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- The Fire alarm system shall be of the addressable type, incorporating activation devices such as pull stations, smoke and heat detectors, flow and tamper switches, duct detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, audiovisual notification devices such as horns and strobes, etc.
- A complete fire alarm and detection system shall be provided in accordance with the City of Chicago Building Code, National Fire Protection Association, the requirements of the Bureau of Fire Prevention and the Americans with Disabilities Act, whichever is more stringent.
- All fire alarm and detection system wiring shall be installed in its own conduit system.
- Fire alarm raceways and backboxes, including covers, shall be factory painted red.
- Annex buildings, or any exterior structures, are to be linked to the main Fire Alarm panel with the following considerations:
- May need separate Fire Department tie if separate address.
- Wireless system tie may be allowable based on distance to the main building.
- Separate exterior fixtures at annex.
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Provide a non-coded, digital, supervised, addressable fire alarm system with the following features:
- Battery backup power
- Capability of automatically transmitting a fire alarm signal to the City Fire Department via leased telephone lines. Provide City Tie Box inside the building per fire prevention and OEMC requirements. Coordinate conduit routing to property line for OEMC interface.
- Main fire alarm control panel shall be located in the engineers’ office if available or the administrative area with remote annunciator stations at main entries, conforming to local jurisdiction requirements.
- For existing buildings, this may be below grade.
- Fire alarm annunciator panel shall be fully recessed within the wall.
- Manual pull stations at the following locations:
- All exit doors
- Doors leading to stairways on floors above ground level
- Doors exiting through fire rated walls interior to building
- Boiler Room
- Food Service area
- As needed to satisfy distance requirements as dictated by the applicable codes.
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- Water flow detection at all flow switches.
- Tamper switches at all sprinkler system control valves.
- Monitoring of two alarm points on all dry pipe and pre-action fire alarm systems - alarm and trouble
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- Photoelectric type smoke detectors at the following locations:
- Electrical, MDF and IDF Rooms
- Required locations for elevator recall systems
- Door hold open locations
- Duct smoke detectors on all supply and return fans serving the Kitchen Area
- Kindergarten and Pre-K - Smoke detectors to be located in each classroom and on each story in front of the doors to the stairwells and in the corridors of all floors occupied by the Kindergarten or Pre-K room. Detectors shall also be installed in lounges and recreation areas used by these classrooms.
- Duct smoke detectors on all supply and return fan ducts greater than 5,000 CFM. Provide separate duct detector control panel and annunciator panel per Fire Prevention Bureau. Provide remote keyed test stations associated with each duct smoke detector.
- Heat detectors shall be at all locations as required if they are not sprinklered. (Make sure this meet new Code requirements)
- Storage Rooms
- Mechanical Rooms
- Utility Rooms
- Boiler Room
- Janitor Closet
- Attic
- Stage (ceiling area as applicable)
- Required locations for elevator recall system (as applicable)
- Carbon Monoxide Detectors
- At all rooms with fuel burning equipment as required by the Chicago Building Code and the IL State Fire Marshal requirements for schools. CO detectors shall be provided at all rooms, as well as the floors above and below, with a carbon monoxide emitting equipment or devices, including but not limited to: boiler/mechanical rooms, kitchen, science labs with gas provisions, rooms with a gas water heater, rooms with gas burning stoves, ovens, ranges, dryers etc., gas fired kilns, stationary or portable engines (auto shop), torches (welding shop or maintenance areas), gas fired Rooftop Units (detectors can be placed by the roof shaft, at the floor below).
- Provide for every 10,000 Sq Ft of common areas within the space.
- CO detectors shall be interfaced with the facility’s fire alarm system.
- Monitoring of all post indicator valves (PIV).
- Fire alarm horns and strobe lights in all areas per ADA code.
- Visual signals in all toilets.
- Monitoring of the following points, if an electric fire pump is installed:
- Fire pump running
- Loss of power
- Phase reversal
- Elevator: Provide elevator recall and fireman’s light functions.
- Visual devices shall be located in spaces occupied by students, instructors and the public
- Audible devices shall be located so the device delivers sound levels that are 15dB over ambient noise levels in areas occupied by students, instructors or public to conform to Chicago Building Code. Provide audible alarm devices in high ambient noise areas such as technology production labs, vocal rooms, and instrumental rooms.
- Pull Stations: A manual pull station shall be provided in food service areas, at each exterior door used as means of egress, and at other locations conforming to Chicago Basic Building Code, National Fire Protection Association, and other local codes.
- Protect fire alarm devices located in gymnasiums, auxiliary gymnasiums, and locker rooms with wire guards.
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- Magnetic hold-open devices for corridor doors shall be wall-mounted as long as the door swing is 90 degrees to the path of travel. This may require the installation of a railing to which the hold-open can be mounted for the 90-degree swing, or the extension of the adjacent wall.
- At no time will floor-mounted hold-opens or swings greater than 90 degrees to the path of travel, be allowed.