Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services OCC ID _________

Fire Marshal’s Fire Alarm1 – NFPA 72

Office CONTRACTOR MUST COMPLETE THIS FORM AND THE CHECKLIST
Job Name:____________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________Bldg: ____Suite: _____
City: _______________________________________________Zip: ______
Responsible Party:____________________________ Phone:___________
Fire Alarm Company: Building Permit #:
GENERAL INFORMATION: Occupancy Type:_____________________
Occupant Load: __________ New System ❑ Remodel ❑ Replacement ❑
Fire Sprinklers Y❑ N❑ Voice Evacuation Y❑ N❑ Fire Pump Present Y❑ N❑
Plan Review Special Locking2 Y❑ N❑
Provide the Sheet Number or enter NA = Not applicable/Existing SHEET #
PROVIDE A SYMBOL WITH THE CORRESPONDING CHECKLIST ITEM # ON THE DRAWING
1) Upload the checklist, drawings, equipment technical data sheets, and a scope of work letter
to Mobile Eyes [7.2.1 (1),7.2.1 (5),7.2.1 (6)]
2) Drawings must be to scale with a graphic scale (1/8” = 1’ 0” scale is preferred) [7.4.2]
3) Provide a riser diagram [7.2.1(2)]
4) Provide a floor plan layout showing location of all devices, control equipment, supervision
station and all shared communication equipment to include: [7.2.1(3)]
a. Point of Compass (North Arrow)
b. Graphic representation of scale used (Drawings must be to scale with a graphic scale, 1/8”
= 1’ 0” scale is preferred)
c. Room use identification
d. Building features that will affect placement of initiating devices and notification appliances
(i.e. full height bathroom stalls or partial height walls)
5) Provide a sequence of operation in an alarm input/output matrix [7.2.1(4)]
6) Provide legend/key for all fire alarm components and include the quantities; the fire alarm
symbols must comply with the 2018 edition of NFPA 170 [7.2.3]
7) Indicate the person responsible for the system design on the drawing and provide a low
voltage certification with name & license # and include an original signature of the license
holder on the drawings [7.2.2]
8) Upload battery capacity and safety margin calculations [7.2.1(7)]
9) Upload voltage drop calculations for notification appliance circuits [7.2.1(8)]
10) Provide a wire legend (specify wire type and size), show point to point system wiring, EOLR
[7.2.1(12)]
11) Provide penetration details for fire/smoke barrier/walls; indicate if wiring is in a plenum space
12) Show the location of FACP and remote power supplies with smoke detectors, when multiple
FACP are located on site, a key plan must be maintained at each FACP and the sprinkler riser
room where multiple FACP’s on the premises are connected to a single flow switch [7.4.7]
13) Detail the method of interconnection of multiple control panels, and detail if it is to be by,
electrical contacts listed for the load, data communication over SLCs, or other listed methods,
and monitored as required by Section 12.6 [23.8.2.3, 23.8.2.9]
14) Detail surge protection for all circuits entering/exiting a building [27.7.3.7]
15) Detail location documentation cabinet for new fire alarm systems [7.7.2.1]
16) Show the location of the Knox Box and the fire alarm annunciator; [IFC 506.1]
INITIATING DEVICES
17) Show the location of manual fire alarm boxes where required by NFPA 101; provide additional
manual fire alarm boxes within 200 ft of travel to the nearest manual fire alarm box
[17.15.9.4, 17.15.9.5]
18) Show the location of smoke detectors where required by NFPA 72 and/or NFPA 101
19) Show the location of air duct detectors, such detectors shall report as supervisory [17.7.5.5]
20) Show the location of other smoke sensing detectors (i.e. beam detectors or air sampling
smoke detectors) [17.7.3.6, 17.7.3.7]
21) Show the location of smoke detectors for the operation of smoke dampers [17.7.5]
22) Show the location of heat detectors in elevator shafts with sprinklers and where required by
code or due to weather conditions [21.4]
 23) Show the interface with all extinguishing systems or suppression systems [17.14]
