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To: J. Justin Woods,Planning Director/TRC Chair
From: Fire Chief Dolan
RE, TRC Comments
Eaglewood Properties
Foster Farm Elementary School
Date: 16 June 2003
The following are my comments from the presentations given at the Technical Review
Committee meeting held on June 12,2003.
Eaglewood Properties—
• For fire protection and suppression the single retail store and the proposed 59,525
square feet of separate retail stores must have separate fire protection and
suppression systems including separate master fire alarm boxes and secured key
access safes.
• All buildings must be protected by the installation of fire sprinkler systems in
accordance with Mass, General Law Chapter 143 Section 26 G.
• The Fire Chief must approve Fire Hydrant and fire department locations. The
engineer representing the developer indicated that he would contact the fire
department regarding this matter.
• The traffic signal must include a 3M Opticom receptor, Mass. State Highway has
the specifications for this emitter. The signals should be coordinated as much as
is possible with the other traffic signals on Route 114.
Foster Farm Elementary School—
• The school will have automatic fire sprinklers in accordance with Mass. General Law
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• The school will have automatic fire protection system connected to the municipal fire
alarm system through a master fire alarm box and a secured key access box will need to
be installed.
• Location of fire hydrants will need to be reviewed and approved by the fire department
• It is imperative that the water main connection from Foster Street to the school be
installed in addition to the water main from Salem and Boxford St. The installation of
the Foster St. water main will provide a"looped"water system. If water were shut off
from either Foster St. or Boxford St. the other water main would continue to provide
water for the fire suppression system. Without this water main any disruption on the
Boxford St. water main would impair or shut down the water supply for fire protection to
the school. This school is over two miles from the nearest staffed station, if they are in
quarters. The fire suppression system, "fire sprinklers" is the primary fire protection for
the life safety of the students and faculty of this facility. Any compromise of the fire
protection features of this facility will require an immediate evaluation by the fire
department for life safety.
• In planning for school construction and the safety of the students and faculty
consideration must be given to the proximity of the school to the newly installed
Maritimes Gas Pipeline. This pipeline is a thirty(30) inch high pressure line (1400psig)
line which crosses Foster St. at the North of the property and then crosses Boxford St. to
the East of the property following the New England Grid power lines.
Please contact me if you have any questions regarding these comments.
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William V. Dolan
Fire Chief 16 June 2003