NFPA 1124 (2006 Edition) Compliance List. Permanent Facility

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1 NFPA 1124 (2006 Edition) Compliance List Permanent Facility (Multiple Items) Row Labels 7.1 Applicability General Requirements: all consumer fireworks shall comply with this chapter unless otherwise indicated Is facility or store new? New if: 1) Consumer fireworks not sold from same location in previous 12 months. 2) Temporary facility or store Is CFRS facility or store existing? Doesn't meet criteria of new facility per existing life safety features that do not meet the requirements for new building but exceed requirements for existing buildings shall not be diminished any alteration or installation of new equipment shall meet requirements of new construction only altered portions shall be required to meet provisions applicable to new construction if alterations adversely impact life safety features, additional upgrades shall be required except where permitted, resulting features shall not be less than required for existing buildings Is facility classification as permanent or temporary Is it attached to a foundation? 7.2 Special Limits for Retail Sales of Consumer Fireworks retail sales including STORAGE shall be in accordance with this code Retail sales limited to occupancy used for display and sale of merchandise Facility 1 of 12

2 7.2.3 Any building or structure or STORAGE shall comply with NFPA 101 unless modified by this code Retail sales of Display fireworks prohibited at CFRS facility or store Devices prohibited by Child Safety Act of 1966 shall be prohibited at CFRS facility or store Pest control devices shall be prohibited at CFRS facility or store An explosive device used to control animal pests (ATF controlled) Fireworks shall comply with US CPSC and US DOT General Requirements/Exempt Amounts Does CFRS facility or store qualify for exempt amounts? 125#/250# or 25% rule General Requirements/Plans Plans shall include: Minimum separation distances, vehicle access/parking, fire extinguishers, floor plans, means of egress and construction details General Requirements/Fire Department Access FD access within 150 ft of any portion of exterior wall Any portion of wall/tent wall accessible with fire apparatus General Requirements/Construction of Buildings and Structures Building or structure does not exceed 1 story 7.3.5(1) Permanent building or structure shall meet current building code General Requirements/Automatic Sprinkler System 7.3.6(1) NFPA 13 sprinkler system throughout 6000 SF NEW building area provide last inspection date 7.3.6(2) NFPA 13 sprinkler system throughout 7500 SF EXISTING building area provide last inspection date Facility 2 of 12

3 if fire barrier wall: fixed windows if fire barrier wall: not less than 1 hour if fire barrier wall: self closing fire door if fire barrier wall: any openings or penetrations protected per NFPA General Requirements/Storage Rooms Fireworks Storage room protected by sprinkler or 1 hr fire barrier General Requirements/Portable Fire Extinguishers at least 1 pressurized water extinguisher (2 1/2 gallon, 2 A) no fewer than 2 fire extinguisher with 2A rating (5# dry chemical or 2 1/2 gal water) NFPA 10 extra (high) hazard occupancy: one 4 A (10 # dry chemical) extinguisher or 2 water cans are equivalent if electrical power, 1 dry chemical fire extinguisher (2 A) required extinguisher 75 ft travel distance General Requirements/Fire Alarms fire alarm system required if over 30,000 SF gross area General Requirements/Smoke Control smoke and heat vents required if ceiling less than 10 ft AND exit travel distance greater than 25 ft if smoke and heat vents required, automatically activated by smoke detection system installed throughout CFRS area Facility 3 of 12

4 General Requirements/No Smoking Signs Smoking not permitted within 50 feet of CFRS area at least one FIREWORKS NO SMOKING sign at each entrance OR within 10 ft of every fireworks aisle in a store. Requires 2 inch letters on contrasting background General Requirements/Distance from Bulk Dispensing and Bulk Storage CFRS facility or stores shall be more than 50 feet from the following: (1) minimum 50 ft to retail propane dispensing station dispensers (2) minimum 50 ft to aboveground storage tanks for flam/comb liquid/gas (3) minimum 50 ft to CNG dispensing station dispensers minimum 50 ft to motor vehicle fuel dispensing station dispensers minimum 25 ft to motor vehicle fuel dispensing station dispensers fuel tanks on vehicles not considered bulk storage fuel storage for generators in compliance with CFRS areas/storage shall be more than 300 ft from any aboveground bulk storage or bulk dispensing area (flam or comb liquid & gas) General Requirements/Fire Safety and Evacuation Plan approved fire safety and evacuation plan in writing/current Facility 4 of 12

5 General Requirements/Means of Egress minimum of 3 exits from retail sales area diagonal test 2006 NFPA /remoteness NFPA egress shall not pass through storage room egress travel distance (from retail area) shall not exceed 75 ft minimum aisle clear width of 48" aisles maintained unobstructed while facility occupied by public not less than 1 aisle leads directly to an exit all exits within 10 ft of aisle or cross aisle all aisles shall terminate at exit, another aisle or cross aisle dead end aisles prohibited If more than one aisle, not less than one cross aisle shall have unobstructed connection with every aisle, other than crossaisles cross aisle shall be provided at interval not greater than 50 ft as measured along the aisle where cross aisle required, not less than one cross aisle shall have at least one end terminate at, or within 10 ft of, an exit Facility 5 of 12

