IFC section 507.3 is amended and sections added to read:
TABLE 507.3
MINIMUM FIRE FLOW REQUIREMENTS
Hazard Classification [Note 1] | Sprinklered Building [Note 2] | Unsprinklered or partially sprinklered building | Duration (minutes) |
Light Hazard | 100 gpm available for fire department use | 250 gpm available for fire department use | 30 |
Ordinary Hazard | 250 gpm available for fire department use | 500 gpm available for fire department use | 60 |
Extra Hazard | 500 gpm available for fire department use | 750 gpm available for fire department use | 90 |
High Piled Combustible Storage | Hose stream demand from sprinkler installation standard (NFPA 13) or 500 gpm, whichever is larger | 1,000 gpm available for fire department use | 120 |
Other Group H Occupancies | Hose stream demand from sprinkler installation standard (NFPA 13, MSFC Chapter 57, etc.) or 500 gpm, whichever is larger | 1,000 gpm available for fire department use | 120 |
[Note 1: Light, ordinary, and extra hazard are as defined in NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Automatic Sprinkler Systems.]
[Note 2: In sprinklered buildings, when a fixed water supply is used for the sprinklers, the hose stream available for fire department need not come from the fixed source (i.e. tank).]
IFC section 507.5.1 is amended to read:
Exceptions:
Minn. R. agency 151, ch. 7511, pt. 7511.0507
Statutory Authority: MS s 299F.011; 326B.02