Fire Safety Checklist

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This document outlines the Florham Park Fire Service Review Committee's requirements for applicants undergoing Planning Board/Zoning Board of Adjustment hearings. Applicants are mandated to meet with the Fire Department prior to their hearing for a detailed review of fire department needs and requirements specific to their application. The guidelines cover various fire safety aspects for construction projects, including pre-construction planning (Knox Box, access), construction phase specifics (type of construction, turning radius for fire vehicles, emergency access, FDC locations), communications (emergency responder radio coverage), visual obstructions, special equipment, and required training on new installations. A key requirement is the submission of a "Fire Safety Plan" outlining areas of concern such as temporary access, construction type, fire department connection details, and communication systems. Post-approval, a comprehensive Fire Safety Plan and construction staging/emergency access plan must be submitted and approved by the Fire Department before construction begins. This plan must designate an on-site "Fire Prevention Superintendent" and detail safety procedures like fire watch, hot work, and emergency evacuation.

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FLORHAM PARK FIRE SERVICE REVIEW COMMITTEE 
 
The applicant will be required to meet with the Fire Department prior to the Planning Board 
/Zoning Board of Adjustment hearing for a review of the application specific to the fire 
department needs and requirements.  Call 973-377-3241 to schedule.  Please familiarize yourself 
with the checklist below. 
 
Applicants must provide a specific plan review page titled “Fire Safety Plan” outlining the following 
areas of concern: 
1.  
Pre-Construction: 
A. Location of temporary Knox Box, access, gates, fencing, and project contact information.  
 
2.  
Construction: 
A. Type of Construction. This is especially important for any proposed wood frame construction in 
order to determine proper water supply, locations of hydrants and on site storage of building 
materials. 
B. Turning Radius for Fire Company and Truck Operations. Show detail providing a 42 foot template 
at proper scale for all turning locations on the site. It should be noted that this condition is required 
both during construction operations as well as for the final site plan. 
C.  Provide all required marked emergency access or staging lanes, islands for strips for fire 
department operations. Not all areas containing mountable curbing. 
D. Detail of Fire Department Connection locations, Hydrants, (yard hydrants if needed), Fire alarm 
panel annunciator locations, standpipe or fire pump locations, generator location, on site fuel 
storage (if any), access and, special signage. 
E. Provide detail of required on site construction fire safety criteria such as hot work procedures 
and assigned “Fire Prevention Superintendent.” 
 
3.  
Communications: 
A. IBC/2009 Section 915.1 “General” Requires an emergency responder radio coverage system for 
all new buildings greater than 50,000 square feet, as per section 510.1 of the international fire 
code. 


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4.  
Visual Obstructions: 
A. Permanent fencing, landscaping, exits, driveways, gates, doors, parking (above and 
underground), delivery loading or unloading areas, special equipment ( solar panels, cellular 
antennas, fuel tanks, type of fuel, chemical storage, man down areas, or any other special 
installation that might affect fire department operations. The plans must also note any confined 
space areas either internal or external to the proposed building. 
 
5.  
Special Equipment: 
A. List locations of power shut offs /disconnects, permanent knox box locations, roof top layout 
including access, roof hydrants/standpipes, special equipment locations, pathway markings, roof 
top tripping hazards, signage for special equipment locations, and other. The plans must also note 
the proposed use and location of any alternate fire suppression systems such as FM200 or CO2 
systems. 
 
6.  
Training on equipment requested: 
A. As requested and determined by the Fire Review Committee, the applicant agrees to provide at 
their cost, training on any special equipment installations that may present hazards to first 
responder operations. 
 
7. 
Fire Safety Plan now needed for all construction projects: 
Once the project is approved,  we require a Fire Safety Plan and construction staging/emergency 
access plan for all construction projects. This must be submitted and approved by the Fire 
Department before construction begins. 
This plan must designate on site "Fire Prevention superintendent" and outline all safety procedures 
such as, fire watch, hot work, emergency evacuation for workers, no smoking signage, clean up, fire 
extinguishers locations, etc, etc, as needed during the construction process.