fire flow water consumption in sprinklered and

Fire Flow Water Consumption In Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Buildings:

An Assessment of Community Impacts

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FOREWORD Over the past thirty years, selected municipal water authorities have implemented strategies, including stand by fees and other policies, to recover costs for water consumed in fires in sprinklered buildings. Typically these fees are not directly related to sprinkler fire flows but rather are recognition of the fact that these flows are not metered and thus not accounted for in conventional water cost recovery mechanisms. In contrast, water consumption at fires at unsprinklered properties is typically not subject to fees nor metered at the hydrant. With the growing adoption of residential sprinkler ordinances in communities across the country, the National Fire Protection Association commissioned this study to assess the relative community impacts of water consumption in sprinklered and unsprinklered properties. The study considered standard estimates of the amount of water expected to be used in various building types with and without automatic sprinkler protection during a fire condition and also estimated the water used per year for commissioning, inspection, testing and maintenance of buildings with systems for each building type. The total amount of water anticipated to be used for fire protection was compared with fees in sample jurisdictions; methods were developed to calculate fire water fees that are proportional to the anticipated volume of fire water used. The Foundation acknowledges the contributions of the Project Technical Panel and NFPA sponsor representatives listed on the following page, and Will Smith and Erin Crowley, Code Consultants staff. The content, opinions and conclusions contained in this report are solely those of the authors.

Fire Flow Water Consumption In Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Buildings:


Technical Panel Anthony Apfelbeck, City of Altamonte Springs, FL

Fred Brower, Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO)

Jeff Feid, State Farm Insurance

Dawn Flancher, American Water Works Association

Russell Fleming, National Fire Sprinkler Association

Marc Gryc, FM Global

Tonya Hoover, CAL FIRE

Ed Kriz, City of Roseville, CA

Gary Keith, NFPA staff liaison

Matt Klaus, NFPA staff liaison

Sponsor National Fire Protection Association

Project Contractor Will Smith, Erin Crowley, Code Consultants, Inc.

Fire Flow Water Consumption in Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Buildings:


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CCI Project No. 110311.06.000

February 10, 2012

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Table of Contents

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I. Executive Summary ......................................................................................................... 1

II. Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 7

A. Background ........................................................................................................... 8

B. Research Objective ............................................................................................... 8

C. Tasks ..................................................................................................................... 8

III. Community Selection .................................................................................................... 10

A. Population ........................................................................................................... 10

B. Building Types ..................................................................................................... 10

C. Water Fee Structure ............................................................................................ 11

D. Summary ............................................................................................................. 12

IV. Assessment of Fire Flow Fees ...................................................................................... 14

A. Johnstown, OH [11] ............................................................................................. 14

B. St. Charles, MO [12] ............................................................................................ 15

C. Orlando, FL [13] .................................................................................................. 16

D. Rochester, NY [14] .............................................................................................. 17

E. Denver, CO [15] .................................................................................................. 19

F. Los Angeles City, CA [16] ................................................................................... 20

V. Characteristic Set of Buildings ..................................................................................... 22

A. Residential Buildings, One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes (NFPA 13D) ............................................................................................ 23

B. Residential Buildings, Residential Occupancies Up to and Including Four Stories in Height (NFPA 13R) .......................................................................................... 24

C. Business Buildings .............................................................................................. 25

D. Assembly Buildings ............................................................................................. 26

E. Institutional Buildings ........................................................................................... 27

F. Mercantile Buildings ............................................................................................ 28

G. Storage Buildings ................................................................................................ 29

H. Summary ............................................................................................................. 30

VI. Calculation of Fire Water Volume ................................................................................. 32

VII. Calculation of Water Usage for Commissioning, Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance .................................................................................................................. 34

A. Commissioning .................................................................................................... 34


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B. Inspection ............................................................................................................ 34

C. Testing ................................................................................................................. 34

D. Maintenance ........................................................................................................ 34

VIII. Fire Probability and Frequency .................................................................................... 36

A. U.S. Census Bureau ............................................................................................ 36

B. NFPA Structure Fires by Occupancy................................................................... 36

C. Determining Fire Probability and Fire Frequency per Occupancy ....................... 37

D. Number of Fires per Occupancy in each Jurisdiction .......................................... 38

IX. Compiled Data (Probability and Volume) ..................................................................... 40

X. Calculation of Fire Fees ................................................................................................. 49

XI. American Water Works Association (AWWA) ............................................................. 54

XII. References ...................................................................................................................... 56

Appendix A - Community Data Appendix B - Supporting Data for Fire Flow Calculations Appendix C - Supporting Data for Calculating Commissioning, Inspection, Testing

and Maintenance Volume Appendix D - Source Data Probability Appendix E - Compiled Data (Probability and Volume) Appendix F - New Fire Fees for Johnstown, OH Appendix G - New Fire Fees for St. Charles, MO Appendix H - New Fire Fees for Rochester, NY Appendix I - New Fire Fees for Orlando, FL Appendix J - New Fire Fees for Denver, CO Appendix K - New Fire Fees for Los Angeles City, CA Appendix L - AWWA Example Calculation


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I. Executive Summary

A study has been conducted to analyze the estimated total fire protection water used in various building types. The study considered the water used in buildings with and without automatic sprinkler protection during a fire condition and estimated the water used per year for commissioning, inspection, testing and maintenance (CITM) of buildings with sprinkler systems. The anticipated water used for fire protection was compared with fees in sample jurisdictions; methods were developed to calculate fire water fees that are proportional to the anticipated volume of fire water used.

The study provides a detailed analysis for calculating the fire water demand required in sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings. This report shows that in all scenarios studied, the calculated water used during a fire when a building has a sprinkler system is less than that of an unsprinklered building. Additionally, the analysis indicates that in most of the scenarios studied the fire water used during a fire in an unsprinklered building exceeds the total water used in an otherwise similar sprinklered building for both CITM and a fire condition. These findings conclude that an owner of an unsprinklered building receives the full benefit of unlimited water through the public water system in a fire scenario without an increased cost, while the owner of a sprinklered building pays for the water used for CITM and a means that will reduce the amount of water required from private water system during a fire condition. In both cases, the cost of the water is typically not differentiated between sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings regardless of the reduction.

Guidance on the volume of water is provided by the International Code Council (ICC)[1], various National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes and standards[2][3], and Insurance Services Office (ISO) guidelines[4]. These documents define the required fire flow and duration based on the construction type, use or occupancy, and area of a building.

The anticipated fire water usage has been compared with the current fire water fees in six sample jurisdictions. The sample jurisdictions were selected based on populations, range of building types, and fee structures.

Surveys were conducted to determine the fee structure in each of the sample jurisdictions. Methods used to charge for fire water included: direct usage charge at a fixed rate based on metering, direct usage charge at a rate that varies by season based on metering, fixed tap fee, initial capacity charge based on water line size, and monthly capacity charge based on water line size. Two of the sample jurisdictions included a discount for the installation of a sprinkler system. One of the sample jurisdictions permitted sprinkler systems with less than 20 sprinklers to be connected to domestic water lines without additional charges and the other allowed a reduction in the capacity charge to one fifth the normal capacity charge rate.



A characteristic set of buildings were developed to compare fire flow water consumption and fire flow fees in each of the sample jurisdictions. The characteristic set of buildings included each of the following building types:

Residential, One- and Two- Family Dwelling

Residential, Up to and Including Four Stories in Height

Business

Assembly

Institutional

Mercantile

Storage

The fire flows for each of the building types was calculated based on the IFC[1], NFPA 1[2], NFPA 13[3], NFPA 13D [5], NFPA 13R [6] and ISO[4] guidelines. The IFC and NFPA 1 include fire flow requirements for both sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings. The required fire flow for a building protected with a sprinkler system is typically permitted to be reduced by 50% for one- and two-family dwellings and 75% for buildings other than one- and two-family dwellings. Available studies of fire water usage in sprinklered and unsprinklered residential buildings show the volume of water to be conservative and indicate a reduction of water used in a sprinklered home to be approximately 90% less than that of an unsprinklered home.

The volume of water required for all of the various building types studied ranged from 60,000 to 585,000 gallons for unsprinklered buildings and from 30,000 to 480,000 gallons for sprinklered buildings when calculated according to the IFC and NFPA 1. With some exceptions, the ISO guidelines typically require less water than NFPA 1 or the IFC for unsprinklered buildings. The ISO guidelines indicate that a minimum fire water volume of 500 gpm for 2 hrs or the volumes required by NFPA 13 whichever is greater.

For light-hazard occupancies, such as residential, business, assembly and institutional, the volume of water required by NFPA 13, NFPA 13R, or NFPA 13D, as applicable, was in the range of 182 to 7,500 gallons, which was significantly less than the volume required by the IFC or NFPA 1 for a sprinklered building. In some instances for occupancies with a greater hazard classification, such as mercantile and storage, the volume of fire water required by NFPA 13 was greater than the volume required by IFC and NFPA 1.



The installation of automatic sprinkler systems has the potential to significantly reduce the amount of water needed during a fire condition. Automatic sprinkler systems, however, require water for commissioning, inspection, testing, and maintenance (CITM) that would not be required for a building without an automatic sprinkler system. The water required for CITM was estimated for each of the characteristic building types. Over a hundred year period the volume of water required per year for CITM ranged from a low of approximately 14 gallons for a one- and two-family dwelling to a high of more than 94,000 gallons for a covered mall.

The total anticipated fire water used per year was calculated for each of the characteristic building types based on the required volume of fire water, the probability of a fire, and, for sprinklered buildings, the average CITM. For instance, in a typical one- and two-family dwelling, the fire water used for sprinklered buildings is between 4 and 10% of the fire water used for unsprinklered buildings. Sprinklered apartment buildings used approximately 30% of the fire water used by unsprinklered apartment buildings. The water savings can be seen in several of the building types.

The fees passed to the end user can be categorized into two basic categories: those fees related to construction costs and those fees related to the cost of the commodity. This report concentrated on the fees related to the cost of the commodity. However, both could be accounted for with slight modifications. The fees related to construction costs would be inclusive of but not limited to “tapping fees” and installation fees. Likewise, the fees associated with the commodity would be billed monthly, or billed as a one-time commodity charge, or “capacity charge”.

To adequately relate a fee for sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings, the current fee structure was calculated for sprinklered buildings and redistributed to sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings based on the estimated quantity of fire water used for each.

The amount of water used in sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings was identified by:

The volume of water required by IFC, NFPA 1, ISO, NFPA 13, NFPA 13R and NFPA 13D for sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings.

The quantity of water based on the probability of a fire by the total number of buildings in each of the occupancies.

The estimated volume of water used in sprinklered buildings during CITM.

Fees relating to construction cost were not included since they have no direct relationship with the quantity of water to be used by the connection. Further, the fees associated with standpipes in non-sprinklered buildings were also not considered since the intent of this study was to



compare the fire protection water used in sprinklered and non-sprinklered buildings. As such, non-sprinklered buildings have been assumed to be completely unprotected. The total fee structure for water in each of the jurisdictions has been assessed per the number of sprinklered buildings in each of the occupancies.

Figure 1. Fire Water Required in Gallons for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Buildings

= Sprinklered = Unsprinklered

The compiled graph in Figure 1 indicates that unsprinklered buildings use more water than sprinklered building when comparing a single building.

The volume of water required in one and two family dwellings is negligible when compared to other buildings within a community.

The Water Research Foundation documents that the daily indoor per capita water use is approximately 69.5 gallons. [7] The average CITM for a sprinklered house per year varies from

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In all cases, the volume of water required for a sprinklered building vs an unsprinklered building when comparing a single building is calculated to be less, based on the assumptions made. In most cases the total water required for CITM in a community with sprinklered buildings will be less than that required during a fire scenario for unsprinklered buildings.

Factors specific to a building type or low water pressures in a community may also impact fire water usage. When pressures supplied by a purveyor are low, the amount of water required by a fire protection system could be increased by the following factors:

Low pressures may require larger pipe sizes to reduce pressure losses, which increase the volume of the systems and therefore the amount of water used in commissioning, testing and flushing.

Increased number of fire pumps which increases the volume of water used in CITM.

Fire water usage may also be influenced by the following factors based on building type:

Local codes that required additional safety factors beyond those prescribed in NFPA 13.

Malls require multiple tenants and have many systems to account for CITM.

Large warehouses have many sprinkler systems and private fire service mains that require additional CITM. Some warehouses are governed by insuring authorities and require multiple sources (i.e. tanks or reservoirs)

High rise building where multiple standpipe systems are required in conjunction with fire pumps.

High rises that have no sprinkler systems, however are fitted with automatic standpipe systems.

Fire protection systems can be very complex, as such; each building should be assessed appropriately. The commodity of water is being sold to the end user. By virtue of this study, the only time water is used, is during a fire or during CITM. Therefore, if both are accounted for by volume, and fire service departments will use the water regardless of whether a building is protected by a sprinkler system or not, then the water used should be distributed to both buildings and not borne by the owner that provides a means for reducing the water used.



As stated before, fire water fees should be associated with those buildings that use the water for fire protection (This would include all buildings). As shown in the report, it would be appropriate to distribute the fees between both sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings.

The fee structure drafted for each community could differ; however, the basic concept is to charge fees for fire water that are proportional to the anticipated fire water used based on building type and the presence of a fire sprinkler system. This report provides an estimate of fire water used for both fire conditions, including CITM, to allow communities to develop fire water fees for both sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings that are proportional to the anticipated fire water usage.



II. Introduction

Water used by fire protection systems is typically provided by a local purveyor. The local purveyor distributes water for use in residential, commercial and industrial buildings through delivery systems that usually include elevated gravity tanks, ground storage tanks and pumping systems, or a combination of both. Water is provided to the end user for a fee charged by the local purveyor.

