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20: Solocast Private Fire Protection Water Storage Tanks Fire Code Tech
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On this episode we are talking about water storage tanks for fire suppression. We go over NFPA 22 the standard for private fire protection water storage tanks as well as some common components of this system. The question of how to determine if a fire protection water storage tank is required is discussed at length.
Transcription
Hello. Welcome to the solo cast of fire code tech in these episodes. It's just gonna be me, your host, Gus Gagliardi. There's gonna be a range of topics, but I'm gonna talk about specific technologies, installation, standards, codes, and how they work as well as some other interesting topics that don't neatly fit inside of the context of a normal interview.
Hello. Welcome to episode 20 of fire code tech. In this episode, we're talking about fire protection, water storage tanks. Yes. Last week we talked about water supply piping for underground Firemans. And this week I wanted to talk about another crucial component of fire protection, water supplies, which is storage tanks.
Don't forget to subscribe. So you never miss an episode and follow us on social media. Oh, and if you could do me a huge favor and give us a five star review on apple podcasts, that would help out so much. In this episode, I wanted to talk about fire protection, water storage tanks, because it's a complicated part of fire protection to understand.
We talked about fire pumps in episode number nine of the solo cast. And this is another big complicated component. Providing a water supply for, um, municipality that cannot supply the fire protection system in which you're designing. So one of the most critical pieces of determining if you need a fire protection water, uh, storage tank is by performing a preliminary hydraulic calc.
And we've talked a little bit about, um, the steps of that, what that looks like. And so this episode is going to expand on, um, after you've determined that you don't have the flow or the duration of water supply you need. Um, and you have decided that, uh, fire protection, water storage tank is necessary. Um, then what next, what code.
What standards, what are the pieces of equipment that are involved and, uh, much more so let's dive in. So unlike other fire protection systems, where you would take a look in chapter nine of the international building code, if you were trying to determine. The applicability of one of these systems to your building, um, fire pumps and fire protection, water storage tanks are a bit different in that they are required when the water supply of your municipality cannot sustain the, uh, fire suppression demand that is necessary for your facility.
So if you're working for a rural municipality, That has a four inch line with, you know, um, not much water supply and you're constructing a Highrise, or if you're constructing a building with high pile storage that is gonna have some significant, um, fire suppression demand, you might be in a situation in which you need a fire protection, water storage.
And so the codes and standards around this subject is, um, N FPA 22 is the standard that tells you the installation requirements of fire protection, water storage tanks. So there's not much in the way of the codes, the fire code, or the building code for fire protection, water storage tanks. At least not to my knowledge, I've done some research and tried to dig it up, but I couldn't find.
Um, any applicable sections? I'm sure there are some but nothing substantial. So NFPA 22 is the standard for water tanks for private fire protection. So this doesn't apply to the. Elevated municipal, uh, water tanks that are, uh, generally associated with public water supplies. These are fire protection storage tanks that are specifically for a suppression system on the premises.
Usually, sometimes these systems can also be utilized for hydrant loops. Um, if you're in that situation where you were referencing before. Where you have a very rural jurisdiction. Um, you might not have the
On this episode we are talking about water storage tanks for fire suppression. We go over NFPA 22 the standard for private fire protection water storage tanks as well as some common components of this system. The question of how to determine if a fire protection water storage tank is required is discussed at length.
Transcription
Hello. Welcome to the solo cast of fire code tech in these episodes. It's just gonna be me, your host, Gus Gagliardi. There's gonna be a range of topics, but I'm gonna talk about specific technologies, installation, standards, codes, and how they work as well as some other interesting topics that don't neatly fit inside of the context of a normal interview.
Hello. Welcome to episode 20 of fire code tech. In this episode, we're talking about fire protection, water storage tanks. Yes. Last week we talked about water supply piping for underground Firemans. And this week I wanted to talk about another crucial component of fire protection, water supplies, which is storage tanks.
Don't forget to subscribe. So you never miss an episode and follow us on social media. Oh, and if you could do me a huge favor and give us a five star review on apple podcasts, that would help out so much. In this episode, I wanted to talk about fire protection, water storage tanks, because it's a complicated part of fire protection to understand.
We talked about fire pumps in episode number nine of the solo cast. And this is another big complicated component. Providing a water supply for, um, municipality that cannot supply the fire protection system in which you're designing. So one of the most critical pieces of determining if you need a fire protection water, uh, storage tank is by performing a preliminary hydraulic calc.
And we've talked a little bit about, um, the steps of that, what that looks like. And so this episode is going to expand on, um, after you've determined that you don't have the flow or the duration of water supply you need. Um, and you have decided that, uh, fire protection, water storage tank is necessary. Um, then what next, what code.
What standards, what are the pieces of equipment that are involved and, uh, much more so let's dive in. So unlike other fire protection systems, where you would take a look in chapter nine of the international building code, if you were trying to determine. The applicability of one of these systems to your building, um, fire pumps and fire protection, water storage tanks are a bit different in that they are required when the water supply of your municipality cannot sustain the, uh, fire suppression demand that is necessary for your facility.
So if you're working for a rural municipality, That has a four inch line with, you know, um, not much water supply and you're constructing a Highrise, or if you're constructing a building with high pile storage that is gonna have some significant, um, fire suppression demand, you might be in a situation in which you need a fire protection, water storage.
And so the codes and standards around this subject is, um, N FPA 22 is the standard that tells you the installation requirements of fire protection, water storage tanks. So there's not much in the way of the codes, the fire code, or the building code for fire protection, water storage tanks. At least not to my knowledge, I've done some research and tried to dig it up, but I couldn't find.
Um, any applicable sections? I'm sure there are some but nothing substantial. So NFPA 22 is the standard for water tanks for private fire protection. So this doesn't apply to the. Elevated municipal, uh, water tanks that are, uh, generally associated with public water supplies. These are fire protection storage tanks that are specifically for a suppression system on the premises.
Usually, sometimes these systems can also be utilized for hydrant loops. Um, if you're in that situation where you were referencing before. Where you have a very rural jurisdiction. Um, you might not have the
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