HomeMy WebLinkAboutOB 1 SMOKE DETECTOR 11-07-83DATE:
November 7, I983
OLD BUSINESS
NO. 1
11-7-83
Inter-Corn
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Honorable Mayor & City Council Members
Community Development Department
Smoke Detector Compliance
Orange County Fire Marshal Mike Cate will be present at the City Council
meeting to answer all questions the Council may have regarding the Smoke
Detector Ordinance and status of compliance as of this date.
Associate Planner
MAC:ih
' ~Caunfy o~ Orange
- TO'
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Mary Ann
Mike Cate, Fire Marshal.
SMOKE DETECTOR COMPLIANCES
DATE: October 17, 1983
City of Tustin, Planninq Dept.
Orange County Fire Department
Out of 355 units in your city, 106 have complied with the Smoke Detector
Ordinance. This gives your city a 30% compliance figure, as of
October 17, 1983.
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Bob Schmahl, Deputy Chief
Bob Hennessey, Assistant Chief
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October ].7, !983
OLD BUSINESS
No. 2
10-17-83
nter-Com
Honorable Mayor & City Council Members
William Huston, City Manager
Community Development Department
Smoke Detector Compliance
Enclosed for your information is the Smoke Detector Inspection Program from
the County of Orange Fire Department. This exhibit includes the background
of the program, the inspection program and the plan of action.
As of September 12, 1983, ninety-three (93) complexes were in con~liance
with this program. Since there are approximately 355 complexes in-the
City, this figure represents 26% certified to be in co~liance.
At the City Council meeting on Monday, October 17, 1983, an updated report
from the Fire Department will be available to the Council.
Mary ~nn Chamberlain
Associate Planner
MAC:Jh
Encl.
E~IBIT 6
SMOKE DE'CECT13R INSPECTION PROGRAM
8ackqround
Because of t~e potential fo~ saving lives, the cities of Ir~ine, La
Los Alamttos, Placant~m, San Juan Cagist~sna, Tu~tin a~ Yoga Lin~ have
adog~ ~t~active ~ke det~ o~tnancas a~li~ble ~ ~sidenUl
p~e~es. (Cyp~s is cur~ntly in p~cass of a~gttng a si~lar
o~t nance.)
Single f~ly and du~l~ {R-3) ~t. tns~ll ~ka dat~ u~on a' ~a~e
of ~ne~ig. H~ver, ~ltt-f~ly uni~ (aoa~n~
~ have ~ke dat~ ins~ll~ width 6 ~n~s of m~tlon of
o~t ~nca.
Inspection
Pire Suppression pe~onnel conduct fire mhd life safety tnsDections of
occuOmnctas aOgroximtely every 18 ~nths. Inspection for compliance with
the Samke Oetector Ordinmnce has new'been included ms m pmrt of the norml
routine inspection pr~gt~.
Pl an of Action
Training of field Fire Inspectors was c~m~leted May 16.
2. Training of 'fire sup~rmss~on pers.onnel will be completed .by June 20.
3; A letter (see preachment'l) will be mailed tO o.ronerty owners, aooroximately
dune 1. It includes safer7 tips and where to locate smoke detectors.
Firm companies are also provtded with a detailed inspection procedure
(see attachment Z). Special attention has been given to privacy rtght~
of occupants.
5. Field Inspectors will actively provide su~mrt and provide guidance
for fire companies es the program proceeds.
8y January 1985 we ex~ect to have gained c,.,,,~liance in al'l R-! occupancies.
Inspection for maintenance will continue as a normml part of our fire
safetT program.
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THE: FOLLOIIIN~ I$ A LIST OF IT~ THAT I~L]. gE::].P YOU AHD YOUR
FIRE [}[PARTH~IT I)URING All
su~ all addresses are c]urly vtstble
¢tre ~ydrenCs an or around ~aur pre~e~¥
shrubs nd visible
~$ure vehtcles do not I=1oc~ ftre lanes.
Locate t.~ash dt$1~s~1 dum~s~r$ a~y ~-~m buildingS,
el~nattng ~he posstb~llt..v ot' a ~re sl~read~ng
.your ~4rmenC bu~dtng durtng· d~.a~ster
Hiv.e ~our ~,~r, extinguishers servicnd annual~.y.
Do not blocJ~ access C~ eleccr~c~l nnd
shut-offs.
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SMOKE Dr: ~ t::C ~OR
.--..c. INSTALLATION
CARE SHALL SE EXERCISED TO' ENSURE THAT THE INSTALLATION WILL NOT
INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATING C3'IARAT~RISTIC3 OF THE DETECTOR,
S~IOKE 0ETE~'rORS SHOULD ~E LOCAT~O NOT CI.0SER THAN ~ FEET FRO~
NEAT]N~ AND COOLING UN]TS TO ENSURE ~AT ~E A~R [$SU[NG FRON
VENT W]~ NOT ~LO~ ~E S~KE ANAY,
A SNOKE ALARM SHALL ~E
LOCATED laETWEEN THE
SLE£P]NG AREA AND'THE
REST OF THE LIVING AREA,
]N ,DWELLING UN[TS W~TH MORE.'
.THAN ONE SLEEPING AREA~ A
SP~OKE ALARM SHALL ~E PROVIDED
TO PROTECT EACH.
S~IOKE DETECTORS SHALL BE INSTALLED~ TESTED,, ANO HAINTAZNED IN
ACCORDANCE WtTH THE RECOHMENDA-TION$ OF THE PtANUFACTURER,
SMOKE DETI~rO~ SAVE