Where should pull stations be placed to ensure occupants can activate them as they exit?

Where should pull stations be placed to ensure occupants can activate them as they exit?

• A. Within 5 Feet of Every Exit
• B. Within 10 Feet of Every Exit
• C. At Every Stair Landing
• D. Adjacent to Doors

Answer: (B)

Pull stations should be placed along the egress route so that no point along the path to an exit is farther than about 10 feet from a pull station. This ensures someone who is exiting can quickly reach and activate the alarm if they notice a fire, helping to warn others and start the notification system promptly. The goal is convenient, immediate access on the way out, rather than crowding near doors or at stair landings where it won’t reliably cover the entire exit path. In practice, stations are mounted at a reachable height on walls along corridors and near exits so that the entire escape route remains within that 10-foot reach distance.

Pull stations should be placed along the egress route so that no point along the path to an exit is farther than about 10 feet from a pull station. This ensures someone who is exiting can quickly reach and activate the alarm if they notice a fire, helping to warn others and start the notification system promptly. The goal is convenient, immediate access on the way out, rather than crowding near doors or at stair landings where it won’t reliably cover the entire exit path. In practice, stations are mounted at a reachable height on walls along corridors and near exits so that the entire escape route remains within that 10-foot reach distance.