Peoria Fire Department

Plan Review Guide for Engineering Design

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This Plan Review Guide is designed as a baseline contents checklist prior to a detailed fire plan review for the City of Peoria ONLY. It is subject to changes at any time. The Engineering design submittals shall be in accordance with the criteria of the BTR, which can be found the website http://www.btr.state.az.us/. 

It is the professional registrants’ responsibility to establish the objectives and design criteria of the fire protection systems in the engineering design documents, which include design drawings, specifications, and incorporation of the requirements of nationally recognized codes and standards. The technicians execute a system layout in accordance with the engineer’s design, prepare shop drawings in accordance with the engineer’s design, and perform any supplemental calculations based on the engineering design.

A copy of this guide shall be attached to the submitted drawings.  A REVIEW WILL NOT BE CONDUCTED WITHOUT THIS GUIDE BEING SUBMITTED WITH THE DRAWINGS.

The following items shall be included in the submittals of Engineering design of fire protection systems. Place initials beside each item to indicate information is included on the drawings. 

Fire Sprinkler Requirements
1. Consider the range of hazards of the project;
	Scope of work
	Indicate this is a new system/an existing system
	Square footage of the project
	Construction type of the building
	Occupancy classification/usage (A, B, E, F, H, I, M, R, S, U, etc)

2. Prepare hazard analysis; identify the hazard classification of the intended occupancy, including any special hazards;
	Occupancy hazard classification (light, ordinary, extra)
	Special occupancy, such as flammable/combustible liquids, aircraft hanger, oxidizers, etc
	Storage height exceeding 12 feet
	Commodity classification if this is storage occupancy
	Ceiling heights, which may bear additional requirements

3. Determine the applicable codes and standards and appropriate engineering practices;
	Current codes adopted by the City of Peoria
	The edition of codes and standards

4. Ascertain the availability and adequacy of the water supply for the project;
	Flow test or water model
	Tenant Improvements shall have a main drain test along with the existing Calc Plate information. Tests are limited to being a maximum 12 months old. Updated annual main drain test report is acceptable in lieu of the requirement of main drain test (applicable to TI project). 
	Define the working pressure for the sprinkler system (applicable to new/shell buildings)
	Determine the water demand

5. Determine the appropriate design density and area of operation for each hazard area.


Fire Alarm Requirements
1. Determine the system type
	Define fire alarm control units, such as conventional, addressable;
	Define alarm initiating devices;
	Define the class and style of fire alarm circuits, including initiating device circuits, signaling line circuits, and notification appliance circuits
	Define alarm notification appliance

2. Determine the applicable codes and standards and appropriate engineering practices
	Current codes adopted by the City of Peoria
	The edition of codes and standards

3. Determine device types and locations
	Plans showing preliminary layout of device and appliance locations along with candela ratings
	Plans shall be drawn to 1/8 inch scale

4. Prepare generalized riser diagram
	Riser diagram showing all devices as connected in the circuit
	Devices addresses, room numbers, and/or names

5. Coordinate and interfaces with other systems
	Sequence of operations

6. Develop system specifications
	A narrative describes the basis of the system design, the sequence of operations and testing criteria. 



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