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fire hazard classification and density for shopping malls

fire hazard classification and density for shopping malls

fire hazard classification and density for shopping malls

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I need the gpm/sq ft and the area for a shopping mall and a parking lot.

RE: fire hazard classification and density for shopping malls

For a mall, I would use Ordinary Hazard, Group 2, at 0.2 gpm/sq.ft..  This is in line with NFPA 13, A-2-1.2.2 which lists Mercantile occupancies in Ordinary, group 2.

Parking lot?  I don't know.  NFPA has auto parking (garages) in Ordinary, group 1, at 0.15 gpm/sq.ft.

The densities of course change with changing the design area.  See NFPA 13 for the chart.

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