LifeSafetyWiki by Samektra

List the spaces on one story, pick the occupancy and sprinklers, then type what the life safety plan shows. Every limit links to its summary in IBC Decoded. For NFPA 101 occupant loads use the Occupant Load Calculator.

Occupancy groupSprinklers Emergency voice/alarm system

Spaces on this story

Space	Function (Table 1004.5)	Area (sq ft)	Fixed seats	Load	Exits needed
				0	—

Each space is rounded up to whole people. Fixed seating counts the seats (Section 1004.6). A space over its one-exit limit (Table 1006.2.1) needs two exits or exit access doorways; 501–1,000 needs three (1006.2.1.1).

Story occupant load0

Exits required2§1006.3.3

Stair width36 in.0.3 in./person, minimum 36 in.§1005.3.1

Doors and other components0 in.0.2 in./person total§1005.3.2

Travel distance limit200 ft§1017.2

Common path limit100 ft§1006.2.1

Dead-end limit20 ft§1020.5

Corridor minimum36 in.§1020.3

What the drawings show

Type the values from the life safety plan; blanks are skipped.

Exits from the storyNarrowest exit stair (in.)Total exit door width (in.)Narrowest corridor (in.)Longest travel distance (ft)Longest common path (ft)Longest dead end (ft)Building / area diagonal (ft)Distance between exits (ft)

Limits from the 2024 IBC (the same values as the 2018 edition for everything here; only section numbers moved). Healthcare under CMS also has to meet NFPA 101 (2012). Local amendments and the building official govern.