Great OSHA guide for the design engineer and AHJ who does not have a fire
department background, great pictures, 71 pages of good stuff!
here is the link
http://www.osha.gov/Publications/fire_features3256.pdf
Below is the index of topics
Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction
PURPOSE 5
SCOPE 5
A FIRE SERVICE PRIMER 6
FIRE SERVICE CHALLENGES 8
MANUAL ORGANIZATION AND USE 9
TERMINOLOGY 9
GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS AND TERMS 10
Chapter 2
Building and Site Design
GENERAL 11
FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS 11
PREMISES IDENTIFICATION 16
FIRE HYDRANTS 18
FIREFIGHTER ACCESS 21
HAZARDS TO THE FIRE SERVICE 26
Chapter 3
Sprinkler Systems
GENERAL 28
ZONING 28
WATER SUPPLY CONTROL VALVES 29
FIRE PUMPS 31
PARTIAL SPRINKLER SYSTEMS 32
Chapter 4
Standpipe Systems
GENERAL 33
FIRE HOSE CONNECTIONS 34
DESIGN PRESSURE 37
PRESSURE REGULATING DEVICES 38
STANDPIPE ISOLATION VALVES 39
OTHER DESIGN ISSUES 40
Chapter 5
Fire Department Connections
GENERAL 41
QUANTITY 42
INLETS 43
LOCATION 44
POSITION 46
MARKING 47
TEMPORARY CONNECTIONS 49
Chapter 6
Fire Alarm and Communication Systems
GENERAL 50
ZONING AND ANNUNCIATION 51
GRAPHIC DISPLAYS 53
FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 55
VOICE ALARM SYSTEMS 56
FIRE DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS 57
FIRE COMMAND CENTERS 58
Chapter 7
Other Systems
FIREFIGHTER EMERGENCY POWER
SYSTEMS 59
FIREFIGHTER BREATHING AIR SYSTEMS 60
FIREFIGHTER RADIO SIGNAL
RETRANSMISSION SYSTEMS 61
SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEMS 63
From: "Tom Duross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: Manual wet standpipes
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:36:27 -0400
I had one fail last week. No standpipe hydraulics were ever done.
150 PSI at the FDC and 400 GPM at 60 PSI from the 4th floor FDV.
Much of the 4" is being replaced presently with 6" and the 2 1/2" that ran
10'
from the Standpipe to the FDV is being replaced with 4".
I thought blockages (coupons) in the pipe but after sketching and
calculating,
results were similar on computer. 12 elbows in the 2nd flr. ceiling alone.
Regardless of manual or automatic; hydraulics are important.
I'm amazed (again) at how uninformed some are.
Tom
Chris:
Loved your dissertation up till the end, about the tanker/tender shuttle.
Our Fire District is about 482 Sq Miles, all the surrounding districts are
of similar size. We have a single 2200 Gal Tender 1984, most of the other
districts have the same. When our FDP finally arrives at a fire, sometimes
20 min. after the call, the haul distance for the tenders if often over 4
miles round trip, and that can very well be from a draft. Can't even keep
250 Gpm going until the second tender arrives (about 30 Min. later). I'd
love to see a 1000 Gpm tender operation, but it will never happen here.
On the same note we only have standpipes where there is water. Go figure?
Thom McMahon
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