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7B <br /> Page 20 <br /> residentiai fire is 1250 to 1500 gallons per minute and upwards to 3500 galfons per <br /> minute for commercial buildings, according to the lnsurance Services O�ce.S <br /> Under circumstances such as earthquakes, when muitiple fires can start within <br /> the city, the limi#ed 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 /> 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 Gade. <br /> Finding 5: The topography of the City of Redwood Cit}r presents probiems in <br /> delivery of emergency services, including fire protection. Hilly terrain, winding roads <br /> ::,;th �;±±io �irc�:lation, preve�ting r�piu ��4ess a�d orderly e��acuatio�. A,9��h �f thess <br /> hills are covered with nanfire-resistive natural vegetation. In addition, #o access and <br /> evacuation problems, the terrain makes delivery of water extremely difficult. Much af <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 /> The aforementioned problems support the imposition of fire protection and life- <br /> safety requirements greater than those set forth in the 2Q06 Edition of the International <br /> Fire Code. <br /> Finding 6: That the Port of Redwood City is a major transportation hub for <br /> highly toxic and hazardous materiais 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 /> transpartation of hazardous materials and hazardous waste. In addition, the Union <br /> Pacific Railroad has a major north-south rail Iine traversing the city with a spur line to <br /> the port, <br /> The potential for release or threatened release of a hazardous materials along <br /> �Cte Of t???Sp routes is highEy probable giv�n th� �c{�,�me transpo�e: ��ily. frcid�nts af <br /> this nature will normally require all available emergency response personnel to prevent <br /> injury and loss of life and fio prevent, as far as practicable, property loss. Emergency <br /> personnel responding to such aforem�ntioned incidents may be unduly impeded and <br /> delayed in accompiishing an emergency respanse as a result of this situation, with the <br /> potentiai result of undue and unnecessary risk to the protection of life and public safety <br /> and, in particular, endangering residents and occupants in b�ifdings or structures <br /> without the protection of automatic fire sprinklers. <br /> The aforernentioned problems support the imposition of fre-protecfiion and life- <br /> safety requirements greater#han those set forth in the 2006 Edition of the International <br /> Fire Code. <br /> 5 Fire Suppression Ratinq Manual, fnsurance Services Offices, New Jersey: 2003. <br /> Atty/Reso.1762 6 <br /> 3203Q7 <br />