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Boylston, Massachusetts |  |\n\nDATE: JUNE 28, 2019  \nTO: W. Boylston Building Dept.  \nFROM: Keith Young – Fire Protection System  \nJeremy Careau – Fire Alarm System  \nBLW Engineers  \nSUBJECT: West Boylston Municipal Light Plant Renovations  \n4 Crescent St. W. Boylston, MA  \nPROPOSED FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS  \nCOPIES TO: File  \nGentlemen, in accordance with the Massachusetts State Building Code 9th Edition Chapter 9, we respectfully submit for your review this narrative on the proposed new fire protection systems at the existing building located at 4 Crescent St. W. Boylston, MA.  \nSECTION 1 – BUILDING DESCRIPTION  \n1. Building use group is Business, B, Low Hazard Storage, S-2 .  \na. Basement floor area = 2,000 square feet  \nb. First floor area = 1,200 square feet  \nc. Second floor/Attic area = 1,000 square feet  \n2. Type of Occupancy Within Building – Garage, Light storage in basement. Office on First floor. Light storage on Second floor.  \n3. Construction Type III-B combustible  \n4. Hazardous Material Storage – not applicable.  \n5. High Piles Storage Over 12 Feet – not applicable.  \nSECTION 2 – APPLICABLE LAWS, REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS  \n1. 780 CMR THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE BUILDING CODE, 9th Edition  \n2. 780 CMR CHAPTER 9,“FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS”  \n3. NFPA 13 STANDARD FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEMS latest accepted edition  \n4. NFPA 25 STANDARD FOR THE INSPECTION, TESTING, AND  \n\n| \u003Cbr>FIRE PROTECTION NARRATIVE |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n|  | West Boylston Municipal Light Plant Renovations\u003Cbr>4 Crescent St.\u003Cbr>W. Boylston, Massachusetts |  |\n\nMAINTENANCE OF WATER-BASED FIRE PROTECTION latest accepted edition  \nSYSTEMS latest accepted edition  \n5. M.G.L. 148 MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAW CHAPTER 148 “FIRE  \nPREVENTION”(as applicable)  \n6. 527 CMR FIRE PREVENTION REGULATIONS (as applicable)  \n7. NFPA 24 “STANDARD FOR PRIVATE SERVICE MAINS”  \n8. All applicable regulations and criteria of the local fire department and the owner's insurance authority.  \n9. All applicable sections and regulations ofOSHA and ADA.  \n10. NFPA 70 NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE  \n11. NFPA 72 NATIONAL FIRE ALARM CODE  \n12. Town of W. Boylston – Fire Department Rules and Regulations for Fire Alarm and Sprinkler Systems.  \nSECTION 3 – DESIGN RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS  \nThe sprinkler contractor shall provide a registered professional engineer (PE) who shall produce a complete set of hydraulically calculated sprinkler systems drawings as required by NFPA-13 latest accepted editions. Due to the size and mixed used group of the building NFPA-13R will not be used for this project. The sprinkler contractor’s registered engineer shall make the drawings complete in every respect and shall show all piping runs, lengths, dimensions, fittings, elevations call-outs, sprinkler head locations, pipe sizing, hangers, seismic bracing, equipment layouts, hydraulic calculation nodes and all appropriate details. The sprinkler contractor’s registered engineer shall provide all hydraulic calculations to verify the pipe sizing of the sprinkler systems. The sprinkler contractor’s registered engineer shall stamp all sprinkler drawings and hydraulic calculations and shall submit these to the fire department and owner for approval and permit. No fire protection work shall begin until the sprinkler contractor has obtained approval for all sprinkler systems from the fire department and the owner. The sprinkler contractor shall conduct a new hydrant flow test at the site in order to obtain current flow and pressure data. The sprinkler contractor shall use this newly obtained data to perform the hydraulic calculations for the fire protection system shop drawings.  \n\n| \u003Cbr>FIRE PROTECTION NARRATIVE |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n|  | West Boylston Municipal Light Plant Renovations\u003Cbr>4 Crescent St.\u003Cbr>W. Boylston, Massachusetts |  |\n\nSECTION","cbCailFEsr4aoD10","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailFEsr4aoD10","pdf",110505,"English","# Section 1 - Building Description\n# Section 2 - Applicable Laws, Regulations and Standards\n# Section 3 - Design Responsibility for Fire Protection Systems\n# Section 4 - Fire Protection Systems to Be Installed","[{\"question\":\"What building and occupancy details does the narrative describe?\",\"answer\":\"It identifies the building use group as Business (B), Low Hazard Storage (S-2), and lists floor areas for basement, first floor, and second floor/attic. 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