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Commissions press DBI on seismic safety, firefighter‑use elevators and CAPS program review
Summary
DBI and fire staff updated the commissions on tall‑building fire‑safety proposals (including firefighter‑use elevators for buildings over 200 feet), collaboration with SPUR on seismic policy, the ongoing soft‑story inventory and the review of the CAPS seismic program; public commenters urged faster action on seismic mitigation.
The joint meeting on Aug. 30 included a substantive discussion of seismic safety, tall‑building performance criteria and fire‑safety measures. DBI said it has a committee recommendation in hand and is coordinating peer review and emergency‑response planning with multiple agencies and outside stakeholders.
Ray Louie, deputy director for DBI, said staff is working with SPUR on mitigation and recovery white papers and is collecting data for a soft‑story retrofit inventory in older wood‑frame neighborhoods. "We are still collecting data in terms of other neighborhoods, how many buildings there are," Louie said, noting the…
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