SUBCODE "F" (THE PHILADELPHIA FIRE CODE)
CHAPTER 8 INTERIOR FINISH, DECORATIVE MATERIALS AND FURNISHINGS
F-803.5.1 Upholstered furniture. Newly introduced
upholstered furniture shall be shown to resist ignition by cigarettes as
determined by tests conducted in accordance with NFPA 261 and shall have a char
length not exceeding 1.5 inches (38
mm).
Exceptions:
1. Upholstered furniture
belonging to the patient in sleeping rooms of nursing homes (Group I-2),
provided that a smoke detector connected to the building fire alarm
system is installed in such rooms. [Battery-powered, single-station
smoke alarms shall be permitted.]
F-804.1 through F-804.1.3 (Delete Section and Subsections in their
entirety and substitute as follows)
F-804.1 Natural cut
trees. Natural cut trees shall be prohibited in
buildings.
Exception: Group R-3 one- and two-family
dwellings.