Houston Fire Department - Houston High Rise Triad

The Triad's mission is based on a foundation of education and training, documentation, operations, inspections, teamwork and compassion. 

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• High-rise Inspection Guide
• Hotel/Motel Inspection Guide
• High-rise Apartment/Loft/Condominium Safety Plan
• High-rise Offices Safety Plan
• High-rise Hotel Safety Plan
• High-Rise Survey Checklist (HFD form 27)
• Building Emergency Response Personnel
• City of Houston Mid-Rise Atrium Office Building Fire Safety Plan (also see standards 23 and 24)

• Information may be obtained on latest changes, effective 01 April, 2006, to the "Inspection, Test and Maintenance" (ITM) tags and labels for Fire Alarm systems, Sprinkler Systems and Extinguishing systems, from the The State of Texas Fire Marshal's website at: http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/fire/fmli.html
• Sample Letter of Intent to Comply with City of Houston Sprinkler Ordinance, per Fire Code Appendix J. (Word .DOC Format) or (Adobe .PDF Format)
• The COH Fire Code "Appendix J" - Effective 12/31/05
  The new retroactive high-rise building sprinkler ordinance, issued as a new amendment  (Appendix J) to the current COH Fire Code.

• Letter from Fire Marshal regarding false fire alarm reports
• Procedures for remodeling and demolition of buildings with a required fire alarm system (revised May 2006)
• Fire Alarm System Maintenance During Construction in Buildings (.pdf)
• LBS Standard 2 - Inspection and Testing of Fire Protection Equipment

• Public Address System Instruction Sign
• Occupancy Capacity Signs (.pdf)

• Open-flame Sterno- type product use
• Use of Extension Cords and Multiplug adapters (revised May 2006)
• Space Heater Appliance Use (revised May 2006)
• Decorative Vegetation Use (revised May 2006)
• Christmas Trees (revised November 2006)
• The use of candles and similar items or devices (revised May 2006)
• Barbeque pits, open-flame cooking devices (revised May 2006)
• How To Conduct A Fire Drill Letter (.pdf) (Revised 5/06)
• Conducting Fire Drills in High Rise Buildings (.pdf)
• Open Fire Warden Training Class
• Fire Depository Box Refer to Stnd 6 "Fire Depository Boxes"
• In the event of a fire letter/information