Agenda - City of Santa Monica

TABLE 1 *
BUILDING SIZE
(First floor area)
Under 3,000
3,000 to 4,999
sq. ft.
sq. ft.
sq. ft.
sq. ft.
sq. ft.
Fire Flow *(1) (2) Duration Hydrant Spacing
1,000 GPM 2 hrs.
300 ft.
1,250 GPM 2 hrs.
300 ft.
5,000 to 7,999
1,500 GPM
2 hrs.
300 ft.
15,000 to 19,999
20,000 to 24,999
sq. ft.
sq. ft.
sq. ft.
sq. ft.
sq. ft.
3,000 GPM
3,500 GPM
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
300 ft.
300 ft.
25,000 to 29,999
4,000 GPM
4 hrs.
300 ft.
* See applicable footnotes below:
(FIRE FLOWS MEASURED AT 20 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH
RESIDUAL PRESSURE)
(1) Conditions requiring additional fire flow.
a. Each story above ground level - add 500 GPM per story.
b. Any exposure within 50 feet - add a total of 500 GPM.
c. Any high-rise building (as determined by the jurisdictional building code)
the fire flow shall be a minimum of 3,500 GPM for 3 hours at 20 psi.
d. Any flow may be increased up to 1,000 GPM for a hazardous occupancy.
(2) Reductions in fire flow shall be cumulative for type of construction and a fully
sprinklered building. The following allowances and/or additions may be made
to standard fire flow requirements:
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