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COOLINGTOWER

MAKEUPTANK

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9M WIDEROAD

8MWIDESERVICEROAD

MAINROAD

FIRE

FIGHTING

TANK

DOMESTIC

TANK

LIFT ROOM

FIREFIGHTINGTANK

DOMESTICTANK

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SIAMESE

CONNECTION

ATRIUM

MUNICIPAL WATER MAIN

MUNICIPAL CONNECTION TO

SITE

GATE VALVE

FERRULE

STOP VALVE

SUPPLY PIPE TO

WATER HYDRANTS

WATER METER

STRAINER

BOOSTER PUMP

FIRE HYDRANTS

COOLING TOWER TO

CONDENSOR

BREECHING LINE

WET RISER CUM DOWN

COMER PIPE

CONNECTION FROM THE

STATIC TANK TO WET RISER

FIRE SAFETY:THE TECHNICAL INTERPRETATION OF FIRESAFETY OF BUILDING IS TO CONVEY THE FIRERESISTANCE IN TERMS OF HOURS WHENSUBJECTED TO FIRE OF KNOWN INTENSITY.

WIDE INTERPRETATION OF FIRE SAFETY COVERTHE FOLLOWING ASPECTS: FIRE PREVENTION & REDUCTION OF NUMBER

OF OUT-BREAKS OF FIRE. SPREAD OF FIRE, BOTH INTERNALLY &

EXTERNALLY. SAFE EXIT OF ALL OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT

OF AN OUT-BREAK OF FIRE. FIRE EXTINGUISHING APPARATUS.

FIRE HYDRANTS:A FIRE HYDRANT IS AN OUTLET PROVIDED IN WATER PIPE FORTAPPING WATER MAINLY IN CASE OF A FIRE. THE CONNECTION ISMADE WITH FIRE HYDRANT WHEN A FIRE OCCURS IN THE AREAUNDER THE COMMAND OF FIRE HYDRANT AND THE WATER THUSOBTAINED FROM FIRE HYDRANT IS USED FOR FIRE FIGHTING PUPOSE.FIRE HYDRANTS ARE PLACED AT 33 M C/C FROM EACHOTHER IN

INHABITED AREAS & 300 M C/C IN OPEN AREAS.

FIRE HYDRANTS ARE PROVIDED ON A RING MAIN OF 150MM DIA INTHE GROUND AROUND THE BUILDING PRIPHERI. THE RING MAINGETS WATER FROM UNDERGROUND TANK WITH PRESSURE SO THATAVAILABLE PRESSURE AT EACH HYDRANT IS OF THE ORDER OF

6CM.HOSE

CONNECTION

SECTION - POST HYDRANT

DRAIN HOLE

FOOT PIECE

SEAT RING

VALVE

BARREL

G.LVL

WEATHER CAP

BONNET

OPERATINGNUT

STEMNUT

POST HYDRANT:PILLAR OR POST FIRE HYDRANTS: IT REMAINS STANDING ABOVE THEGROUND LIKE A POST BY ABOUT 0.9 M TO 1.20 M AND CONNECTEDTO A WATER MAIN UNDERGROUND.

FERRULE:FERRULE CONNECTION IS USED FOR TAKINGOUT DOMESTIC SERVICE CONNECTIONFROM MUNICIPAL MAINS.

BREECHING LINE:BREECHING LINE IS PROVIDED NEAR THEBOUNDRY, FOR FILLING OF UGT, WHEN IT ISEMPTY DUE TO USE FOR FIRE FIGHTING.

FLUSH HYDRANTS:THESE HYDRAN TS ARE INSTALLEDUNDERGROUND IN A BRICK OR CAST IRONCHAMBER WITH ITS TOP COVER SLIGHTLYABOVE STREET LEVEL. WITH LETTERS 'F.H.'INSCRIBED ON THE TOP COVER FOR

INDENTIFICATION.

SUPPLY PIPE TO

UNDERGROUND

STORAGE TANK

METER BOX WITH

COVER

STOP VALVE

WATER METERCOMPOUND WALL

SERVICE PIPE

GOOSE NECK

FERRULE

MUNICIPAL WATER

SUPPLY LINE

ROAD FOOTHPATH

SECTION OF MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY CONNECTION

VALVE SEAT

OUTLET

STEM

LEATHER VALVE

MASONARY WALL

OPERATINGARRANGEMENT

FOR STEM

C.I.COVERG.L.

SECTION THROUGH FLUSH WATER HYDRANT

SITE PLAN SCALE-1:200

FIRE CONTROL ROOM- F.C.R.

THIS ROOM IS PROVIDED ON THE GROUND FLOORWHICH COMPRISE OF PANEL SHOWING WORKING OF ALLTHE SMOKE DETECTORS.IN CASE OF FIRE, THE FIREMEN ASSESS THE SITUATION ANDCAUSE OF FIRE THROUGH THIS ROOM.

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