Section 905 — STANDPIPE SYSTEMS — 2025 California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9)

905.1 General. ¶

905.1 General. Standpipe systems shall be provided in new buildings and structures in accordance with Sections 905.2 through 905. 10 . In buildings used for high-piled combustible storage, fire protection shall be in accordance with the California Fire Code.

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905.2 Installation standard. ¶

905.2 Installation standard. Standpipe systems shall be installed in accordance with this section and NFPA 14 as amended in Chap- ter 80 . Fire department connections for standpipe systems shall be in accordance with Section 912.

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905.3 Required installations. ¶

905.3 Required installations. Standpipe systems shall be installed where required by Sections 905.3.1 through 905.3.10 Standpipe systems are allowed to be combined with automatic sprinkler systems. Exceptions: 1. Standpipe systems are not required in Group R-2 townhouses. 2. Standpipe systems are not required in Group R-3 occupancies. 905.3.1 Height. In other than Group R-3 and R-3.1 occupancies, Class III standpipe systems shall be installed throughout at each floor where any of the following occur: 1. Buildings where the floor level of the highest story is located more than 30 feet (9144…

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905.4 Location of Class I standpipe hose connections. ¶

905.4 Location of Class I standpipe hose connections. Class I standpipe hose connections shall be provided in all of the following locations: 1. In every required interior exit stairway or exterior exit stairway, a hose connection shall be provided for each story above and below grade plane. Hose connections shall be located at the main floor landing unless otherwise approved by the fire code official. See Section 909.20.2.3 of the California Building Code for additional provisions in smokeproof enclosures. Exception: A single hose connection shall be permitted to be installed in the open…

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905.5 Location of Class II standpipe hose connections. ¶

905.5 Location of Class II standpipe hose connections. Class II standpipe hose connections shall be located so that all portions of the building are within 30 feet (9144 mm) of a listed variable stream fog nozzle attached to 100 feet (30 480 mm) of hose. Class II standpipe hose connections shall be located where they will have ready access. 905.5.1 Groups A-1 and A-2. In Group A-1 and A-2 occupancies with occupant loads of more than 1,000, hose connections shall be located on each side of the rear of the auditorium and on each side of the balcony. 905.5.2 Protection. Fire-resistance-rated…

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905.6 Location of Class III standpipe hose connections. ¶

905.6 Location of Class III standpipe hose connections. Class III standpipe systems shall have hose connections located as required for Class I standpipes in Section 905.4 and shall have Class II hose connections as required in Section 905.5. 905.6.1 Protection. Risers and laterals of Class III standpipe systems shall be protected as required for Class I systems in accordance with Section 905.4.1. 905.6.2 Interconnection. In buildings where more than one Class III standpipe is provided, the standpipes shall be interconnected in accordance with NFPA 14.

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905.7 Cabinets. ¶

905.7 Cabinets. Cabinets containing firefighting equipment, such as standpipes, fire hose, fire extinguishers or fire department valves, shall not be blocked from use or obscured from view. 905.7.1 Cabinet equipment identification. Cabinets shall be identified in an approved manner by a permanently attached sign with letters not less than 2 inches (51 mm) high in a color that contrasts with the background color, indicating the equipment contained therein. Exceptions: 1. Doors not large enough to accommodate a written sign shall be marked with a permanently attached pictogram of the equipment…

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905.8 Dry standpipes. Dry standpipes shall not be installed. ¶

905.8 Dry standpipes. Dry standpipes shall not be installed. Exception: Where subject to freezing and in accordance with NFPA 14.

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905.9 Valve supervision. ¶

905.9 Valve supervision. Valves controlling water supplies shall be supervised in the open position so that a change in the normal position of the valve will generate a supervisory signal at the supervising station required by Section 903.4.1. Where a fire alarm system is provided, a signal shall be transmitted to the control unit. Exceptions: 1. Valves to underground key or hub valves in roadway boxes do not require supervision. 9-30 2025 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE on Jul 18, 2025 11:14 AM (CDT) THEREUNDER. FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS 2. Valves locked in the normal position and…

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905.10 During construction. ¶

905.10 During construction. Standpipe systems required during construction and demolition operations shall be provided in accordance with Section 3307.

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905.11 Locking standpipe outlet caps. ¶

905.11 Locking standpipe outlet caps. The fire code official is authorized to require locking caps on the outlets on standpipes where the responding fire department carries key wrenches for the removal that are compatible with locking FDC connection caps.

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905.12 Existing buildings. ¶

905.12 Existing buildings. Where required in Chapter 11, existing structures shall be equipped with standpipes installed in accordance with Section 905.

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