This fire alarm permit is to replace the existing fire alarm panel, notification devices, as well as most of the initiating devices. The core/shell areas and the first floor tenant devices are to be placed in order to meet current IFC and NFPA 72 requirements. Devices included in this permit scope are monitor modules for sprinkler system monitoring, HVAC shutdown, a pull station, connection for the kitchen hood, notification throughout the first floor tenant, notification in the core areas (central corridors and public restrooms) for the basement through the penthouse. All notification devices are being replaced and are to meet NFPA 72 mounting and spacing requirements. Some of the existing initiating devices are to remain but will be monitored with new addressable monitor modules. The elevator upgrade devices are covered in FIR10-00293. Tenants other than the first floor will require separate fire alarm permits.

Associated building permit: BLD10-00831 (BOISE CITY NATIONAL BANK BUILDING - CORE REMODEL) The fire sprinkler system substitutes for the 1-hr fire-resistance-rating of the building structure. To remodel the core areas within an existing 5 story building (basement, 4 stories above grade plane, and enclosed mezzanine above the 4th story). Work is to include an interior non-fire-resistance-rated exit discharge on the ground floor to serve an existing stairway enclosure, a non-fire-resistance-rated corridor on the 2nd story to connect stairway enclosures, new suspended ceilings within some core areas, and new finishes in existing restrooms. Two new doorways will be created in existing masonry walls. Steel headers and trimmers will be provided. Common restrooms on the 1st story, 2nd story, 3rd story, and 4th story are required to be accessible to the disabled as defined by current standards, unless technically infeasible. Upgrades will be done where necessary to ensure compliance to the maximum extent possible. The work is required to comply with the approved drawings, with the plan review report, and with all applicable codes and ordinances. Some of the trade-offs permitted because this building is fully fire sprinklered are (1) egress from an enclosed stairway is allowed through an interior non-fire-resistance-rated lobby on the ground floor and (2) non-fire-resistance-rated corridors are allowed on all levels. The fire sprinkler system is required to comply with NFPA 13 as regulated by the Fire Department. Existing fire sprinkler heads will be replaced with quick-response sprinklers in the future on a floor by floor basis as allowed by the Fire Department. **CJW**