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<br />12/17/2007 <br /> <br />residential fire is 1250 to 1500 gallons per minute and upwards to 3500 gallons per <br />minute for commercial buildings, according to the Insurance Services Office.s <br /> <br />Under circumstances such as earthquakes, when multiple fires can start within <br />the city, the limited water demands of residential fire sprinklers would control and <br />extinguish many fires before they spread from building to building. In such a disaster, <br />water demands needed for conflagration firefighting probably would not be available. <br /> <br />The aforementioned problems support the imposition of fire-protection and life- <br />safety requirements greater than those set forth in the 2006 Edition of the International <br />Fire Code. <br /> <br />Finding 5: The topography of the City of Redwood City presents problems in <br />delivery of emergency services, including fire protection. Hilly terrain, winding roads <br />with little circulation, preventing rapid access and orderly evacuation. Much of these <br />hills are covered with nonfire-resistive natural vegetation. In addition, to access and <br />evacuation problems, the terrain makes delivery of water extremely difficult. Much of <br />the hill areas are served by water pump systems subject to failure in fire, high winds, <br />earthquakes and other power failure situations. <br /> <br />The aforementioned problems support the imposition of fire protection and life- <br />safety requirements greater than those set forth in the 2006 Edition of the International <br />Fire Code. <br /> <br />Anding 6: That the Port of Redwood City is a major transportation hub for <br />highly toxic and hazardous materials by rail, highway, and water. U.S. Highway 101 is a <br />major north-south traffic corridor through the city. It is a designated route for the <br />transportation of hazardous materials and hazardous waste. In addition, the Union <br />Pacific Railroad has a major north-south rail line traversing the city with a spur line to <br />the port. <br /> <br />The potential for release or threatened release of a hazardous materials along <br />one of these routes is highly probable given the volume transported daily. Incidents of <br />this nature will normally require all available emergency response personnel to prevent <br />injury and loss of life and to prevent, as far as practicable, property loss. Emergency <br />personnel responding to such aforementioned incidents may be unduly impeded and <br />delayed in accomplishing an emergency response as a result of this situation, with the <br />potential result of undue and unnecessary risk to the protection of life and public safety <br />and, in particular, endangering residents and occupants in buildings or structures <br />without the protection of automatic fire sprinklers. <br /> <br />The aforementioned problems support the imposition of fire-protection and life- <br />safety requirements greater than those set forth in the 2006 Edition of the International <br />Fire Code. <br /> <br />5 Fire Suppression Ratina Manual, Insurance Services Offices, New Jersey: 2003. <br /> <br />Atty/Reso.1762 <br />120307 <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />14828 <br />Muff # 305 <br />