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Plan Review Requirements for
Tallyho Aircraft Hangar
June 23, 2022
After reviewing the plans for the new proposed 5 bay aircraft hangar located at Garfield County
Airport, the following is Colorado River Fire Rescue Requirements:
1. The total building size is 20,400 SF with S-1 occupancy and type of construction to be II
B. The 2015 International Fire Code, 903.2.9, “An automatic sprinkler system shall be
provided throughout all building containing a group S-1 occupancy where one of the
following conditions exists; # 3, “The combined area of all Group S-1 fire area on all
floors, including any mezzanines, exceeds 24,000 SF”. The 2015 IFC was amended and
adopted by Garfield County and Colorado River Fire Protection District. Section 903.2
was amended to read “Where required. Approved automatic sprinkler system in new
buildings and structures shall be provided in locations described in this section and
sections 903.2.1 through 903.2.12”. 903.2 # 2 says “in every story, basement and
mezzanine of any building where total floor area exceeds the limits shown in table A
below”. Table A shows II-B construction with maximum floor area of 9,000 SF. This new
building exceeds the 9,000 SF. This building is required to have a Fire Sprinkler System
Installed. A NFPA 13 fire sprinkler system is required to be installed. Sprinkler system
shall be designed by NICET III designer and installed by qualified and licensed sprinkler
company. Zone Valves on sprinkler system shall be installed in each hangar space to
insure proper protection for building. All underground and sprinkler plans must be
approved by Fire Marshal. Underground sprinkler line shall be installed by a State
licensed contractor and inspected per NFPA 13, Chapter 6. CRFR will conduct all
underground inspections, flush test, and hydrostatic test inspections.
2. Fire system supervision and alarms. “Valves controlling the water supply for automatic
sprinkler system shall be electronically supervised by a listed fire alarm control unit”.
2015 IFC section 903.4. Fire alarm monitoring shall be required, 2015 IFC section
903.4.1, “alarm, supervisory and trouble signals shall be distinctly different and shall be
automatically transmitted to an approved supervising station”. Telephone lines shall be
installed to site for fire alarm monitoring. Fire alarm system shall meet requirements of
NFPA 72, designed by a qualified NICET III designer and approved by Fire Marshal.
3. Fire extinguishers shall be installed according to 2015 IFC Chapter 9 Section 906.1 for
High hazard occupancy. 4A- 40 BC extinguishers shall be installed. Plans for fire
extinguisher location shall be submitted to Fire Marshal for approval.
4. Fire hydrants may/ may not, need to be installed based on distance from nearest already
installed hydrants. Site plans show no existing hydrants. Airport site plan with existing
hydrants and this lot locations can be submitted to the Fire Marshal for hydrant
approval.
5. Fire department all weather driving surface access road required to the building. Site
plan does not show existing access roads to this site. Airport site plan with existing roads
and this lot location can be submitted to the Fire Marshal for access road approval.
Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns with this document.
Thank You,
Orrin D. Moon
Prevention Division Chief/Fire Marshal
Colorado River Fire Rescue
970-625-1243
orrin.moon@crfr.us