FA-0-1
Open full size ↗Cover Sheet
Scope of work, applicable code editions, drawing index, cable and wire legend, device legend with quantities and part numbers, and general fire alarm installation notes.
Sample project
Fire alarm permit package — medical office tenant build-out.
A representative six-sheet fire alarm design set for a two-suite medical tenant build-out, prepared under Pennsylvania code editions and NFPA 72, 2019. Site address, building name and other locating details have been redacted; tenant names are shown with permission.
At a glance
What this set demonstrates.
A complete, reviewable documentation package — layouts, sequence of operation, riser and calculations — assembled so an authority having jurisdiction and an installing contractor can work from the same set.
- Device legend with manufacturer, part numbers and quantities.
- Addressed initiating and notification devices with candela settings.
- Input/output matrix tying each input to required outputs.
- Riser diagram covering both suites and the booster power supply.
- Secondary power (battery) and NAC voltage-drop calculations with stated method.
- Project type
- Two-suite medical office tenant build-out in a retail center
- System
- Addressable fire alarm control panel with remote booster power supply
- Codes referenced
- Pennsylvania building, fire and electrical codes; NFPA 72, 2019 edition
- Submission
- Rev 0 — initial submission set, six sheets
Sheets shown are a redacted excerpt of an actual submitted design set. Building address, street and municipality references have been removed. Nothing here represents a code approval, permit issuance or a guarantee of a comparable outcome on another project.
Sheet index
The six sheets, in the order they are submitted.
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FA-1-1
Open full size ↗Fire Alarm Layout — Suite A
Initiating device and notification appliance layout over the tenant floor plan, with device addressing, candela settings and circuit routing.
FA-1-2
Open full size ↗Fire Alarm Layout — Suite B
Second-suite layout coordinated to the same control panel and booster power supply, with synchronized notification circuits.
FA-2-1
Open full size ↗Input/Output Matrix, Riser Diagram & Mounting Details
Sequence-of-operation matrix, full riser diagram across both suites, and NFPA 72 device mounting-height reference details.
FA-3-1
Open full size ↗Control Panel Wiring & Battery Calculations
Panel wiring detail, standby and alarm current tabulation, secondary power (battery) sizing, and NAC voltage-drop calculations with stated method.
FA-3-2
Open full size ↗Remote Power Supply Wiring & Battery Calculations
Booster power supply wiring diagram, circuit assignments, end-of-line resistor values, and independent battery calculations for the remote supply.
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