Fire Alarm Panel Location in New York City
Fire Alarm Panel Location in New York City
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I have been told by a contractor that the fire alarm control panel cannot be located inside the main electric room, therefore he wants to move it to a nearby storage room. I cannot find anywhere in the NYC building code that this is true. Does anyone know if what the contractor says is correct?





RE: Fire Alarm Panel Location in New York City
I’ve worked on two projects in NYC that required fire control panels. In one job the panel was placed in the plant control room and in the other job the panel was placed in the computer equipment room. I don’t know if the code says explicitly where the panel should go, but the NYCBC leaves much to the discretion of the fire commissioner when it comes to larger projects such as oil farms, process plants and perhaps, substations. I would imagine the location of your fire panel should have been indicated on your permit application drawings and the FDNY would have commented on it in their approval/objection letter.
RE: Fire Alarm Panel Location in New York City
RE: Fire Alarm Panel Location in New York City