CIVIL DEFENCE DEPARTMENT

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, QATAR

FIRE SAFTEY STANDARDS

MINIMUM REQUIERMENTS
Material:
FSS
PRIVATE FIRE HYDRANTS No: 4.4

Item Provisions Notes

1.0 Fire Hydrants shall be provided external to buildings and spaced such No of Hydrants
that no part of any building is more than 50m from the nearest hydrant.
2.0 The latest edition of the NFPA 24 Installation of Private Fire Service
Mains and Their Appurtenances shall be applied for the approval of Fire
Safety Plans and subject to the following.
3.0 Hydrants shall be wet or dry barrel type with a minimum 4” nominal Type
diameter barrel and two 2½” instantaneous fire hose connections.
4.0 Each hydrant shall be provided with its own isolating gate valve. Such
gate valve shall be located in a pit at the base of the hydrant and shall be
listed for such service. The lowest point of the valve pit shall be no more
than 1m below the surrounding grade.
5.0 Water Supplies shall be sufficient to provide 50 psi at the hydraulically Flow rate
most remote fire hydrant flowing a minimum of 500 gpm. The minimum
flow rate shall be increased by 250 gpm for every additional hydrant up
to a maximum of 1,250 gpm.
6.0 Hydraulic calculations shall be performed as prescribed in NFPA 14, Pipe size
paragraph 5-9.1.2 Hydraulic Calculation Procedure.
7.0 Where the pressure at the hose connection exceeds 175 psi, an approved Maximum
pressure regulating device shall be fitted to the outlet of the hose working pressure
connection. The inlet pressure shall not exceed the device’s working
pressure.
8.0 The water supply shall be capable of providing the above minimum Water capacity
requirements for a minimum duration of 30 minutes.
9.0 The adequacy of the water supply to meet the above minimum
requirements shall be documented and submitted for review at plan
approval stage and shall demonstrated at final inspection.
10.0 For low hazard developments the hydrants may be supplied from the Low hazard
potable water supply network provided that all the criteria above are met developments
and the distribution piping is configured such that isolation of any section
of the piping to enable repairs to a break, will not isolate more than one
building.

Prepared by: Paul Khoo Date: 28 October, 2007

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