Fire and Life Safety Evaluation

Fire and Life Safety Evaluations for Ordinance 19-04 (formerly 18-14)

Evaluations must be completed by August 31, 2022.

Contact us to schedule your Fire and Life Safety Evaluation:
Tel: 808-524-2434
Email: mail@douglasengineering.com

The purpose of the Fire and Life Safety Evaluation (FLSE) is to allow residential high-rise buildings to opt out of installing fire sprinklers. The City and County of Honolulu Ordinance 19-04 (formerly 18-14) requires that all residential high-rise buildings either install a fire sprinkler system or opt-out of sprinkler protection and pass the FLSE.

We've evaluated more than 100+ buildings. In every building we've evaluated, we have successfully determined how the building can pass without installing fire sprinklers. We will provide a summary of specific recommendations for your building to pass the evaluation and provide guidance on how to implement them.

Check out our article published in Building Management Hawaii.

City and County of Honolulu
Permitted Interaction Group Meeting (see the Agenda)
Mr. Douglas Buhr, President of Douglas Engineering Pacific, provides information on the FLSE as a Panelist