YES NO N/A PLAN OF CORRECTIVE ACTION-RESPONSE

cc: / Nashville *
Director of Schools (e-mail)
Principal (e-mail) / STATE OF TENNESSEE

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE

Division of Fire Prevention

Codes Enforcement Section
500 James Robertson Parkway 3rd Floor, Davy Crockett Tower Nashville, TN 37243-1162
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BASELINE SCHOOL INSPECTION REPORT

2003 Edition of NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, Chapter 15

July 1, 2007-----June 30. 2008
New School 24 or Less Children <2000 Sq ft /
Public
/
Private
/ TFM01764
Date / October 4, 2007 /
Deputy State Fire Marshal
School / Jasper Middle School /
Previously
/ same
Street Address / 601 Elm Ave. /
ZIP Code
/ 37347 / Telephone / 423-942-6251
City / Jasper /
County
/ Marion
Principal / Kim Headrick /
e-mail Address
/
Director of Schools / Mark A. Griffith /
e-mail Address
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Date Facility Built / 1960"s / Dates of Additions/Renovations / 2007
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION / Type I / Type II / Type III / Type IV Type V Type VI Mixed Type ______
NUMBER OF STORIES EXCLUDING NON-OCCUPIED BASEMENT / one
SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 / Yes / No / Partially
On the above date an annual inspection was conducted at this facility. The following deficiencies, as shown by “NO” response are noted by
classification according to their severity. The classifications are listed in parentheses prior to each deficiency.
(A) Requires immediate corrective action.
(B) Requires corrective action within 120 days.
(C) Requires corrective action within one (1) year.
Provide a Plan of Corrective Action (POCA) within 60 days of receipt of this report, showing how and when each noted deficiency will be
corrected. Send POCAs to: Deputy State Fire Marshal, Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office,
500 James Robertson Parkway 3rd Floor, Davy Crockett Tower Nashville, TN 37243-1162

