Fire Hose Cabinets & Ventilation Systems

Fire boxes are subject to the requirements of the US Code of NFPA and are divided into two types

1- Hose Reel: It is a rubber hose wrapped on a bobbin that has an arm.

2- Hose Rack: It is a hose made of reinforced fabric that is installed on a rack. Mostly what is used by civil defense. The first type is used by individuals inside buildings.

It has three forms of installation

1- Exposed: It should be protruding from the wall and outside it at a distance of 25 cm. The box should be installed on the wall.

2- Semi-predated: It is protruding from the wall by a distance of 10 cm, meaning that it is submerged in the wall by 15 cm.

3- Recessed: It is submerged inside the entire wall.

All types are available in red and steel, including what comes with a side cabinet for the fire extinguisher

Installation sites:

1- Near the escape stairs.

2 - in garages at the entrances and exits of cars.

3- The hose covers 30 m and takes into account the travel distance, which is the distance that the hose passes through with the presence of obstacles such as walls until it reaches the fire, and the length of the water coming out of the hose is 6 meters.

4- Next to the main door of the building.

5- The height of the box from the ground ranges from 90 cm to 150 cm.

In the event of the spread of fire and the difficulty of fighting the fire from inside the building, fire hydrant fire soldiers are made, and they are distributed so that each one covers 30 m and is located around the building. It is a 2.5” tap and 4.5 bar pressure and gives 250 gpm.

In some countries, a Dry Riser is made. The pipe is connected to the fire pump. The pipe is 4” and a check valve is installed on it. The Riser ends with Siemens Connection, and the pipe is called a Landing Valve. fire hydrants

Therefore it is necessary to:

That this connection be visible to the firefighter and be in the face of the building.

 In the event that there is more than one facade of the building, it is installed on each facade.

 It must be reached easily and there are no obstacles in front of it.