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Farmers Branch Fire Department
Prefire Analysis Report
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Address: 4245, 4249, 4255, 4265 LBJ Inspection Date: 09/07/2006
Bus. Name: Best Buy Shopping Center Occupancy: Row of Stores
Index By AddressIndex by Business Name

Running Route
Building Info
Water Supply
Utilities
Unique Hazards
Special Information

Photos

Front Elevation
Satelite View
Photo #3
Photo #4

Drawings

Floor Plan
Site Plan
Drawing3
Drawing4

Exposures

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E - 4355 LBJ
S - 4205 LBJ
W -


Building Information
Construction

Floors: 1
Sub-floors: No
Churn Pressure: N/A
Square Feet: 160,000
Fire Flow/floor: 53,000 gpm
Construction Type: Type 2, Non-Combustible
Exterior Walls: Tilt Wall
Roof: Light-weight metal truss with tar & gravel
Interior Walls: Sheetrock on metal studs
Emerg Power: No
Year Constructed: 1991
Fire Protection

Knox Box: North side, center of bldg.
Fire Command Room: No
Alarm Panel: In riser room, North side center of bldg.
Elevators: No
Stairwells: No
Roof Access: (4245 LBJ) Northwest corner of bldg. (Padlocked)
Auto-Unlock: No
Auto-Suppression: Full Coverage
Standpipes: No
FD Connection: (2) 2-1/2", North side, center of bldg.
Fire Pump: No
Smoke Control: No
Fire Communications: No


Water Supply
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Location
Distance
I.D.
First 4255 LBJ North - North side, center of bldg. adjacent to FDC 150 to FDC feet 1791
Second 4265 LBJ South - Southeast corner of bldg. 250 to front feet 1786
Third 4255 LBJ South - On LBJ service road south of the bldg. 320 to front feet 1793


Utilities
Electricity Main power shut-off for each occupancy is in the electrical room on the north wall of 4245 LBJ
Gas Used mostly for overhead warehouse heaters. One meter for each occupancy along the north side of the bldg.
Water


Unique Hazards
Parapet Wall The parapet wall extends around the entire circumference of the building and varies from 3 to 6 feet in height. When the metal roof trusses are heated, they may twist and cause a collapse of the parapet wall.
High Rack Storage 4245 LBJ - Back store room utilizes high rack storage which includes rows of bicycles suspended from the ceiling by picture hanger wire.
Heavy Fire Load 4265 LBJ - High concentration of furniture and mattresses in retail area contribute significantly to the fire load.

Fire Command Room






Alarm Panel


The fire alarm panel is located inside the sprinkler riser room on the north side of the building. There is a knox box vault next to the riser room for access.



Elevators






Stairwells






Automatic Unlocking






Automatic Suppression


The building is fully covered by a wet pipe automatic sprinkler system. There are four risers in the riser room on the north side of the building, one for each occupancy. Each occupancy can be shut down at its respective riser.



Standpipes


N/A



Smoke Control


N/A



Fire Communications


N/A