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Doors Locked During Fire Alarm?

There is no NFPA code or standard that requires you to lock the door into a room (not in the path of egress) that is on fire.

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Smoke Alarms in Sleeping Rooms

If you are a hospital, then there is no requirement to have smoke detectors (or smoke alarms) in patient sleeping rooms.

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ILSM for Fire Alarm Testing?

Recently, I have been instructed to fill out an Interim Life Safety Measure (ILSM) assessment each month when conducting fire alarm system testing with our contractor.

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Fire Alarm Pull Stations

I cannot find any code stating what, if any, clearance you need around a fire alarm pull station on the actual wall. We need to mount a nurse call monitor on a wall and don't want to infringe on the pull station if there is such a code.

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