W. Va. Code R. § 64-41-10

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 43, October 25, 2024

Section 64-41-10 - Fire Protection (Refer to Section 15 of the Mobile Home Regulations)

10.1. If a water supply of sufficient quantity is available, fire hydrants should be installed within 500 feet of all mobile homes, service buildings, or other structures. The hydrants or other water supply facilities should be so arranged as to permit the operation of a minimum of two 1 inch hose streams on any fire that might occur. The water supply system serving the hydrants should be able to provide a delivery of at least 75 gallons per minute at each of two nozzles, held 4 feet above the ground, at a flowing pressure of at least 30 pounds per square inch at the highest elevation in the area served.

10.2. If hydrants are not installed, then equivalent protection, as determined by the local fire protection authority of nations fire protection association standards, should be provided. Fires should be allowed only in stoves, incinerators, and other equipment specifically designed for such purposes; open fires should never be permitted. Mobile home developments should be kept free of dry brush, weeds, and combustible refuse.

10.3. At least one portable fire appliance, such as Class A extinguishers (soda-acid, pump tank, anti-freeze), should be installed in service buildings and other buildings to fight fires in ordinary combustible materials. These extinguishers should be located so that it will not be necessary to travel more than 100 feet from any mobile home to reach the nearest extinguisher.

10.4. In lieu of this extinguisher, the development may wish to provide valved water outlets with a garden hose of a type usable in all weather, permanently attached, or in cabinets immediately adjacent to the hose connection, and so located that any part of any mobile home can be reached with a garden hose stream.

10.5. One or more approved extinguishers of a type suitable for flammable liquid, Class B, or electrical fires, Class C, in accordance with NFPS standards should be so located that it will not be necessary to travel more than 100 feet to reach the nearest extinguisher.

10.6. Fire and safety hazards have been associated with mobile homes containing heating equipment that is inadequately vented, often because of improper construction or installation. Such equipment presents not only the danger of fire, but also the danger of asphyxiation from accumulation of carbon monoxide gas.

10.7. The owner or operator of the mobile home park should not permit residents to use heating or cooking equipment or systems that appear to be hazardous, such as portable fuel burning equipment in unvented, confined enclosures. To assure adequate safety, all equipment and systems should be constructed in accordance with the ANSI, Standard for Mobile Homes A119.1-1971.

10.8. It is recommended that each mobile home owner be encouraged to provide for his own protection a J. L. approved portable fire extinguisher suitable for handling fires in the home.

W. Va. Code R. § 64-41-10