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), [8] an estimated 410 billion gallons of water per day (Bgal/d) where used in the United States based on data from 2005. Of that, the leading users were thermo-electric power generation and irrigation. Public use was estimated at 44.2 Bgal/d, approximately 13% of all fresh water used in a day, and 21% of all freshwater used excluding thermo-electric power generation. The amount of water used by the public increased from 2000 to 2005 by 2%, while the population increased by more the 5%.

Water used for fire protection is a fraction of the overall public use of water. While fire protection systems have an impact on water use, this study is provided to help water purveyors and others evaluate water usage for fire protection and provides perspective on the amount of water used for fire protection compared with other uses.

Fire water flow requirements for buildings in the United States are typically based on model codes and standards published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) or International Code Council (ICC) as well as guidance from the Insurance Services Office (ISO). The information contained in this report is based on the required fire flow from the following documents:

NFPA 1, Fire Code, 2009 Edition

ICC, International Fire Code (IFC), 2012 Edition

ISO, Guide for Determination of Needed Fire Flow, 2008 Edition

NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, 2010 Edition

NFPA 13D, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes, 2010 Edition

NFPA 13R, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Residential Occupancies up to and including Four Stories in Height, 2010 Edition

NFPA 25, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems, 2011 Edition



Actual water used for fire protection will differ due to many variables including: pressure, system design, fire department use and response time.

A. Background

Over the past thirty years, selected municipal water authorities have implemented strategies, including stand-by fees and other policies, to recover costs for water consumed in fires in sprinklered buildings. It is also used to fund maintenance of the distribution system, tanks, pumps and pipes necessary to get these higher than normal demands to the needed location. Typically these fees are not directly related to sprinkler flows but rather are in recognition of the fact that these flows may not be metered and thus not accounted for in conventional water cost recovery mechanisms. In contrast, water consumed at fires at unsprinklered properties is typically not subject to fees nor metered at the hydrant. With the growing adoption of residential sprinkler ordinances in communities across the country, it is appropriate to assess the relative community impacts of water consumption in sprinklered and unsprinklered properties.

B. Research Objective

To assess the current prevalence and structure of fire flow fees against the community impact/water usage at sprinklered and unsprinklered properties to develop a consumption-based rational for community fire fighting resources.

C. Tasks

The following set of tasks is provided as a guide to help evaluate the use of water in fire protection systems.

1. Selection of at least six (6) case study communities that traditionally have had fire flow fees, with a predetermined mix of building occupancies including residential, commercial and industrial.

2. Assessment of the fire flow fee structure in these communities as well as other nationally available information.

3. Select a characteristic set of both sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings within each community deemed to be representative of the building stock including residential, commercial and industrial.

4. Calculation of fire flow for sprinkler systems in these buildings as well as additional water consumption associated with sprinkler maintenance and testing.

5. Review previous documented literature to help make an assessment of water consumption for unsprinklered buildings in the case study communities.



6. Provide a rational basis for the assessment of fire flow fees for sprinklered and unsprinklered building in the selected communities.



III. Community Selection

A. Population

Table 1 is a list of candidate communities categorized by population. The population indicated in the table below is based on the most recent data from the 2010 Census of Population and Housing produced by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Table 1- Candidate Community Populations [9]

Category Community Population

1 - Population less than 20,000

Johnstown, OH 4,427

Willmar, MN 17,926

Rawlins, WY 8,633

Rolla, MO 19,599

2 - Population greater than 20,000 less than 100,000

St. Charles, MO 63,695

Rockville, MD 59,825

Bangor, ME 31,373

Palm Springs, CA 47,185

3 - Population greater than 100,000 less than 500,000

Rochester, NY 208,001

Roseville, CA 109,497

Orlando, FL 227,961

4 - Population greater than 500,000 less than 1,000,000

Denver, CO 600,158

Tucson, AZ 520,116

Ft Worth, TX 741,206

5 - Population greater than 1,000,000 Los Angeles, CA 3,792,621 Philadelphia, PA 1,526,006

The communities included in Table 1 represent a range of locations through the United States, including regions with very limited water availability and those with relatively plentiful water resources.

B. Building Types

The range of building types in each candidate community is summarized in Table 2, below, based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Table 2 does not include buildings in the following categories: information, real estate rental and leasing, administrative and support, and waste management and remediation services. The data included in Table 2 indicates that communities in each of the population categories are available that include each of the building types.



Table 2 - Candidate Community Building Types (Number of Buildings per Use) [10]

C. Water Fee Structure

In addition to the information on population and building types summarized in Tables 1 and 2, above, the water fee structure in each of the candidate communities was also considered. Water purveyors in each of the candidate communities were researched online and contacted directly to verify that the data collected was accurate. For many of the cities, especially the

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Willmar, MN 8,127 32 146 64 1 139 9 63 52

Rawlings City, WY 3,861 0 53 23 0 34 2 42 28

Rolla, MO 8,110 21 150 42 5 121 7 90 45

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St. Charles, MO 27,507 77 295 265 10 191 26 196 142

Rockville, MD 24,328 65 316 885 41 321 42 237 235

Bangor, ME 14,939 45 332 165 22 325 20 140 101

Palm Springs, CA 36,427 42 222 186 11 264 43 252 115

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Rochester, NY 102,094 463 695 687 57 505 91 529 415

Roseville, CA 43,551 69 549 467 30 407 38 333 193

Orlando, FL 112,026 281 1,552 1,838 89 891 156 851 603

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Denver, CO 274,061 840 2,271 3,876 256 1,981 290 1,778 1,627

Tucson, AZ 225,394 459 2,080 1,778 146 1,825 186 1,210 1,008

Ft Worth, TX 211,035 785 1,872 1,458 93 1,436 143 991 987

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Los Angeles, CA 1,337,706 7,185 11,208 12,711 708 9,562 5,513 6,771 6,638

Philadelphia City, PA 661,299 946 4,420 2,756 254 3,600 350 3,396 2,466



larger ones, water is provided through multiple water departments; in those cases, only one water department for each community was researched for this report.

The six example communities were selected to represent a variety of water fee structures. The following features were represented in the water fee structures of the candidate communities:

A fee structure designed to accommodate drought conditions;

A simple fee structure based on a fixed cost per water connection; and

A fee structure based on metering of water usage for fire protection systems.

Additional information on connection and tapping fees was reviewed for each candidate community. The concept of providing a credit to buildings protected with fire sprinkler systems was considered based on the premise that buildings protected with sprinkler systems would use less water in the event of a fire condition than fire department suppression efforts in a building not protected with sprinkler systems. However, this concept does not appear to be considered in the fee structures of most water purveyors.

All of the communities interviewed charge a fee for water service to fire sprinkler systems in commercial buildings. However, some communities do not charge an additional fee for water service to fire sprinkler systems in one- and two-family dwellings. Fire sprinkler systems protecting one- and two-family dwelling usually require only a small water service. This allows water service for fire sprinkler systems in one- and two-family dwellings to be provided by the normal domestic water line in some communities, which then charge for water usage at the normal domestic water rates without additional fees for fire sprinkler systems. Data from the selected communities is provided in Appendix A.

D. Summary

Based on the methodology outlined above, the following six example communities were selected for further analysis:

Johnstown, OH

St. Charles, MO

Orlando, FL

Rochester, NY

Denver, CO



Los Angeles City, CA

Data on population, location, building types, and water fee structures was considered as outlined below.

Population and location

o Candidate communities were divided into five categories based on population.

o Example communities could not be located in a single area, but were selected to represent various regions of the United States.

Building Types

o Each community selected has a variety of residential, commercial, and industrial building types.

Water Fee Structure

Communities were selected with a variety of water fee structures, with examples that may address the following features:

o Drought conditions

o Fees per connection

o Metered connections

o Tapping fees



IV. Assessment of Fire Flow Fees

All sixteen candidate communities were contacted to determine how fees are generated for the use of water in fire protection systems. This section provides information gathered from the six example communities selected for further analysis.

Representatives of the water purveyors for each of the candidate communities were interviewed by phone and asked the following set of five questions:

Question No. 1 Is there a meter charge for fire water service?

Question No. 2 Does the city have any drought conditions that would affect the cost of water used in fire protection systems?

Question No. 3 Do you have any incentives in place when a fire sprinkler system is provided?

Question No. 4 Is there an additional charge for water used in unprotected (by fire sprinkler systems) buildings?

Question No. 5 Is the there a fire district fee?

The following is the evaluation of each of the six (6) water purveyors and how they collect fees for water used in fire protection systems:

A. Johnstown, OH [11]


Answer Same as Domestic water rates see Table 3.


Answer No changes in fee due to drought conditions.


Answer When a separate fire protection line is tapped the fee is 1/5 of the capacity charge.

Question No. 4 Is there an additional charge for water used in unprotected buildings?



Answer Hydrant water is not metered.


Answer No additional Fee.

Table 3 - Water Rates

Table 4 - Tap and Connection Fees

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Tap Fee Capacity Charge*

¾ $375.00 $2,820.00 1 $375.00 $5,010.00

1 ½ $375.00 $11,280.00 2 $375.00 $20,050.00 3 $375.00 $45,110.00 4 $375.00 $80,200.00 6 $375.00 $180,450.00 8 $375.00 $320,800.00

10 $375.00 $501,240.00 12 $375.00 $721,790.00

*One-fifth the capacity charge will be charged if for fire protection only.

Both the capacity charge and the tap fee are onetime fees and are independent of metered water rates. The water purveyor discounts the capacity charge when the water service is fire protection only, but still charges fees for water services for fire sprinkler systems that would not be charged for buildings without sprinkler systems.

B. St. Charles, MO [12]


Answer Fire service is not metered.



Fee Gallons Table 3 reflects the water rates for metered water; however, they are the same rates as the domestic water. Table 4 indicates the tapping fees and capacity charge fees for water in fire protection systems, based on the size of the water service line.

$8.00 Minimum to 2000 Gallons

$3.60 3000 Gallons and Beyond




Answer No incentives for a sprinklered building.





Table 5 outlines the fees charged for water main connections supplying fire protection systems.

Table 5 - Water Main Connection Fees

Water Main Connection (Inches) Fee

3/4 $1,000 1 $1,600

1-1/2 $2,300 2 $3,900 3 $8,600 4 $15,400 6 $34,300 8 $41,400

10 $154,000 Unmetered Main Extension $2,000

For Sprinkler systems run off a domestic tap with more than 20 sprinklers

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A water main tap without a meter is $2,000 in addition to the tap fee based on the size of the connection. No additional fee is charged for a fire sprinkler system with less than twenty (20) sprinklers that are tapped off of a domestic water line. There are no monthly fees for a fire water line, but buildings with a water line supplying a fire sprinkler system are charged initial connection fees that would not be charged to for buildings without sprinkler systems.

C. Orlando, FL [13]


Answer Yes, in addition to the monthly charge, if any water is used, it is charged at $1.54 per kilo gallon.











Table 6 - Monthly Charge (Not Including Consumption Charge)

Size of Service (Inches) Inside City Outside City

Less than 2 $9.70 $11.15 2 $9.70 $11.15 3 $9.70 $11.15 4 $9.87 $11.35 6 $20.96 $24.10 8 $40.08 $46.09

10 $68.84 $79.17 12 $108.71 $125.02 14 $227.09 $261.15 16 $405.16 $465.93

A meter is provided on the incoming fire service line. A monthly fee shown in Table 6 is charged for the water service and an additional fee of $1.54 per thousand gallons is charged for any water used. No incentive is provided for the installation of a fire sprinkler system.

D. Rochester, NY [14]


Answer Yes, water is metered & billed monthly.




Answer No changes in fire fees due to drought conditions.







Rochester, NY has two water mains available for use in fire protection. The first main provides fire protection through the domestic fire service. The second main is called a “Holly-High Pressure System”. The fees billed depend on which system is used. Charges for the domestic fire service system and the “Holly High-Pressure System” are outlined in Table 7. Metered water consumption is also billed monthly and is summarized in Table 8.

Table 7 - Monthly Flat Rates

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Charge per Month

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Charge per Month

2 $35.30 $11.77 - - 4 $70.61 $23.54 $124.94 $41.65 6 $138.93 $46.31 $166.52 $55.51 8 $277.80 $92.60 $333.11 $111.04

10 $410.12 $136.71 $491.30 $163.77 12 $590.28 $196.76 - -

Table 8 - Metered Water Charge

Domestic Fire Service Charge Holly High-Pressure System

Gallons Used per Month

Charge per 1,000 Gallons

Gallons Used per Month

Charge per 1,000 Gallons

0 – 20,000 $3.01 0 – 20,000 $6.02 20,000 – 620,000 $2.77 20,000 – 620,000 $5.54

620,000 – 10,000,000 $2.17 Over 620,000 $4.34 10,000,000 – 15,000,000 $1.42 - -

Over 15,000,000 $1.21 - -



E. Denver, CO [15]


Answer Fire service is not metered.


Answer No changes in fire fees due to drought conditions.







The monthly charge for a fire protection system water line is based only on the tap size. Water is not metered if used for fire protection and no additional fees are charge for water use through the fire water line. The fees for the monthly charge are shown in Table 9.

Table 9 - Monthly Charge

Tap Size (Inches) Monthly Charge

1 $4.68 2 $7.81 4 $12.08 6 $17.25 8 $30.19

10 $43.13 12 $60.00 16 $172.50

Hydrant $17.25



F. Los Angeles City, CA [16]


Answer Yes, water is metered & billed monthly.


Answer Los Angeles, CA, the city does not have a drought rate vs. a normal rate. However, there is a fee billed for High Season and Low Season water use.







