NFPA 13E Recommended Practice for Fire Department Operations in Properties Protected by Sprinkler and Standpipe Systems
NFPA 13E 在自动喷水和立管系统保护地区消防队员灭火推荐做法

This recommended practice provides basic procedures and information for use in fire department operations concerning properties equipped with certain fixed fire protection systems. The fixed systems covered in this recommended practice are interior automatic sprinkler systems, exterior sprinkler systems, and standpipe systems.

NFPA 13E assists fire service response in buildings protected by sprinkler systems.

The updated 2010 edition of NFPA 13E Recommended Practice for Fire Department Operations in Properties Protected by Sprinkler and Standpipe Systems provides critical information and procedures for fire department operations in properties equipped with fire sprinkler and standpipe systems. This important recommended practice addresses

·   Interior automatic sprinkler systems

·   Exterior sprinkler systems

·   Standpipe systems

Added visuals help fire service personnel visualize concepts.

The 2010 NFPA 13E includes additional illustrations of primary sprinkler/standpipe system valves and an improved illustration of a typical sprinkler system layout, using symbols from the 2009 NFPA 170 Standard for Fire Safety and Emergency Symbols. This edition also clarifies the use of alternative water supplies for fire department support of sprinkler and standpipe systems. Annex B contains recommendations for Fighting Rubber Tire Fires in Sprinklered Buildings.

Fire department officers, fire fighters, company officers, fire department instructors will benefit from procedures designed to assist in developing training programs and planning effective operations. Recommended practices are given for the adequate support and use of sprinkler and standpipe systems. (Softbound, 14 pp., 2010)