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8. Fire Alarm System- An approved automatic fire detection system shall be provided as required by <br /> City Ordinance No. 1902-92, Chapter 16.76, of the Everett Municipal Code. <br /> Plans for such system shall be submitted to the Fire Marshal for review and approval prior to <br /> installation. Submittal shall include cut sheets of all equipment intended for use. Appropriate trip <br /> tests, witnessed by a Fire Department inspector, shall be performed, along with a certificate of <br /> completion, prior to final acceptance of the system. <br /> Fire alarm systems shall be installed according to NFPA Standard 72. Installation of fire alarm <br /> components, including basic wiring, may not commence before plans are approved by the Fire <br /> Department Plan Reviewer. Fire alarm drawings must be professionally rendered, in sufficient <br /> detail, and must be internally consistent. Riser diagrams must match installation plans and load <br /> calculations. Components must be listed and approved for use together. Changes to plans must <br /> include new drawings and calculations and must be approved by the Fire Department Plan Reviewer <br /> prior to installation. Fire alarm installation is subject to field inspection by a Fire Department <br /> Inspector. An approved set of plans and the Building 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 Building Department. <br /> Electrical inspections and approval are required prior to calling for acceptance tests. For permit <br /> information call (425) 257-8810. <br /> The absence of working phone lines for the alarm system will be cause for postponing fire <br /> department inspection and testing and shall result in denial of occupancy. <br /> 9. Fire Suppression (Sprinkler) System - An approved automatic suppression system shall be provided <br /> as required by City Ordinance No. 1902-92, 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 Building Department for examination and <br /> approval. Such plans shall include plans for the underground mains that will supply the sprinkler <br /> system. <br /> The type of sprinkler to be installed will be determined by the Building Official. It may be an NFPA <br /> 13,NFPA 13R, or NFPA 13D system depending upon several factors. Sprinkler installation shall <br /> not begin without an approved and stamped set of plans from the Building Department. The <br /> Fire Department will also review the plans and shall field inspect the installation based only on <br /> approved plans that must be on site. Changes to plans must be approved by both the Building and <br /> Fire Departments. <br /> Aboveground sprinkler piping shall be hydrostatically tested as established in NFPA Standard 13. <br /> Underground piping shall be hydrostatically tested and flushed as established in NFPA Standard 24 <br /> for private fire mains. (Below-ground piping must be installed by Washington State Patrol <br /> Licensed Underground Sprinkler line certified "U" installers. For further information, contact <br /> the State Fire Marshal's Office at (360) 570-3134 or contact the Everett Fire Department at <br /> (425) 257-8125.) All such tests shall be witnessed by a Fire Department inspector. Call (425) 257- <br /> 8124 to make an appointment for inspection. <br /> 8 <br />