High-Rise Security and Fire Life Safety Office Buildings Hotel Buildings Residential and Apartment Buildings Mixed-Use Buildings This page intentionally left blank High-Rise Security and Fire Life Safety Third Edition Geoff Craighead, CPP, BSCP Board Certified in Security Management ASIS International Building Security Certified Professional Building Security Council Certified in High-Rise Life Safety Services Los Angeles Fire Department AMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG • LONDON • NEW YORK • OXFORD PARIS • SAN DIEGO • SAN FRANCISCO • SINGAPORE • SYDNEY • TOKYO Butterworth-Heinemann is an imprint of Elsevier Cover image: “Mile High Building,” © 2008 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ/Artist Rights Society (ARS), NY High-resolution image: © The Frank Lloyd Wright Fdn, AZ/Art Resources, NY Butterworth-Heinemann is an imprint of Elsevier 30 Corporate Drive, Suite 400, Burlington, MA 01803, USA Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP, UK © 2009, Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. ● ● ● Disclaimer No. 1: The material in this book is provided for general informational purposes only. It may not be applicable to all requirements and should not be the sole source of guidance when making decisions about building security and fire life safety. In each individual country, state, or city where a building resides, many of the issues outlined in the text will have different legal implications. Legal counsel or other expert assistance should be sought if required. The author and the publisher cannot assume and hereby disclaim any liability to any party for any loss or damage arising in any manner from the use of this publication or any information obtained from any source contained herein.1 Disclaimer No. 2: Certain commercial equipment, instruments, or materials are identified in this book in order to adequately demonstrate a procedure or capability. Such identification does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the author or the publisher, nor does it imply that the materials or equipment identified are necessarily best for the purpose.2 Internet sources cited in this book are primarily based on the principles presented in the fourteenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style.3 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science & Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone: ( 44) 1865 843830, fax: ( 44) 1865 853333, E-mail:
[email protected] You may also complete your request online via the Elsevier homepage (http://elsevier.com), by selecting “Support & Contact” then “Copyright and Permission” and then “Obtaining Permissions.” Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Craighead, Geoff. High-rise security and fire life safety / Geoff Craighead. – 3rd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-85617-555-5 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Skyscrapers—Security measures. 2. Skyscrapers—Fires and fire prevention. I. Title. TH9745.S59.C73 2009 658.4 77—dc22 2009004151 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN: 978-1-85617-555-5 For information on all Butterworth-Heinemann publications visit our Web site at www.elsevierdirect.com Printed in the United States of America. 09 10 11 12 1 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Beaudry MH. Adapted in part from Contemporary Lodging Security. Newton, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1996:x. Adapted from the NIST (National Institute of Standards and T