Buildings in Los Angeles are charged a monthly fee based on the size of the incoming fire service line, as outlined in Table 10, in addition to a metered water rate. The metered water rate is billed depending on the location of the building (low, medium, or high Temperature Zone) and the month that the water is used (low season versus high season). Additionally, water is charged at a “First Tier” rate, Table 11, and a “Second Tier” rate, Table 12. Normal fees are billed on the First Tier Rate up to a set volume of water. The threshold is dependent upon the area and the location (low, medium, or high Temperature Zone) of the building. Once the maximum is exceeded the fees are billed at the Second Tier Rate.



Table 10 - Fire Service Monthly Charge

Fire Service Monthly Charge

Size of Fire Service (Inches)

Size of Fire Service (Inches)

1 and smaller $3.10 1-1/2 $11.00

2 $15.63 3 $38.49 4 $61.35 6 $108.48 8 $212.39

10 $255.79 12 $328.87 14 $511.58 16 $612.07 18 $821.03

Table 11 - First Tier Rates (Per Hundred Cubic Feet of Metered Water)

$3.871 $3.840 $3.840 $3.840 $3.831 $3.681 $3.681 $3.681

$3.871 $3.840 $3.840 $3.840 $3.831 $3.681 $3.681 $3.681

Table 12 - Second Tier Rates (Per Hundred Cubic Feet of Metered Water)

Meters Under 2 Inches

High Season Low Season High

SeasonQ1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Jul - Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan - Mar Apr May Jun

Meters 2 Inches and Larger


SeasonQ1 Q2 Q3 Q4



SeasonQ1 Q2 Q3 Q4


$5.69 $5.83 $5.83 $5.83 $5.84 $5.91 $5.91 $5.91



V. Characteristic Set of Buildings

A characteristic set of buildings was developed to compare the fire water consumption for each building type. Fire water consumption was also compared between sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings. Features of the characteristic set of buildings were identified to allow the required fire flow to be calculated based on the requirements of the codes, standards, and guide listed below:

NFPA 1, Fire Code, 2009 Edition

ICC, International Building Code (IBC), 2012 Edition

ICC, International Fire Code (IFC), 2012 Edition

ISO, Guide for Determination of Needed Fire Flow, 2008 Edition

NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, 2010 Edition

NFPA 13D, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes, 2010 Edition

NFPA 13R, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Residential Occupancies up to and including Four Stories in Height, 2010 Edition

NFPA 25, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems, 2011 Edition

The characteristic set of buildings included each of the following building types:

Residential, One- and Two- Family Dwelling

Residential, Up to and Including Four Stories in Height

Business

Assembly

Institutional

Mercantile

Storage



Each of the occupancies listed will vary in footprint and fire flow requirements, with or without fire sprinklers. It is evident that the there are hundreds of combinations for building occupancies. It would be difficult to identify all sets of buildings in every jurisdiction.

Having identified a set of building occupancies, the model codes were researched to distinguish a building that can be provided with or without sprinklers. The building sets were associated by construction type, area limitation, occupancy and whether protected or unprotected.

It should be noted that not all buildings listed in this report may be designed without sprinkler protection. Buildings that require sprinklers are noted based on code requirements.

A. Residential Buildings, One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes (NFPA 13D)

Residential buildings have become a hot topic since all model codes now require residential occupancies to be provided with fire protection. However, not all jurisdictions have adopted the code revisions. The code requirements and building size are listed in Table 13.

Table 13 - Code Requirements - One and Two Family Homes [17][18] One and Two Family Homes

Construction Classification: Unprotected, Combustible

Description IBC NFPA ISO

Occupancy Residential, R‐3 Residential, 1 and 2 Family

Residential

Construction Type Type VB Type V (000) Class 1, C‐4

Protection Maximum Area (sf)

Sprinkler protected provided Unlimited Unlimited N/A

No sprinkler protected provided Unlimited Unlimited N/A

Since these buildings are not limited in size based on the fire protection requirements, we have selected two building footprints for this category. The significance of having two buildings of different size is to identify that there are different flow requirements for each building that will be identified later.

One and Two Family Dwelling 1 – 2,000 sf

One and Two Family Dwelling 2 – 5,000 sf



B. Residential Buildings, Residential Occupancies Up to and Including Four Stories in Height (NFPA 13R)

Apartment buildings are another form of residential buildings. However, these buildings are required to follow the same guidelines for inspection, testing and maintenance as commercial buildings. It will be important to understand the additional flow due to inspection, testing and maintenance requirements. For this study there will be three different building types identified in Tables 14, 15 and 16.

Table 14 - Code Requirements – Apartment Building 1 [17][18] Residential Apartment Buildings



Occupancy Residential, R‐2 Residential Residential

Construction Type Type VB Type V (000) Class 1, C‐4


Sprinkler protected provided 21,000 21,000 N/A

No sprinkler protected provided 7,000 7,000 N/A


Construction Classification: 2‐hour exterior bearing walls Unprotected, non‐combustible ext. elements

Unprotected , Combustible interior elements



Construction Type Type IIIB Type III (200) Class 2, C‐4







Construction Classification: Unprotected, Noncombustible



Construction Type Type IIB Type II (000) Class 3, C‐4




There were two different sizes of each apartment building that could be used for each of the different construction classifications. One size is for an unsprinklered building and the other is for a sprinklered building. To compare the amount of water used in a sprinklered vs. unsprinklered building, the building size will need to be consistent between the two; therefore, the buildings that are used for this occupancy will be as follows:

Apartment Building 1 – 7,000 sf



C. Business Buildings

For business buildings there are two (2) buildings evaluated. One is a low rise and the other is a high rise. The high rise building technically could not be built without sprinkler protection. However, it is important to show how much water is used in a high rise building with special fire protection requirements such as standpipes and fire pumps. Tables 17 and 18 identify the building type and maximum sf allowances for this building type.

Table 17 - Code Requirements – Low Rise, Business Building [17][18] Business Buildings

Low Rise, Construction Classification: Unprotected, Noncombustible


Occupancy Business, B Business N/A







Table 18 - Code Requirements – High Rise, Business Building [17][18] Business Buildings

High Rise, Construction Classification: Protected, Noncombustible


Occupancy Business, B Business N/A

Construction Type Type IA Type I (332) Class 6, C‐2



No sprinkler protected provided Not Permitted Not Permitted N/A

For low rise business buildings there are two maximum size buildings allowed with or without sprinklers. Maintaining consistency between the two; only one size building will be used to fit both applications. For the high rise building application only one size building will be applied over a 10-story building. Each floor will be provided with automatic sprinkler systems and standpipes, designed in accordance with the given standards. The buildings are identified as follows:

Business Building, Low Rise – 23,000 sf

Business Building, High Rise – 10 Floors, 40,000 sf/floor

D. Assembly Buildings

As with the business buildings there are two (2) assembly buildings for much of the same reasons, one is a low rise and the other is a high rise. Assembly buildings are buildings used for the gathering of persons for purposes such as civic, social, religious functions; recreation, food, or drink consumption or awaiting transportation[17]. Tables 19 and 20 identify the building type and maximum area allowances for this building type.

Table 19 - Code Requirements – Low Rise, Assembly Buildings [17][18] Assembly Buildings



Occupancy Assembly, A‐2 Assembly >

1,000 N/A







Table 20 - Code Requirements – High Rise, Assembly Buildings [17][18] Assembly Buildings



Occupancy Assembly, A‐2 Assembly >

1,000 N/A





For low rise Assembly buildings, there are four (4) different building sizes identify. To maintain consistency with all building codes for sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings, the two buildings identified for a low rise and a high rise are:

Assembly Building, Low Rise – 8,500 sf

Assembly Building, High Rise – 10 Floors, 50,000 sf/floor

E. Institutional Buildings

Staying within the same parameters for Business and Assembly Occupancies, two (2) Institutional Buildings are identified. Tables 21 and 22 distinguish the building type and maximum sf allowances for this building type.

Table 21 - Code Requirements – Low Rise, Institutional Buildings [17][18] Institutional Buildings



Occupancy Hospital, A‐2 Health Care N/A







Table 22 - Code Requirements – High Rise, Institutional Buildings [17][18] Institutional Buildings



Occupancy Hospital, A‐2 Health Care N/A





For low rise and high rise buildings identified above, the following building sizes were chosen for the report:

Institutional Building, Low Rise – 11,000 sf

Institutional Building, High Rise – 10 Floors, 60,000 sf/floor

F. Mercantile Buildings

There are many different types of mercantile buildings that vary from small boutiques, big box retailers and large malls. This report identifies two (2) building types yet will have three (3) mercantile buildings included. The three (3) buildings will have three very different fire protection systems designed for each. This will provide insight that not all buildings of the same size will have the same flow requirements.

The first building is a Mall; this building would not be allowed to be built without a sprinkler system. Table 23 provides information regarding the building type and construction for the covered mall.

Table 23 - Code Requirements – Mercantile, Mall Building [17][18] Mall Buildings



Occupancy Covered Mall

Building Covered Mall

Building N/A







The second and third mercantile buildings will look the same as far as the building type and classification. Table 24 will be the model used for the other two (2) mercantile facilities.

Table 24 - Code Requirements – Mercantile Buildings (Not a Mall) [17][18] Mercantile Buildings



Occupancy Mercantile, M Mercantile N/A





As stated previously, there will be three (3) mercantile buildings identified by this report as follows:

Mercantile Mall Building – 750,000 sf

Mercantile Building 1, OH 2 - 12,500 sf

Mercantile Building 2, HPS – 12,500 sf

G. Storage Buildings

Storage facilities can vary widely in size, shape and commodities being stored. Two (2) facilities are modeled within this report. One that can be provided with and without sprinklers under specified conditions and another that will require sprinklers, such as a distribution type warehouse. Table 25 identifies the code requirements used for the smaller of the two facilities.

Table 25 - Code Requirements – Storage Buildings [17][18] Storage Buildings



Occupancy Storage, S‐1 Storage, Ordinary

Hazard N/A







The second building is unlimited area storage and would be used to facilitate warehouse activities for distribution. This building would require the use of sprinkler systems to provide protection and is identified in Table 26.

Table 26 - Code Requirements – Storage Buildings Warehouse [17][18] Storage Building Warehouse



Occupancy Storage, S‐1 Storage,

Ordinary Hazard N/A





The two (2) buildings used in this category are identified as follows based on the data provided above:

Storage Buildings – 17,500 sf

Storage Building Warehouse – 1,000,000 sf

H. Summary

Many building types and areas were defined in this section to help identify the Needed Fire Flow (NFF) requirements from the model building codes. This information is critical in providing continuity to both sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings for each. Additional buildings were added to this section that will demonstrate how much water is used in a sprinklered building with special fire protection requirements such as standpipes and fire pumps. It should be noted that this set of buildings, only provides information for use in this report, and should not be used to define the building characteristics in any jurisdiction. Table 27 provides a summary of all the characteristic set of buildings to be used for identifying flow requirements for sprinklered vs. unsprinklered buildings in this project.



Table 27 - Characteristic Set of Buildings

Building Type Area (sf) Sprinklers Notes

One and Two Family Dwelling 1 2,000 Yes - One and Two Family Dwelling 1 2,000 No - One and Two Family Dwelling 2 5,000 Yes - One and Two Family Dwelling 2 5,000 No -

Apartment Buildings (1) 7,000 Yes - Apartment Buildings (1) 7,000 No - Apartment Buildings (2) 16,000 Yes - Apartment Buildings (2) 16,000 No - Apartment Buildings (3) 16,000 Yes - Apartment Buildings (3) 16,000 No -

Business Building, Low Rise 23,000 Yes - Business Building, Low Rise 23,000 No - Business Building, High Rise 40,000 Yes 10 Floors, Standpipes, Pump Business Building, High Rise 40,000 No 10 Floors, Standpipes, Pump

Assembly Building, Low Rise 8,500 Yes - Assembly Building, Low Rise 8,500 No - Assembly Building, High Rise 50,000 Yes 10 Floors, Standpipes, PumpAssembly Building, High Rise 50,000 No 10 Floors, Standpipes, Pump

Institutional Building, Low Rise 11,000 Yes - Institutional Building, Low Rise 11,000 No - Institutional Building, High Rise 60,000 Yes 10 Floors, Standpipes, PumpInstitutional Building, High Rise 60,000 No 10 Floors, Standpipes, Pump

Mercantile Building Mall 750,000 Yes Hydrants, Pump, Tenants Mercantile Building Mall 750,000 No Hydrants, Pump, Tenants Mercantile Building 1 12,500 Yes OH II Mercantile Building 1 12,500 No OH II Mercantile Building 2 12,500 Yes HPS Mercantile Building 2 12,500 No HPS

Storage Buildings 17,500 Yes - Storage Buildings 17,500 No - Storage Building Warehouse 1,000,000 Yes ESFR, Hydrants, 2 Pumps Storage Building Warehouse 1,000,000 No ESFR, Hydrants, 2 Pumps



VI. Calculation of Fire Water Volume

Calculation of required fire flows and volume for the model building codes for sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings is derived from IFC, Appendix B and NFPA 1, Section 18.4. Calculated fire flows for unsprinklered and sprinklered buildings are also derived from NFF through ISO and design densities or minimum sprinkler flows and volume required for sprinkler systems designed per NFPA 13, NFPA 13R and NFPA 13D. The volume of fire protection water is provided through a series of calculated flows (gpm) for a minimum duration (min) with detail shown in Appendix B.