6 egress doors and doorways shall not be less than 36 in in width every egress door with latching device shall be provided with panic hardware every egress door shall be side hinge swinging type every egress door shall swing in direction of egress travel exits marked by exit signs NFPA exit signs either self luminous or internally/externally illuminated means of egress including discharge shall be illuminated when occupied emergency lighting is required and shall comply with NFPA General Requirements/Retail Sales Displays All CFRS areas shall comply with this section unless specifically indicated partitions, shelving, etc. shall not exceed 6 ft above floor inside perimeter of CFRS sales area (for visual access by employees) merchandise on display shall not exceed 6 ft above floor displays (not merchandise) along perimeter of CFRS area maximum height of 12 ft flame break: approved material as per A Recommend either: (1) Sheet steel not less than 18 gauge (2) Gypsum board not less than 3/8 in. thick (3) Exterior plywood not less than 3/4 in. thick (4) Particleboard not less than 5/8 in. thick (5) Oriented strand board not less than 7/16 in. thick Facility 6 of 12

7 flame break: distance between flame breaks not exceed 16 ft (1) flame break: extend from surface to 6 in above merchandise or to underside of shelf above (2) flame break: extend to full depth of displayed merchandise where packaged fireworks is displayed on same level as unpackaged fireworks, flame breaks shall not be required when both of the following criteria are met: (1) flame break: packaged fireworks: continuous 8 ft is equivalent to flame break (2) flame break: packaged fireworks: distance between flame breaks does not exceed 32 ft flame break: packaged fireworks: continuous length of display not exceed 32 ft without flame break flame break: 48 in aisle can be substituted for a flame break flame break: required between back to back display fixtures with aisles on both sides tied to flame break: freestanding packaged fireworks display permitted without flame break if limited to 4ft W x 8ft L x 6ft H and abuts aisles on all sides flame break: not required between back to back shelving units with not less than 1/4 in perforated hardboard on both and separated by not less than 1 1/2 in display shelving: not more than 10 percent holes or other openings (1) Facility 7 of 12

8 display shelving: 10 percent rule not applicable if complies with (2) display shelving: 10 percent rule not applicable if suspended from/attached to shelf or displayed as packaged merchandise on surface/in bins flame breaks/solid shelving not required for packaged fireworks in bin/pallet at the end of a row if: minimum 3 in open space separation, not wider than end row/not greater than 36 in deep AND adjacent aisles maintained at 48 in covered fuses: only consumer fireworks meeting criteria for covered fuse shall be permitted to be sold tied to & considered a covered fuse if persons handling fireworks package cannot touch fuse unless damaging the packaging aerial devices: must be packaged AND displayed to limit fire spread from ejected material if lit (bins) combustible material cannot be stored above fireworks merchandise (rack storage) General Requirements/Electrical Equipment Electrical wiring shall comply with NFPA 70, National Electric Code General Requirements/Heating Equipment heating equipment shall be listed and used in accordance with the listing temporary heating shall have tip over and temperature overheating protection heating unit: no open flame or exposed element heating General Requirements/Portable Generators (revised) Generator fuel limited to not more than 5 gallons (if less than 50 ft from facility ) General Requirements/Display and Handling Facility 8 of 12

9 Not less than 50 percent of retail sales area floor space used for aisles and cross aisles General Requirements/Housekeeping fireworks areas/storage kept free of accumulations of debris and rubbish any loose pyrotechnic composition shall be removed immediately vacuum cleaners or other mechanical cleaning devices shall not be used brooms, brushes and dustpans used to sweep up any loose powder or dust shall be made of nonsparking materials damaged fireworks shall be removed and not offered for sale damaged fireworks shall be permitted to be returned to dealer or shall be disposed of according to manufacturer's instructions General Requirements/Training ALL personnel handling fireworks shall receive safety training related to performance of their duties General Requirements/Under the Influence ANY personnel selling fireworks shall not knowingly sell to person who is obviously under the influence of alcohol or drugs General Requirements/Records records shall be maintained on available inventory on the premise Inventory records shall be made available upon request Retail Sales/Construction Materials Facility 9 of 12

