The Pine Street
Police Station is a Victorian style three storied with
basement of ordinary construction. The interior of the
facility was completely renovated in 1990 to house the
Department of Public Safety (University Police). The
structure contains offices, an employee lounge, and the
University Police Communications Center. It is
also the location of the University Central Station Fire
Alarm Monitoring System.
The building has an interior fire alarm system
consisting of manual pull stations, smoke detectors, and
audible/visible devices which transmit a signal to the
communications center.
The building is totally sprinkled by a wet pipe
system with the exception of the unheated portions of
the attic, which are protected with a dry pipe system.
Water flow and valve supervisory devices are
interconnected to the building fire alarm system.
The fire department connection is located on the
Northeast corner of the building. Knox FDC caps
have been installed on the fire department connection to
prevent vandalism.
Portable fire extinguisher's are located
throughout the facility.
Fire department suppression equipment access is on
the north, south and east sides.
A metal exterior fire escape is utilized as a second
means of emergency egress from the structure as allowed
by the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. The
building is on the register of the Maryland Historical
preservation list.
This building is classified as a Business Occupancy. |