Table 28 - Calculated Fire Water Volumes [1][2]

Building Type Area (sf) Sprks Fire Water Volume (Gallons)

IFC NFPA 1 ISO NFPA 13One and Two Family Homes 1 2,000 Yes 30,000 30,000 60,000 182

One and Two Family Homes 1 2,000 No 60,000 60,000 120,000 N/A

One and Two Family Homes 2 5,000 Yes 120,000 30,000 60,000 260

One and Two Family Homes 2 5,000 No 240,000 60,000 180,000 N/A

Apartment Buildings (1) 7,000 Yes 180,000 72,000 120,000 1,560

Apartment Buildings (1) 7,000 No 270,000 270,000 240,000 N/A





Business Building, Low Rise 23,000 Yes 270,000 146,340 60,000 5,700

Business Building, Low Rise 23,000 No 585,000 585,000 240,000 N/A

Business Building, High Rise 40,000 Yes 270,000 168,840 60,000 5,700

Business Building, High Rise 40,000 No N/A N/A 450,000 N/A

Assembly Building, Low Rise 8,500 Yes 180,000 72,000 60,000 7,500

Assembly Building, Low Rise 8,500 No 240,000 240,000 180,000 N/A

Assembly Building, High Rise 50,000 Yes 360,000 255,120 60,000 7,500

Assembly Building, High Rise 50,000 No N/A N/A 450,000 N/A

Institutional Building, Low Rise 11,000 Yes 180,000 72,000 60,000 5,835

Institutional Building, Low Rise 11,000 No 270,000 270,000 180,000 N/A

Institutional Building, High Rise 60,000 Yes 360,000 270,000 60,000 5,835

Institutional Building, High Rise 60,000 No N/A N/A 540,000 N/A

Mercantile Building Mall 750,000 Yes 480,000 480,000 60,000 21,120

Mercantile Building Mall 750,000 No N/A N/A 1,440,000 N/A

Mercantile Building 1 12,500 Yes 180,000 120,000 60,000 33,000

Mercantile Building 1 12,500 No 270,000 270,000 180,000 N/A

Mercantile Building 2 12,500 Yes 180,000 120,000 204,000* 204,000

Mercantile Building 2 12,500 No 270,000 270,000 180,000 N/A



*ISO requirements are derived from NFPA 13 Design Criteria when the minimums are exceeded

Each of the Building Codes, Standards and ISO requirements were used to determine the correct flow, and take full advantage of any reductions of water allowed for the design of the systems.

The calculated fire flows for each of the building types is listed in Table 28, and reflects only the water required for a fire scenario in total gallons. All commissioning, inspecting, testing and maintenance, requirements are not provided in these calculations and shall be addresses in the next section. Detailed calculations used for the derivation of the calculated flows are provided for reference in Appendix B.

Building Type Area (sf) Sprks Fire Water Volume (Gallons)

IFC NFPA 1 ISO NFPA 13

Storage Buildings 17,500 Yes 180,000 120,000 132,000* 132,000

Storage Buildings 17,500 No 330,000 330,000 300,000 N/A

Storage Building Warehouse 1,000,000 Yes 480,000 480,000 102,225* 102,225

Storage Building Warehouse 1,000,000 No N/A N/A 1,680,000 N/A



VII. Calculation of Water Usage for Commissioning, Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance

Flow from fire protection systems for commissioning, inspection, testing and maintenance (CITM) are calculated for each building used in the study. The flows were derived for each phase and added to Table 29 for reference.

A. Commissioning

Flushing the mains if required per NFPA 13

Filling the system a minimum 3 times before turning the system over to the client.

o 1rst time – fill to check for leaks

o 2nd time – to fix any leaks

o 3rd time – to hydrostatically test the system.

Provide a single flow test per NFPA 13

Provide flow testing for a fire pump test if required

Flow standpipes if required

B. Inspection

No Flows Required C. Testing

Flow switch test (twice a year)

Backflow prevention test

Pump Test

Hydrant Test

Standpipe Test (every 5 years)

D. Maintenance

Obstruction investigation (every 5 years)



o Drain and fill the system

The calculated volumes in Table 29 indicate the volumes of water required for years one, five and the average gallons used per year over a one hundred year period. This assumes the system will not be remodeled or that any additional repairs to the system are required. Each time a system is drained, it is required to be filled again which will add to the total flows.

It should be noted that flow switches are not required per NFPA 13D. Additionally, NFPA 13D systems are not bound by the requirements of NFPA 25. However, the volume of water for a single flow test once a year is included in the calculation. Appendix C contains the calculated volumes of water for Table 29.

Table 29 - Calculated Volume for CITM in Sprinkler Systems [19]

Building Type Area (sf) Sprks Year 1

(gallons) Year 10 (gallons)

Ave/yrs 100 yrs

(gallons)

One and Two Family Homes 1 2,000 Yes 86 203 14

One and Two Family Homes 2 5,000 Yes 176 293 15

Apartment Buildings (1) 7,000 Yes 773 3,138 278

Apartment Buildings (2) 16,000 Yes 1,003 3,498 299

Apartment Buildings (3) 16,000 Yes 1,003 3,498 299

Business Building, Low Rise 23,000 Yes 2,444 10,405 895

Business Building, High Rise 40,000 Yes 28,166 87,342 6,673

Assembly Building, Low Rise 8,500 Yes 1,508 9,108 853

Assembly Building, High Rise 50,000 Yes 36,150 111,241 8,275

Institutional Building, Low Rise 11,000 Yes 1,564 9,202 858

Institutional Building, High Rise 60,000 Yes 41,740 131,531 9,948

Mercantile Building Mall 750,000 Yes 453,415 1,272,765 94,618

Mercantile Building 1 (OH II) 12,500 Yes 4,588 12,422 904

Mercantile Building 2 (HPS) 12,500 Yes 8,297 38,604 3,404

Storage Buildings 17,500 Yes 6,492 19,699 1,505

Storage Building Warehouse 1,000,000 Yes 228,314 890,279 74,377



VIII. Fire Probability and Frequency

U.S. Census Bureau building data and NFPA fire data was used to determine fire probability and fire frequency per occupancy for each jurisdiction surveyed.

A. U.S. Census Bureau

The total number of buildings in the United States, per occupancy, was obtained from census data, which originates from tax return information supplied from the Internal Revenue Service. This census data was compiled and categorized into seven occupancies as summarized in Table 30.

Table 30 - Number of Buildings in the United States [20][21]

Occupancy Number of Buildings

Residential, 1 & 2 family homes 76,313,410

Residential, Apartment homes 30,549390

Business 13,649,410

Assembly 1,980,406

Institutional 1,863,430

Mercantile 2,183,678 Storage 1,300,715

The source data used to obtain the above information can be found in Appendix D of this analysis.

B. NFPA Structure Fires by Occupancy

The NFPA report, Structure Fires by Occupancy, was referenced to determine the total number of fires per occupancy. [22] This report provides an estimation of the average number of fires, per year, for incidents reported to local U.S. fire departments during 2004-2008. This data was compiled and categorized into seven occupancies as summarized in Table 31.



Table 31 - Average Number of Fires per Year [22]

Occupancy Number of Fires

Residential, 1 & 2 family homes 264,530

Residential, Apartment homes 109,360

Business 6,705 Assembly 21,870

Institutional 7,300 Mercantile 12,895 Storage 31,510

The source data used to obtain the above information can be found in Appendix D of this analysis.

C. Determining Fire Probability and Fire Frequency per Occupancy

Fire Probability per Year

Fire Probability describes the relative possibility that a fire will occur in any given occupancy. Fire Probability per occupancy was determined by comparing the total building data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau and NFPA fire data.

For each occupancy, the average number of fires per year has been divided by the total number of buildings to determine the probability a fire will occur in that occupancy. For example, there are approximately 6,705 reported fires in Business occupancies each year. Dividing that number by the total number of Business buildings (13,649,410) results in probability of 0.05%. Therefore, a fire will occur in approximately 0.05% of all Business buildings each year.

Table 32 below depicts this fire probability calculation for each occupancy surveyed:

Table 32 - Fire Probability per Occupancy

Residential, 1 & 2 family homes 0.35%

Residential, Apartment homes 0.36%

Business 0.05%

Assembly 1.10%

Institutional 0.39%

Mercantile 0.59% Storage 2.42%

Occupancy Fire Probability



Fire Frequency

Fire Frequency describes the rate of occurrence (per year) that a fire could be expected per building for each occupancy. Similar to Fire Probability, Fire Frequency per occupancy was determined by comparing the total building data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau and the NFPA fire data.

For each occupancy, the total number of buildings has been divided by the average number of fires per year to determine the frequency a fire will occur in that occupancy. For example, there are approximately 13,649,410 Business buildings in the United States. Dividing that number by the average number of fires in Business occupancies each year results in a frequency of approximately 2,036 years. Therefore, every Business building will experience a fire approximately every 2,036 years.

The table below depicts this fire frequency calculation for each occupancy surveyed:

Table 33 - Fire Frequency per Occupancy

Occupancy Fire Frequency (years)

Residential, 1 & 2 family homes 288

Residential, Apartment homes 279

Business 2,036

Assembly 91

Institutional 255

Mercantile 169 Storage 41

D. Number of Fires per Occupancy in each Jurisdiction

Fire Probability, as determined in Section C above, has been applied to each jurisdiction to approximate the number of buildings which will experience a fire each year. For example, the probability that a fire will occur in a Business building is 0.05%. There are approximately 4,082 Business buildings in Orlando Florida, therefore it is expected that a fire will occur in 3 Business buildings per year in Orlando.

Table 34 below depicts the fire probability calculation, per occupancy, for each jurisdiction surveyed per year.



Table 34 - Number of Buildings with Fires per Occupancy for each Jurisdiction per Year

Occupancy

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Residential, 1 & 2 family homes 5 61 172 163 528 2,196

Residential, Apartment homes 2 29 187 231 431 2,653

Business 1 1 1 3 5 17

Assembly 1 3 8 13 26 144

Institutional 1 1 2 4 8 38

Mercantile 1 2 5 10 14 121 Storage 1 2 12 7 21 175



IX. Compiled Data (Probability and Volume)

All data collected for probability, the number of building in each jurisdiction by occupancy, as well as the data calculated for fire flows and CITM are compiled into tables and are provided in Appendix E for reference. Each table represents a comparison of data as follows:

IFC Unsprinklered vs IFC Sprinklered

NFPA 1 Unsprinklered vs NFPA 1 Sprinklered

ISO Unsprinklered vs NFPA 13, 13R, 13D Sprinklered

IFC Unsprinklered vs NFPA 13, 13R, 13D Sprinklered

NFPA 1 Unsprinklered vs NFPA 13, 13R, 13D Sprinklered

Two additional tables were provided in the One- and Two-family Dwellings that include Actual data collected in the Utiskul and Wu report[23] and the Bucks County Report[24].

Utiskul and Wu report Unsprinklered vs NFPA 13D Sprinklered

Utiskul and Wu report Unsprinklered vs Bucks County, PA Report Sprinklered

The data was evaluated based on the flows required for each of the occupancies in each of the model building codes.

Required Fire Volume Unsprinklered Buildings:

Almost all IFC and NFPA 1 occupancies require the same volume of water for unsprinklered buildings with the exception of the example for One- and Two-Family Dwellings 2. The ISO process requires less water than either of the codes for unsprinklered buildings. With the exception of the one example, it should be noted that both the IFC and NFPA 1 are interchangeable. Having stated that, the most conservative model building code, or the code that requires the most water for an unsprinklered building, will be used to represent those flows required for unsprinklered buildings.

Required Fire Volume Sprinklered Buildings:

NFPA 13, 13R and 13D provide additional requirements on the minimum flows required by sprinkler systems to contain a fire. In all cases, the water required by NFPA 13, 13R, and 13D is considerably less than that required by the model building codes for sprinklered buildings. Additionally, the NFPA report U.S. Experience with Sprinklers provides fire sprinkler statistics and indicates that typically only one or two sprinklers are required to control a fire. [25] The



report details that 88% of reported fires involve one or two sprinklers. However, for this report, the minimum volume of water to be used should be those volumes required by a recognized standard. With this information, it was decided that the data evaluated for sprinklered buildings will be projected through the use of the required volumes from NFPA 13, 13R & 13D based on calculations and design densities.

Volume of Water Required

The water required for sprinklered buildings added to the water required for inspection testing and maintenance is provided in Figure 2 for each of the occupancies. Likewise, the water required for unsprinklered buildings is provided in Figure 3. These two graphs detail the water required based on; probability, hazard, occupancy and construction type as discussed within this report and will not apply to all building throughout all jurisdictions.

0500

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,000

Volume in

Gallons

Volume Required Sprinklered

FireVolume water Required

CITM

Figure 2



Figure 3

One & Two Family Dwellings:

The data collected for One & Two Family Dwellings 1 is presented in Table 35 per the IFC and NFPA 13D.

Table 35 - One & Two Family Dwelling 1 (IFC and NFPA 13D) [1][5]

The last column in each of the tables represents the percent of water used if all building were sprinklered over the water used if all buildings were unsprinklered. While theoretically this is not possible, the idea details comparing the total water used if all buildings were sprinklered as opposed to unsprinklered. In the case listed above, sprinklered buildings represent approximately 7% of water used in unsprinklered buildings. For CITM the volume required assumes all buildings in each jurisdiction are sprinklered.

0.00 1,000.00 2,000.00 3,000.00 4,000.00 5,000.00 6,000.00 7,000.00 8,000.00 9,000.00

One & Two …

One & Two 2

Apartm

ent ‐R2

Business

Assem

bly

Institutional

Mercantile (HPS)

Mercantile (OH II)

Storage

Volume in

Gallons

Volume Required Unsprinklered

FireVolume water Required

One & Two Family

Dwellings 1

Total Buildings

Average Number of Fires Per Year

Gallons Required

Unsprinklered Building (IFC)

Gallons Required

Sprinklered Building

(NFPA 13R)

Average Gallons Per Year CITM

for All Buildings

Total Gallons All Buildings

Sprinklered

All Sprinklered Buildings /

Unsprinklered Buildings

Gallons / Building - 0.35% 60,000 182 14 - -

Johnstown, OH 1,389 5 288,887 876 19,446 20,322 7%

St. Charles, MO 17,644 61 3,669,631 11,131 247,016 258,147 7%

Rochester, NY 49,525 172 10,300,298 31,244 693,350 724,594 7%

Orlando, FL 47,048 163 9,785,127 29,682 658,672 688,354 7%

Denver City, CO 152,280 528 31,671,468 96,070 2,131,920 2,227,990 7% Los Angeles

City, CA 633,460 2,196 131,748,148 399,636 8,868,440 9,268,076 7%



Table 36 represents the data calculated for actual fire data collected from the reports identified earlier.

