Part E1 Fire fighting equipment

(5) In a farm building, in lieu of providing a fire hydrant system in accordance with (2), the building may be provided with—

1. a fire hydrant system installed in accordance with AS 2419.1 with the following variations—
   1. in lieu of 4 hour water supply the minimum on-site water supply quantity must be as set out in Table SA E1D2 for the particular building group; and
   2. for Group A and B buildings over 1000 m² in floor area each tank used must have a capacity of not less than 72,000 litres; and
   3. for single tank systems compliance with clause 4.3.3 is not required; and
   4. compliance with clause 4.3.1 of AS 2419.1 is not required; and
   5. for buildings incorporating non-fire-resistant polystyrene sandwich panel construction, the minimum water supply quantities in Table SA E1D2 must be increased by 50%; and
   6. an on-site pumpset is not required if the design performance of section 2.3 of AS 2419.1 is achieved based on use of a fire truck pump with a capacity of 1,900 litres per minute at 1,000 kPa; and
   7. in lieu of the coverage specified in AS 2419.1, external fire hydrants are located so that every part of the perimeter of a building is within 100 m from a hydrant outlet measured along the shortest distance of travel between or around buildings; or
2. a water supply system comprising single or multiple on-site water storage tanks with connections for use by the fire brigade and complying with the requirements of AS 2419.1 for water supplies and water storage, except that—
   1. in lieu of 4 hour water supply the minimum on-site water supply quantity must be as set out in Table SA E1D2 for the particular building group;
   2. for Group A and B buildings over 1000 m² in floor area each tank used must have a capacity of not less than 72,000 litres;
   3. for single tank systems compliance with clause 4.3.3 of AS 2419.1 is not required;
   4. for buildings incorporating non-fire-resistant polystyrene sandwich panel construction, the minimum water supply quantities in Table SA E1D2 must be increased by 50%;
   5. an on-site pumpset need not be provided;
   6. for Group A or B buildings water storage tanks must be distributed so every part of the perimeter of a building is not more than 100 m from a tank suction point, measured along the shortest distance of travel between or around buildings;
   7. for Group C buildings water storage tanks must be distributed so that every part of the perimeter of a building is within a 200 m radius of a tank suction point;
   8. all pipes, valves and fittings for water storage tanks and connections must comply with section 5 and sections 8.2, 8.3, 8.6 and 8.7 of AS 2419.1 as relevant;
   9. a hardstand area and vehicular approach from the site entrance, suitable for use by the fire brigade must be provided adjacent to each water storage tank.

(6) A dam may be regarded as a water storage tank if it complies with the requirements of section 5 of AS 2419.1 and the water level is maintained above the top of the highest fire brigade suction point at all times.

(7) The requirements of (1), (2), (3), (4) and SA E1D2(5) and (6) do not apply to a farm shed.

(8) In a bulk grain storage facility, on-site hydrants are not required where—

1. street hydrants are available adjacent to the site which can supply water at not less than 5 litres per second; or
2. a water supply system comprising single or multiple on-site water storage tanks with connections for use by the fire brigade and complying with the requirements of AS 2419.1 for water supplies and water storage, except that—
   1. in lieu of a 4 hour water supply, an on-site water storage tank containing not less than 25,000 litres is provided within 90 m of a dry booster connection Figure SA E1D2; and
   2. one dry riser is provided for each cell type silo in a bulk grain storage facility, located in the middle of the longest side of the facility and within 4 m of a required exit; and
   3. all areas to be protected are within 60 m of a riser outlet, measured around obstacles; and
   4. metal or high pressure plastic pipe can used for the dry riser; and
   5. all pipes, valves and fittings for water storage tanks and connections must comply with section 5 and sections 8.2, 8.3, 8.6 and 8.7 of AS 2419.1 as relevant; and
   6. a hardstand area and vehicular approach from the site entrance, suitable for use by the fire brigade must be provided adjacent each water storage tank.

(1) E1D3 does not apply to—

1. a Class 2, 3 or 5 building or Class 4 part of a building; or
2. a Class 8 electricity network substation; or
3. a Class 9c building; or
4. classrooms and associated corridors in a primary or secondary school; or
5. a farm building not used for hay storage exceeding 500 m² or 1,000 m³; or
6. a bulk grain storage facility.

(7) For Class A fire risks in a farm building the requirements of (1) need not be provided if—

1. portable fire extinguishers for Class A fire risks are provided in accordance with SA E1D14(8); or
2. notwithstanding the exemption provided by SA E1D3(1)(e), a fire hose reel system is provided in accordance with E1D3, or wash-down hoses or similar hoses that are—
   1. not more than 36 m long; and
   2. equipped with a spray nozzle suitable for fighting a fire at the incipient stage; and
   3. permanently connected to a water supply which is sufficient to supply two hoses discharging at the rate of 20 litres per minute for 60 minutes; and
   4. arranged to provide coverage to all points on the floor within.

(8) Portable fire extinguishers provided to comply with SA E1D14(7)(a) must be—

1. located at or adjacent to every required exit; or
2. in open walled farm buildings, one extinguisher is provided for every 500 m² of floor area, or part thereof.