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intended for use. Appropriate trip tests, witnessed by a Fire Department <br />Inspector, shall be performed, ai)ng with a certificate of completion, prior to final <br />acceptance of the system. <br />Fire alarm systems shall be installed according to NFPA Chapter 72. Installation <br />of fire alarm components, including basic wiring, may not commence before <br />plans are approved by the Fire Department Plan Reviewer. Fire alarm drawings <br />must be professionally rendered, in sufficient detc", and must be internally <br />consistent. Riser diagrams niust match installation plans and load calculations. <br />Components must be listed and approved for use together. Changes to plans <br />must include new drawings and calculations and must be approved by the Fire <br />Department Plan Reviewer prior to installation. Fire alarm installation is subject <br />to field inspection by a Fire Department Inspector. An approved set of plans and <br />the Engineering & Public Services Department electrical permit must be present <br />for any installation inspection. <br />Fire alarm systems shall be installed under permit of the City of Everett <br />Engineering & Public Services Department. Electrical inspections and approval <br />are required prior to calling for acceptance tests. Call (425) 257-8810 for permit <br />information. <br />The absence of working phone l0es for the alarm system will be cause for <br />postponing Fire Department inspection and testiiig and shall result in denial of <br />occupancy. <br />45. An approved automatic suppression system shall be provided as required by City <br />Ordinance No. 3021-07, Chapter 16.76, of the Everett Municipal Code. The <br />system must include a mechanical water gong bell. <br />Plans for any such system shall be submitted to the Engineering & Public <br />Services Department for examination and approval. Such plans shall include <br />plans for the underground mains that will supply the sprinkler system. <br />The type of sprinkler to be installed will be determined by the Building Official. It <br />may be an NFPA 13, NFPA 13R, or NFPA 13D system depending upon several <br />factors. Sprinkler installation shall not begin without an approved and stamped <br />set of plans from the Engineering & Public Services Department. The Fire <br />Department will also review the plans and shall field inspect the installation <br />based only on proved plans that must be on site. Changes to plans must be <br />approved by both the Engineering & Public Services and Fire Depn rtments. <br />Aboveground sprinkler piping shall be hydrostatically tested as established in <br />NFPA Standard 13. Underground piping shall be hydrostatically tested and <br />flushed as established in NFPA Stands rd 24 for private fire mains. (Below - <br />ground piping must be installed by Washington State Patrol Licensed <br />Underground Sprinkler line certified "U" installers. For further information. <br />M <br />