Table 36 - One & Two Family Dwelling 1 (Actual Fire Data)

One & Two Family

Dwellings 1

Total Buildings

Average Number of Fires Per

Year Based on %

Buildings

Gallons Required

Unsprinklered "Residential

Fire Sprinklers - Water Usage"

Gallons Required "Bucks County Report"


for All Buildings


Sprinklered



Flows / Building - 0.35% 3,524 340 14 - -

Johnstown, OH 1,389 5 16,967 1,637 19,446 21,083 124%

St. Charles, MO 17,644 61 215,530 20,795 247,016 267,811 124%

Rochester, NY 49,525 172 604,971 58,368 693,350 751,718 124%

Orlando, FL 47,048 163 574,713 55,449 658,672 714,121 124%


City, CA 633,460 2,196 7,738,008 746,573 8,868,440 9,615,013 124%

It is interesting to identify that for Table 36 the percent of water used is at 124%. This would indicate that at some point, sprinklered building vs unsprinklered buildings, the number of buildings sprinklered will use more water per year than unsprinklered building based on the CITM and the probability of a fire.

The data collected for One & Two Family Dwellings 2 is presented in Table 37 per the IFC and NFPA 13D.

Table 37 - One & Two Family Dwelling 2 (IFC and NFPA 13D) [1][5]

One & Two Family

Dwellings 2

Total Buildings


Year

Gallons Required


Gallons Required


(NFPA 13)


for All Buildings


Sprinklered



Gallons / Building - 0.35% 240,000 260 14 - -

Johnstown, OH 1,389 5 1,155,547 1,252 19,446 20,698 2%

St. Charles, MO 17,644 61 14,678,523 15,902 247,016 262,918 2%

Rochester, NY 49,525 172 41,201,194 44,635 693,350 737,985 2%

Orlando, FL 47,048 163 39,140,510 42,402 658,672 701,074 2%


City, CA 633,460 2,196 526,992,592 570,909 8,868,440 9,439,349 2%

In this table, the percent of water usage is down to 2% because the amount of water used in unsprinklered buildings is double that of One & Family Dwellings 1.



Apartment Buildings:

The data collected for Apartment Buildings 2 is presented in Table 38 per the IFC and NFPA 13R.

Table 38 - Apartment Buildings 2 (IFC and NFPA 13R) [1][6]

Apartment Buildings 2

Total Buildings


Gallons Required


Gallons Required


(NFPA 13)


for All Buildings


Sprinklered



Gallons / Building - 0.36% 330,000 1,560 299 - -

Johnstown, OH 449 2 530,416 2,507 134,251 136,758 26%

St. Charles, MO 8,089 29 9,555,749 45,173 2,418,611 2,463,784 26%

Rochester, NY 52,354 187 61,847,161 292,368 15,653,846 15,946,214 26%

Orlando, FL 64,417 231 76,097,501 359,734 19,260,683 19,620,417 26% Denver City,

CO 120,532 431 142,387,630 673,105 36,039,068 36,712,173 26%

Los Angeles City, CA 741,201 2,653 875,600,287 4,139,201 221,619,099 225,758,300 26%

Business Buildings:

The data collected for Business Buildings is presented in Table 39 per the IFC and NFPA 13.

Table 39 - Business Buildings (IFC and NFPA 13) [1][3]

Business Buildings

Total Buildings


Gallons Required Unsprinklered

Building (NFPA 1)

Gallons Required


(NFPA 13)


for All Buildings


Sprinklered




Johnstown, OH 118 0.06 33,910 330 105,610 105,940 312%

St. Charles, MO 677 0.33 194,549 1,896 605,915 607,811 312%

Rochester, NY 1,748 0.86 502,322 4,894 1,564,460 1,569,354 312%

Orlando, FL 4,082 2.01 1,173,043 11,430 3,653,390 3,664,820 312%

Denver City, CO 8,666 4.26 2,490,345 24,265 7,756,070 7,780,335 312% Los Angeles

City, CA 33,340 16.38 9,580,901 93,352 29,839,300 29,932,652 312%

For business buildings the water required for fighting fires based on probability is significantly less than that for unsprinklered buildings. However, when the water required for CITM is added, the total water for sprinklered over unsprinklered buildings increases to 312%. This would indicate that at some point, sprinklered building costs would be more than unsprinklered costs. However, the fact remains that the total fees will still be distributed to both buildings.



Assembly Buildings:

The data collected for Assembly Buildings is presented in Table 40 per the IFC and NFPA 13

Table 40 - Assembly Buildings (IFC and NFPA 13) [1][3]

Assembly Buildings

Total Buildings


Year

Gallons Required


Gallons Required


(NFPA 13)


for All Buildings


Sprinklered




Johnstown, OH 21 0 55,658 1,739 17,913 19,652 35%

St. Charles, MO 232 3 614,885 19,215 197,896 217,111 35%

Rochester, NY 677 7 1,794,298 56,072 577,481 633,553 35%

Orlando, FL 1,096 12 2,904,801 90,775 934,888 1,025,663 35%


City, CA 12,992 143 34,433,550 1,076,048 11,082,176 12,158,224 35%

Institutional Buildings:

The data collected for Institutional Buildings is presented in Table 41 per the IFC and NFPA 13D.

Table 41 - Institutional Buildings (IFC and NFPA 13D) [1][5]

Institutional Buildings

Total Buildings


Year

Gallons Required


Gallons Required


(NFPA 13)


for All Buildings


Sprinklered




Johnstown, OH 11 0 11,635 251 9,438 9,689 83%

St. Charles, MO 191 1 202,026 4,366 163,878 168,244 83%

Rochester, NY 508 2 537,325 11,612 435,864 447,476 83%

Orlando, FL 891 3 942,435 20,367 764,478 784,845 83%


City, CA 9,562 37 10,113,984 218,574 8,204,196 8,422,770 83%



Mercantile Buildings:

The data collected for Mercantile (HPS) Buildings is presented in Table 42 per the IFC and NFPA 13.

Table 42 - Mercantile (HPS) Buildings (IFC and NFPA 13) [1][3]

Mercantile Buildings

(HPS)

Total Buildings


Gallons Required


Gallons Required


(NFPA 13)


for All Buildings


Sprinklered




Johnstown, OH 39 0.23 62,181 46,982 132,756 179,738 289%

St. Charles, MO 295 1.74 470,347 355,373 1,004,180 1,359,553 289%

Rochester, NY 695 4.10 1,108,106 837,236 2,365,780 3,203,016 289%

Orlando, FL 1,552 9.16 2,474,504 1,869,626 5,283,008 7,152,634 289%

Denver City, CO 2,271 13.41 3,620,876 2,735,773 7,730,484 10,466,257 289% Los Angeles

City, CA 20,346 120.15 32,439,605 24,509,923 69,257,784 93,767,707 289%

Again, based on the data represented above, the sprinklered building will eventually use more water per year based on CITM of the building than unsprinklered buildings by 289%. Therefore, the fees for the sprinklered buildings will be more than the fees for the unsprinklered buildings at some point.

The data collected for Mercantile (OH II) Buildings is presented in Table 43 per the IFC and NFPA 13.

Table 43 - Mercantile (OH II) Buildings (IFC and NFPA 13) [1][3]

Mercantile Buildings (OH II)

Total Buildings


Year

Gallons Required


Gallons Required


(NFPA 13)


for All Buildings


Sprinklered




Johnstown, OH 39 0.23 62,181 7,600 35,256 42,856 69%

St. Charles, MO 295 1.74 470,347 57,487 266,680 324,167 69%

Rochester, NY 695 4.10 1,108,106 135,435 628,280 763,715 69%

Orlando, FL 1,552 9.16 2,474,504 302,439 1,403,008 1,705,447 69%

Denver City, CO 2,271 13.41 3,620,876 442,552 2,052,984 2,495,536 69% Los Angeles

City, CA 20,346 120.15 32,439,605 3,964,841 18,392,784 22,357,625 69%



Storage Buildings:

The data collected for Storage Buildings is presented in Table 44 per the IFC and NFPA 13.

Table 44 - Storage Buildings (IFC and NFPA 13) [1][3]

Storage Buildings

Total Buildings


Year

Gallons Required


Gallons Required


(NFPA 13)


for All Buildings


Sprinklered




Johnstown, OH 29 1 231,835 92,734 43,645 136,379 59%

St. Charles, MO 77 2 615,561 246,224 115,885 362,109 59%

Rochester, NY 463 11 3,701,359 1,480,544 696,815 2,177,359 59%

Orlando, FL 281 7 2,246,397 898,559 422,905 1,321,464 59%

Denver City, CO 840 20 6,715,208 2,686,083 1,264,200 3,950,283 59% Los Angeles

City, CA 7,185 174 57,439,013 22,975,605 10,813,425 33,789,030 59%

Yearly Average:

The yearly average for volume of water was calculated per building type, per building, based on the probability of a fire in the jurisdiction, for sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings. Then the percent of water was calculated per building type for sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings in Table 45 per the IFC and NFPA 13, 13D and 13R. It is interesting to note that the percent of water used in almost all cases are less than 75%. Furthermore, the water used in one- and two-family dwelling is less than 10%, while the water used in an apartment building might be less than 30%.

The two anomalies over 100% can be accounted for in the volume of water used in a fire and the number of buildings with recorded fires. For instance, the probability of a fire in a business building is extremely low; hence the amount of water calculated by probability for an unsprinklered building is low. However, the amount of water used per year in CITM is what drives the higher percentage. When reviewing the water used in a fire condition, the percentage is less than 2%. For the other anomaly in a high piled storage configuration, the water used in a fire condition with a sprinkler system exceeds that of a fire condition without a sprinkler system. In this instance, IFC, NFPA 1 and ISO do not account for the hazard within the building as a part of the calculation.



Table 45 - Yearly Average of water used in sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings.

Building Type

Sprinklered

Fire Flow - NFPA 13, 13D, 13R over IFC (Gal/Fire)

Fire Probability (Fires/Yr)

Yearly Average

Fire Flow

(Gal/Yr)

Yearly Average

CITM (Gal/Yr)

Yearly Average

Fire Water Usage

(Gal/Yr)

% Sprinklered Building Over Unsprinklered

Building

One and Two Family

Homes 1

Yes 182 0.35% 1 14 15 7%

No 60,000 0.35% 210 0 210

One and Two Family

Homes 2

Yes 260 0.35% 1 15 16 2%

No 240,000 0.35% 840 0 840

Apartment Buildings (1)

Yes 1,560 0.36% 6 278 284 29%

No 270,000 0.36% 972 0 972


Yes 1,560 0.36% 6 299 305 26%

No 330,000 0.36% 1,188 0 1,188


Yes 1,560 0.36% 6 299 305 26%

No 330,000 0.36% 1,188 0 1,188

Business Building

Yes 5,700 0.05% 3 895 898 307%

No 585,000 0.05% 293 0 293

Assembly Building

Yes 7,500 1.10% 83 853 936 35%

No 240,000 1.10% 2,640 0 2,640

Institutional Building

Yes 5,835 0.39% 23 858 881 84%

No 270,000 0.39% 1,053 0 1,053

Mercantile Building 1

(OHII)

Yes 21,120 0.59% 125 904 1,029 65%

No 270,000 0.59% 1,593 0 1,593

Mercantile Building 2

(HPS)

Yes 204,000 0.59% 1,204 3,404 4,608 289%

No 270,000 0.59% 1,593 0 1,593

Storage Buildings

Yes 132,000 2.42% 3,194 1,505 4,699 59%

No 330,000 2.42% 7,986 0 7,986



X. Calculation of Fire Fees

As discussed throughout the report, fees related to the water used in fire protection systems are typically based on the size of the fire service connection supplying the water to the building. The cost to the end user is billed either at one time “capacity charge” connection fee, a flat monthly fee, a metered water fee for a minimum volume of water or a combination of any of those listed. Therefore, the current total fees a purveyor charges can be assessed by the size of the mains installed to the site. The total fees currently collected by the purveyor will be designated as CT. The fees that should not be included are; tapping fees, equipment fees or any related labor associated with the installation of the fire protection mains. Those fees are considered construction costs and are not related to the flows within the mains. CT will be different for every jurisdiction. The cost of the current fee structure will provide a starting point to distribute the cost among sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings.

In theory, the total cost of the new fee structure should equal the cost of the existing fee structure per the equation below.

CT = CS + CU

Where: CT – Total cost of existing fee structure CS – Cost of sprinklered buildings CU – Cost of unsprinklered buildings

The above referenced fees are not directly proportionate. An added variable is provided to directly relate the fees to the quantity of water distributed between sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings.

The value of VT or the total volume of water required for a sprinklered and unsprinklered building is provided. The volume of water was calculated previously in Section 6 for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered buildings and Section VII for CITM. Subsequently, the total volume is defined by the following equation.

