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27. Any security fence erected around the construction site shall be located so as to not obstruct any existing hydrant, fire protection equipment, or Fire Department access. If Fire Department access is obstructed, gates or other openings shall be provided for access. 28. Premises shall be clearly identified by the correct address at the street entry. Buildings shall be clearly identified so as to be visible and legible from the access road. Individual apartments and suites, where applicable, shall be clearly and legibly identified from the access road. 29. Based upon 42,000 square feet of Type V-B, sprinklered construction, the fire flow requirement is 2,750 gpm. Lower fire flows can be allowed with certain alternative construction types, subject to approval by the Fire Department. 30. When the required fire flow is over 2,500 gpm, the fire hydrant shall be served by a main that loops around the building or complex of buildings and reconnects back into a distribution supply main. Three hydrants are required on the loop: one east, one west, and one in the middle of the north side of the site. 31. A portable fire extinguisher with a minimum U.I.. rating of 2-A:10-B:C shall be provided witnin 75 feet of travel on all floors of each building during construction and prior to occupancy. 32. An approved automatic fire detection system shall be provided as required by City Ordinance No. 3021- 07, Chapter 16.76, of the Everett Municipal Code. Plans for such system shall be submitted to the Fire Code Official for review and approval prior to installation. Submittal shall include cut sheets of all equipment intended for use. Appropriate trip tests, witnessed by a Fire Department Inspector, shall be performed, along with a certificate of completion, prior to final acceptance of the system. Fire alarm systems shall be installed according to NFPA Chapter 72. Installation of fire alarm components, including basic wiring, may not commence before plans are approved by the Fire Department Plan Reviewer. Fire alarm drawings must be professionally rendered, in sufficient detail, and must be internally consistent. Riser diagrams must match installation plans and load calculations. Components must be listed and approved for use together. Changes to plans must include new drawings and calculations and must be approved by the Fire Department Plan Reviewer prior to installation. Fire alarm installation is subject to field inspection by a Fire Department Inspector. An approved set of plans and the Engineering & Public Services Department electrical permit must be present for any installation inspection. Fire alarm systems shall be installed under permit of the City of Everett Engineering & Public Services Department. Electrical inspections and approval are required prior to calling for acceptance tests. Call (425) 257-8810 for permit information. The absence of working phone lines for the alarm system will be cause for postponing Fire Department inspection and testing and shall result in denial of occupancy. 33. An approved automatic suppression system shall be provided as required by City Ordinance No. 3021- 07, Chapter 16.76, of the Everett Municipal Code. The system must include a mechanical water gong bell. Plans for any such system shall be submitted to the Engineering & Public Services Department for examination and approval. Such plans shall include plans for the underground mains that will supply the sprinkler system.