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Jeff Kubica
Kubed Fire Suppression
19 Lindvig Court, Suite 202
Aspen, CO 81611
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AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM FOR 3637 HIGHWAY 82
Jeff—
September 18, 2019
1. Please direct this letter to the design professional that rated these structures to require a NFPA
13 Automatic Fire Sprinkler System. There may be circumstances I am overlooking in making the
following determination.
2. Upon review of the submitted plans, my determination isthat these structures require a NFPA
13R Automatic Fire Sprinkler System, versus the prescribed NFPA 13 system. This determination
is based on the following:
Overall building height being less than 60 feet above grade plane;
Attic spaces are not to be used for living purposes or storage;
Attic spaces are not to contain fuel -fired equipment or other features described in NFPA 13R
Chapter 6.6.6.
If these conditions are met, I interpret the 2015 International Fire Code and NFPA 13R guidance
to allow installation of a NFPA 13R system in these structures. If these conditions are not met,
or if on further review other conditions that prohibit 13R installation, reconsideration of this
determination will be necessary.
Gre akd
Fire Marshal
Glenwood Springs Fire Department
101 WEST 8TH STREET GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO 81601 970-384-6480 FAX 970-945-8506
References -
2015 IFC, Section 903.3.1.2 NFPA 13R sprinkler systems. Automatic sprinkler systems in Group R
occupancies up to and including four stories in height in buildings not exceeding 60 feet in height above
grade plane shall be permitted to be installed throughout in accordance with NFPA 13R.
NFPA 13R
6.6 Location of Sprinklers.
6.6.1 Sprinkles shall be installed in all areas except where omission is permitted by 6.6.2 through 6.6.7.
6.6.6 Sprinklers shall not be required in attics, penthouse equipment rooms, elevator machine rooms,
concealed spaces dedicated exclusively to and containing only dwelling unit ventilation equipment,
crawl spaces, floor/ceiling spaces, elevator shafts where the elevator installation complies with ASME
A17.1/CSA B44, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, and other concealed spaces that are not
intended for living purposes or storage and do not contain fuel -fired equipment.