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International Fire & Safety Journal (IFSJ) Featuring Brian Hannah Brian Hannah, Fire Program Manager at Bureau Veritas, explores the safety risks and operational realities of hose connection placement under NFPA 14 and IFC requirements.
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Connection protection without Brian Hannah, Fire Program Manager at Bureau Veritas, explores the safety risks and operational realities of hose connection placement under NFPA 14 and IFC requirements F irefighting is an inherently dangerous profession, with personnel often facing life-threatening situations in the line of duty. One placement of all hose connections. While this approach certainly ensures compliance and allows for local adaptation, it can sometimes still lead to the oversight of a fundamental concern: firefighter safety.
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critical component of ensuring firefighter safety is the proper design and placement of standpipe systems, which play a vital role in fire suppression and emergency response. However, the requirements for standpipe hose connection locations can vary significantly across jurisdictions, as both the International Fire Code (IFC) and NFPA 14, Standard for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems, grant the Fire Code Official or Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) considerable discretion in these matters. Many times, jurisdictions will have additional requirements codified in local ordinances, but often, they are dictated by operational needs, or even arbitrary policies.
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life and death in tomorrow’s fireground operations.”
Both the IFC and NFPA 14 require hose valves at exit stairways and horizontal exits and additional hose valves may be mandated within corridors or open spaces to meet travel distance requirements. This is especially relevant in large buildings - such as
Compliance can overlook real risk
As with the placement of fire extinguishers, many designers allow the AHJ to determine the
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