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• ~ <br />LA PORTE FIRE MARSHALS' OFFICE <br />INTER-OFFICE MEMO <br />May 19,1999 <br />TO: DEBBIE WILMORE, CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL <br />FROM: PAUL R. HICKENBOTTOM, FIRE MARSHAL ~~~~~ , <br />SUBJECT: RATED WALL SEPERATION <br />Asper your request, I have reviewed the La Porte Fire Code (Standazd Fire Code -1994 <br />Edition -with amendments) regarding the requirement for a rated sheet rock wall <br />sepazating an attached gazage from a residence. <br />After my review, I was unable to find any code requirement for the rated wall. <br />However, I am: <br />1. In full agreement with, <br />2. In total support of, <br />3. Requesting that, <br />the currently enforced Building Department policy, requiring such a rated wall be <br />continued. <br />For your information, I have been in the fire service for over 29 years, first as a Fire <br />Fighter, Fire Inspector, Assistant Fire Marshal, and for the last 19 years the Fire Marshal <br />for the City of La Porte. I have personally seen many times where a fire rated wall <br />separating a gazage from a residence has help stop the spread of fire from one area to <br />another. In my professional opinion, the protection the rated sheet rock wall provides, far <br />out ways the cost of the sheet rock and the labor cost to install it. <br />If you have any question,. please advise. <br />E~HI~I°f C <br />