Service 05

Occupancy and Life-Safety Documentation Support in San Antonio

This service is documentation support. Read the scope section carefully, because this is the area where the line between what we do and what requires a licensed professional matters most.

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What we can document

Some life-safety information is documentation of what already exists and how the space is laid out. Where it is legally appropriate for us to do so, we can show that information on drawings.

  • Occupant-load documentation, where legally appropriate
  • Exit locations
  • Egress paths and diagrams
  • Evacuation diagrams
  • Existing EXIT sign locations
  • Existing emergency light locations
  • Existing fire extinguisher locations
  • Life-safety information shown on drawings where allowed

What we do not do, explicitly

This list is not modesty. These are licensed activities and we do not perform them.

  • We do not design fire sprinkler systems
  • We do not engineer fire alarm systems
  • We do not service or certify fire extinguishers
  • We do not certify fire protection equipment
  • We do not perform licensed fire protection work
  • We do not approve or certify Fire Marshal compliance
  • We do not perform official fire inspections

Where the line falls in practice

A useful way to think about it: documenting where the exits are is different from designing the system that protects them. The first is drawing what exists. The second is engineering, and it belongs to a licensed professional.

If your correction notice asks for the second kind, we will read it, tell you plainly that it is outside our scope, and tell you what kind of licensed professional handles it. You will not pay us to discover that.

Possible deliverables

Availability depends on the project and on what is legally appropriate for us to prepare.

  • Egress diagram
  • Evacuation diagram suitable for posting
  • Exit location plan
  • Occupant-load documentation where appropriate
  • Existing life-safety device locations shown on plan

Life-Safety Documentation: common questions

The Fire Marshal gave me a correction. Can you handle it?

Sometimes, and it depends entirely on what the correction says. Documentation items are frequently within our scope. Anything involving the design, installation, servicing or certification of fire protection systems is not, and requires a licensed professional. Send us the correction and we will tell you which one it is before you commit to anything.

What is occupant load?

In general terms it refers to the number of people a space is considered to accommodate for life-safety purposes, and it is calculated from the space use and area under the applicable adopted code. The specific calculation method and the code edition that applies depend on your jurisdiction and project.

Can you produce the evacuation map I need to post?

We can prepare evacuation diagrams showing the layout, exit paths and exit locations. Whether a posted diagram is required for your specific occupancy, and what it must contain, is determined by the authority having jurisdiction, so confirm the requirement with them or send us what you were asked for.

Do you certify that my space is code compliant?

No. We do not certify code compliance and we would be misleading you if we said otherwise. We prepare documentation. Compliance determinations belong to the authority having jurisdiction.

Get started

Send us the correction and we will read it

We will tell you whether it is documentation we can prepare or work that requires a licensed professional. Before you spend anything.

PDF, JPG or PNG. Up to 5 files, 10 MB each. A clear phone photo of a paper notice is fine.

We use what you send only to review your project and respond. We do not sell your information.

Send us what the City asked for

Upload the notice, email, correction report or plans you received. We will review the situation and tell you what the next step is.

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