Get Fire Hydrant Checklist 2020-2023

NFPA 1710: Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations, and Special Operations to the Public by Career Fire Departments.

NFPA 291 stipulates hydrant flow tests every five years to ensure that changing conditions in the piping and system demands won't impede hydrants' ability to deliver water. 4.15. 1 Public fire hydrants should be flow tested every 5 years to verify capacity and marking of the hydrant.

2) recommends that fire hydrants should maintain a residual pressure of 20 psi (pounds per square inch), or 1.4 bar, for effective firefighting, as well as to prevent backflow that could contaminate the public water supply.

Installation Requirement For Fire Hydrants Fire hydrants shall be a minimum of 50 feet away from a building or structure, unless as determined by the Fire Chief; a longer minimum distance is needed for the safety of firemen and fire vehicles using the hydrant.

NFPA 1 requires that the flow capacity of all fire hydrants within 1000 ft (305 m) of a building not be less than the required fire flow. The distance should be measured as the fire apparatus would lay hose out on the fire department access road to the building.

With the flow testing results, hydrants are classified in ance with their rated capacities. ing to NFPA 291-2019, these classes include Class AA (1500 gpm), Class A (1000-1499 gpm), Class B (500-999 gpm), and Class C (less than 500 gpm).

British Standard BS9990:2015 states that where a fire hydrant exists on your premises, arrangements should be in place by the owners or occupiers for annual maintenance – they will not be maintained by either the fire service or the water company.