1. What’s On Your Wall? Introduction Department of Public Safety Division of Fire and Life Safety

2. What’s on your Wall? The Dos and Don’ts of School Fire Prevention for Teachers

3. Overview Rooms Walls Hallways Storage Sprinklers Alarms Exits

4. Rooms Do Don’t

5. Rooms Do Don’t

6. Walls Code Reference §F803.3.2 Artwork and teaching materials shall be limited on the walls of corridors to not more than 20 percent of the wall area

7. Walls DoDon’t

8. Walls Do Don’t

9. Hallways Code Reference §F803.3.1 Clothing and personal effects shall not be stored in corridors and lobbies

10. Hallways DoDon’t

11. Hallways DoDon’t

12. Storage Code Reference §F315.2.3 Combustible material shall not be stored in boiler rooms, mechanical rooms or electrical equipment rooms

13. Storage Do Don’t

14. Storage DoDon’t

15. Fire Sprinklers Code Reference §F315.2.1 Storage shall be maintained: 2 feet below the ceiling or 18 inches below sprinkler head deflectors

16. Fire Sprinklers DoDon’t

17. Fire Sprinklers DoDon’t

18. Fire Alarms DoDon’t

19. Exits EGRESS §F1011 A means of egress shall be free from obstructions, including the accumulation of snow and ice

20. Exits EGRESS §F1011 Furnishings, decorations or other objects shall not be placed so as to obstruct exits Hangings shall not be placed over exit doors or otherwise be located to conceal an exit. Mirrors shall not be placed on or adjacent to any exit

21. Exits DoDon’t

22. Exits DoDon’t

23. Exits DoDon’t

24. 13AAC50.070 The State Fire Marshal’s Office has the authority: Where Not Specifically Mentioned in the Fire Code, the following dangerous conditions or materials must be remedied. dangerous amounts of combustible, explosive, or otherwise hazardous materials dangerous accumulations of decorations, rubbish, wastepaper, boxes, shavings, or combustible or flammable liquids or materials

25. 13AAC50.070 Continued: accumulations of dust or waste materials in air conditioning or ventilating systems or of grease in kitchen or other exhaust ducts a building or structure which because of a lack of repairs, adequate exit facilities, automatic or other fire-alarm apparatus or fire-extinguishing equipment, or any other cause including age, is hazardous

26. 13AAC50.070 Continued: any other condition that violates this chapter, and which the state fire marshal finds is hazardous.

27. Code Reference Source Document is International Fire Code 2000

28. Thank You Questions? Please contact the Division of Fire and Life Safety South Central Region 907-269-5637 Northern Region 907-451-5214 South East Region 907-465-4331