Obtaining a positive water supply often is considered a mundane assignment on the fireground. For smaller fires in residential and commercial occupancies, the task doesn’t require much thought.

Standpipe systems can be found in occupancies that range from apartments to high-rises to large commercial buildings. These systems are relatively simple, yet most of the breadth of knowledge that ...

I would like to thank Rebecca Ellis, P.E., for her 25 years’ worth of contributions to this publication. She has made, and continues to make, significant impacts on this industry, and I am grateful to ...