fire-life-safety

Provide jurisdiction-specific fire and life safety design compliance guidance for AEC projects.

Updated Jun 16, 2026
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Skill: fire-life-safety
Source: https://github.com/robikscube/SJ-skills-sandbox/tree/main/Skill-List/skills-architects/fire-life-safety
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/robikscube/SJ-skills-sandbox --skill fire-life-safety-robikscube

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

Architects and AEC professionals often face complex, jurisdiction-specific fire and life safety code requirements that can lead to costly redesigns, compliance failures, or compromised occupant safety if not addressed correctly during the design process.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Comprehensive Code Guidance: Covers fire strategy development, compartmentation, egress design, smoke control, active fire protection, and structural fire protection with references to IBC, BS 9999, and Approved Document B.
  • Practical Design Tools: Includes worked examples for stair width calculations, travel distance checks, and refuge area sizing for common building types including offices, residential towers, and assembly spaces.
  • Verification Support: Provides a built-in self-test runner to validate skill integrity and check input file paths for automated workflow integration.

Quick Start

Use the fire-life-safety skill to review the egress design for your 10-story sprinklered office building and confirm it meets local travel distance and stair width code requirements.

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 calculate stair width and travel distance for egress design?

Egress design calculations for stair width and travel distance are supported through worked examples. The skill provides practical verification tools to check input file paths and validate that architectural designs meet local building code requirements for sprinklered office buildings.

What building codes are covered for fire protection and compartmentation?

Fire protection and compartmentation guidance references international building codes including IBC, BS 9999, and Approved Document B. This ensures architectural designs meet jurisdiction-specific life safety and property protection requirements across various building types.

Can I use this for smoke control design in residential towers?

Smoke control design for residential towers is fully supported alongside assembly spaces and offices. The skill provides jurisdiction-specific guidance on smoke control strategies alongside active fire protection and structural fire protection for architectural and AEC projects.

What's the best way to verify fire life safety compliance for AEC projects?

Verifying fire life safety compliance is handled by a built-in self-test runner that validates skill integrity and checks input file paths. This supports automated workflow integration to ensure architectural designs meet firefighter access and occupant safety requirements.

Does this skill support refuge area sizing for assembly spaces?

Refuge area sizing for assembly spaces is supported with practical design tools. The skill includes worked calculation examples for common building types, ensuring compartmentation and egress designs meet life safety and firefighter access requirements.