When the NYC  Dept. of Environmental Protection bid out a contract for
records storage and associated services, we required a fire-suppression
system that met or exceeded the requirements of NFPA 232-2000 (I don't
like the new version!). We inspected the facility before awarding the
contract (our staff architect was on the inspection team). I don't think
it makes sense to try replicating the contents of existing standards
unless you're completely dissatisfied with them.

We have been considering high-pressure water mist (NFPA 750) for
archival storage, so don't forget fire-suppression systems (including
total-flooding clean agent) other than traditional wet-pipe or dry-pipe
sprinkler systems.

Note also Hugh Smith's posting "Potential Fire problem for Records
Centers" (08/04/2007) on emergency diesel generators.

Best regards.

Fred
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Frederic J. Grevin
Deputy Commissioner and Chief Information Officer
The City of New York,
Department of Records
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Subject: [RM] Fire Suppression Project

We are working on developing guidelines and requirements for fire
suppression systems in record center facilities.  What have others done
to compile such a standard or to make sure the building/records center
your records are stored in has an appropriate system in place?  We have
been looking at NFPA 232-2007:  Standard for the Protection of Records,
NFPA 13 (National Fire Protection Association's Installation of
Sprinkler Systems) and NARA's online guidelines, but would like to find
out what others have used or put together.  We would like to identify
concrete criteria that must be followed rather than directing them to
NFPA 13 for sprinkler system guidance as we have seen some others do.

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