24) Show the location of sprinkler flow switches required to be monitored [County Ordinance
Section 54 and 17.13]
25) Show the location of other automatic extinguishing systems (i.e. clean agent system or foam
system) [17.14]
26) Show the location of all tamper switches for electronic monitoring of all sprinkler control
valves including the PIV [County Ordinance Section 54 and 17.17.1]
27) Provide pressure supervisory signal-initiating device and off-normal signal for pressure
increases and decreases for dry-pipe sprinkler system [17.17.2]
28) Provide monitoring of fire pump per NFPA 20; include pump running, loss of phase and phase
reversal. Diesel pumps shall be monitored [23.8.5.9]
NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES – AUDIBLE2
29) Provide audible notification to attain 15 dB above the average ambient sound level throughout
the building or space [18.4.4.1] Note: The required sound level must be noted on the
drawing and documentation per [Section 7.2.1(10)] must be provided3
30) Provide audible notification at a minimum of 75 dB measure at the pillow level in sleeping
areas [18.4.6.1] Note: Low Frequency audible appliances must be provided in every sleeping
area to attain the required sound level3 [7.2.1(10)]
31) Show the location of speakers with wattage tap where the building is required to have a Fire
Emergency Voice/Alarm Communication System (i.e. assembly occupancies with 300 or more
occupants or high-rise buildings) [D.3.3.6]
32) Provide a note on the drawing to state the intelligibility of the voice evacuation system will
meet the requirements of Chapter 18 [24.4.2.2.1]
NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES – VISUAL
33) Show the location of visible appliances (strobes) and indicate the candela rating [7.2.1(11)]
34) Show the height of strobes mounted on the wall [7.2.1(9)]
35) Indicate the ceiling height for ceiling mounted strobes [7.4.5(13)]
36) Provide strobe spacing in rooms per Table 18.5.5.5.1(a) and Figure 18.5.5.5.1 or Table
18.5.5.5.1 (b)
37) Provide a note on the drawing regarding strobe synchronization where two or more strobes
are in the same field of vision [18.5.5.5.2 & 18.5.5.6.7]
38) Locate strobes in corridors not exceeding a width of 20ft [18.5.5.6.1] not more than 15ft
from the end of the corridors and not more than 100ft between strobes [18.5.5.6.5]
39) Provide strobes in sleeping areas where required per [Table 18.5.5.8.3 (18.5.5.8.3)]
40) Provide visual notification in offices great than 300ft2 or with 2+ workstations (AHJ and
215.2 2010 ADA)
EMERGENCY CONTROL FUNCTION INTERFACES
41) Provide initiating devices in areas for elevator recall as required by [ANSI/ASME A17.1/CSA
B44 (21.3)]
42) Provide lobby smoke detector within 21ft of the centerline of the elevator bank for elevator
recall [21.3.5.1, 21.3.5.2]
43) Provide smoke detectors in sprinkled hoist ways [21.3.6] Note: Smoke detectors shall not be
installed in unsprinklered elevator hoist ways unless they are installed to activate the elevator
smoke relief equipment
44) Show the location of all doors on hold opens with compliant smoke detector location per
[17.7.5.6 (21.9)] Note: Smoke detectors for door release to report as a supervisory signal
45) Show the location of electrically locked doors [21.10]3
46) Provide a note detailing HVLS fan shutdown on actuation of a sprinkler waterflow switch that
indicates waterflow in the area served by the fans [21.8]
SUPERVISING STATION ALARM SYSTEMS
47) Provide a note on the drawing stating how the fire alarm system will be monitored by a
supervising station [Chapter 26]
1
The above is not an all-inclusive list, all applicable codes for fire alarm systems must be met
2
An audible sound level test report is required to be provided to the Life Safety Inspector
3
Special locking arrangements include access control doors, delayed egress locks, and elevator lobby exit access door assemblies –
SEPARATE SUBMITTAL REQUIRED FOR SPECIAL LOCKING ARRANGEMENTS

Reviewer: ______________ Date: ______________

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