Jim,
Having taught classes in New Jersey on the subject, I can tell you that the fire service is looking into these types of requirements for ground-mounted systems. The 2012 IFC only includes requirements for buffer areas around the perimeter. Whether a fire truck needs to get around a facility is somewhat based on local hazards and the size of the array. 800kW is a bit on the small side for such requirements, but there are no hard and fast numbers. However, if a PV system is the source of a large grass fire, getting access to keep the fire from leaving the array area could be a critical need. Bill. From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Jim MacDonald Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 5:33 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Fire Access lane for ground mount A local FD in NJ is asking we build a road- a fire access lane (big enough for fire truck) that will connect the main road to the north edge of a proposed 800 kW ground mount. The north edge of the ground mount is a good 500' of grass from the road, so this would be no cheap and easy task. Has anyone come across a Fire Dept asking for such access? Couldn't find anything in old threads nor solar pro. Thanks for any input Jim MacDonald Design + Engineering Dept. Solar Energy Systems, LLC www.solarEsystems.com <http://www.solaresystems.com/>
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