That 150 foot rule seems to be pretty standard in Washington and arrives at being enforceable through the path David describes.
On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 9:43 PM, Smith, David (VFD) <[email protected]> wrote: > I would always recommend asking for the reference when you receive comments > and aren't sure where they are coming from. You'll want to make sure that you > know what they are referencing and even that they have the ability to enforce > it. > > For instance, portions of Chapter 5 of the 2006 IFC pertaining to fire > department access weren't adopted at the state level and isn't enforceable in > WA unless the local jurisdictions adopt it through local ordinance or have > their own requirement. Other agencies may modify the model code with > something more specific or restrictive. Our reference here in Vancouver would > be: > > Vancouver Municipal Code 16.04.160, Amendment to IFC Section 508 > 508.5.8 Fire Department connections. A fire hydrant shall be located within > 150 feet of all required and approved fire department connections. > > Regards, > > David M. Smith, Deputy Fire Marshal > Vancouver Fire Department, Fire Marshal's Office > 7110 NE 63rd Street > Vancouver, WA 98661 > 360-487-7240 Phone/Fax > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] on behalf of John Drucker > Sent: Wed 4/8/2009 3:46 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: 100ft from FDC to hydrant? > > > > Members, Perhaps this will help; > > 2006 IFC Section 508 Fire Protection Water Supplies > > 508.5.1 Where required. > > Where a portion of the facility or building hereafter constructed or moved > into or within the jurisdiction is more than 400 feet (122 m) from a hydrant > on a fire apparatus access road, as measured by an approved route around the > exterior of the facility or building, on-site fire hydrants and mains shall > be provided where required by the fire code official. > > Exceptions: > 1. For Group R-3 and Group U occupancies, the distance requirement > shall be 600 feet (183 m). > 2. For buildings equipped throughout with an approved automatic > sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 (NFPA-13) > or 903.3.1.2, (NFPA-13R) the distance requirement shall be 600 feet (183 m). > > Don't forget about 2006 IFC Appendix B and C if adopted in your > jurisdiction. > > Sincerely > > John Drucker > Fire Protection Subcode Official > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > -- Ron Greenman at home.... _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