VT = VS + VU

VT – Total volume of water required in gallons by probability VS– Total volume of water required in sprinklered buildings in gallons by probability VU– Total volume of water required in unsprinklered buildings in gallons by probability



Additionally, VS and VU can be further broken down into volumes of water in the equations below:

VS = BW/S * (F * VW/S + VCITM)

Where: Bw/s – Total number of sprinklered buildings in the occupancy F – Probability of a fire in the jurisdiction per the building type per year Vw/s –Volume of water estimated in a sprinklered building during a fire in gallons VCITM –Volume of water required CITM per year over a one hundred year period.

VU = BW/O * F * VW/O

Where: Bw/o – Total number of unsprinklered buildings in the occupancy Vw/o –Volume of water estimated in an unsprinklered building during a fire in gallons

Combining the two initial equations yields the final equation.

CT * VT = CS * BW/S * (P * VW/S + VCITM) + CU * BW/O * P * VW/O

This is the equation that will be used to evaluate the fire fees in each of the jurisdictions. Slight modifications will be necessary to adapt the information to the style of billing for fire fees per the current fee structure in the jurisdiction. The equation above is slightly modified when the cost per connection of an unsprinklered building exceeds the original cost of a sprinklered building. To keep this from happening, a capped fee for the unsprinklered building was added at the original fee charged for a sprinklered building. The fees for the sprinklered building are then revised to account for the additional charges. This can be provided at the discretion of the water purveyor. If not provided, once all but a few buildings are not protected, the fees for the unsprinklered building become extremely high, in some cases, in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Therefore, the graph shows a cap on the unsprinklered building to keep the costs manageable. As stated previously, this could be implemented at the water purveyor’s discretion.

Johnstown, OH

Currently, Johnstown, OH charges a tapping fee, Capacity Charge, and a metered charge for the volume of water used. Tapping fees are a part of construction costs and therefore should be paid by the user. The Capacity Charge is a onetime fee and based on the size of the line entering the building. The Capacity Charge is directly related to the volume of water and should be distributed between both sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings as such:




The monthly fees would also be directly related to a volume of water and would be distributed to both sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings based on the number of buildings:

A set of graphs based on the number of buildings and fire fees for sprinklered and unsprinklered fees can be found in Appendix F. The volume of water used to develop the graphs was derived from IFC and NFPA 13, 13D, 13R and actual water data taken from the reports discussed.

St. Charles, MO

St Charles, MO charges a onetime fee for a water connection based on the size of the connection. The fee is based on the volume of water delivered to the site. There are no additional monthly fees for the use of the water. The fees for St Charles can be assessed as follows:

CT = CS * BW/S * P * VW/S + CU * BW/O * P * VW/O

Since no water is charged after the initial connection for CITM, the flat fee is the total fee per building. A set of graphs based on the number of buildings and fire fees for sprinklered and unsprinklered fees can be found in Appendix G. The volume of water used to develop the graphs was derived from IFC and NFPA 13, 13D, 13R and actual water data taken from the reports discussed.

Rochester, NY

Rochester, NY has two separate systems that provide fire services. There is a Domestic Fire Service Charge and a Holly High-Pressure System. There is a monthly Service charge as well as a Consumption Rate. New meter fee and Tapping fee are also assessed; however, these fees are not a part of continuous fee for volume of water and are related to construction costs. The fee for CITM can be provided through the consumption rate for each system. The fees for Rochester, NY are assessed for both systems using the same equation below:


A set of graphs for both systems based on the number of buildings and fire fees for sprinklered and unsprinklered fees can be found in Appendix H. The volume of water used to develop the graphs was derived from IFC and NFPA 13, 13D, 13R and actual water data taken from the reports discussed.

Orlando, FL

Orlando, FL has two separate rates that provide fire services. There is an Inside City Rate and an Outside city rate. Both of the rates are assessed monthly. Additionally, there is a monthly



Rate based on the kilo-gallons used during the month. There are no additional fees related to construction costs. The fees for Orlando, FL are assessed for both systems using the same equation below where the monthly fee can be assessed a minimum of twice a year for CITM:


A set of graphs for both systems based on the number of buildings and fire fees for sprinklered and unsprinklered fees can be found in Appendix I. The volume of water used to develop the graphs was derived from IFC and NFPA 13, 13D, 13R and actual water data taken from the reports discussed.

Denver, CO

Denver, CO has a fixed monthly fee based on fire service size only. There are no additional fees related to construction costs. The fees for Denver, CO are assessed using the equation below where the projected CITM is factored into the volume of water used per year and then distributed on a monthly basis:


A set of graphs for both systems based on the number of buildings and fire fees for sprinklered and unsprinklered fees can be found in Appendix J. The volume of water used to develop the graphs was derived from IFC and NFPA 13, 13D, 13R and actual water data taken from the reports discussed.

LA City, CA

LA City, CA has a fixed monthly fee based on fire service size. There is also a monthly service charge based on water used at a rate per HFC. The rates vary based on the size the service and the season in which the service is provided. Additionally, if more than a specified amount of water is used during the month, a second tier service amount is assessed. The equation below identifies the assessed fees using the first tier rate. If the maximum gallons of water are used by a fire protection system during CITM, then the fees for the second tier rate should only be applied to the owner of the system and not distributed to unsprinklered buildings. No additional construction fees are assessed. The volume of water for CITM should account for minimum flow each month as a part of the equation:


Where CT Includes the monthly fee for the different seasons.

A set of graphs for both systems based on the number of buildings and fire fees for sprinklered and unsprinklered fees can be found in Appendix K. The volume of water used to develop the



graphs was derived from IFC and NFPA 13, 13D, 13R and actual water data taken from the reports discussed.

Conclusion

As shown in each of the calculated data sheets and graphs generated in the appendices, the fees for sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings are unique in how each of the jurisdictions currently charges for water use. However, each of the jurisdictions can be adapted to use the same basic equation as fees are re-distributed amongst sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings.


In all cases, when a building is provided with a fire protection system, the amount of water used to fight the fire is less than that of buildings without a fire protection system when comparing a single building.

The commodity of water is being sold to the end user. By virtue of this study, the only time water is used, is during a fire or during CITM. Therefore, if both are accounted for by volume, and fire service departments will use the water regardless of whether a building is protected by a sprinkler system or not, then the water used should be distributed to both buildings and not borne by the owner that provides a means for reducing the water used.



XI. American Water Works Association (AWWA)

American Water Works Association provides guidance on calculating fire protection fees through their document Chapter IV.8 “Rates for Fire Protection Service”. [26] The document provides useful information regarding: issues, history, defining “public” and “private” fire protection and several means for calculating fire protection costs.

Basically there are two methods for calculating fire protection fees:

Base - extra capacity method

Commodity – demand cost allocation

It is important to understand that AWWA recognizes that water used for fire protection should be accounted for by the purveyor. However, each of the calculations presented do not provide a means of allocating fees based on the potential water used to fight a fire when a building is provided with a fire protection system.

This report is not intended to replace the means and methods of calculating the total water or costs associated with fire protection water. The means for calculating total costs are still valid and can be used to determine total fees. The equations within this report would be used to supplement or further define the cost allocation when a sprinkler system is in place.

For instance, the example provided by AWWA, Table IV.8-3 “Customer class fire flow demands and unit cost – Base extra capacity method (test year)” below; represents the public fire service cost allocation for the base-extra capacity method.

Table 46 IV.8-3 Customer class fire flow demands and unit cost - Base extra capacity method (test year)

Line No.

Customer Class Maximum

Needed Fire Flow gpm

Duration Minutes

Number of Customers

Equivalent Fire Service Demands

1,000 gallons Inside City: Retail Service

1 Residential 1,000 120 15,480 1,857,600 2 Commercial 2,000 180 1,220 439,200 3 Industrial 3,500 240 35 29,400

4 Total Inside City Fire protection Units

16,735 2,326,200

5 Total Fire Protection Cost $516,180

6 Total Inside City Fire Protection Units

2,326,200

7 Unit Cost, $/Unit $0.2219



The total cost for residential fees can be calculated by taking the Total Fire Protection Cost and multiplying it by the ratio of the number of Residential Equivalent Fire Service Demands by the Total Inside City Equivalent Fire Service Demands:

$516,180.00 * (1,857,600 / 2,326,200) = $412,198.00

The information is then plugged into the equation provided in Section XI as Total Cost. The information plugged into the spreadsheet in Appendix L to calculate the fee per customer is as follows:

Total buildings 15,480

Probability 0.35%

Line Size 1”

Fee Cap N/A

Fees Received Currently $412,199.00

Appendix L provides two examples of the calculation for a residential occupancy. The first example shows the fees for sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings without a capped fee associated with the unsprinklered building. The graphic illustration indicates that as the number of sprinklered buildings increase, the price of the unsprinklered building increases. This stands to reason since the amount of water used in an actual fire in a sprinklered building is 90% less than an unsprinklered building. Since the total water produced has to be accounted for in the fees identified by AWWA calculations, the fees for the water not used are shifted to the unsprinklered buildings.

The second example provides an imaginary cap identified at $5.00 for an unsprinklered property. When the cap is reached, the fees are then redistributed to the sprinklered buildings.

The model used in this exercise expands the results of the AWWA example providing an avenue of differentiating between sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings. The same calculations can be performed on private mains and added to both public and private fees.



XII. References

[1] International Code Council, International Fire Code. Country Club Hills, IL: International Code Council, Inc., 2012.

[2] National Fire Protection Association, NFPA 1, Fire Code. Quincy, MA: National Fire Protection Association, 2012.

[3] National Fire Protection Association, NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems. Quincy, MA: National Fire Protection Association, 2010.

[4] Insurance Services Office, Guide for Determination of Needed Fire Flow. Jersey City, NJ: ISO Properties, Inc., 2008.

[5] National Fire Protection Association, NFPA 13D, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One and Two Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes. Quincy, MA: National Fire Protection Association, 2010.

[6] National Fire Protection Association, NFPA 13R, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Residential Occupancies up to and Including Four Stories in Height. Quincy, MA: National Fire Protection Association, 2010.

[7] Water Research Foundation, "Residential End Uses of Water," Denver, CO, 1999.

[8] J.F., Barber, N.L., Hutson, S.S., Linsey, K.S., Lovelace, J.K., and Maupin, M.A. Kenny, "Estimated Use of Water in the United States in 2005," U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1344, 52 p., 2009.

[9] U.S. Census Bureau. (2005-2009) American Community Survey. [Online]. http://www.census.gov/acs/www/

[10] U.S. Census Bureau. (2007) Economic Census. [Online]. http://www.census.gov/econ/census07/

[11] The Village of Johnstown Ohio. Utilities Department. [Online]. http://www.villageofjohnstown.org/utilities.html

[12] Missouri City of Saint Charles. Public Works Fees. [Online]. http://www.stcharlescitymo.gov/Departments/PublicWorks/Fees/tabid/456/Default.aspx

[13] OUC The Reliable One. Rates. [Online]. http://www.ouc.com/en/news_and_information_ctr/rates.aspx

[14] New York City of Rochester. Rates for Water Consumption and Services. [Online]. http://www.cityofrochester.gov/article.aspx?id=8589937103

[15] Denver Water. 2011 Water Rates. [Online]. http://www.water.denver.co.gov/BillingRates/RatesCharges/2011Rates/InsideCity/

[16] LA Department of Water & Power. Water Rates. [Online]. http://www.ladwp.com/ladwp/cms/ladwp001155.jsp

[17] International Code Council, International Building Code. Country Club Hills, IL: International Code Council, 2012.

[18] National Fire Protection Association, NFPA 101 Life Safety Code. Quincy, MA: National Fire Protection Association, 2012.

[19] National Fire Protection Association, NFPA 25, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems. Quincy, MA: National Fire Protection Association, 2011.



[20] U.S. Census Bureau. Census of Housing. [Online]. http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing/census/historic/units.html

[21] U.S. Census Bureau. 2009 Nonemployer Statistics. [Online]. http://censtats.census.gov/cgi-bin/nonemployer/nonsect.pl

[22] National Fire Protection Association, "Structure Fires by Occupancy," 2011.

[23] Utiskul and Wu, "Residential Fire Sprinklers - Water Usage and Meter Performance Study," The Fire Protection Research Foundation, Quincy, Final Report 2011.

[24] P.E., CSP, FSFPE Greg Jakubowski, "Communities with Home Fire Sprinklers: The Experience in Bucks County, Pennsylvania," Fire Planning Associates, Inc., Washington Crossing, PA, 2011.

[25] John R. Hall Jr., "U.S. Experience with Sprinklers," National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA, 2011.

[26] American Water Works Association (AWWA). (2010) www.drinktap.org. [Online]. http://www.drinktap.org/consumerdnn/Home/WaterInformation/Conservation/WaterUseStatistics/tabid/85/Default.aspx

Appendix A

Johnstown, OH Population: 4,427

GENERAL / CONTACT INFORMATION

Utilities:

1‐740‐967‐3177 (Jean)

Fire Department:

1‐740‐967‐2976

Website:

http://www.villageofjohnstown.org/utilities.html

WATER SERVICE FEE STRUCTURE

GENERAL DATA

Drought Conditions: No

CENSUS DATA FIRE SERVICE WATER DOMESTIC WATER

Residential Profile: Monthly Charge: None

Total Housing Units = 1,928

Metered Charge: Fire line metered (same as domestic rates)

Economic Profile:

Incentive: One fifth of Capacity Charge will be charge if for fire protection only. Capacity

Charge is a one time fee.

SPRINKLERED FACILITY STATISTICS

Unprotected Facility: Hydrant water not metered.

St. Charles, MO Population: 63,695


Water Department:

1‐636‐949‐3237

Fire Department:

1‐636‐949‐3208

Website:

http://www.stcharlescitymo.gov/


GENERAL DATA

Drought Conditions: No.


Residential Profile:


Economic Profile:

Monthly Charge: No monthly flat charge for a fire line. Flat Rate: $0.0833 per day domestic (in addition to the metered charge)

Metered Charge: Fire lines not metered.

