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Fire Department Fire Safety Plan Guidelines Below are the guidelines for all buildings requiring a Fire Safety Plan in the City of Maple Ridge. The Fire Safety Plan shall meet the Emergency
Planning Requirements, Current BC Fire Code and Local Regulations. The Fire Safety Plan shall be “SITE & BUILDING SPECIFIC”. All unrelated information shall be removed from templates.
GENERAL GUIDELINES: Fire Safety Plan Binder shall: • be a standard 8.5” x 11” three ring binder, red in colour • have the wording “FIRE SAFETY PLAN” on the front and spine of the binder
• have the building address displayed in large font on the front of the binder • include a cover page with the name, address and a coloured picture of the building • upon review and
acceptance the Fire Department will issue a letter or an email of acceptance this letter /email shall be place in the front of the Fire Safety Plan Binder Text shall be: • All pages
shall be single sided • Headings; font size will be a minimum of 14 point throughout the plan • Text; font size will be a minimum 12 point throughout the plan • site plans, floor plans,
reports & checklists must be single sided LAYOUT: Table of Contents Fire Department Information Site Plan Drawings Floor Plan Drawings Part 1 – Objectives of the Fire Safety Plan Part
2 – Supervisory Staff Part 3 – Instructions to Occupants Part 4 – Inspection, Testing & Maintenance of Fire Protection Equipment
Part 5 – Reports and Checklists Part 6 – Legal Basis for Fire Safety Planning Part 7 – Definitions Appendix -Alternative Solutions (New Construction) Any special information pertaining
the building, Hot Works etc. TABS: Table of Contents: Red background with Black lettering Fire Department Information: White background with Black lettering Site Plan Drawings: Red
background with Black lettering Floor Plan Drawings: Red background with Black lettering Part One: Red background with Black lettering Part Two: Red background with Black lettering
Part Three: Red background with Black lettering Part Four: Red background with Black lettering Part Five: Red background with Black lettering Part Six: Red background with Black lettering
Part Seven: Red background with Black lettering Appendix: White background with Black lettering DRAWINGS: Site Plan: All drawings shall be 11 X 17 inch coloured drawings in landscape
format. Floor Plans: All drawings shall be 11 X 17 inch coloured drawings in landscape format. DRAWING SYMBOLS: Only site specific symbols shall be located on the drawings and contained
within the legend.
CONTENT REQUIREMENTS OF FIRE SAFETY PLAN SHALL BE SITE/BUILDING SPECIFIC FIRE DEPARTMENT INFORMATION: APPOINTMENT OF THE SUPERVISORY STAFF: EMERGENCY CONTACTS: BUILDING DESCRIPTION (Year
of construction, Type of construction, Occupancy) FIRE ALARM DESCRIPTION /LOCATION: (Operating instructions, Reset instructions, paging/fire phones, fire zones, shall be included in
this section). Coloured photograph required. FIRE ALARM MONITORING: Company name and contact information. ELECTRICAL DISCONNECT LOCATION: ELEVATORS: (FD: Operating instructions shall
be included in this section). EMERGENCY GENERATOR: (Describe what equipment the generator supplies power to and include operating instructions). Coloured photograph required. EMERGENCY
LIGHTING: Type and power source EXITING: (All stairways shall be numbered or designated by Numeric, Alphabetical and or by the compass direction). FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS ROUTES: Primary
/Secondary. FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION: Describe what the FDC services. Coloured photograph required. FIRE DEPARTMENT LOCK BOX DISCRIPTION /LOCATION: Coloured photograph required. FIRE
PUMP: (Size, GPM). Operating instructions. Coloured photograph required. FIRE DEPARTMENT ROOF ACCESS: Give location and type, door /hatch. Coloured photograph required. FIRE HYDRANT
LOCATIONS: Public/Private. GAS SHUT-OFF LOCATION: Coloured photograph required. HAZARDS: All hazards shall be identified. If the hazard has a UN # the UN# shall be included with the
hazard. Coloured photograph required. SMOKE CONTROL: Describe smoke control measures. SPRINKLER SYSTEM DESCRIPTION /LOCATION: Coloured photograph required.
STANDPIPE & HOSE SYSTEM: DESCRIPTION /LOCATION: Coloured photograph required. WATER SHUT-OFF LOCATION: Coloured photograph required. SITE PLAN: All drawings shall be 11 X 17 inch coloured
drawings in landscape format. FLOOR PLANS: All drawings shall be 11 X 17 inch coloured drawings in landscape format. PART 1 – OBJECTIVES OF THE FIRE SAFETY PLAN: As per BC Fire Code
Division B, Part 2, Section 2.8, Meet requirements of the BC Fire Code and any applicable local regulations. PART 2 – SUPERVISORY STAFF DESIGNATION. Shall be site specific PART 3 –
INSTRUCTIONS TO OCCUPANTS: Shall be site specific PART 4 – INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCEOF FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT: Shall be site specific PART 5 –CHECKLISTS & ANNUAL INSPECTION,
TESTING, MAINTENANCE REPORTS: Shall be site specific PART 6 – LEGAL BASIS FOR FIRE SAFETY PLANNING: As per BC Fire Code Division C, Part 2, Section 2.2. It is the owner or owner’s authorized
agent who is responsible to carry out the provisions of the BC Fire Code. PART 7 – DEFINITIONS: Shall be site specific Example: Supervisory staff means those occupants of a building
who have some delegated responsibility for the fire safety of other occupants under the fire safety plan. APPENDIX -ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS (NEW CONSTRUCTION) ANY SPECIAL INFORMATION
PERTAINING THE BUILDING & SITE