3.01 High-Rise Building Annunciation Panels (effective 10/9/08)Reference: 2007 C.B.C. Section 907.8.3, C.F.C. 907.9.3 & 2002 NFPA 72 Section 6.1.1
This bulletin is designed to standardize the San Francisco Fire Department's requirements for annunciation panels in high-rise buildings. It is the Bureau's policy to require that all alarm initiating devices (including water-flow alarms), be annunciated in the Fire Command Center (FCC) by means of a visual display which indicates the type of device by building floor, zone, or other approved designation from which the signal originated. Audible indication at the panel is required for supervisory and trouble signals. Additionally, visible annunciation shall be provided to indicate the status of emergency equipment that may affect building occupants in a fire situation, i.e. emergency generator, fire pump, etc. Other fire protection systems in the building, such as FM 200, Inergen, Ansul, etc. shall also be annunciated visibly and shall sound the alarm in the appropriate areas.
A red LED (light emitting diode) type of visual display is required for all alarm initiating devices. An indicator light is required for each type of initiating device present on each floor. Manual pull stations, area smoke detectors, duct detectors, elevator lobby and machine room smoke detectors, heat detectors, auxiliary alarms, and sprinkler water-flow must be indicated separately. The following items must also be indicated on the LED panel:
1. Fire Pump:
a) Running: green lamp
b) Trouble: yellow lamp
c) Phase reversal (electric): yellow lamp
d) Low fuel (diesel): yellow lamp
2. Emergency Generator:
a) Running: green lamp
b) Trouble: yellow lamp
c) Low fuel: yellow lamp
3. Secondary Water Supply:
a) Low water level: yellow lamp
b) High water level: yellow lamp
4. Firefighter's Air Replenishment System:
a) System low air pressure: yellow lamp
b) CO monitoring system (Existing systems with monitors): yellow lamp
5. Annunciation Panel Power On: green lamp
6. Lamp Test: push button
