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3206.7 Fire Department Access Doors

Fire Code 2018 of Kansas > 32 High-Piled Combustible Storage > 3206 General Fire Protection and Life Safety Features > 3206.7 Fire Department Access Doors

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Where fire department access doors are required by Table 3206.2, fire department access doors shall be provided in accordance Sections 3206.7.1 through 3206.7.8.

3206.7.1 Exterior Walls Without Fire Department Access Doors

Fire department access doors are not required in an exterior wall that does not face a fire apparatus access road provided that all of the following conditions occur:

The opposite exterior wall faces a fire apparatus access road.
The opposite exterior wall is provided with fire department access doors.
The entire interior surface of the exterior wall is less than 150 feet (45 720 mm) away from a fire department access door.
The building is equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1.

3206.7.2 Where Located

Where exterior walls surrounding high-piled storage areas face fire apparatus access roads, such walls shall be provided with fire department access doors.

3206.7.3 Access to Doors

Fire department access doors shall be able to be accessed without the use of a ladder.

3206.7.4 Marking on Fire Department Access Doors

Fire department access doors shall be labeled on the exterior side with the following sign or other approved sign:

FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS DOOR
DO NOT BLOCK

The lettering shall be in a contrasting color to the background. Letters shall have a minimum height of 2 inches (51 mm) with a minimum stroke of ³/₈ inch (10 mm).

3206.7.5 Number of Doors Required

The required fire department access doors shall be distributed such that the lineal distance between adjacent fire department access doors does not exceed 125 feet (38 100 mm) measured center to center.

Exception: The linear distance between adjacent access doors shall not exceed 200 feet (60 960 mm) in existing buildings where change in occupancy is not proposed.

3206.7.6 Door Size and Type

Fire department access doors shall be not less than 3 feet (914 mm) in width and 6 feet 8 inches (2032 mm) in height. Roll-up doors shall not be considered fire department access doors unless approved.

3206.7.7 Locking Devices

Locking devices on fire department access doors shall be approved.

3206.7.8 Key Box

Where fire department access doors are required, a key box shall be installed in accordance with Section 506.1. The key box shall contain keys or devices to allow for entry through the fire department access doors.