General Principles of Fire Hydrant System
The fire hydrant system is the backbone of the fire fighting systems in a building or premises. The system is a water distribution system consisting of water tank, suction piping, fire pumps and a distributed piping system. The distributed piping system establishes connectivity throughout the building through fire hydrants, hoses and nozzles. The purpose of the fire hydrant system is to provide a readily available source of water to any point throughout the building. This helps in controlling fire during an emergency. made with the class of fire in mind.
Through the fire main system, the fire-fighter is provided with a reliable and versatile system capable of providing a number of different methods for controlling the fire. Water can be supplied through the fire hydrant system as a straight stream for combating deep seated fires and as a spray for combating combustible liquid fires. em is to provide a readily available source of water to any point throughout the building. This helps in controlling fire during an emergency. made with the class of fire in mind.
Buildings near a hydrant may qualify for an insurance discount since firefighters should be able to more rapidly extinguish a fire on the insured property.
This consist of
- Red color pipes running across the infrastructure to cover all critical areas
- Water storage tanks
- Flexible pipe roles which helps to sprinkle water on fire from safe distance
- Electric motors & pumps for supply of water.