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- Office of Fire Protection Services
POLICY
October 25,2000
SMOKE FIRE DAMPERS
Background - The 1997 California Building Code Section 7 13.10 has revised the
actuation requirements for smoke dampers. Generally, smoke dampers are required to be
actuated by either a smoke detector or a total-coverage smoke-detection system. Deputy
Fire Marshals, Plan Checkers and Field Inspectors have found that stand-alone smoke
detectors used to actuate these dampers are not listed with the California State Fire
Marshal for that purpose. This complicates and extends the plan review process and
causes delays in final inspection in the field. Therefore, until industry lists stand-alone
smoke detectors for use in actuating smoke-fire dampers, the following policy will be
used in the City of Carlsbad:
Policy - Smoke fire dampers are required to be wired to an approved fire alarm system.
Building plan submittals are required to note that the smoke fire dampers and smoke
detectors that actuate the dampers comply with the above provision. A separate submittal
to the Fire Department from a licensed fire alarm contractor is required for plan review of
these systems. The submittal shall include floor plans, mechanical.details of the dampers,
wiring diagrams, permit fees, State Fire Marshal listings and manufacturer’s cut sheets on
all devices.
This policy may be reconsidered and modified when the smoke detector manufacturers
have listed these devices with the California State Fire Marshal for this specific purpose.
Building permits including such stand-alone systems will not be issued until it can be
demonstrated prior to permit issuance that all components of such systems are listed for
their intended purpose by the California State Fire Marshal’s Ofice.
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Fire Marshal Approval Date
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