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iv. In covered mall buildings, at the entrance to each exit
passageway or exit corridor, and at exterior public entrances to
the mall;
v. At the highest landing of stairways with stairway access to a
roof and on the roof where stairways do not access the roof. An
additional 64 mm (2 ½ in) hose connection shall be provided at
the hydraulically most remote riser to facilitate testing of the
system;
vi. Where the most remote portion of a nonsprinklered floor or
storey is located in excess of 40 meters of travel distance from a
required exit containing or adjacent to a hose connection, or
the most remote portion of a sprinklered floor or storey is
located in excess of 61 meters of travel distance from a
required exit containing or adjacent to a hose connection,
additional hose connections shall be provided, in approved
locations, where required by the BFP.
b. Class II System. This a hose connection provided with 38 mm (1 ½
in.) hose or within thirty seven meters (37 m) of a hose connection
system shall be provided with 38 mm (1 ½ in.) hose connections for
first aid fire fighting, so that all portions of each floor level of the
building are within forty meters (40 m) of provided with less 38 mm
(1 ½ in.) hose. Distances shall be measured along a path of travel
originating at the hose connection.
c. Class III System.
This system shall be provided with
connections as required for both Class I and Class II system
hose
C. Dry Standpipes
1. Dry standpipes shall be used for Class I system.
2. All buildings with required enclosed stairway or smokeproof enclosure
shall have at least one dry standpipe outlet connection located at
every floor level landing above the first floor of every required
enclosure. No point within a building, requiring dry standpipes, shall be
more than forty meters (40 m) travel distance from a dry standpoint
outlet connection.
3. Dry standpipes shall not be concealed in building walls or built into
pilasters. Portions of dry standpipes systems not located within an
enclosed stairway or smokeproof enclosure shall be protected by a
degree of fire resistance equal to that required for vertical enclosures
in the building in which they are located.
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