3.2.4.8.(4)ATTRIBUTION:
Functional Statement:
F12
To facilitate emergency response.
Objective:
OS1.2, OS1.5
APPLICATION:
Installation and location of visual and audible trouble
signal devices, where a [fire alarm system] annunciator is not installed as
part of a fire alarm system in conformance with Sentence
3.2.4.8.(1),
as provided in Sentences 3.2.4.8.(3) et (5).
This applies to buildings described in Sentence
1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A in
which fire alarm systems are installed.
This also applies to buildings to which Part 9 applies [see Sentence
1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application
of Part 9] in which fire alarm systems are installed, as stated in Sentence
9.10.18.6.(1).
INTENT:
To limit the probability that emergency responders will
not be aware of the status of the fire alarm system, which could lead to delays
or ineffectiveness in carrying out fire emergency response operations, which
could lead to:
- delays in evacuation or moving to a safe place, which could lead to harm to persons, and
- the spread of fire, which could lead to harm to persons.