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FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS 101073519 [BF] 703.3.1 Fire blocking and draft stopping. Required fire blocking and draft stopping in combustible concealed spaces shall be maintained to provide continu- ity and integrity of the construction. [BF] 703.3.2 Smoke barriers and smoke partitions. Required smoke barriers and smoke partitions shall be maintained to prevent the passage of smoke. Openings protected with approved smoke barrier doors or smoke dampers shall be maintained in accordance with NFPA 105. [BF] 703.3.3 Fire walls, fire barriers, and fire parti- tions. Required fire walls, fire barriers and fire partitions shall be maintained to prevent the passage of fire. Open- ings protected with approved doors or fire dampers shall be maintained in accordance with NFPA 80. [BF] 703.4 Opening protectives. Opening protectives shall be maintained in an operative condition in accordance with NFPA 80. The application of field -applied labels associated with the maintenance of opening protectives shall follow the requirements of the approved third -party certification orga- nization accredited for listing the opening protective. Fire doors and smoke barrier doors shall not be blocked or obstructed, or otherwise made inoperable. Fusible links shall be replaced whenever fused or damaged. Fire door assem- blies shall not be modified. [BF] 703.4.1 Signs. Where required by the code official, a sign shall be permanently displayed on or near each fire door in letters not less than 1 inch (25 mm) high to read as follows: 1. For doors designed to be kept normally open: FIRE DOOR — DO NOT BLOCK. 2. For doors designed to be kept normally closed: FIRE DOOR — KEEP CLOSED. [BF] 703.4.2 Hold -open devices and closers. Hold -open devices and automatic door closers shall be maintained. During the period that such a device is out of service for repairs, the door it operates shall remain in the closed position. [BF] 703.4.3 Door operation. Swinging fire doors shall close from the full -open position and latch automatically. The door closer shall exert enough force to close and latch the door from any partially open position. [BF] 703.5 Ceilings. The hanging and displaying of salable goods and other decorative materials from acoustical ceiling systems that are part of a fire -resistance -rated horizontal assembly shall be prohibited. [BF] 703.6 Testing. Horizontal and vertical sliding and roll- ing fire doors shall be inspected and tested annually to confirm operation and full closure. Records of inspections and testing shall be maintained. [BF] 703.7 Vertical shafts. Interior vertical shafts, includ- ing stairways, elevator hoistways and service and utility shafts, which connect two or more stories of a building shall be enclosed or protected as required in Chapter 11 of the International Fire Code. New floor openings in existing buildings shall comply with the International Building Code. [BF] 703.8 Opening protective closers. Where openings are required to be protected, opening protectives shall be maintained self -closing or automatic -closing by smoke detection. Existing fusible -link -type automatic door -closing devices shall be replaced if the fusible link rating exceeds 135°F (57°C). SECTION 704 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS [F] 704.1 Inspection, testing and maintenance. Fire protection and life safety systems shall be maintained in accordance with the International Fire Code in an operative condition at all times, and shall be replaced or repaired where defective. [F] 704.1.1 Fire protection and life safety systems. Fire protection and life safety systems shall be installed, repaired, operated and maintained in accordance with this code the International Fire Code and the International Building Code. [F] 704.1.2 Required fire protection and life safety systems. Fire protection and life safety systems required by this code, the International Fire Code or the Interna- tional Building Code shall be installed, repaired, operated, tested and maintained in accordance with this code. A fire protection and life safety system for which a design option, exception or reduction to the provisions of this code, the International Fire Code or the International Building Code has been granted shall be considered to be a required system. [F] 704.1.3 Fire protection systems. Fire protection systems shall be inspected, maintained and tested in accordance with the following International Fire Code requirements. 1. Automatic sprinkler systems, see Section 903.5. 2. Automatic fire -extinguishing systems protecting commercial cooking systems, see Section 904.13.5. 3. Automatic water mist extinguishing systems, see Section 904.11. 4. Carbon dioxide extinguishing systems, see Section 904.8. 5. Carbon monoxide alarms and carbon monoxide detection systems, see Section 915.6. 6. Clean -agent extinguishing systems, see Section 904.10. 7. Dry -chemical extinguishing systems, see Section 904.6. 8. Fire alarm and fire detection systems, see Section 907.8. 9. Fire department connections, see Sections 912.4 and 912.7. 10. Fire pumps, see Section 913.5. 11. Foam extinguishing systems, see Section 904.7. 12. Halon extinguishing systems, see Section 904.9. 7-2 INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL® 2021 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE° Copyright © 2020 ICC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Accessed by Jesse Szykulski (jszykulski@cityoframsey.com), (City of Minnetrista) Order Number #101073519 on Apr 19, 2021 12:45 PM (PDT) pursuant to License Agreement with ICC. 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