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YES NO N/A PLAN OF CORRECTIVE ACTION-RESPONSE

YES / NO / N/A / PLAN OF CORRECTIVE ACTION - RESPONSE
1. / (A) / This facility has received design drawings approval issued by the State Fire Marshal’s Office. [Rule 0780-2-3-02, .03 and .05]
2. / (A) / This facility has received a Certificate of Occupancy issued by the State Fire Marshal’s Office. [Rule 0680-2-3.10]
MEANS OF EGRESS
3. / (A) / Are all exit doors arranged to be opened readily from the egress side whenever the building is occupied?
[LSC 101 15.2 and 7.2.1.5.1]
4. / (A) / Are all locks/latches on exit doors of the approved type?
[LCS 101 15.2 and 7.2.1.5.2]
5. / (A) / Are exit access and exit doors free and clear of any obstructions?
[LSC 101 15.2 and 7.5.2.2]
6. / (A) / Is exit access and exit doors designed and arranged to be clearly recognizable?
[LSC 101 15.2 and 7.5.2.2]
7. / (A) / Panic or fire exit hardware installed and operable on all exit doors subject to use by 100 or more persons. [LSC 101 15.2.2.2.2]
8. / (A) / Are all spaces normally occupied by pre-school, kindergarten, or first grade students located on the level of exit discharge?
[LSC 101 15.2.1.2]
9. / (A) / Are all spaces, normally occupied by second grade students located not more than one story above the level of exit discharge?
[LSC 101 15.2.1.3]
10. / (A) / Obstacles in corridors do not obstruct six feet of clear width?
[LSC 101 15.2.3.2]
11. / (A) / Are corridors free and clear of any storage? [LSC 101 15.2.3.2]
12. / (B) / Do corridor doors have a 20-minute fire resistance rating (or 1¾ inch solid bonded wood core doors)? [LSC 101 15.3.6]
13. / (B) / Do corridor doors have automatic closing devices (N/A if sprinklered or doors to outside)? [LSC 101 15.3.6 and 7.1.3.2.1(4)]
14. / (B) / Do corridor doors have positive latching (N/A if sprinklered or doors to outside)?
[LSC 101 15.3.6 and 7.1.3.2.1] Most of the doors in corridor by café does not have positvie latchen. Café, Library, Computer Rm etc Some of the doors on Janitors and Library closers are off.
15. / (B) / Are all required exits properly marked with approved exit signs?
[LSC 101 15.2.10]
16. / (B) / Are all exit signs operational?
[LSC 101 7.10.9.2]
17. / (B) / Emergency lighting provided in the following areas? [LSC 101 15.2.9]
a. / Interior stairs and corridors?
b. / Assembly spaces? Need more emerg lights
c. / Flexible and open plan buildings?
d. / Interior or windowless portions? boys and girls locker rooms
e. / Shops and laboratories?
f. / Does emergency lighting function properly? Auditorium, corridor by new Lab class room,
18. / (B) / Required exit doors serving an occupant load of 50 or more open in direction of egress travel? [LSC 101 15.2.1.1 and 7.2.1.4.2]
19. / (B) / Handrails and guards in compliance (34 inch high handrails; 4 inch diameter sphere (1994 codes); 42 inch high guardrail when drop off greater than 30 inches)? [LSC 101 7.2.2.4]
20. / (B) / Every room or space greater than 250 square feet subject to student occupancy, has not less than one outside window for emergency rescue? [LSC 101 15.2.11.1]
a. / Do windows comply with dimensional requirements of items 1 through 3?
21. / (C) / Corridor not less than six feet of clear width? [LSC 101 15.2.3.2]
22. / (C) / Dead end corridors do not exceed 20 feet (50 feet if facility is sprinklered)?
[LSC 101 15.2.5.2]
23. / (C) / Corridors provided with smoke partition not exceeding 300 feet (N/A if facility is sprinklered or if classrooms have exterior exit access)?
[LSC 101 15.3.7.1]
24. / (C) / Corridors separated from other parts of the building with walls having a one-half hour fire resistance rating (not required if all student occupied areas have doors directly to the outside or sprinklered)?
[LSC 101 15.3.6]
25. / (C) / Does every level have a minimum of two exits? [LSC 101 15.2.4]
26. / (C) / If the maximum area of a compartment exceeds 30,000 square feet, are smoke barriers provided? [LSC 101 15.3.7.1(1)]
27. / (C) / Common path of travel does not exceed 75 feet (100 feet in sprinklered buildings)?
[LSC 101 15.2.5.3]
28. / (C) / Travel distance to exits does not exceed 150 feet (200 feet in sprinklered buildings)? [LSC 101 15.2.6]
29. / (C) / Does exit arrangement in assembly areas (gymnasium and auditorium) comply with LSC 13.2.4.1 and 7.4.1.2? [LSC 101 15.2.5]
30. / (C) / Assembly area with occupant load more than 500 but not more than 1,000 has not less than three exits? [LSC 101 13.2.4.1]
31. / (C) / Occupant load more than 1,000 has not less than four exits?
[LSC 101 13.2.4.1]
DETECTION, ALARM, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
32. / (A) / Does facility have an approved fire alarm system? [LSC 101 15.3.4.1]
a. / Is system operable?
b. / Fire department notification (N/A if not sprinklered)?
