Why not put the FDC @ the fire service vault near the street and
connection to the municipal main?Interconnecting could get costly and
this would serve the same purpose.
Lamar Vaughn,SET
On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 1:23 PM, Mark Gouveia wrote:
I am looking for another opinion on whether the Fire Department
Connections
need to be "interconnected" when a large building is supplied by more
than
one underground service/riser. The case I have in mind is a large
warehouse
(200,000 sq ft) with risers at opposite ends as was commonly done in
the
past. Is there a code requirement or good practice recommendation?
NFPA 13-2010 paragraph 8.17.2.4.5 states "*Where a fire department
connection services only a portion of a building, a sign shall be
attached
indicating the portions of the building served*." Is section intended
to
apply to a partially sprinklered buildings to advise that the entire
building is not protected? Or is it intended to permit multiple FDCs
as
long as you clearly indicated which portion of the building it
protects?
I am aware that NFPA 14 paragraph 7.5.1 states "*Where two or more
standpipes are installed in the same building or section of building,
they
shall be interconnected*." But for this specific case there would be
no
standpipes.
Thanks in advance,
Mark Gouveia
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