Don't have to ask the fire chief. That is what I did. There is a 4"drain in the basement area of the room. Drains to the ditch behind the house. BTW if the room was upstairs and we had a fire they would get burned up instead of drowned anyway. I am doing this mainly for security from thieves anyway. I am building a powder magazine now in the field behind the house. Wanta keep the powder I have there....rather than the house. Just a building with 4 refridgerators in it to store powder in. Actually legal too in most all states. 100 lbs per fridge. But ya gotta cut the cord off.
