The RI Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal and Review has postponed fire safety requirements for interconnected smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in three-unit dwellings in the state until Dec. 31, 2010. The Board first extended the deadline until July 1, 2009 to address questions about wireless technology, interpretations of the code, short sales, foreclosures and confusion over other enforcement issues. Some inspectors were interpreting the code to require owners of three-unit dwellings to install a separate meter for the new fire safety device instead of drawing from one of the existing meters. This could have forced property owners to spend thousands of dollars to relocate the entire meter bank, according to the Fire Safety Code Board. The Board, State Fire Marshal, State Building Board, State Building Commissioner, and others worked together to create a solution to avoid undue hardship to owners of existing three-unit dwellings. The Rhode Island Association of Realtors is working with the State Fire Marshal's Office to organize training about the revised interpretation. To read the interpretation, visit: http://www.ri.gov/RIFSC/interpretations/int_details.php?id=168&agency=FSC If you have any questions, contact the Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal and Review at: (401) 462-0940.Rhode Island Fire Safety Requirements For Three-families Postponed
- By Michael McCann
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The RI Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal and Review has postponed fire safety requirements for interconnected smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in three-unit dwellings in the state until Dec. 31, 2010. The Board first extended the deadline until July 1, 2009 to address questions about wireless technology, interpretations of the code, short sales, foreclosures and confusion over other enforcement issues. Some inspectors were interpreting the code to require owners of three-unit dwellings to install a separate meter for the new fire safety device instead of drawing from one of the existing meters. This could have forced property owners to spend thousands of dollars to relocate the entire meter bank, according to the Fire Safety Code Board. The Board, State Fire Marshal, State Building Board, State Building Commissioner, and others worked together to create a solution to avoid undue hardship to owners of existing three-unit dwellings. The Rhode Island Association of Realtors is working with the State Fire Marshal's Office to organize training about the revised interpretation. To read the interpretation, visit: http://www.ri.gov/RIFSC/interpretations/int_details.php?id=168&agency=FSC If you have any questions, contact the Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal and Review at: (401) 462-0940.
