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Every fire extinguisher serviceman shall be licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 15-4.
(Prior code § 91-52)
PART 3. STANDARD INSIDE STANDPIPE SYSTEMS (15-16-710 et seq.)
A standard inside standpipe system, for the purposes of this code, is hereby defined as a system of piping installed in a building with hose outlets located in such a manner that water can be discharged in streams through hose attached to such hose outlets, for the purpose of extinguishing a fire and so protecting the building and its contents, with pumps, tanks and other equipment necessary to provide an adequate supply of water to the hose outlets. Every inside standpipe system required by this code shall comply with all the requirements hereinafter enumerated for such a system. Fire pumps, air compressors, valves, hose and all other equipment installed in connection with a standard inside standpipe system, except for pressure maintenance pumps, shall be of a make, type and design which has been tested and listed by and which bears the label of a product testing laboratory which regularly tests fire protection equipment and conducts periodic inspection of the production of listed equipment or materials.
(Prior code § 91-53; Amend Coun. J. 10-30-96, p. 31261, § 1)
Standard inside standpipe systems complying with the requirements of Sections 15-16-710 to 15-16-1190 shall be provided in all buildings exceeding 80 feet in height with the exceptions listed in Section 15-16-090(d) of this code.
(Prior code § 91-53.1; Amend Coun. J. 10-30-96, p. 31261, § 1)
For the purpose of Part 3 of Article II of this chapter, other additional terms used hereinafter are hereby defined as follows:
“Fire pump.” A device used for supplying water to an inside standpipe system at the pressure required by the system.
“Pressure maintenance pump.” A small centrifugal pump under automatic control used to maintain pressure on the system to avoid frequent operation of the fire pump.
“Siamese connections.” A two or other multiple inlet fitting installed on the outside of a building and connected to the standpipe main of an inside standpipe system for the use of the fire department only, to supply water to the system.
Water supply piping in an inside standpipe system. The sections of the piping are:
(1) Pump suction. The pipe which conveys the water from the city main or other source of supply to the fire pump.
(2) Standpipe main. The pipe which conveys the water from the fire pump to the standpipe risers.
(3) Standpipe risers, or standpipe. A vertical pipe which extends upward through a building and conveys the water from the standpipe main to the hose outlets
“Zone.” A portion of a standpipe system which supplies water to a number of consecutive stories in a building.
(Prior code § 91-54; Amend Coun. J. 10-30-96, p. 31261, § 1)
Before the installation or alteration of an inside standpipe system required by the provisions of this Code, a plan, setting forth all essential details of the inside standpipe system, shall be submitted to the Fire Commissioner. Such plan shall include hydraulic calculations. Upon finding that the plan conforms to the requirements of the Code and after payment of standpipe permit fees hereinafter specified, said plan shall be approved by the Fire Commissioner.
The fees charged in connection with an inside standpipe system shall be as follows:
If the plan does not conform to the requirements of the Code and a revised plan is submitted, the fee for each revised plan submission shall be $200.00. For the approval of the standpipe plan and the initial inspection of the inside standpipe system required by the provisions of this code, a fee of $300.00 shall be charged for the first standpipe riser and $100.00 for each additional standpipe riser. For the test of a fire pump used in connection with an inside standpipe system, a fee of $31.50 for each unit of pumping capacity of 50 gallons per minute or fraction thereof shall be charged with a minimum permit fee of $315.00.
(Prior code § 91-55; Amend Coun. J. 12-15-92, p. 27387; Amend Coun. J. 10-30-96, p. 31261, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 126; Amend Coun. J. 11-14-18, p. 90376, Art. V, § 5)
After completing a standpipe system installation, the contractor shall submit to the fire commissioner a written certification that the system has been installed in accordance with the plans approved by the fire commissioner.
(Prior code § 91-56; Amend Coun. J. 10-30-96, p. 31261, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 127)
Inside standpipe systems may be:
(a) Wet, in which the pipes are kept filled with water.
(b) Dry, in which a portion of the piping nearest the hose outlets normally is kept filled with air under pressure and so arranged that the operation of an outlet will automatically admit water to the system. Dry systems shall be used only when a wet system is impractical on account of a deficiency of heat in the area in which piping is located.
(c) Manual dry, in which a permanent water supply is not attached to the system, and which requires water from a Fire Department pumper to be pumped into the system through the Fire Department connection in order to meet the system demand. Manual dry systems shall be used only as provided in Section 15-16-090(a)(5).
(Prior code § 91-57; Amend Coun. J. 10-30-96, p. 31261, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 1-23-19, p. 94952, Art. II, § 2)
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