In 2015 and 2016 two large warehouse property fires occurred to General Electric (GE) in Louisville, KY and Gap in Fishkill, NY. GE Louisville, KY Fire – Appliance Park Fire Occurred April 3, 2015 An…
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Water tanks for fire protection (whether suction tanks for fire pumps, pressure tanks or gravity tanks) are sometimes needed where: a water utility cannot provide adequate flow, pressure and/or duration for a site, if it…
Read MoreBreak tanks are utilized in fire protection systems for three main reasons: As a backflow prevention device between the jurisdictional water supply and the fire pump suction. In this case the jurisdiction chooses not to…
Read MoreThe term fire pump is often used to describe both a fire pump and a booster pump. While the pumps themselves can be the same in both instances, the terms describe different arrangements. A fire…
Read MoreWhen analyzing an existing sprinkler system or designing a new system, one of the key factors is the available volume and pressure of the water supply. If the occupancy is such that the automatic sprinkler…
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