SNZ PAS 4509:2003
New Zealand Fire Service Fire Fighting Water Supplies Code of Practice
Provides direction on what constitutes an adequate supply of water for fire fighting in urban Fire Districts. This includes areas covered by any agreements under section 38 or 39 of the Fire Service Act.
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COMMITTEE REPRESENTATION
© COPYRIGHT
CONTENTS
REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
LATEST REVISIONS
PREFACE
FOREWORD
REVIEW
1 GENERAL
1.1 Aims
1.2 Legal context
2 DEFINITIONS
3 SYMBOLS AND UNITS
4 USE OF THE CODE OF PRACTICE
4.1 Application
4.2 Simplified methodology for determination of fire fighting water supply
4.3 Methodology for calculation of fire fighting water supply
4.4 Recording of water requirements
5 RUNNING PRESSURE
6 FIRE SERVICE ACCESS TO WATER SOURCE
6.1 Background
6.2 Fire hydrant location
6.3 Fire hydrant marking
6.4 Uncharged water mains
6.5 Access to alternative fire fighting water sources
7 INSPECTION AND TESTING OF FIRE HYDRANTS
8 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
9 DISPUTES
APPENDIX
A SPRINKLER DEMAND
B ALTERNATIVE FIRE FIGHTING WATER SOURCES
C APPROVED STANDARDS
D TESTING OF FIRE HYDRANTS
E CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM FIRE SIZE
F WATER EXTINGUISHING CAPABILITY
G SPECIFICATION, LOCATION AND MARKING OF FIRE HYDRANTS
H OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS
Table
1 – Simplified method for determining required water supply classification
2 – Simplified method for determining fire fighting water supply
A1 – Example of practical water requirements for fire protection system
E1 – Single firecell building with 3 windows and 1 roof vent
E2 – Typical heat release rates from fuel controlled fires for various building types
E3 – K1 Human intervention
E4 – K2 Fire safety features
F1 – Water accessibility coefficient C1
F2 – Water reliability coefficient C2
F3 – Water flows from fire hydrants
Figure
B1 – Suction sources – fixed, static pick-up
B2 – Flooded sources – water supply above road level
B3 – Examples of how alternative water supplies can be deliveredto within 90 m of a hazard
E1 – Single firecell building with 3 windows and 1 roof vent
G1 – Fire hydrant marking
G2 – Example showing code requirements for the location and spacingof fire hydrants
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COMMITTEE REPRESENTATION
© COPYRIGHT
CONTENTS
REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
LATEST REVISIONS
PREFACE
FOREWORD
REVIEW
1 GENERAL
1.1 Aims
1.2 Legal context
2 DEFINITIONS
3 SYMBOLS AND UNITS
4 USE OF THE CODE OF PRACTICE
4.1 Application
4.2 Simplified methodology for determination of fire fighting water supply
4.3 Methodology for calculation of fire fighting water supply
4.4 Recording of water requirements
5 RUNNING PRESSURE
6 FIRE SERVICE ACCESS TO WATER SOURCE
6.1 Background
6.2 Fire hydrant location
6.3 Fire hydrant marking
6.4 Uncharged water mains
6.5 Access to alternative fire fighting water sources
7 INSPECTION AND TESTING OF FIRE HYDRANTS
8 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
9 DISPUTES
APPENDIX
A SPRINKLER DEMAND
B ALTERNATIVE FIRE FIGHTING WATER SOURCES
C APPROVED STANDARDS
D TESTING OF FIRE HYDRANTS
E CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM FIRE SIZE
F WATER EXTINGUISHING CAPABILITY
G SPECIFICATION, LOCATION AND MARKING OF FIRE HYDRANTS
H OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS
Table
1 – Simplified method for determining required water supply classification
2 – Simplified method for determining fire fighting water supply
A1 – Example of practical water requirements for fire protection system
E1 – Single firecell building with 3 windows and 1 roof vent
E2 – Typical heat release rates from fuel controlled fires for various building types
E3 – K1 Human intervention
E4 – K2 Fire safety features
F1 – Water accessibility coefficient C1
F2 – Water reliability coefficient C2
F3 – Water flows from fire hydrants
Figure
B1 – Suction sources – fixed, static pick-up
B2 – Flooded sources – water supply above road level
B3 – Examples of how alternative water supplies can be deliveredto within 90 m of a hazard
E1 – Single firecell building with 3 windows and 1 roof vent
G1 – Fire hydrant marking
G2 – Example showing code requirements for the location and spacingof fire hydrants
SNZ PAS 4509:2003
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