County fire marshal says adopted fire codes and NFPA standards cover data-center risks
Wilson County Fire Marshal Daniel Callum told the countyadvisory committee the county enforces the 2021 International Fire Code and the 2021 NFPA 101 Life Safety Code and applies reference standards such as NFPA 75 when reviewing data-center plans; he said reviewers will call for larger water lines or auxiliary tanks when calculations indicate insufficient fire flow.
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Daniel Callum, Wilson Countys fire marshal, told the Data Center Advisory Committee that the county already enforces modern building- and life-safety codes for data-center reviews and will apply additional referenced standards where hazards warrant. He said reviewers begin with the site planchecking access for emergency vehicles, water resources and proper addressingand then review architectural and engineering drawings against the adopted codes.
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