c. / Has fire alarm been properly maintained? Some of the Scrobe lights have been painted over and will not work.
d. / Is fire alarm panel located in supervised area?
e. / Is annunciator panel protected with smoke detection?
f. / Has fire alarm been serviced within the last 12 months?
g. / Are all smoke/fire doors provided with smoke detection devices within three feet?
33. / (B) / Are all exterior exit doors in the natural path of egress, provided with manual pull stations (N/A for outside classroom exit doors if two-way communication on battery back-up is provided)?
[LSC 101 15.3.4.1 & 9.6.2.3]
34. / (B) / Are modular classrooms utilized?
a. / If YES, are modular units located 50 feet or more from the main building? [LSC 101 15.3.4.1]
b. / If located within 50 feet of other portables, is interconnected smoke detection provided?
c. / If NO, is there a fire alarm and two-way communication system installed in accordance with LSC 101 15.3.4.1?
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
35. / (A) / Is sprinkler system operational? [NFPA 13]
36. / (A) / Are storage and other objects over 18 inches from sprinkler deflector?
[NFPA 13 8.5.6.1]
37. / (A) / Are all control valves protected by tamper alarms (or locked open in pit)? [NFPA 13]
38. / (A) / Is fire department connection identified and accessible?
[NFPA 25 12.7.1 (1)]
39. / (B) / Is sprinkler system properly maintained? [NFPA 25 Table 5-1]
40. / (B) / Has sprinkler system been serviced in the past twelve months?
[NFPA 25 Table 5-1]
41. / (B) / Is sprinkler connected to the fire alarm? [LSC 101 15.3.4.2.2]
42. / (B) / Is fire alarm monitored?
[NFPA 101 15.3.4.1 and 9.6 and NFPA 72]
43. / (B) / Are control valves properly labeled?
[LSC 101 15.3.4.1 and 9.6 and NFPA 72]
44. / (C) / Is an NFPA 96 approved commercial kitchen equipment hood and duct system installed? [LSC 101 15.5.2.1 and 9.2 and NFPA 96]
a. / Adequate suppression coverage?
b. / Interconnected to fire alarm system?
c. / System properly maintained (serviced every six months)?
d. / Proper energy shutdowns operational?
45. / (B) / Proper fire stopping for piping, conduit, and wiring is provided where fire or smoke walls or floor/ceiling assemblies are penetrated?
(LSC 101 8.2.3 & 8.4]
a. / Hazardous areas? Boiler Rm.
b. / Corridors?
c. / Vertical openings?
46. / (B) / Are hazardous areas properly enclosed with one hour fire rated partitions or protected with automatic sprinkler system?
[LSC 101 15.3.2]
a. / Janitor closet? All Janitor Closets
b. / Storage area of 50 square feet or more? Kitchen Storeage room. Other Storage rms.
c. / Gas furnace?
d. / Boiler room?
47. / (B) / Are all hazardous areas provided with ¾ hour rated doors with automatic closing devices (N/A if sprinklered)?
[LSC 101 15.3.2 and 7.1.3.2.1] Janitors closets, Store rooms , Old Boiler Rm.
48. / (B) / Stairwells, elevators, or mechanical shafts properly rated?
[LSC 101 15.3.1]
49. / (B) / All doors to stair enclosures are one hour rated? [LSC 101 7.1.3.2.1]
a. / Positive latching?
b. / Automatic closing devices?
50. / (C) / Fire/smoke dampers are provided where required?
[LSC 101 15.3.2.1 and 8.2.3]
BUILDING SERVICES
51. / (A) / Facility free from un vented fuel-fired heating equipment?
[LSC 101 15.5.2.2]
52. / (A) / Is facility free from improper storage of combustible or flammable liquids?
[NFPA 30]
53. / (A) / Are gas fired water heaters and furnaces provided with sufficient combustion/ventilation air systems?
[NFPA 54] Kitchen Hot water room needs to be kept clean
54. / (A) / Are combustible or flammable liquids located in proper storage areas or containers? [NFPA 30]
55. / (A) / Does wiring comply with NFPA 70?
a. / GFIC?
b. / Open slots in electrical panel?
c. / Junction box covers? Outlet cover broke in rm 3
d. / Exposed wiring?
e. / Non-approved extension cords?
f. / Three feet clear space at electrical panels?
GENERAL
56. / (A) / Are required fire drills documented?
[TCA 68-120-137]
57. / (A) / Artwork and teaching material does not exceed 20% of the wall area?
[LSC 101 15.7.4.3 (1)]
58. / (B) / Draperies, curtains and other similar furnishings and decorations in compliance with LSC 101 10.3.1? [LSC 101 15.7.4.1]
59. / (C) / Do walls and ceilings in all areas meet the interior finish requirements (Exits – Class A; Corridors and lobbies – Class B; All other areas – Class C)? [NFPA 101 15.3.3.2]
OBSERVATIONS
60. / Is the facility handicapped accessible? (The State Fire Marshal’s Office does not enforce the Federal Americans With Disabilities Act – only State law.) [TCA 68-18-201]

AN EXIT INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE ON THIS DATE. THE REPRESENTATIVE

INDICATED THERE WERE NO QUESTIONS IN REFERENCE TO THIS REPORT.

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