1994, 10-14 Fire Dept Ltr to County Life Safety RiskSPOKANE VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT
Spokane County Fire Protection District No. 1
10319 EAST SPRAGUE AVE. • SPOKANE, WA 99206 • (509) 928-1700 • FAX (509) 927-2227
Karl Bold
Fire Chief
Tom Davis
County of Spokane
Building Codes
1026 W. Broadway
Spokane, WA 99260
Dear Mr. Davis:
October 14, 1994
I met with Mr. Winston Smith of 3514 N. Edgerton Road
regarding the safety of his duplex. He asked me to verify
its safety to occupy until he completes remodeling the
duplex.
Mr. Smith showed me most of the home inside and out. I told
him we have the following safety recommendations:
1. Address the building so it can be seen from the street.
2. Install the proper fire rated sheetrock separating the
garage from the living area. Pay particular attention
to properly fill all plumbing and wiring chase holes.
There are currently flammables in the garage.
3. Install proper fire rated walls separating the two
halves of the duplex.
4. Install smoke detectors according to the current code.
a. Detector in each of the two upstairs bedrooms.
b. Outside the bedroom and in the lower level entry way
Be sure they are interconnected so if one rings they all
ring.
5. The two upstairs bedroom escape windows do not comply.
The north bedroom window does not exit to the outside,
it goes to another room. In essence it does not have a
secondary escape. Both window sills are at 51". I told
him they needed to be 44"
Tom Davis
Building Codes
3514 N. Edgerton Road
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This duplex is a very confusing and unattractive remodel job.
It appears there are additional problems that need correction
to be a good neighbor. The south wall appears to be one foot
from the property line. The east wall appears to be on the
property line. I am basing that assumption on the fence
locations. I did some rough measurements �ofthenhomehome.
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was 79' 10" wide by 40'deep with a 5 1/ jog
rear. The approximate size of the main floor is over 3,000
square feet.
It is my conclusion that there is a high life safety risk of
occupants and firefighters in the event of a fire. Safety
corrections should gemade
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Sincerely,
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Paul Chase
Division Chief
Prevention Division
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