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The fire department connection (FDC) shall not be greater than 50 feet from a fire department access road. Water mains that are 6 inches in diameter and serving a fire hydrant shall not exceed 350 feet in length. Show an NFPA 13 FDC location within 200 feet of a fire hydrant as the truck travels.
Regardless of the average spacing, fire hydrants shall be located such that all points on streets and access roads adjacent to a building are within the distances listed in Table C105.1. For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm, 1 gallon per minute = 3.785 L/m. Reduce by 100 feet for dead-end streets or roads.
Threads provided for the fire department connections to sprinkler systems, standpipes, yard hydrants or any other fire hose connection shall be compatible with the connections used by the local fire department.
Where new water mains are extended along streets where hydrants are not needed for protection of structures or similar fire problems, fire hydrants shall be provided at spacing not to exceed 1,000 feet to provide for transportation hazards. d. Reduce by 50 feet for dead-end streets or roads. e.
Where more than one fire hydrant is required, the distance between required fire hydrants shall be in accordance with Sections C103.2 and C103.3.
FIRE HYDRANT TEST. A non -sprinklered building hydrant flow test will require a “Single Hydrant Test” of the closest hydrant by the apparatus travel distance. This test will show how much water is available to the apparatus from the hydrant for suppression of the structure.
33 of the North Carolina Fire Code, for fire access and fire protection at new construction sites, particularly those that involve new “shell building” projects that incorporate standpipe systems and/or private fire hydrants. Fire Department Access Roads: or standpipe connections. In .