Incentive: No

SPRINKLERED FACILITY STATISTICS Unprotected Facility: Hydrant water not metered.

Rochester, NY Population: 208,001


Utilities:

1‐585‐428‐5990

Fire Department:

1‐428‐7037

Website:

http://www.cityofrochester.gov/


GENERAL DATA

Drought Conditions: No New Water Fees:


Residential Profile: Monthly Charge:


Economic Profile:

Metered Charge:

SPRINKLERED FACILITY STATISTICSSPRINKLERED FACILITY STATISTICS

Incentive: None.


Orlando, FL Population: 227,961


Orlando Utilities Commission:

1‐407‐423‐9100 (Leigh)

Orlando Fire Department:

1‐407‐246‐2390

Website:

http://www.ouc.com/


GENERAL DATA

Drought Conditions: None


Residential Profile: Monthly Charge: Fixed fee per month based upon service connection size.


Economic Profile:


Incentive: No

Unprotected Facility: No fee on water bill for use of hydrant water.

Metered Charge: In addition to the monthly charge, if any fire service water is used it is

charged at $1.54 per kilogallon.

Denver, CO Population: 600,158


Denver Water Administration:

1‐303‐893‐2444 (Louis)

Denver Fire Department:

1‐720‐913‐3473

Website:

http://www.water.denver.co.gov/


GENERAL DATA

Drought Conditions: Different Winter / Summer rates (Commercial facilities only)


Residential Profile: Monthly Charge: Fixed fee per month based upon service connection size.


Economic Profile:

Metered Charge: Fire lines not metered.

Incentive: No


Unprotected Facility: No fee on water bill for use of hydrant water. Water not metered if

used for fire protection.

Los Angeles County, CA Population: 3,792,621


General Questions: 1‐800‐342‐5397

Rate Department: 1‐213‐367‐1010

Los Angeles Fire Department:

1‐217‐978‐3800

Website:

http://www.ladwp.com/ladwp/homepage.jsp


GENERAL DATA

Drought Conditions: High Season / Low Season rates + 1st Tier /2nd Tier rates within each season.

CENSUS DATA FIRE SERVICE WATER

Residential Profile: Monthly Charge: Fixed fee per month based upon service Residential: Commercial:

Total Housing Units = 1,337,706

Economic Profile:

DOMESTIC WATER

Metered Charge: In addition to the monthly charge, if any

SPRINKLERED FACILITY STATISTICS Incentive: NoSPRINKLERED FACILITY STATISTICS Incentive: No


Appendix B

IBC NFPA ISO

One and Two Family Homes Residential, R‐3 Residential, 1 and 2 Family ‐

Construction Classification: Unprotected, Combustible Type VB Type V (000) Class 1, C‐2

• Maximum allowable area per floor, sprinkler protected Unlimited Unlimited ‐

• Maximum allowable area per floor, non‐sprinkler protected Unlimited Unlimited ‐

Apartment Buildings Residential, R‐2 Residential ‐

Construction Classification: Unprotected, Combustible Type VB Type V (000) Class 1, C‐2

• Maximum allowable area per floor, sprinkler protected 21,000 sf 21,000 sf ‐

• Maximum allowable area per floor, non‐sprinkler protected 7,000 sf 7,000 sf ‐

Type IIIB Type III (200) Class 2, C‐2



Construction Classification: Unprotected, Noncombustible Type IIB Type II (000) Class 3, C‐2



Business Building Business, B Business ‐

Low Rise, Construction Classification: Unprotected, Noncombustible Type IIB Type II (000) Class 3, C‐2



High Rise, Construction Classification: Protected, Noncombustible Type IA Type I (332) Class 6, C‐2


• Maximum allowable area per floor, non‐sprinkler protected Not permitted Not permitted ‐

Assembly Buildings Assembly, A‐2 Assembly > 1,000 ‐




Type IA Type I (332) Class 6, C‐2

• Maximum allowable area per floor, sprinkler protected Unlimited Unlimited

• Maximum allowable area per floor, non‐sprinkler protected Not permitted Not permitted

Institutional Buildings Hospital, I‐2 Health Care ‐




Type IA Type I (332) Class 6, C‐2



Mall Building Covered Mall Building Covered Mall Building ‐




Mercantile Building (HPS & OH II) Mercantile, M Mercantile ‐




Storage warehouse (not unlimited area building) Storage, S‐1 Storage, Ordinary Hazard ‐




Unlimited area storage warehouse Storage, S‐1 Storage, Ordinary Hazard ‐




Building Requirements

Discription

Construction 2‐hour exterior bearing walls



Sprinklers Building (sf) IFC NFPA 1 ISO NFPA 13

One and Two Family Homes

Yes 2,000 30,000 30,000 60,000 182

No 2,000 60,000 60,000 120,000

Yes 5,000 120,000 30,000 60,000 260

No 5,000 240,000 60,000 180,000

Apartment Buildings

Yes 7,000 180,000 72,000 120,000 1,560

No 7,000 270,000 270,000 240,000

Yes 16,000 180,000 82,560 120,000 1,560

No 16,000 330,000 330,000 240,000

Yes 16,000 180,000 82,560 120,000 1,560

No 16,000 330,000 330,000 180,000

Business Building

Yes 23,000 270,000 146,340 60,000 5,700

No 23,000 585,000 585,000 240,000

Yes 40,000/Floor 270,000 168,840 60,000 5,700

No 10 Floors 450,000

Assembly Buildings

Yes 8,500 180,000 72,000 60,000 7,500

No 8,500 240,000 240,000 180,000

Yes 50,000/Floor 360,000 255,120 60,000 7,500



Yes 11,000 180,000 72,000 60,000 5,835

No 11,000 270,000 270,000 180,000

Yes 60,000/Floor 360,000 270,000 60,000 5,835


Mall Building

Yes 500,000 480,000 480,000 60,000 21,120

No N/A 1,440,000

Mercantile Building 2 (HPS)

Yes 12,500 180,000 120,000 204,000 204,000

No 12,500 270,000 270,000 180,000

Mercantile Building 1 (OH II)

Yes 12,500 180,000 120,000 60,000 33,000

No 12,500 270,000 270,000 180,000

Storage warehouse (not unlimited area building)

Yes 17,500 180,000 120,000 132,000 132,000

No 17,500 330,000 330,000 300,000

Unlimited area storage warehouse

Yes 1,000,000 480,000 480,000 102,225 102,225

No N/A 1,680,000

* Highlited areas indicate that there are no flow requirements available

Construction Classification:

Unprotected, Noncombustible

Building Discription


Unprotected, Combustible



High Rise, Construction Classification: Protected,

Noncombustible (10 floors)

Low Rise, Construction Classification:





2 ‐ hour exterior bearing walls

Construction Classification: Unprotected,

Noncombustible



Fire Water Volume Requirements (Gallons)Building Requirements








Noncombustible (10 Floors)







IBC Occupancy Classification &

Construction Type Sprinklers

Max Allowable Area /

Floor (sf) Building (sf)

Required Flow @ 20 psi

(gpm) Table B105.1

Duration (Hours)

Table B105.1 Total (Gallons) Notes

One and Two Family Homes Residential, R‐3

Yes Unlimited 2,000 500 1 30,000 B105.1

No Unlimited 2,000 1000 1 60,000

Yes Unlimited 5,000 1000 2 120,000 B105.1 (Exception)

No Unlimited 5,000 2000 2 240,000

Apartment Buildings Residential, R‐2

Yes 21,000 7,000 1500 2 180,000 B105.2 (Exception)

No 7,000 7,000 2250 2 270,000

Yes 48,000 16,000 1500 2 180,000 B105.2 (Exception)

No 16,000 16,000 2750 2 330,000

Yes 48,000 16,000 1500 2 180,000 B105.2 (Exception)

No 16,000 16,000 2750 2 330,000

Business Building Business, B

Yes 69,000 23,000 1500 3 270,000 B105.2 (Exception)

No 23,000 23,000 3250 3 585,000

Yes Unlimited 120,000 (3 floors) 1500 3 270,000 B104.3, B105.2 (Exception)

No Not permitted N/A

Assembly Buildings Assembly, A‐2

Yes 28,500 9,500 1500 2 180,000 B105.2 (Exception)

No 9,500 9,500 2000 2 240,000



Institutional Buildings Hospital, I‐2

Yes 33,000 11,000 1500 2 180,000 B105.2 (Exception)

No 11,000 11,000 2250 2 270,000



Mall Building Covered Mall Building

Yes Unlimited 500,000 2000 4 480,000 B105.2 (Exception)


Mercantile Building (HPS & OH II) Mercantile, M

Yes 37,500 12,500 1500 2 180,000 B105.2 (Exception)

No 12,500 12,500 2250 2 270,000

Storage warehouse (not unlimited area building) Storage, S‐1

Yes 52,500 17,500 1500 2 180,000 B105.2 (Exception)

No 17,500 17,500 2750 2 330,000

Unlimited area storage warehouse Storage, S‐1

Yes Unlimited 1,000,000 2000 4 480,000 B105.2 (Exception)


IBC Building Requirements







IFC Fire Water Volume Requirements


Unprotected, NoncombustibleType IIB

Type V‐B








Unprotected, Noncombustible Type IIB



Type IA

Type IA

Type IIB




Noncombustible (10 floors)Type IA



Noncombustible




Unprotected, CombustibleType V‐B

Type IIIBConstruction Classification:


Type V‐B

Type IIB

NFPA Occupancy Classification &

Construction Type Sprinklers

Max Allowable Area /

Floor (sf) Building (sf)

Required Flow @ 20 psi

(gpm) Table B105.1

Duration (Hours)

Table B105.1 Total (Gallons) Notes

One and Two Family Homes Residential, 1 and 2 Family

Yes Unlimited 2,000 500 1 30,000 18.4.5.1.1.1, Less than 30 ft

No Unlimited 2,000 1000 1 60,000 18.4.5.1.1

Yes Unlimited 5,000 500 1 30,000 18.4.5.1.1.1 Greater than 30 ft

No Unlimited 5,000 1000 1 60,000 18.4.5.1.1

Apartment Buildings Residential

Yes 21,000 7,000 600 2 72,000 18.4.5.2.2

No 7,000 7,000 2250 2 270,000

Yes 48,000 16,000 688 2 82,560 18.4.5.2.2

No 16,000 16,000 2750 2 330,000

Yes 48,000 16,000 688 2 82,560 18.4.5.2.2

No 16,000 16,000 2750 2 330,000

Business Building Business

Yes 69,000 23,000 813 3 146,340 18.4.5.2.2

No 23,000 23,000 3250 3 585,000

Yes Unlimited 120,000 (3 floors) 938 3 168,840 18.4.4.1.1, 18.4.5.2.2


Assembly Buildings Assembly > 1,000

Yes 25,500 8,500 600 2 72,000 18.4.5.2.2

No 8,500 8,500 2000 2 240,000



Institutional Buildings Health Care

Yes 33,000 11,000 600 2 72,000 18.4.5.2.2

No 11,000 11,000 2250 2 270,000




Yes Unlimited 500,000 2000 4 480,000 18.4.5.2.2


Mercantile Building (HPS & OH II) Mercantile

Yes 37,500 12,500 1000 2 120,000 18.4.5.2.1

No 12,500 12,500 2250 2 270,000

Storage warehouse (not unlimited area building) Storage, Ordinary Hazard

Yes 52,500 17,500 1000 2 120,000 18.4.5.2.1

No 17,500 17,500 2750 2 330,000

Unlimited area storage warehouse Storage, Ordinary Hazard

Yes Unlimited 1,000,000 2000 4 480,000 18.4.5.2.1


NFPA 5000 Building Requirements NFPA 1 Fire Water Volume Requirements



Unprotected, CombustibleType V (000)






2 ‐ hour exterior bearing wallsType III (200)


NoncombustibleType II (000)


Unprotected, NoncombustibleType II (000)


Noncombustible (10 floors)Type I (332)




Noncombustible (10 Floors)Type I (332)




Noncombustible (10 Floors)Type I (332)









Construction Class Sprks

Building (sf) ‐

Effective Area (Ai) F

Construction Factor ‐

Ci = 18F(Ai)0.5

Construction Factor ‐ Ci Adjusted Appendix A

Combustibility

Class Oi

Exposure/Communication ‐

(X+P)i NFF = (Ci)(Oi)[1.0+(X+P)i] Adjusted NFF

Duration

(Hours) Flow

One and Two Family Homes Residential, R‐3

Yes 2,000 500 2 60,000

No 2,000 1.5 1,207 1,250 C‐2 0.85 0 1,063 1,000 2 120,000

Yes 5,000 500 2 60,000

No 5,000 1.5 1,909 2,000 C‐2 0.85 0 1,700 750 2 90,000


Yes 7,000 1000 2 120,000

No 7,000 1.5 2,259 2,250 C‐2 0.85 0 1,913 2,000 2 240,000

Yes 16,000 1000 2 120,000

No 16,000 1.0 2,277 2,250 C‐2 0.85 0 1,913 2,000 2 240,000

Yes 16,000 1000 2 120,000

No 16,000 0.8 1,821 1,750 C‐2 0.85 0 1,488 1,500 2 180,000


Yes 23,000 500 2 60,000

No 23,000 0.8 2,184 2,250 C‐2 0.85 0 1,913 2,000 2 240,000

Yes 60,000 500 2 60,000

No 60,000 0.6 2,645 2,750 C‐2 0.85 0 2,338 2,500 2 300,000


Yes 9,500 500 2 60,000

No 9,500 0.8 1,404 1,500 C‐2 0.85 0 1,275 1,500 2 180,000

Yes 75,000 500 2 60,000

No 75,000 0.6 2,958 3,000 C‐2 0.85 0 2,550 2,500 2 300,000


Yes 11,000 500 2 60,000

No 11,000 0.8 1,510 1,500 C‐2 0.85 0 1,275 1,500 2 180,000

Yes 90,000 500 2 60,000

No 90,000 0.6 3,240 3,250 C‐2 0.85 0 2,763 3,000 3 540,000


Yes 500,000 500 2 60,000

No 500,000 0.8 10,182 6,000 C‐3 1.00 0 6,000 6,000 4 1,440,000

Mercantile Building (HPS & OH II) Mercantile, M

Yes N/A*

No 12,500 0.8 1,610 1,500 C‐3 1.00 0 1,500 1,500 2 180,000


Yes N/A*

No 17,500 0.8 1,905 2,000 C‐4 1.15 0 2,300 2,500 2 300,000


Yes N/A*

No 1,000,000 0.80 14,400 6,000 C‐4 1.15 0 6,900 7,000 4 1,680,000

* Minimum Flow Requirements are Derived from NFPA 13



Unprotected, CombustibleClass 1






2 ‐ hour exterior bearing wallsClass 2


NoncombustibleClass 3


Unprotected, NoncombustibleClass 3





High Rise, Construction Classification:

