517.7 Fire-Extinguishing Equipment for Solid-FuelCooking.

Solid-fuel cooking appliances that produce greaseladen vapors shall be protected by listed fire-extinguishing equipment. Exception: Where acceptable to the Authority Having Jurisdiction, solid-fuel cooking appliances constructed of solid masonry or reinforced portland or refractory cement concrete and vented in accordance with NFPA 211 shall not require fixed automatic fire-extinguishing equipment. [NFPA 96:14.7.1, 14.7.2] 517.7.1 Grease Removal Devices, Hoods, and DuctSystems. Listed fire-extinguishing equipment shall be provided for the protection of grease removal devices, hoods, and duct systems. [NFPA 96:14.7.3] Exception: Where acceptable to the Authority Having Jurisdiction, solid-fuel cooking appliances constructed of solid masonry or reinforced portland or refractory cement concrete and vented in accordance with NFPA 211 shall not require automatic fire-extinguishing equipment for the protection of grease removal devices, hoods, and duct systems. [NFPA 96:14.7.4] Listed fire-extinguishing equipment for solid-fuel-burn- 517.7.2 Listed Fire-Extinguishing Equipment. ing cooking appliances, where required, shall be in accordance with Section 513.0 and shall use water-based agents.

[NFPA 96:14.7.5] 517.7.3 Rating and Design. Fire-extinguishing equipment shall be rated and designed to extinguish solid-fuel cooking fires. The fire-extinguishing equipment shall be of sufficient size to totally extinguish fire in the entire hazard area and prevent reignition of the fuel. [NFPA 96:14.7.6, 14.7.7] 517.7.4 Listing/Class. Solid-fuel appliances (whether or not under a hood) with fireboxes of 5 cubic feet (0.14 m ³ ) volume or less shall have not less than a listed 2-A rated

water-spray fire extinguisher or a 1.6 gallon (6.1 L) wet chemical fire extinguisher listed for Class K fires in accordance with NFPA 10 with a travel distance of not more than 20 feet (6096 mm) to the appliance. [NFPA 96:14.7.8] 517.7.5 Fixed-Water Pipe System. Solid-fuel appliances with fireboxes exceeding 5 cubic feet (0.14 m ³ ) shall be provided with a fixed-water pipe system with a hose in the kitchen capable of reaching the firebox. The hose shall be equipped with an adjustable nozzle capable of producing a fine to medium spray or mist. The nozzle shall be of the type that cannot produce a straight stream. The system shall have an operating pressure of not less than 40 psi (276 kPa) and shall provide not less than 5 gallons per minute (gpm) (0.3 L/s). [NFPA 96:14.7.9] 517.7.6 Fuel Storage. Fuel storage areas shall be provided with a sprinkler system in accordance with NFPA 13 except where permitted in accordance with the following: (1) Where approved by the Authority Having Jurisdic tion, fuel storage areas shall be permitted to be pro

re of not less than 40 psi (276 kPa) and shall provide not less than 5 gallons per minute (gpm) (0.3 L/s). [NFPA 96:14.7.9] 517.7.6 Fuel Storage. Fuel storage areas shall be provided with a sprinkler system in accordance with NFPA 13 except where permitted in accordance with the following: (1) Where approved by the Authority Having Jurisdic tion, fuel storage areas shall be permitted to be pro

Site-built solid-fuel cooking appliances shall be submit- 517.8.1 Site-Built Solid Fuel Cooling Appliances. ted for approval to the Authority Having Jurisdiction before being considered for installation. Units submitted to the Authority Having Jurisdiction shall be installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the approved terms of the manufacturer’s instructions and additional requirements in accordance with the Authority Having Jurisdiction. [NFPA 96:14.9.4.3]

(1) Where approved by the Authority Having Jurisdic tion, fuel storage areas shall be permitted to be protected with a fixed water pipe system with a hose capable of reaching all parts of the area. (2) In lieu of the sprinkler system outlined in Section

517.7.6, a listed 2-A rated water spray fire extin

(2) In lieu of the sprinkler system outlined in Section

517.7.6, a listed 2-A rated water spray fire extinguisher or a 1.6 gallon (6.1 L) wet chemical fire extinguisher listed for Class K fires with a travel distance of not more than 20 feet (6096 mm) to the solid fuel piles shall be permitted to be used for a solid fuel pile, provided that the fuel pile does not exceed 5 cubic feet (0.14 m ³ ). [NFPA 96:14.9.2.8 – 9.2.8.2] 517.7.7 Auxiliary Fuel. In addition to the requirements of Section 517.7.4, Section 517.7.5 and Section 517.8, where a solid-fuel cooking appliance is also provided with auxiliary electric, gas, oil, or other fuel for ignition or supplemental heat and the appliance is also served by a portion of a fire-extinguishing system in accordance with Section 513.0, such auxiliary fuel shall be shut off upon actuation of the fire-extinguishing system. [NFPA 96:14.7.11]