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902^^.1 <br />9034.1^ <br />Vertical clearances or widths shall be increased when, in the <br />opinion of the chief, vertical clearances or widths are not adequate <br />to provide fire apparatus access. <br />9022J12 Surface. Fire apparatus access roads shall be designed <br />and maintained to support the imposed loads of fire apparatus and <br />shall be provided With a surface so as to provide all-weather driv­ <br />ing capabilities. <br />902223 *nimiog radius. The turning radius of a fire apparatus <br />access road shall be as approved. <br />902J J.4 Dead ends* Dead-end fire apparatus access roads in <br />excess of 150 feet (45 720 mm) in length shall be provided with <br />approved provisions for the turning around of fire apparatus. <br />902.2.2.5 Bridges. When a bridge is required to be used as part <br />of a tire apparatus access road, it shall be constructed and <br />mainl.tined in accordance with nationally recognized standards. <br />Sec Article 90, Standard a. 1.1. The bridge shall be designed for a <br />live load sufficient to carry the imposed loads of fire apparatus. <br />Vehicle load limits shall be posted at both entrances to bridges <br />when required by the chief. <br />90222.6 Grade. The gradient for a fire apparatus access road <br />shall not exceed the maximum approved. <br />902Marking. See Section 901.4. <br />902.2.4 Obstruction and control of fire apparatus access. <br />902.2.4.1 General. The required width of a fire apparatus access <br />road shall not be obstructed in any manner, including parking of <br />vehicles. Minimum required widths and clearances established <br />under Section 902.2.2.1 shall be maintained at all times. <br />Entrances to roads, trails or other accessways which have been <br />closed with gates and barriers in accordance with Section <br />902.2.4.2 shall not be obstructed by parked vehicles. <br />902J.4J Closure of accessways. The chief is authorized to re­ <br />quire the installation and maintenance of gates or other approved <br />barricades across roads, trails or other accessways, not including <br />public streets, alleys or highways. <br />When required, gates and barricades shall be secured in an <br />approved manner. Roads, trails and other accessways which have <br />been closed and obstructed in the manner prescribed by Section <br />902.2.4.2 shall not be trespassed upon or used unless authorized <br />by the owner and the chief. <br />E.XCEPTIO.V: Public officers acting within their scope of duty. <br />Locks, gates, doors, barricades, chains, enclosures, signs, tags <br />or seals which have been installed by the fire department or by its <br />order or under its control shall not be removed, unlocked, <br />destroyed, tampered with or otherwise molested in any manner. <br />EXCEPTION: When authorized by the chief or perfonned by <br />public officers acting within their Kope of duty. <br />902J Access to Building Openings. <br />902J.l Required access. Exterior doors and openings required <br />by this code or the Building Code shall be maintained readily <br />accessible for emergency access by the fire department. <br />An approved access walkway leading from fire apparatus <br />access roads to exterior openings required by this code or the <br />Building Code shall be provided when required by the chief. <br />902JJ Maintenance of exterior doors and openings. Exte­ <br />rior doors or their function shall not be eliminated without prior <br />approval by the chief. Exterior doors which have been rendered <br />nonfunctional and which retain a functional door exterior <br />1-30 <br />1097 UNIFOmi FIRE CODE <br />appearance shall have a sign affixed to the exterior side of such <br />door stating THIS DOOR BLOCKED. The sign shall consist of <br />3/.letters having principal stroke of not less than inch (19.1 mm) <br />wide and at least 6 inches (152.4 mm) high on a contrasting <br />background. Required fire department access doors shall not be <br />obstructed or eliminated. See Section 1207 for exit and exit-access <br />doors. <br />For access doors for high-piled combustible storage, see <br />Section 8102.6.2. <br />9023.3 Shaftway marking. Exterior windows in buildings <br />used for manufacturing or for storage purposes which open <br />directly on shaftways or other vertical means of communication <br />between two or more floors shall be plainly marked with the word <br />SHAFTWAY in red letters at least 6 inches (152.4 mm) high on a <br />white background. Warning signs shall be easily discernible from <br />the outside of the building. Door and window openings on such <br />shaftways from the interior of the building shall be similarly <br />marked with the word SHAFTWAY in a manner which is easily <br />visible to anyone approaching the shaftw ay from the interior of the <br />building, unless the construction of the partition surrounding the <br />shaftway is of such distinctive nature as to make its purpose <br />evident at a glance. <br />902.4 Key Boxes. When access to or within a structure or an area <br />is unduly difficult because of secured openings or where <br />immediate access is necessary for life-saving or firefighting <br />purposes, the chief is authorized to require a key box to be <br />installed in an accessible location. The key box shall be of an ap­ <br />proved type and shall contain keys to gain necessary access as <br />required by the chief. <br />SECTION 903 — WATER SUPPUES AND FIRE <br />HYDRANTS <br />903.1 General. Water supplies and fire hydrants shall be in <br />accordance with Sections W1 and 903. <br />9033 Required Water Supply for Fire Protection. An ap­ <br />proved water supply capable of supplying the required fire flow <br />for fire protection shall be provided to all premises upon which fa­ <br />cilities, buildings or portions of buildings are hereafter con­ <br />structed or moved into or within the jurisdiction. When any <br />portion of the facility or building protected is in excess of 150 feet <br />(45 720 mm) from a water supply on a public street, as measured <br />by an approved route around the exterior of the facility or building, <br />on-site fire hydrants and mains capable of supplying the required <br />fire flow shall be provided w hen required by the chief. See Sec­ <br />tion 903.4. <br />9033 Type of Water Supply. Water supply is allowed to consist <br />of reservoirs, pressure tanks, elevated tanks, water mains or other <br />fixed systems capable of providing the required fire flow. In set­ <br />ting the requirements for fire flow, the chief may be guided by <br />Appendix 111-A. <br />903.4 Fire Hydrant Systems. <br />903.4.1 General. <br />903.4.1.1 Applicability. Fire hydrant systems and fire hydrants <br />shall be in accordance with Section 903.4. <br />903.4.13 Testing and maintenance. Fire hydrant systems shall <br />be subject to such periodic tests as required by the chief. Fire <br />hydrant systems shril be maintained in an operative condition at <br />all times and shall be repaired where defective. Additions, repairs, <br />alterations and servicing shall be in accordance with approved <br />standards. <br />I <br />I <br />i