A fire system impairment occurs when a fire protection or detection system, fire alarm system, or other system designed to maintain the fire resistance of the building is taken out of service, either wholly or in part, planned or unplanned.
To ensure compliance with our insurance providers and City of Portland Fire & Rescue, the PSU Fire System Impairment Procedures must be followed.
Fire System Impairment Procedures (coming soon)
Planned Impairment
A planned Impairment is an abnormal condition in which a system, component or function is out of service due to work that has been planned in advance. Examples of a planned impairment include the replacement of a sprinkler valve or the addition of a fire alarm device. Planned impairments are typically scheduled during construction phases, renovations or upgrades.
Reach out to EHS-group@pdx.edu for more information and to schedule a planned impairment, including the following information:
- Building name and address
- Occupancy type (residential, business, assembly, etc.) and number of floors
- Impairment type
- Impairment description including the rationale for the impairment
- Listing of equipment that will remain functional, if a partial impairment (standpipes, fire alarm, sprinkler)
- The location where the impairment will take place
- Areas within building that will be impaired
- Lead person and contact information
- Planned start date, time, and duration of impairment
Emergency Impairment
An abnormal condition in which a system, component or function is out of service due to an emergency condition. Examples may include such things as broken or frozen sprinkler pipe, electronic failure of a portion of the fire alarm system or a utility failure.
To report an unscheduled impairment, call the FPM Work Control Center at 503-725-3738, and provide the following information:
- Building name and address
- Occupancy type (residential, business, assembly, etc.) and number of floors
- Impairment type (fire alarm, sprinkler, other)
- Impairment description
- Areas within building that will be impaired
- Contact person, their cell phone number
- Expected duration of impairment
- Recommendation if a fire watch is required
- Emergency Impairment Documentation
- Any documentation from the emergency impairment shall be provided to the FPC. This information may assist in the determination of need for a fire watch and future mitigation of similar incidents.