Standard on Water Supplies for Suburban and Rural Firefighting

Abstract

This standard identifies a method of determining the minimum requirements for alternative water supplies for structural firefighting purposes in areas where the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) determines that adequate and reliable water supply systems for firefighting purposes do not otherwise exist.

An adequate and reliable municipal-type water supply is one that is sufficient every day of the year to control and extinguish anticipated fires in the jurisdiction, particular building, or building group served by the water supply.