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    1. According to NFPA standards, the minimum fire flow required for a fully sprinklered ordinary hazard building is 1500 gpm for 2 hours. However, with sprinklers the required fire flow can be reduced by 75% to 1000 gpm. 2. For scenarios where the fire water pumps, sprinklers, and standpipes are connected, the fire flow shall be the maximum of NFPA requirements, which is 1500 gpm for 2 hours. 3. For scenarios where pumps only serve sprinklers and standpipes connected to public water, pump capacity shall be 1000 gpm to ensure the public water supply can provide 1500 gpm fire flow.

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    1. According to NFPA standards, the minimum fire flow required for a fully sprinklered ordinary hazard building is 1500 gpm for 2 hours. However, with sprinklers the required fire flow can be reduced by 75% to 1000 gpm. 2. For scenarios where the fire water pumps, sprinklers, and standpipes are connected, the fire flow shall be the maximum of NFPA requirements, which is 1500 gpm for 2 hours. 3. For scenarios where pumps only serve sprinklers and standpipes connected to public water, pump capacity shall be 1000 gpm to ensure the public water supply can provide 1500 gpm fire flow.

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    1. According to NFPA standards, the minimum fire flow required for a fully sprinklered ordinary hazard building is 1500 gpm for 2 hours. However, with sprinklers the required fire flow can be reduced by 75% to 1000 gpm. 2. For scenarios where the fire water pumps, sprinklers, and standpipes are connected, the fire flow shall be the maximum of NFPA requirements, which is 1500 gpm for 2 hours. 3. For scenarios where pumps only serve sprinklers and standpipes connected to public water, pump capacity shall be 1000 gpm to ensure the public water supply can provide 1500 gpm fire flow.

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    1. According to NFPA standards, the minimum fire flow required for a fully sprinklered ordinary hazard building is 1500 gpm for 2 hours. However, with sprinklers the required fire flow can be reduced by 75% to 1000 gpm. 2. For scenarios where the fire water pumps, sprinklers, and standpipes are connected, the fire flow shall be the maximum of NFPA requirements, which is 1500 gpm for 2 hours. 3. For scenarios where pumps only serve sprinklers and standpipes connected to public water, pump capacity shall be 1000 gpm to ensure the public water supply can provide 1500 gpm fire flow.

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    Fire Flow Calculation in a three (3) storey fully sprinklered ordinary hazard building:

    1. NFPA 1:
    Fire flow shall be 1500 gpm for 2 hours. (based on construction type)
    2. NFPA 13 & 14:
    Calculated Sprinkler Demand is 500 gpm for 60 mins in accordance with NFPA 13, Table
    11.2.3.1.2.
    Standpipe Demand is 1000 gpm for 30 minutes in accordance with NFPA 14, 7.10.1.1.5,
    9.2
    Scenario 1:
    Hydrants, Sprinkler & Standpipe system are connected through dedicated fire water
    pumps, tanks.
    Fire Flow shall be maximum of NFPA 1, 13 & 14 requirements.
    that is 1500 gpm for 2 hours in accordance with NFPA 1, Table 18.4.5.1.2 & 18.4.5.3
    Scenario 2:
    Fire water pumps suction is public water system line and serving sprinkler system and
    standpipe only.
    Hydrants are connected on public water system.
    Fire water Pump capacity shall be based on NFPA 13 section 11.1.5.3 and NFPA 14,
    7.10.1.1.5, 7.10.1.3.1.1 & 7.10.1.3.1.2.
    that is 1000 gpm only and this is to be ensured that public water system supplying
    suction to fire water pump as well as hydrants shall be adequate to supply 1500 gpm fire
    flow in accordance with NFPA 1, Table 18.4.5.1.2.

    1. NFPA 1,
    Table 18.4.5.1.2: minimum fire flow required for any construction type is 1500 gpm for 2
    hours.
    18.4.5.2.1 Required fire flow shall be reduced by 75 percent when the building is
    protected throughout by an approved automatic sprinkler system. The resulting fire flow
    shall not be less than 1000 gpm (3785 L/min).
    18.4.5.3: For a building with an approved fire sprinkler system, the fire flow demand and
    the fire sprinkler system demand shall not be required to be added together. The water
    supply shall be capable of delivering the larger of the individual demands.
    2. NFPA 13
    11.1.5.2: Tanks shall be sized to supply the equipment that they serve.
    11.1.5.3: Pumps shall be sized to supply the equipment that they serve.
    3. NFPA 14

    7.10.1.1.5: The maximum flow rate shall be 1000 gpm (3785 L/min) for buildings that are
    sprinklered throughout, in accordance with NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of
    Sprinkler Systems, and 1250 gpm (4731 L/min) for buildings that are not sprinklered
    throughout, in accordance with NFPA 13.
    7.10.1.2.3: Common supply piping shall be calculated and sized to provide the required
    flow rate for all standpipes connected to such supply piping, with the total not to exceed
    the maximum flow demand in 7.10.1.1.5.
    7.10.1.3.1 For a building protected throughout by an approved automatic sprinkler
    system, the system demand established by Section 7.7 and 7.10.1 also shall be
    permitted to serve the sprinkler system.
    7.10.1.3.1.1 In a building protected in accordance with NFPA 13, Standard for the
    Installation of Sprinkler Systems, or NFPA13R, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler
    Systems in Low-Rise Residential Occupancies, the water supply for the combined
    sprinkler and automatic standpipe system shall be based on the sprinkler system
    demand (including any hose stream demand) or the standpipe demand, whichever is
    greater.
    7.10.1.3.1.2 A separate sprinkler demand shall not be required.
    9.2: Minimum Supply for Class I and Class III Systems. The water supply shall be
    capable of providing the system demand established by Sections 7.8 and 7.10 for at
    least 30 minutes.

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