacated for a period of more than one (1) week. If, for any reason, a system becomes inoperative, cards shall be placed at the sending stations indicating that the system is out of order and immediate steps shall be taken to have the system restored to working order.
(b) In systems using break-glass type stations at least one (1) extra glass for each station in the system shall be kept on the premises.
(Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)
When deemed necessary, the Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals may promulgate supplementary rules and regulations for the installation of interior fire alarm systems. In the absence of such rules and regulations all installations shall conform to the provisions of this Fire Prevention Code and to accepted good practice. Conformity with the requirements and recommendations of the NFPA Standard No. 72A “Local Protective Signaling Systems”; No. 72B “Auxiliary Protective Signaling Systems”; No. 72C “Remote Station Protective Signaling Systems”; No. 72E “Automatic Fire Detectors” and NFPA Standard No. 73, shall be deemed evidence of conformity with accepted good practice.
(Ord. No. 1017-76. Passed 7-19-76, eff. 7-21-76)
(a) Interior fire alarm systems installed prior to June 27, 1949, which provide an adequate means of warning the occupants in case of fire may be approved by the Fire Chief as long as they are maintained in proper working order.
(c) Hospitals, and nursing homes shall provide, within one (1) year after the passage of this section, an approved radio signal system or a direct connection, or a connection by means of an approved signal supervisory service to the Division of Fire for immediate notification of the Division should fire occur.
(Ord. No. 1017-76. Passed 7-19-76, eff. 7-21-76)
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