Rick, As an AHJ, we agree with all of your assessments.
Hose should not be attached to these outlets. Not unless facility personnel are trained in their use and provided with PPE. Under any substantial fire condition, visibility will be impaired and it will be difficult for firefighters to locate these outlets. In our jurisdiction, our firefighters will always stretch hose lines from their engines. The only potential use for these outlets would be for overhaul operations. However, if we have stretched our own hose lines into the building, it's unlikely we would utilize these connections under any condition. Another consideration is the fact these are 1.5 inch connections fed from the sprinkler system supply. A high pile storage warehouse fire can challenge even the most robust ESFR system. We would never utilize these connections during a fire event in the fear that we might impair the operation of the fire sprinkler system. (How many buildings have been lost over the years when the fire department stole water from a fire sprinkler system which was controlling an incident?) We will always bring our own water, from hose lines stretched from the exterior, in order to supplement the fire sprinkler system, and not to compete with it for the available water supply. *For the reasons stated above, in our jurisdiction we do not allow these connections in new construction. And will ignore any installed in existing buildings*. Respectfully, Mike Slaughter Risk Reduction Division Travis County Emergency Services District 2 Office: (512) 989-4531 [email protected] On Mon, Aug 8, 2022 at 4:35 PM Rick Matsuda <[email protected]> wrote: > Ben, > Since nobody is responding to you question, I’ll give you my best opinion > which has nothing to do with what the code may state. > > If there is hose and nozzle attached to the 1 1/2-inch hose valves, then I > would think they’re provided for tenant use in addition to a fire > extinguisher. However, unless the employees are trained to use the hose, > the company would probably not ask them to attempt to fight a large fire > due to liability issues. Get out and call the fire department. > Also, if there is hose attached, I don’t think a fire department would use > the hose for fire fighting operations because they don’t know the condition > of the hose. > > If there is no hose provided, then I think the hose valves are there for > the fire department cleanup/mop up operations. I don’t think that they > would enter a fire fighting area dragging their own hose and looking for a > valve to hook up to. > > As stated above, these are just my opinions so I hope I don’t upset > anyone. > Rick Matsuda > > On Aug 8, 2022, at 1:40 PM, Ben Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > What is the purpose of 1 ½” Hose Valves in a warehouse? Is it to actually > fight fire, of for cleanup? > > > > > > Ben Hill > > > > *Yadkin Valley Fire Protection, Inc.* > > 142 Commercial Park Dr. > > Thomasville, NC 27360 > > > > Cell 336-580-5064 > > [email protected] > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > SprinklerForum mailing list: > https://lists.firesprinkler.org/list/sprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org > <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2flists.firesprinkler.org%2flist%2fsprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org&c=E,1,cDlimlc1K2SCQlKt3kXhrgfLIr6JoBi9Q3gaayB60quNrhIew9FYf723ixHKrjg9e5M_cfdckOrh6FbRxRbmEy7elvg_RM-BynwTElhN&typo=1&ancr_add=1> > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] > > > _________________________________________________________ > SprinklerForum mailing list: > > https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2flists.firesprinkler.org%2flist%2fsprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org&c=E,1,OLMftcba21xWr61BrB5SjQM6BksB9I0l1tANaVQjBeeceV190fqORSn4gQ6uFXNvZUnnn_HMegjMUFg-Sa4CI59or8XW2KV8SNJAxFjrH53NeuDxiFS8_Q,,&typo=1 > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected]
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