Question: A resident has requested to use the fire exit as an entry/exit for her mother who is in a wheelchair as it is the only suitable entrance. Is it against fire safety regulations to use the fire exit?
A resident in our building has requested to use the fire exit as an entry/exit for her mother who is in a wheelchair as it is the only suitable entrance. She has also requested to cut down a tree near the fire escape to provide extra room for the wheelchair.
Is it against fire safety regulations to use a fire exit in this way?
Answer: As long as the exit is still meeting the other requirements of free egress and clearance around the exit, this is fine.
This post appears in Strata News #460.
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