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third floor which is about 60 feet above the
ground level, consists of an interior stairway
at the west side, adjacent to the passenger
elevator shaftway, which is not cut off, and
which would permit fire to spread unrestrictedly
upward, spreading out on each floor and cutting
off egress from the upper floors. To improve
this stairway as a required means of egress,
the openings on each floor into it throughout
its entire length should be protected with self-
closing fire doors. Further, the door into the
kitchen at the base of the stairway should be
kept unlocked in case it is necessary to use that
door to get outside the building. As a security
measure this door could be equipped with panic
hardware SO that it could be opened only from
the stair and elevator side.
(2) Grand Staircase. - Another means of egress from
the second floor is by way of the Grand Stair-
case, east of the entrance from the North Portico.
At the bottom of this stairway is a two-piece
grille sliding gate which is kept shut and, until
recently, had been locked with a padlock in order
to prevent intruders reaching the second floor
(the private quarters of the President). As this
stairway constitutes a second means of egress
from the second floor, it is highly important
that either this gate be kept unlocked or, if
locked, arrangements to be made SO that it can
be quickly and easily opened from the upstairs
side by occupants. Y&D Drawing No. 431,658,
appended to this report shows schematically a
method for swinging the two parts of this gate
and equipping it with panic hardware.
(3) Third Floor, Additional Exit
- As stated in
recommendation (9) (A) (1), there is only one exit
from the third floor. In addition to guest
rooms and the servants' quarters, there is a
Sun Parlor, access to which is gained by a stair-
way leading from the third floor. It is impor-
tant that another satisfactory exit be provided
from the third floor in case the stairway at the
west, covered in recommendation (9) (A) (1), could
not be reached. There are two ways of accom-
plishing this:
First: Construct a now stairway extending
from the 2nd to the 3rd floor in the
vicinity of the main or grand stair-
way to the east. This new stairway
should be cut off at either the 2nd
or 3rd floor to prevent flue action
in the case of a fire nearby.
C-69090
14
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