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Emergency Access Details

The Emergency Access manual provides information that architects, planners, contractors, property owners and many others will need in order to ensure that their developments remain safe and are easily and quickly accessible to firefighters.

Details and regulations
The access details provided on this site have been developed to make it easy for commercial and residential property owners, architects, builder, gate companies, sign companies and others to fully understand the emergency access requirements of the Phoenix Fire Department and Fire Code.

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INTRODUCTION TO OUR DETAIL BOOK
These chapters contain electronic files, which make up the Emergency Access Regulations book. The book has been developed to make it easy for commercial and residential propertyowners, architects, builders, gate companies, sign companies and others to fully understand the emergency access requirements of the Phoenix Fire Department and Fire Code.

Software Required
The files were created using the following applications:

Acrobat Reader 6.0	(Free on internet)
Auto Cad LT	file name	LT.dwg
Corel Version 12	file extention	.cdr
Microsoft Word 2000	file extention	.doc

Fonts and XREFs
If you do not have all the fonts needed to view the details, click here to down load and save them to your computer.

How To Look Up The Details You Need
You are able to browse the detail book by chapter using Acrobat reader to view the pdf version. The Acrobat version was created to make it easy to locate details you are looking for. Each detail has a blue box with a thumbtack in it. By double clicking this thumbtack, it will launch the detail in Auto Cad Light or Corel DRAW.

EXAMPLE:

The pages below are in PDF. File sizes range from 1 to 9 megabytes, which can take up to 5 minutes to download with a 56k modem. To view the pages, you will need the free Adobe Reader. Download it here.

	Chapter 1 Fire Lane Standards. Alternative Surface Fire Lanes			Chapter 6 Fire Protection Systems Signage
	Chapter 2 Address Directories			Chapter 7 Automatic Gates
	Chapter 3 Building & Property Addresses Building Numbers Apartment Directional Signs Stairwell Markings			Chapter 8 Manual Vehicle Gates Pedestrian Gates
	Chapter 4 Directional Signs Private Community Street Signage			Chapter 9 HAZMAT Identification (Fire Diamond)
	Chapter 5 Lock Boxes/Key Switches			Chapter 10 ADA Accessible Parking Details