APPENDIX D <br />FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROADS <br />The provisions contained in this appendix are adopted by the State of Oregon. <br />SECTION D101 <br />GENERAL <br />1)101.1 Scope. Fire apparatus access roads shall be in accor- <br />dance with this appendix and all other applicable require- <br />ments of the International Fire Code. The fire code official <br />may be guided by the Oregon Department of Land and Con- <br />servation and Development's Neighborhood Street Design <br />Guidelines, June 2001. <br />SECTION D102 <br />REQUIRED ACCESS <br />D102.1 Access and loading. Facilities, buildings or portions <br />of buildings hereafter constructed shall be accessible to fire <br />department apparatus by way of an approved fire apparatus <br />access road with an asphalt, concrete or other approved driv- <br />ing surface capable of supporting the imposed load of fire <br />apparatus weighing at least 60,000 pounds (27 240 kg). <br />Exception: The minimum weight specified in Section <br />D102.1 may be increased by the fire code official based <br />upon the actual weight of fire apparatus vehicles serving <br />the jurisdiction that provides structural fire protection ser- <br />vices to the location, including fire apparatus vehicles that <br />respond under automatic and mutual aid agreements. <br />D102.1.1 Access in wildland-urban interface areas. For <br />egress and access concerns in wildland-urban interface <br />locations, the fire code official may be guided by the Inter- <br />national Wildland-Urban Interface Code. <br />SECTION D103 <br />MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS <br />1)103.1 Access road width with a hydrant. Where a fire <br />hydrant is located on a fire apparatus access road, the nuni- <br />mum road width shall be 26 feet (7925 mm), exclusive of <br />shoulders (see Figure D103.1). <br />Exception: The fire code official is authorized to modify <br />the provisions of Section D103.1 when: <br />1. In accordance with Oregon Administrative Rule <br />(OAR) 918-480-0100, all buildings are completely <br />protected with an approved automatic fire sprinkler <br />system; <br />2. Provisions are made for the emergency use of side- <br />walks by such means as rolled or mountable curbs <br />capable of supporting the fire department's appara- <br />tus; <br />3. Streets or roadways are identified for one-way circu- <br />lating flow of traffic or pullouts are provided every <br />150 feet (45 720 mm) on streets or roadways identi- <br />fied for two-way traffic; or <br />4. A grid system for traffic flow is provided and streets <br />or roadways in the grid do not exceed 300 feet (91 <br />400 mm) in length but are accessible at each end <br />from approved access roadways or streets. <br />D103.2 Grade. Fire apparatus access roads shall not exceed <br />10 percent in grade. <br />Exception: Grades steeper than 10 percent as approved by <br />the fire chief. <br />96' q <br />1 <br />. <br />1 <br />28' R <br />. <br />26' R <br />TYP <br />26' <br />TYP <br />20' <br />20' <br />20' <br />26' <br />96-FOOT DIAMETER <br />60-FOOT 'Y- <br />MINIMUM CLEARANCE <br />CUL-DE-SAC <br />AROUND A FIRE <br />HYDRAN`t <br />60' 60' 28' R <br />TYP <br />-i , <br />20' p <br />28'R <br /> <br />TYP 20' <br />26' 20' <br />120-FOOT HAMMERHEAD ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE <br />TO 120-FOOT HAMMERHEAD <br />For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm. <br />FIGURE D103.1 <br />DEAD-END FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROAD TURNAROUND <br />2014 OREGON FIRE CODE 461 <br />