Fire Alarm System Installation or Modification Permit Application
Fire Alarm System Plan Review and Inspections
Fire Alarm system plan review includes plan review, review of corrected drawings and required inspections. Required inspections include the rough wire as one inspection and the final acceptance testing inspection as the second inspection. If additional inspections become necessary they are billed at a rate of $150.00 per inspection.
New fire alarm system installation or small project modification/addition to existing NFPA 72
All plans and specifications for fire alarm systems submitted for review shall be sealed by an Arizona design professional qualified in fire alarm system design or NICET/CSA level III or higher. Fire alarm system installation information shall be provided on the appropriate drawings. This includes any modifications to existing systems. Plans shall be reviewed and approved with a permit issued and on site prior to work beginning. Contractors shall be licensed by the State of Arizona to perform such work.
Submittal Must Include the Following:
Minimum Information Required (review shall not be completed until all required information is provided):
Completed Fire Alarm Permit Application
1 Electronic copy (signed and stamped by a NICET III or IV or AZ Design Professional) which includes:
Shop drawings shall include the following information:
(1) Name of protected premises, owner, and occupant (where applicable)
(2) Name of installer or contractor
(3) Location of protected premises
(4) Device legend and symbols in accordance with NFPA 170, or other symbols acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction
(5) Date of issue and any revision dates
Floor plan drawings shall comply with both of the following:
(1) Be drawn to an indicated scale
(2) Include the following information, where applicable for the particular system:
(a) Floor or level identification
(b) Point of compass (indication of north)
(c) Graphic scale
(d) All walls and doors
(e) All partitions extending to within 15 percent of the ceiling height (where applicable and when known)
(f) Room and area descriptions
(g) System devices/component locations
(h) Locations of the system’s primary power disconnecting means
(i) Locations of monitor/control interfaces to other systems
(j) System riser locations
(k) Type and number of system components/devices on each circuit, on each floor or level
(l) Type and quantity of conductors and conduit (if used) for each circuit
(m) Identification of any ceiling over 10 ft (3.0 m) in height where automatic fire detection is being proposed
(n) Details of ceiling geometries, including beams and solid joists, where automatic fire detection is being proposed
(o) Where known, acoustic properties of spaces
(p) Pathway class designations, including the location of any end-of-line supervisory or power devices that are required by the pathway class
(q) Pathway survivability level designations
System riser diagrams shall comply with both of the following:
(1) Be coordinated with the floor plans
(2) Include the following information, where applicable for the particular system:
(a) General arrangement of the system in building cross-section
(b) Number of risers
(c) Type and number of circuits in each riser
(d) Type and number of system components/devices on each circuit, on each floor or level
(e) Number of conductors for each circuit
(f) Pathway class designation, including the location of any end-of-line supervisory or power devices that are required by the pathway class
(g) Pathway survivability level designations
System calculations shall be included as follows:
(1) Battery calculations
(2) Notification appliance circuit voltage drop calculations
(3) Other required calculations, such as line resistance calculations, where required
Product Specifications (PDF copy with specific products highlighted or indicated)