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3.2.4.7.(2)
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ObjectiveOS1 Fire Safety
Attribution
Application
Application 1: 
Design, with respect to notification of the fire department, of automatic sprinkler systems.
Exceptions: 
except as exempted in Sentence 3.2.4.7.(5), which applies to certain single stage fire alarm systems or local groups of sprinklers.
This applies to buildings described in Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A in which automatic sprinkler systems are installed.
Application 2: 
This also applies to buildings to which Part 9 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application of Part 9] in which automatic sprinkler systems are installed, as stated in Sentences 9.10.1.2.(8) and 9.10.18.6.(1).
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To limit the probability that emergency responders will not be promptly notified of a fire situation, which could lead to delays in carrying out fire emergency response operations, which could lead to:
  • delays in evacuation or moving to a safe place, which could lead to harm to persons, and
  • the spread of fire, which could lead to harm to persons.
Intent 2: 
To state the application of Sentence 3.2.4.7.(4) for requirements pertaining to the means of signalling fire departments.
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