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CITY OF ORONO <br /> FIRE MARSHAL <br /> To; Lyle Oman, Building Official, <br /> City of Orono <br /> From; William Meyer, Fire Marshal, <br /> City of Orono <br /> Re; Western Steel building, 2687 West Wayzata Blvd., <br /> Required automatic fire sprinkler system <br /> Lyle, <br /> This memo is being sent to you to clarify my requirement for installation of the fire <br /> sprinkler system at the above mentioned address relating to City of ORONO ordinances <br /> and the Minnesota Uniform Fire Code. (1997 edit.) <br /> A: CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY- The previous tenant(Flamingo Wire Co.)used this <br /> building as a light industrial, low hazard occupancy. My inspection of the building May <br /> 10,2000 found that other than a small area on the east side of the building use for <br /> cardboard recycling the buildings contents were non-combustible. A working fire alarm <br /> (smoke detectors) system was installed in the office area of the building. The new tenant <br /> (Western Steel)requested and was approved by the city to change the use of this building <br /> to repair and maintain work trucks and heavy equipment associated with their steel <br /> erection business. Part of the process to repair this equipment will include welding. (Hot <br /> work)Repair garages also have a multitude of combustible solvents and cleaners. Each <br /> vehicle has a 20-plus gallon fuel (gasoline or diesel)tank, all being brought inside the <br /> building for storage or repair creating a hazardous condition. <br /> B: INSIDE STORAGE, WORK TRUCKS- Back in the planning stages for this <br /> occupancy it was requested by the City of Orono and approved by representatives of <br /> Western steel that work trucks and equipment be stored inside the building at night or as <br /> much as possible. Each one of these vehicles has installed on them a portable oxygen/ <br /> acetylene gas welder. The very essence of Western steel work requires the use of these <br /> welders for fabrication and erection of steel and will also be inside the building. <br /> Acetylene is a compressed flammable gas covered under article 74 of the uniform fire <br /> code. This building has changed to a H-4 occupancy and shall be protected with fire <br /> sprinklers as agreed to before Western steel occupied it. <br /> It should also be noted that in the spring of 2002 when I met with a representative of <br /> Western steel at their previous location, 2345 Daniel Street, Long Lake to discuss <br /> requirements for moving their above-ground that I saw 3 portable welders in their repair <br /> garage area. I also noted that this building was completely protected by an automatic fire <br /> sprinkler system. <br /> William Meyer,F.M. <br /> City of Orono <br />