407.8 Automatic fire detection.
BC § 407.8
Corridors in nursing homes (both intermediate-care and skilled nursing facilities) and spaces permitted to be open to the corridors by Section 407.2 shall be equipped with an automatic fire detection system installed in accordance with Section 907. Detoxification facilities, hospitals and psychiatric centers shall be equipped with smoke detection as required in Section 407.2. Exceptions: 1. Corridor smoke detection is not required where sleeping rooms are provided with smoke detectors that comply with UL 268. Such detectors shall provide a visual display on the corridor side of each sleeping room and an audible and visual alarm at the care provider's station attending each unit.
2.Corridor smoke detection is not required where sleeping room doors are equipped with automatic door-closing devices with integral smoke detectors on the unit sides installed in accordance with their listing, provided that the integral detectors perform the required alerting function.