10 material requirements for new construction of permanent facility in jurisdiction without adopted local building code. Use State Fire Code or local adopted building code 7.4.3(1) w/o code: building up to and including 8000 SF shall be permitted to be constructed of any approved construction materials. Use State Fire Code or local adopted building code 7.4.3(2) w/o code: building over 8000 SF shall be constructed of noncombustible or limited combustible materials OR exterior walls minimum 2 hour fire resistance and roof decking and supporting structure and interior partitions constructed of combustible materials. Use State Fire Code or local adopted building code 7.4.3(3) w/o code: roof covering minimum rating of Class C per NFPA 256. Use State Fire Code or local adopted building code Retail Sales/Multiple Tenant Buildings multi tenant w/o sprinkler: 2 hr fire barrier, NO openings multi tenant w/sprinkler: 1 hr fire barrier, NO openings multi tenant: any fire barrier penetrations protected per NFPA Retail Sales/Fire Protection if sprinkler: waterflow alarm device activates audible and visual alarms throughout facility per NFPA if permanent facility greater than 3000 SF, PA system or manual audible/visual alarm throughout per NFPA Retail Sales/Site Requirements clearance to combustibles within 30 ft: free from accumulated dry grass, dry brush and combustible debris No vehicle parking (used for fireworks storage) within 10 ft of facility except for delivering, loading or unloading no fireworks discharge within 300 feet sign: 4 inch letters, high contrast background AND conspicuously posted on exterior of EACH side of facility Facility 10 of 12

11 Retail Sales/Separation Distances NEW permanent facility separation distance: less than 10 ft requires 2 hr exterior firewall with 90 minute opening protection NEW permanent facility separation distance: 10 ft or more to less than 60 ft requires 1 hr exterior firewall with 45 minute opening protection NEW permanent facility separation distance: 60 ft or more requires zero hr exterior firewall with zero minute opening protection EXISTING permanent facility separation distance: not less than 10 ft OR separated by a wall with 1 hour fire resistance rating Retail Sales/Means of Egress means of egress comply with NFPA 101 except as modified by and evacuation plan posted in conspicuous location Retail Sales/Source of Ignition electrical equipment shall be listed and used in accordance with listing (Revised) portable generator must be located 20 ft or more from facility (Revised) generator fuels must be located 20 ft or more from facility (Revised) generator fuel stored 50 feet or more from facility are not limited to 5 gal per Retail Sales/Quantity Limitations floor area of retail displays of fireworks shall not exceed 40% of retail sales area Retail Sales/Flame Breaks Facility 11 of 12

12 flame break: longitudinal flame break ( ) not required where display fixture not adjacent to aisle used for public egress General Requirements/Operations/General means of egress shall be clear at all times when occupied General Requirements/Operations/Distances from Entrances and Exits no fireworks displayed/stored within 5 ft of any PUBLIC entrance in enclosed building or structure applies only with walls no fireworks displayed/stored within 2 ft of any EXIT or PRIVATE entrance in enclosed building or structure applies only with walls CFRS facility and stores shall be secured when unoccupied and not open for business unless fireworks are not kept in facility fireworks allowed to be removed/transferred from facility/store to a temporary storage location fireworks shall not be ignited/discharged within 300 ft of facility/store Facility 12 of 12

13 NFPA 1124 (2006 Edition) Compliance List Site Name: Street address: City: Zip: This compliance checklist is designed to assist the retailer or community group in complying with the requirements of NFPA 1124 (2006 Edition) and passing the license inspection. The retailer or community group may, as part of their application for a license, sign this compliance checklist and submit it with its application. The signed compliance checklist demonstrates that the retailer or community group knows the applicable rules and regulations in NFPA 1124, 2006 edition, and that the location to be licensed will be in accordance with NFPA 1124, 2006 edition, throughout the applicable licensing period. The State Fire Marshal may also use the compliance checklist in determining whether to issue a license before the license inspection is done. If the compliance checklist is not signed and submitted with the application, the location to be licensed must be inspected before the license can be issued. This checklist can also be used for an inspection that takes place after the license is issued, and may also be used in connection with any legal or administrative proceeding. I certify that I am the applicant for a consumer fireworks retail sales license for the location listed above. By signing this form, I am confirming that I know the requirements of NFPA 1124 (2006 edition) as it applies to me and the location listed above, and that consumer fireworks will be sold from this location in accordance with NFPA 1124 (2006 edition) throughout the applicable sales period. Temporary Tent Temporary Stand Stand Not Open to Public Printed Name: Signature: Permanent Facility Printed Name: Signature: Printed Name: Signature: Permanent Store Per NFPA 1124 Section : (1) Such fireworks shall be under the visual supervision of a store employee or other responsible party while the store is open to the public. (2) Such fireworks shall be packaged fireworks merchandise. (3)*Such fireworks shall be packaged and displayed for sale in a manner that will limit travel distance of ejected pyrotechnical components if ignition of the fireworks occurs. (4) Where consumer fireworks meeting the descriptions of C or C for aerial devices and audible ground devices, respectively, are sold, such devices shall be displayed for sale in an area of the store that is physically separated from the rest of the store in a manner that restricts entry by the public, and the area of the store shall be provided with not less than two means of egress, so located that there is no common path of travel and the distance to reach an egress point from the area does not exceed 35 ft (10.7 m). Printed Name: Signature: