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SPECIFICATIONS
FD Spec # 01 Fire Apparatus Access & Marking of Fire Lanes
Lake Havasu City Code § 10.12.080 curb markings and signs restricting parking, and Arizona Revised Statue § 28.873 prohibit the parking of vehicles in designated safety areas including fire lanes, access ways and roadways.
FD Spec # 02 Posting Premise Identification
All new and existing buildings must have approved address numbers, building numbers or approved building identification placed in a position that is plainly legible and visible from the street or road fronting the property as outlined in this specification.
FD Spec # 03 Portable Fire Extinguisher Requirements
This fire department specification covers both common and special applications of portable fire extinguishers required by the fire code.
FD Spec # 04 Knox Rapid Entry System
This specification covers the minimum requirements of the Lake Havasu City Fire Department, for the acquisition, installation and maintenance of all Knox® related equipment and devices, to provide fire personnel rapid access through pedestrian or vehicular security gates and into buildings.
FD Spec # 05 Water Systems, Fire Hydrants, Maintenance & Testing Standards
This specification provides standards for installing, maintaining and testing required on-site water supplies including fire service mains and fire hydrants, and to ensure that fire flow requirements for buildings are met or exceeded as approved by the City and the Fire Marshal (FM). buildings.
FD Spec # 06 Welding and Other Hot Works
This specification applies to welding, cutting, open torches, heat-treating, grinding, hot riveting, and other hot work, or processes, which present similar hazards.
FD Spec # 07 Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations
This specification provides the minimum fire safety inspection requirements related to design, installation, modification, operation, inspection, and maintenance of commercial kitchen hoods, cooking oil storage and extinguishing systems designed to protect them.
FD Spec # 08 Parade Floats
This specification is intended for persons using a parade float for public performance, presentation, spectacle, entertainment or parade.
FD Spec # 09 Flammable Finishes & Spray Booths
This specification is intended to provide the necessary information to obtain a fire department construction permit to design or install any spray booth within the city limits, for the spray application of flammable and combustible materials.
FD Spec # 10 Fire Watch Order Procedure, Authorization & Notice
A FIRE WATCH is a temporary measure intended to ensure continuous and systematic surveillance of a building or portion thereof, by one or more qualified individuals (Fire Watch Observers) for the purposes of identifying and controlling fire hazards, detecting early signs of unwanted fire, raising an alarm of fire and notifying the fire department.
FD SPEC #10-A FIRE WATCH LOG SHEET
FD Spec # 11 Standards for Tents and Other Membrane Structures
This specification contains the minimum requirements to erect tents, canopies, large groupings of portable shelters and other membrane structures.
FD SPEC #11 TENT-INSPECTION - FIELD CHECKLIST
FD Spec # 12 LPG Cylinder Exchange Stations
This specification provides contractors with a standard for safely locating and installing storage outside of buildings of LP-gas containers awaiting use, resale or part of a cylinder exchange program at a LP-Gas Container Exchange Station.
FD Spec # 13 Open Burning Recreational Fires Portable Outdoor Fireplaces
This specification applies to open burning of in-ground weeds for homeowners, business owners, and landscape contractors. It is also intended to provide a guideline for regulated bonfires, recreational fires and outdoor cooking fires.
FD Spec # 14 Candles and Other Open Flame Devices
The purpose of this specification is to provide business owners and occupants requirements for the proper use of open flames including candles and for the preparation of flaming foods.
FD Spec # 15 Vehicle Crash Protection
This specification establishes the standard for protecting locations where a moving vehicle could strike a piece of equipment that contains fuel, or is fuel fired, or fire protection equipment which is subject to mechanical impact.
FD Spec # 16 Standard for Combustible Dust Control
This specification provides a reasonable level of fire safety in occupancies which engage in the insidiously hazardous process of producing combustible particulate matter (dust).
FD Spec # 17 Fire Sprinkler Monitoring
This specification identifies requirements for monitoring valves controlling water supplies for automatic sprinkler systems, pumps, tanks, water levels and temperatures, critical air pressures and water-flow switches on all affected sprinkler systems.
FD Spec # 18 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Systems
This fire department specification regulates carbon dioxide (CO2) systems with more than 100 pounds of carbon dioxide used in beverage dispensing applications.
FD Spec # 19 Electrical Equipment Wiring and Hazards
This specification covers the use of relocatable power taps, extension cords, flexible cords, multi-plug adaptors and temporary wiring in all occupancies other than dwellings.
FD Spec # 20 Safe Display Storage of Pool Chems
This specification regulates the display and storage of common pool chemicals found in swimming pool supply businesses.
FD Spec # 21 Temporary AGST Motor Fuel Dispensing Operations
This specification applies to temporary AST installations for storage and dispensing operations necessary for fueling onsite motor vehicles and construction equipment only, and not for resale to the general public. Typical installations include, construction sites, earthmoving projects, gravel or burrow pits.
FD Spec # 22 Standard for Fire Protection Inspection Labels and Tags
This specification is applicable to installations and service on all new and existing fire protection systems and appliances.
FD SPEC #23 STANDARD FOR EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING OPERATIONS
This specification is used by authorized companies and persons intending to store and/or use explosives for blasting operations.
FD SPEC #23-A BLASTING PERMIT APPLICATION
Explosives (Blasting) Permit Application #23-A & Checklist
FD SPEC #24 LPG TANK INSTALLATIONS
This Fire Department specification pertains to residential and commercial installations, or modifications of LP-Gas containers, and associated piping for any container 25 gallons or more.
FD SPEC #25 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS STORAGE, DISPENSING, USE & HANDLING
This specification is intended to provide information relating to all regulated HAZMAT within Lake Havasu City.
FD SPEC #25 EXHIBIT 1 NFPA 704 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
FD SPEC #25 EXHIBIT 2 NFPA 704 WARNING PLACARD REQUIREMENTS
FD SPEC #25 EXHIBIT 3 NFPA 704 SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS BY TYPE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL
FD SPEC #26 STANDARDS FOR CHILD DAY CARE FACILITIES - GROUP HOMES - DWELLINGS
This specification includes standards for all types of child day care locations including Day Care Facilities and Child Care Small Group Homes.
FD SPEC #27 STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING HOMES & FACILITIES
Residents with special needs and who are cared for by caregivers other than immediate family members outside of the resident's family home, must be provided an environment which is safe and secure.
FD SPEC #27-A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS
IBC Group R-3 & R-4 Assisted Living Facility Occupancies