In Boston, the FDC is "supposed" to be on the street address side of the structure and the horn/strobe or beacon is supposed to be above it, and if the building's sprinklered an electric bell placed below the horn/strobe/beacon. I do this as my standard unless asked differently during plan review or field inspection. I think it makes good consistent sense.
Tom Duross Go Red Sox Our department requires a horn/strobe to be placed within 20-ft of the FDC connection regardless if on the building or remote. Approaching companies will see and possibly hear where the FDC is located if they don't already know where it is. This is only required if an FDC is present. Steven Smith, CFPS Colorado Springs Fire Department "In Omnia Paratus" "Fire Engineering Saves Firefighters Lives" finished a sprinkler system design. it was close to the 10% buffer, so the AHJ said, "what if the fire department draws down too much water from the hydrants and we don´t have enough pressure?" I say, "does that mean you want a fire pump?" He says, "yes, I would prefer one." I say, "i was not a good firefighter, but I do remember our engineers were pretty keen on making the connections, are you saying that the first due engine doesn't make the connections?" He says, "yes, that happens about 20% of the time. They arrive at a building, and don't know if there are connections there or not." I think, "this IS a problem," "...but not mine." should we put signs up outside of all buildings with FDC's or is this something the engineer/driver should know, or something the officer in the bucket should tell him? scot deal excelsior fire _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
