commerical building fire sprinklers

 Last year we purchased a brand new industrial/office building in Orange
County, CA. The building came with fire sprinklers installed and there
is also a phone line dedicated to call 911 should a fire occur. We are
paying for this phone line apart from the regular phone lines that we
are paying for our normal office use.
I am wondering if there is any mandatory code requirement to have this
fire service phone line standby at all times? Or is it OK to disconnect
this phone line service, but of course, keeping the sprinklers.

Any tips are welcome.

Thanks

 

  And your insurance company. At least with residential alarms, you get
a cut in premiums if the alarms are monitored. I would assume that the
same might apply in commercial areas, too. If the only marginal expense
is the phone line, you might end up being penny wise and pound foolish.

 
Kurt Ullman wrote:

Alarm monitoring usually does not require a dedicated phone line.  I
think what he means is that he would switch from a dedicated line to
using one of the business lines.  But I agree, he should be checking
with the local fire code officials and his insurance company, because
only they can answer his question.

 On 31 Oct 2006 11:13:33 -0800, trader4@optonline.net wrote:


We had to have a second line, but it didn't have to be dedicated (in
LA).  

 
GWB wrote:

Now I'm really confused.  Why would you have to have a second line if
it's not dedicated to the alarm?  If it's not dedicated, then what
makes the second one different from the first phone line, or any other
phone line?