fire-life-safety

Design fire and life safety strategies for architectural projects.

Updated May 23, 2026
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npx skills add https://github.com/Blackleg29/Architecture --skill fire-life-safety-blackleg29
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Skill: fire-life-safety
Source: https://github.com/Blackleg29/Architecture/tree/main/skills/fire-life-safety
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Blackleg29/Architecture --skill fire-life-safety-blackleg29

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

Fire and life safety design is often scattered across code tables, consultant notes, and late-stage coordination, which makes it hard to keep egress, compartmentation, smoke control, and active protection aligned from concept through documentation.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Fire strategy development: Structure a complete fire safety approach for architects, from code basis and compartmentation to fire service access and structural protection.
  • Egress and refuge planning: Size stairs, travel distances, and rescue areas for common building types such as residential towers, offices, assembly spaces, and mixed-use projects.
  • System coordination: Align fire doors, smoke control, sprinklers, alarms, and firestopping so architectural plans remain compliant and buildable.
  • Use Case: A design team can use this skill to check a high-rise scheme for protected stairs, refuge placement, smoke lobbies, and fire-resistance requirements before issuing drawings.

Quick Start

Use the fire-life-safety skill to review the building type, height, occupancy, and jurisdiction, then generate a coordinated fire strategy and egress summary.

Frequently Asked Questions about fire-life-safety

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I design a fire safety strategy for a high-rise building that passes fire code?

Fire safety strategy requires code-based coordination of compartmentation, egress, smoke control, and active systems. This skill structures complete fire strategies using metric fire-resistance criteria and travel-distance limits for high-rise and mixed-use buildings.

What is the maximum travel distance allowed for egress design in commercial buildings?

Egress design travel-distance limits depend on occupancy type and jurisdiction. This skill sizes stairs and calculates travel distances for offices, assembly spaces, and residential towers to ensure plans meet code-based egress requirements.

How do I coordinate fire doors, sprinklers, and smoke control systems in architectural plans?

System coordination aligns fire doors, smoke control, sprinklers, alarms, and firestopping to keep architectural plans compliant. This skill generates a coordinated fire strategy summary integrating active fire systems with passive compartmentation.

Can I use this fire strategy tool for mixed-use and residential tower projects?

Yes, this skill applies to residential, commercial, high-rise, and mixed-use scenarios. It generates fire and life safety strategies including refuge planning, smoke lobbies, and structural fire protection tailored to each building type.

When do I need to plan refuge areas and protected stairs in a building fire strategy?

Refuge areas and protected stairs are required for high-rise and assembly buildings to meet code-based egress and rescue criteria. This skill plans rescue areas and protected stairs before construction drawings are issued.

What are the limitations of using automated fire code coordination for architectural projects?

Automated fire code coordination requires accurate inputs for building type, height, occupancy, and jurisdiction to generate valid strategies. Users must verify metric fire-resistance criteria and door ratings against local code amendments before finalizing documentation.