2021 IRC Fire and Life Safety

4 credit hr, Credit for A, B C contractors, Code credit for all other trades

Class will concentrate on the fire and life safety provisions contained in Chapter 3 of the IRC including

requirements for means of egress, emergency escape and rescue, smoke detectors, CO detectors, safety

glazing and fire sprinklers.

Class Outline:

·        Emergency escape and rescue openings

•  Openings required

•  Opening dimensions

•  Window wells

•  Area wells

·        Safety Glazing

•  Safety glazing required

•  SG in doors

•  SG adjacent to doors

•  SG in windows

•  SG in railings and guards

•  SG and wet surfaces

•  SG adjacent to stairs

•  SC adjacent to bottom stair landings

·        Stairs

•  Stair geometry

•  Minimum width

•  Maximum height

•  Landings

•  Handrails and guards

•  Special stairs

·        Fire Sprinklers

• Automatic fire sprinklers required

• Kansas/Missouri statutory preemption

• Scottsdale report

• IRC Section P2904

·        Smoke Alarms

• Smoke alarms required

• Location

• Power source

• Interconnection

·        CO Alarms

• CO alarms required

• Location

• Power source

• Interconnection