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// CODE SNIPPET

Section 911 Fire Command Center

NYC Building Code 2014 > 9 Fire Protection Systems > 911 Fire Command Center
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911.1 General

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Where required by other sections of this code and in all buildings classified as high-rise buildings by this code, a fire command center for Fire Department operations shall be provided and shall comply with Sections 911.1.1 through 911.1.5.

911.1.1 Location and Access

The fire command center location shall be in the lobby of the building on the main entrance floor near the Fire Department designated response point.

911.1.2 Reserved

911.1.3 Reserved

911.1.4 Reserved

911.1.5 Required Features

The fire command center shall comply with NFPA 72 and shall include the following features as applicable in their respective control units or panels:
  1. Fire alarm control unit:
    1. The emergency voice/alarm communication system control unit.
    2. The two-way communications system.
    3. Fire detection and alarm system annunciator.
    4. Controls for unlocking stairway doors and locked elevator vestibule doors simultaneously.
    5. Sprinkler valve and water-flow detector display panels.
    6. Emergency and standby power status indicators (generator running, generator failure to start).
    7. Fire pump status indicators.
    8. Elevator fire recall switch in accordance with ASME A17.1.
  2. Auxiliary Radio Communication System Panel.
  3. Elevator control panel:
    1. Annunciator visually indicating the location of the elevators and whether they are operational.
    2. Elevator emergency or standby power selector switch(es), where emergency or standby power is provided.
  4. The fire-fighter's control panel required by Section 909.16 for smoke control systems installed in the building.
  5. Monitoring/Control for Post-Fire Smoke Purge:
    1. Status indicators and controls for air distribution systems.
    2. Manual controls of post-fire smoke purge system in accordance with Section 916.2.3.
  6. A telephone for Fire Department use with controlled access to the public telephone system.
  7. Public address system, where specifically required by other sections of this code.
  8. Manual controls for the release of doors that are automatic-closing by the actuation of smoke detectors or activation of the fire alarm in accordance with the exception to Section 708.7.

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Section 911 Fire Protection Systems, Fire Command Center
Where required by other sections of this code and in all buildings classified as high-rise buildings by this code, a fire command center for Fire ...
NYC Building Code 2014 > 9 Fire Protection Systems > 911 Fire Command Center
Section 911 Fire Protection Systems, Fire Command Center
Where required by other sections of this code, a fire command center for Fire Department operations shall be provided. The fire command center shall ...
NYC Building Code 2008 > 9 Fire Protection Systems > 911 Fire Command Center
911.1.4 Fire Protection Systems, Reserved
NYC Building Code 2014 > 9 Fire Protection Systems > 911 Fire Command Center > 911.1 General > 911.1.4 Reserved
911.1.5 Fire Protection Systems, Required Features
The fire command center shall comply with NFPA 72 and shall include the following features as applicable in their respective control units or panels ...
NYC Building Code 2014 > 9 Fire Protection Systems > 911 Fire Command Center > 911.1 General > 911.1.5 Required Features
403.4.5 Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy, Fire Command
A fire command center complying with Section 911 shall be provided in a location approved by the Fire Department ...
NYC Building Code 2014 > 4 Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy > 403 High-Rise Buildings > 403.4 Emergency Systems > 403.4.5 Fire Command
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