Definintion of Contiguous
Definintion of Contiguous
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I have not been able to find a clear definition for what is considered "contiguous spaces" within a building. In a case I am looking at I have a secure corridor leading from a detention facility dorm sleeping area. All doors into the secure corridor or normally locked and closed including the one from the dorm. Is this corridor contiguous? I thought contiguous meant "without break" so the areas would have to be open to each other.





RE: Definintion of Contiguous
RE: Definintion of Contiguous
1018.6 Corridor continuity. Fire-resistance-rated corridors shall be continuous from the point of entry to an exit, and shall not be interrupted by intervening rooms.
What is the real question??
Fire alarm
Doors
Rating
Exiting??
RE: Definintion of Contiguous
RE: Definintion of Contiguous
Now what code and edition is this designed to?
And detention as in jail or Rehab or other
RE: Definintion of Contiguous
RE: Definintion of Contiguous
RE: Definintion of Contiguous
21.3.4.4.1 Smoke detectors shall not be required in sleeping rooms with four or fewer occupants.
21.3.4.4.2 Other arrangements and positioning of smoke detectors shall be permitted to prevent damage or tampering, or for other purposes. Such arrangements shall be capable of detecting any fire, and the placement of detectors shall be such that the speed of detection is equivalent to that provided by the spacing and arrangements required by the installation standards referenced in Section 55.2. Detectors shall be permitted to be located in exhaust ducts from cells, behind grilles, or in other locations. The equivalent performance of the design, however, shall be acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction in accordance with the equivalency concepts specified in Section 1.5.
21.3.4.4.3* Smoke detectors shall not be required in Use Condition II open dormitories where staff is present within the dormitory whenever the dormitory is occupied.
RE: Definintion of Contiguous
con·tig·u·ous (kən-tĭg′yo̅o̅-əs)
adj.
1. Sharing an edge or boundary; touching.
2. Neighboring; adjacent.
3.
a. Connecting without a break: the 48 contiguous states.
b. Connected in time; uninterrupted: served two contiguous terms in office.
3.3.35.4 Detention and Correctional Residential Housing Area. Sleeping areas and any contiguous day room, group activity space, or other common space for customary access of residents.
Without seeing a floor plan, I am going to say yes they are required, if you have to walk through the immediate corridor to get to the cells, even though you pass through a jail cell door to get from the corridor to the cell room.
any fire walls/ barriers to seperate?? areas?
RE: Definintion of Contiguous
Is used at least 36 times in NFPA 5000
RE: Definintion of Contiguous
I think they are required based on the information you presented. The condition existed on a project we are working on and only amounted to adding three smoke detectors. When I saw the word contiguous, I wanted to get a better handle on what that means going forward. Thanks for your help.