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16.3.4 Access for Fire Fighting
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A suitable location at the site shall be designated as a command post and provided with plans, emergency information, keys, communications, and equipment, as needed. [241:7.5.1]
The person in charge of fire protection shall respond to the location command post whenever fire occurs. [241:7.5.2]
Where access to or within a structure or an area is unduly difficult because of secured openings or where immediate access is necessary for life-saving or fire-fighting purposes, the AHJ shall be permitted to require a key box to be installed in an accessible location. [241:7.5.3]
The key box shall be an approved type and shall contain keys to gain access as required by the AHJ. (See Section 18.2.) [241:7.5.4]
This stairway shall be extended upward as each floor is installed in new construction and maintained for each floor still remaining during demolition. [241:7.5.6.2]
The stairway shall be lighted. [241:7.5.6.3]
During construction, the stairway shall be enclosed where the building exterior walls are in place. [241:7.5.6.4]
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