Orange County Grand Jury
• 2000-2001
• Agency Response
Fire!…Fire Sprinklers Can Save Property and Lives
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Findings and Recommendations 3 findings
F1
Only five Cities within the County require fire sprinklers in all new residential structures.
No recommendations for this finding
F2
The minimum requirements in the Uniform Building and Fire Codes, as amended, are applicable in the County's unincorporated area.
No recommendations for this finding
F3
In the unincorporated area of the County, only those new one and two family residential structures of 5,500 square feet or more are required to have fire sprinklers installed. Responses to Findings 1 – 3 are required from the Orange County Board of Supervisors and from the Orange County Fire Authority.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
The Orange County Board of Supervisors, working in concert with the Orange County Fire Authority, consider adopting a new County ordinance 5 that all single and multiple family residences, with a 50% or more floor area remodel, require the installation of fire sprinklers.
Commendations 2
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CM1The cooperation of staff was very helpful in the collection of facts for this report. The Anaheim Fire Department
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CM2The cooperation of staff was instrumental in providing data and video used in the preparation of this report.