[hackerspaces] And now for something completely different...

[Bob Bownes]

As a firefighter, I'll second the notion of calling and asking questions.
It also doesn't hurt to let the fire marshal know if you have a firefighter
and/or EMTs on site, even occasionally.

It works with the building code inspector and electricians as well.

Bob


On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 6:32 PM, Sam Ley <sam.ley at gmail.com> wrote:

> Never hurts to ask your local fire marshal. Some can be dicks, but my
> experience (working with 5 or 6 in different areas) is that most of them
> are reasonable people who just want everyone to be safe, and they very much
> appreciate it when people call with questions rather than wait for
> violation notices. We've gotten a lot of variances approved with our
> current fire marshal just by being proactive and working with him on
> creative solutions that might not meet the letter of the law, but achieve a
> safe working space.
>
> -Sam
>
> On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 2:39 PM, Arclight <arclight at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Good point - Some jurisdictions appear to call this sort of thing out
>> explicitly while others don't if your area is zoned for it.
>>
>>
>> Arclight
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 1:36 PM, Ron Bean
>> <makerspace at rbean.users.panix.com> wrote:
>> >>I think the fuel issues aren't as much an issue when your space has an
>> >>industrial roll-up door with parking lot on one side and concrete on
>> >>the other.
>> >
>> > It depends on the local laws.
>> >
>> >
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