Contractors and owners building, renovating or demolishing

Where is the building job?

Draft an NFPA 241 fire safety plan for a building job: program manager, water supply, extinguishers, hot work and impairments. Free to read.

  • Free to read
  • No sign-up until the draft
  • Every fact cites its source
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ePlan fills in

  • Building outline
  • Aerial view
  • Parcel
  • Nearest fire station
  • Extinguisher count

How it works

Construction fire safety plan, from one answer

  1. Enter the address, the building size and when combustibles arrive.One answer starts the project. ePlan names it and looks up the place.
  2. ePlan maps fire department access and counts the extinguishers OSHA requires.3 more questions, each with a "not sure yet" way out.
  3. Read the plan free, then download it for your fire department submittal.The draft marks what to check (amber), what to pick (blue) and what to fill in (violet).

What you get

Construction fire safety plan and 2 more documents

The first draft is free to read. Each document after it is drafted from the same confirmed facts.

The first draft

Construction fire safety plan (NFPA 241)

  1. Project, owner and fire prevention program manager
  2. Fire department access
  3. Water supply and standpipe timing
  4. Fire extinguishers by floor
  5. Hot work permits and fire watch
  6. Temporary heating and fuel storage

Modeled on: NFPA 241, Standard for Safeguarding Construction, Alteration, and Demolition Operations

Next · 2

Hot work program and permit

  1. Permit-required areas
  2. Who signs permits
  3. Fire watch
  4. Training
Next · 3

Fire watch log

  1. Area and times
  2. Watcher
  3. Findings
  4. Sign-off

From public data

What ePlan fills in, and from where

3,000 sq ft

of building is the most one 2A extinguisher may cover on a construction site, with none more than 100 feet away
Source: 29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(i), eCFR

Questions

Construction fire safety plan: what people ask

Does OSHA require a fire plan on construction sites?

Yes. The employer is responsible for developing and maintaining an effective fire protection and prevention program at the job site through every phase of construction, repair, alteration or demolition, and for providing the required firefighting equipment.

Source: ecfr.gov

How many fire extinguishers do I need?

At least one extinguisher rated 2A or better for each 3,000 square feet of protected building area, or major fraction of it, and no point in that area more than 100 feet of travel from the nearest extinguisher.

Source: ecfr.gov

When must water for firefighting be available?

A temporary or permanent water supply with enough volume, duration and pressure for the firefighting equipment must be available as soon as combustible materials accumulate. Planned underground mains should be installed and in service as soon as practicable.

Source: ecfr.gov

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