NFPA 24 helps ensure water supplies are available in a fire emergency, with detailed requirements for the installation of private fire service mains and their appurtenances supplying private hydrants and water-based fire protection systems.Continue Reading

A deluge valve is a type of system actuation valve that is opened by a detection system and they are used in conditions that require large volumes of water in a relatively short period of time.Continue Reading

The fire brigade uses fire fighting pipe, which is a type of normal carbon steel pipe used to convey fire suppression agents such as water or gas.Continue Reading

A fire pump provides high-pressure water accessibility to the fire sprinkler system, increasing the flow rate of the water. They are used to increase the pressure of the water source when that source is not adequate for the system it’s supplying.Continue Reading

A Class C fire requires an agent that can break apart the elements that feed a fire: oxygen, heat, and fuel. Class C fire extinguisher which contains mono ammonium phosphate, potassium bicarbonate, or potassium chloride, all of which are suitable for putting out Class C fires.Continue Reading

A Wet riser is used to supply water within multiple levels or compartments of a building for fire fighting purposes.Continue Reading

The formula to find GPM is 60 divided by the seconds it takes to fill a one-gallon container (GPM = 60 / seconds)Continue Reading

NFPA 291 provides guidance on fire flow tests and marking of hydrants in order to determine and indicate the relatively available fire service water supply from hydrants and to identify possible deficiencies which could be corrected to ensure adequate fire flows as needed.Continue Reading

The firewater Ringmain is a header network of pipes that transfers the water from the pumps to the fire.Continue Reading

Average Daily Demand (ADD) is the total volume of water delivered to the system over a year divided by 365 days.Continue Reading