The Allied Health building
is a five storied structure of fire resistive construction.
The edifice was constructed to replace two former UMB
(Health Sciences and Allied Health) facilities which were
turned over to UMMS and subsequently demolished. The
facility has two fire rated enclosed stairways located in
the north-west and south-west corners. Both stairs terminate
to the outside. A third fire rated stairway is located in
the center of the structure with exiting to the public via
the first floor lobby.
The structure is totally protected with a wet pipe
sprinkler system. Fire department use 2 1/2 inch hose
valves are located at each floor level in all three
stairs plus a double 2 1/2 inch roof hydrant. The
sprinkler and standpipe systems are interconnected to a
750 GPM fire pump. This pump is connected to the
buildings emergency electric generator. A fire
department Siamese is located on the southeast (Penn
Street) side of the facility. Knox FDC caps have
been installed on the fire department connection to
prevent vandalism.
Portable fire extinguisher's are
located throughout the facility.
A fire alarm system consisting of manual pull
stations, audible/visible alarms, duct smoke detectors,
elevator smoke recall detectors and heat detectors,
sprinkler water flow and valve supervisory devices have
been installed. This system transmits a signal to the
Pine Street Police Station.
Fire department suppression equipment has access on
the North, East, and South sides of the structure.
A Knox Box has been installed next
to the fire alarm annunciator panel with keys for elevators, mechanical areas,
electric areas and fire alarm panels to be used by the fire department as
needed.
A key for the Knox FDC caps is
also located in the Knox Box.
The building is classified as a Business Occupancy. |
