From: Michael Behrendt Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 6:13 PM Subject: Existing Town Hall Synopsis - Fire Dept To the HDC, FYI from the Deputy Fire Chief Michael Behrendt Director of Planning and Community Development Town of Durham 15 Newmarket Road Durham, New Hampshire 03824-2898 (603) 868-8064 (phone) (603) 868-8033 (fax) mbehrendt@ci.durham.nh.us www.ci.durham.nh.us From: John Powers Date: Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at 5:18 PM To: Todd Selig Cc: Michael Behrendt Subject: Existing Town Hall Synopsis Hi Todd, Here are the main life-safety concerns regarding the existing town hall and any potential future use of the building: * Lack of fire-rated separations between higher hazard areas, (such as heating equipment, utility rooms, and storage rooms), and the rest of the occupancy. * Lack of fire-rated separations between floor levels (unenclosed vertical openings) * Lack of required means of egress related to separations, unprotected vertical openings, travel distances, common path of travel, design and geometry, etc. * Lack of proper egress signs and illumination * Any future use of the building would constitute a change of use; requiring extensive renovations regarding the items above as well as verification of meeting the state’s height & area limitation tables. Let me know if you need anything further. John T. Powers, Deputy Chief Durham Fire Department 51 College Road Durham, NH 03824 (office) 603-862-2522 jpowers@ci.durham.nh.us This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. This communication may contain material protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the email to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited and may be subject to criminal prosecution. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify me by telephone at 603-862-1426