The code text in 2010 NFPA 13R 9.3 mentions only "pump", not "fire pump" as the 
minimum standard requirement.  Is that correct?  
[I read the commentary to both 9.3 and 9.4 and began to doubt whether a 
non-fire pump could be used.  It is clear that 9.4 code requires, where used, a 
fire pump must meet NFPA 20; however, I don't read 9.3 as actually requiring a 
fire pump be used to meet the "pump" indicated in 9.3(1) or 9.3(4).]

Perhaps my brain will work better in the morning while still fresh...


Respectfully,

David W. S. Blackwell, II, PE, CFPE
Engineering 
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