Write a short paper on your opinion of what the occupancy of The Station should have been given the following:
In the NFPA Life Safety Code power point:
Slides 82 and 83 list the minimum square footage per person given what the building is utilized for.
Slide 119 shows the floorplan of the Station and gives the usable square footage as 2300 square feet.
The occupancy set by the Fire Marshal was 404 people
Slide 124 shows that for Concentrated Use , the occupancy would be 329
it also shows that for Less Concentrated Use , the occupancy would be 153
You are the Fire Marshal for West Warwick, Rhode Island prior to the fire. Submit a short paper on what number you would set as the occupancy of the building and give a reasoning why.
