Austin Fire Department's Building Information Card

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Fire Station Assignment

Fire Station Contact's Name *

Fire Station Phone Number *

Building Representatives Point of Contact

Building's Main Contact's Name *

Building's Main Point of Contact's email address *

Building's Phone Number *

Please upload the best floor plan that you have of your building here. BIM, AutoCAD, are preferred but will except PDF's and even pictures of floor plans.

Complete all sections of the form. No parts should be left blank; if any part does not apply, enter N/A. *

	Name	Phone number	Emergency Number	Email
Fire Safety Director	Name	Phone number	Emergency Number	Email
Building Engineer	Name	Phone number	Emergency Number	Email
Managing Agent	Name	Phone number	Emergency Number	Email

Address: *

Aka *

Type of Buildings *

Constuction Class/Type: *

Select the occupancy of the premise. Mixed occupancy gives up to three occupancies. Fill sections accordingly.

Occupancy 1: Select the occupancy of the premise *

Floors Occupied By 0ccupancy Type 1 *

Occupancy 2: Select the occupancy of the premise

Floors Occupied By 0ccupancy Type 2

Occupancy 3: Select the occupancy of the premise

Floors Occupied By 0ccupancy Type 3 *

Is there a daycare location? *

Yes

No

Floors Occupied by Daycare *

Is there a Public Assembly Area? *

Yes

No

Floors Occupied by Public Asembly *

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	Day	Night	Weekends
Building Population	Day	Night	Weekends

Building Statistics

Complete all sections of the form. No parts should be left blank; if any part does not apply, enter N/A. If you are unsure of the answer, “unsure”.

	Answer
How Many Stories Above Grade?	Answer
Ground Level Floor Area (Sq ft.)	Answer
Height: Provide building height in feet.	Answer
How many floors below grade?	Answer
Ground Level Floor Dimension: Provide building dimensions; width (as if standing in front of building) x length (depth). Write “Irregular” for buildings with odd shapes.	Answer
List the predominate type of building material used in the construction of the building. (e.g. concrete and steel, wood…)	Answer

Truss Construction: *

Floors with Trusses *

Horizontal Connections: *

Vertical Voids *

Roof Setback Levels *

Stairwells

Number of Stairways *

Stairwell 1 *

Serves Floors *

Stairwell 1

Pressurized

Standpipes

Roof Access

Stairwell 2 *

Serves Floors: *

Stairwell 2

Pressurized

Standpipes

Roof Access

Stairwell 3 *

Serves Floors: *

Stairwell 3

Pressurized

Standpipes

Roof Access

Stairwell 4 *

Serves Floors: *

Stairwell 4

Pressurized

Standpipes

Roof Access

Stairwell 5 *

Serves Floors: *

Stairwell 5

Pressurized

Standpipes

Roof Access

Stairwell 6 *

Serves Floors: *

Stairwell 6

Pressurized

Standpipes

Roof Access

Stairwell 7 *

Serves Floors: *

Stairwell 7

Pressurized

Standpipes

Roof Access

Stairwell 8 *

Serves Floors: *

Stairwell 8

Pressurized

Standpipes

Roof Access

Stairwell 9 *

Serves Floors: *

Stairwell 9

Pressurized

Standpipes

Roof Access

Stairwell 10 *

Serves Floors: *

Stairwell 10

Pressurized

Standpipes

Roof Access

Stairwell 11 *

Serves Floors: *

Stairwell 11

Pressurized

Standpipes

Roof Access

Stairwell 12 *

Serves Floors: *

Stairwell 12

Pressurized

Standpipes

Roof Access

Additional Stairwell Information

	Answer
Re-Entry Floors: List all stairwell re-entry floors.	Answer
Access/Convenience Stairs: List the floors served. (e.g. Flr 2-3, 5-7). Include escalators.	Answer
Fire Tower & Fire Escapes List any stairwells that are fire towers or fire escapes.	Answer
Areas of Refuge	Answer
Service Drains	Answer

Elevators

Elevators with same bank designation but different car numbers can be grouped together if they serve the same floors. (E.g. Bank A Cars 1-3, floors: Cellar to Flr 10; Bank B Cars 4,6,8, floors: SubCellar to Flr 10.)

Number of Elevators or Elevator Banks *

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1. Elevator Bank: *

Elevators Car: *

Floors Served *