Overview of Life Safety Systems
8181 E. Tufts was designed in accordance with Building Department and Fire Department codes at the time of construction.
- The central fire alarm system is activated whenever a fire alarm condition exists.
- The building does have a public address system
- In the event of a power outage, all building systems will be powered by an emergency generator.
- A telephone is present inside each elevator that directly rings to the monitoring agency. Persons trapped in an elevator can get assistance through this means of communication. In addition, a button labeled “EMERGENCY ALARM” can be pushed by a trapped occupant during business hours. A siren can be heard to alert building occupants that someone is trapped inside.
- Because the facility is not considered a high-rise office building, the entire building will go into alarm status, and no air pressurization or other containment action is provided during an alarm. Therefore, all occupants are encouraged to evacuate out and away from the building in the event of an alarm.