Protected, Noncombustible (10 floors)Class 6 (40,000/Floor)




Protected, Noncombustible (10 Floors)Class 6 (50,000/Floor)

ISO Fire Water Volume Requirements ‐ Needed Fire Flow ‐ NFFISO Building Requirements








Protected, Noncombustible (10 Floors)Class 6 (60,000/Floor)

NFPA Pamphlet Building Hazard Building (sf) Sprinkler

Number of

Systems

Ceiling Height

(ft)

Density

(gpm/sf) Calc Area (ft2) Sprk Flow (gpm) Hose Stream (gpm) Total Flow (gpm)

Duration

(Hours) Total Gallons Notes

One and Two Family Homes Residential 1 and 2 Family

NFPA 13D Residential 13D 2,000 Residential 1 9' N/A 2 Sprks 26 N/A 26 7 min 182 7 min applied based on 6.1.3

NFPA 13D Residential 13D 5,000 Residential 1 9' N/A 2 Sprks 26 N/A 26 10 min 260 10 min applied based on 6.1.2


NFPA 13R Residential 13R 7,000 Residential 1 9' N/A 4 Sprks 52 N/A 52 0.50 1,560




NFPA 13 (2010) Light Hazard 23,000 Quick Response 1 9' 0.10 900 90 100 190 0.50 5,700 11.2.3.2.3

NFPA 13 (2010) Light Hazard 40,000/Floor Quick Response 10 9' 0.10 900 90 100 190 0.50 5,700 11.2.3.2.3


NFPA 13 (2010) Light Hazard 8,500 Quick Response 1 20' 0.10 1,500 150 100 250 0.50 7,500 11.2.3.2.3

NFPA 13 (2010) Light Hazard 50,000/Floor Quick Response 10 20' 0.10 1,500 150 100 250 0.50 7,500 11.2.3.2.3


NFPA 13 (2010) Light Hazard 11,000 Quick Response 1 12' 0.10 945 95 100 195 0.50 5,835 11.2.3.2.3

NFPA 13 (2010) Light Hazard 60,000/Floor Quick Response 20 12' 0.10 945 95 100 195 0.50 5,835 11.2.3.2.3


NFPA 13 (2010) Ordinary Hazard 500,000 Quick Response 10 14' 0.20 510 102 250 352 1.00 21,120 11.2.3.2.3

Mercantile Building (HPS) Mercantile 2, M (HPS)

NFPA 13 (2010) High Piled Storage (HPS) 12,500 Standard Response 1 24' 0.60 2,000 1,200 500 1,700 2.00 204,000 Group A Plastics Shelf Storage to 15'‐0"

Table 15.2.6(a) High Temp

Mercantile Building (OH II) Mercantile 1, M (OH II)

NFPA 13 (2010) Ordinary Hazard Group II (OH II) 12,500 Quick Response 1 20' 0.20 1,500 300 250 550 1.00 33,000 Standard Mercantile Occupancy


NFPA 13 (2010) Extra Hazard Group II 17,500 Standard Response 1 20' 0.30 2,000 600 500 1,100 2.00 132,000 Class I‐IV on racks to 12'‐0"

Table 13.2.1 High Temp


NFPA 13 (2010) ESFR 1,000,000 ESFR ‐ K16.8 25 40' 52 psi 12 sprks 1,454 250 1,704 1.00 102,225 Group A Cartoned unexpanded Plastics

35' Storage Height ‐ Table 15.4.1


Nation Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Fire Water Volume Requirements


High Rise, Construction Classification: Protected, Noncombustible (10 Floors)

High Rise, Construction Classification: Protected, Noncombustible (10 floors)




Nation Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Building Design






Construction Classification: 2 ‐ hour exterior bearing walls



High Rise, Construction Classification: Protected, Noncombustible (10 Floors)


Appendix C

Sprinklers Building (sf)

Average Volume Per Year

Over a 100 Year Period

One and Two Family Homes

Yes 2,000 14

Yes 5,000 15

Apartment Buildings

Yes 7,000 278

Yes 16,000 299

Yes 16,000 299

Business Building

Yes 23,000 895

Yes 40,000/Floor 6,673

Assembly Buildings

Yes 9,500 853

Yes 50,000/Floor 8,275


Yes 11,000 858

Yes 60,000/Floor 9,948

Mall Building

Yes 500,000 94,618

Mercantile Building (HPS)

Yes 12,500 3,404

Mercantile Building (OH II)

Yes 12,500 904

Storage warehouse (not unlimited area building)

Yes 17,500 1,505

Unlimited area storage warehouse

Yes 1,000,000 74,377Construction Classification:





Noncombustible




Noncombustible (10 floors)

















Commisioning, Inspection, Testing & Maintenance (CITM) Building Requirements








One & Two Family Homes 2,000 sq ft ‐ 100 Years sprinkler system water usage

Fill & Drain Sq Ft Gallons/Sq Ft Gallons

Year 1 Building Size ‐ 2,000 sq ft 2000 0.01 20

Operation Water Usage/operation Number of Operations Total Gallons Used

Fill & Drain Commissioning 20 3 60 Flushing not required, can be combined with the domestic.

Inspectors Test 13 2 26

Total 86 Inspection Testing (Not required by NFPA 13D) Recommended a minimum once a year

Years 2 ‐ 4 Outlet size 4.9

Inspectors Test 13 3 39 Gallons/min required 13

Time (min) 1

Year 5 Total (gallons) 13


Backflow Testing (Not required by NFPA 13D)

Years 6 ‐ 9 Obstruction Investigation (Not required by NFPA 13)


Year 10


Years 11 through 100

Inspectors Test 13 90 1,170

1,373

14

Total Volume

Average Volume Per Year For 100 Years

One & Two Family Homes 5,000 sq ft ‐ 100 Years sprinkler system water usage

Fill & Drain Sq Ft Gallons/Sq Ft Gallons



Fill & Drain Commissioning 50 3 150 Flushing not required, can be combined with the domestic.


Total 176 Inspection Testing (Not required by NFPA 13D) Recommended a minimum once a year

Year 2 ‐ 4 Outlet size 4.9

Inspectors Test 13 3 39 Gallons/min required 13

Time (min) 1



Backflow Testing (Not required by NFPA 13D)

Year 6 ‐ 9 Obstruction Investigation (Not required by NFPA 13)


Year 10




1,463

15

Total Volume


Apartment Building 7,000 sq ft ‐ 100 Years sprinkler system water usage

Fill & Drain ‐ Grid System Sq Ft Gallons/Sq Ft Gallons



Flushing Underground 228 1 228 Flushing ‐ 2" underground

Fill & Drain Commissioning 70 3 210 Flow required for 10ft/sec (gpm) 114

Inspectors Test 35 3 106 Time (min) 2

Backflow Test 189 1 189 Total water (gallons) 228

Total 733

Year 2 ‐ 4 Inspection Testing

Inspectors Test 35 6 213 Outlet size 5.6

Backflow Test 189 3 566 Pressure (psi) 40

Total 778 Time (min) 1



Backflow Test 189 1 189 Backflow test

Obstruction investigation 70 1 70 Outlet size 1 k‐factor

Total 329 Pressure (psi) 40 29.83

Year 6 ‐ 9 Time (min) 1

Inspectors Test 35 8 283 Total (gallons) 189

Backflow Test 189 4 755

Total 1,038

Year 10



Obstruction investigation 70 1 70

Total 329



Backflow Test 189 90 16,980

Obstruction investigation 70 18 1,260

Total 24,615

27,823Total Volume

Apartment Building 16,000 sq ft ‐ 100 Years sprinkler system water usage

Fill & Drain ‐ Grid System Sq Ft Gallons/Sq Ft Gallons

Year 1 Building Size ‐ 2,000 sq ft 16,000 0.01 160


Flushing Underground 228 1 228 Flushing ‐ 2" underground

Fill & Drain Commissioning 160 3 480 Flow required for 10ft/sec (gpm) 114



Total 1,003 Total water (gallons) 228

Year 2 ‐ 4

Inspectors Test 35 6 213 Inspection Testing

Backflow Test 189 3 566 Outlet size 5.6

Total 778 Pressure (psi) 40

Year 5 Time (min) 1



Obstruction investigation 160 1 160 Backflow test

Total 419 Outlet size 1 k‐factor

Year 6 ‐ 9 Pressure (psi) 40 29.83


Backflow Test 189 4 755 Total (gallons) 189

Total 1,038

Year 10



Obstruction investigation 160 1 160

Total 419





Office Building 23,000 sq ft ‐ 100 Years sprinkler system water usage

Fill & Drain ‐ Grid System Number Length Gallons/ft Gallons

Year 1 Building Size ‐ 23,000 sq ft

Operation Water Usage/operation Number of Operations Total Gallons Used Sprinkler spacing 225 sq ft

Flushing Underground 780 1 780 Building Dimentions 125' x 184'

Fill & Drain Commissioning 268 3 804 1 1/4" branchlines 9 184 0.078 129

Inspectors Test 35 3 105 4" near main 1 125 0.74 93

Backflow Test 755 1 755 2 1/2" far main 1 125 0.283 35

Total 2,444 4" Riser 1 15 0.74 11

Year 2 ‐ 4 Total 268


Backflow Test 755 3 2,265 Flushing ‐ 4" underground

Total 2,475 Flow required for 10ft/sec (gpm) 390

Year 5 Time (min) 2

Inspectors Test 35 2 70 Total water (gallons) 780


Obstruction investigation 268 1 268 Inspection Testing

Total 1,093 Outlet size 5.6

Year 6 ‐ 9 Pressure (psi) 40


Backflow Test 755 4 3,020 Total (gallons) 35

Total 3,300

Year 10 Backflow test

Inspectors Test 35 2 70 Outlet size 2 k‐factor

Backflow Test 755 1 755 Pressure (psi) 40 119.32

Obstruction investigation 268 1 268 Time (min) 1

Total 1,093 Total (gallons) 755





Office Building High Rise /10 floors 40,000 sq ft / floor ‐ 100 Years sprinkler system water usage

Fill & Drain Number Length Gallons/ft Gallons



Flushing Underground 1,760 1 1,760 Building Dimentions 200' x 200'

Fill & Drain Commissioning 4,423 3 13,269 1 1/4" branchlines 15 200 0.078 234

Inspectors Test 686 3 2,058 4" near main 1 200 0.74 148

Standpipe Fill & Drain Comm. 625 3 1,874 2 1/2" far main 1 200 0.283 57

Standpipe Inspectors Test 69 3 206 4" Riser 1 5 0.74 4

Standpipe Test 1,500 1 1,500 Total 442

Pump Test 3750 2 7,500

Total 28,166 Gallons Floors Gallons

10 Floors 442 10 4423

Year 2 ‐ 4

Inspectors Test 686 6 4,115 Flushing ‐ 6" underground

Standpipe Inspection Testing 69 6 412 Flow required for 10ft/sec (gpm) 880

Pump Test 3,750 3 11,250 Time (min) 2

Total 15,777 total water (gallons) 1760

Year 5

Inspectors Test 686 2 1,372 Inspection Testing

Standpipe Inspection Testing 69 2 137 Outlet size 5.6

Standpipe Flow Test 1,500 1 1,500 Pressure (psi) 150

Obstruction investigation 4,423 1 4,423 Time (min) 1

Pump Test 3,750 1 3,750 Total (gallons) 69

Total 11,182

Year 6 ‐ 9 Gallons Floors Gallons

Inspectors Test 686 8 5,487 10 Floors 69 10 686

Standpipe Inspection Testing 69 8 549

Pump Test 3,750 4 15,000 Standpipe (Combined) Number Length (ft) Gallons/ft Gallons

Total 21,036 Building Height 120'‐0"

6" Standpipe riser 2 118 1.144 270

Year 10 6" feed mains 1 300 1.144 343

Inspectors Test 686 2 1,372 6" Riser 1 10 1.144 11

Standpipe Inspection Testing 69 2 137 Total 625

Standpipe Flow Test 1,500 1 1,500

Obstruction investigation 4,423 1 4,423 Standpipe Flow Test Flow (gpm) Time (min) Gallons

Pump Test 3,750 1 3,750 Most remote standpipe 500 2 1000

Total 11,182 2nd standpipe 250 2 500

Years 11 through 100 Total 1500


Standpipe Inspection Testing 69 180 12,345 Pump number Flow (gpm) time (min) Gallons

Standpipe Flow Test 1,500 18 27,000 750 gpm pump rated for 100 psi (100%) 1 750 2 1500

Pump Test 3,750 90 337,500 750 gpm pump rated for 100 psi (150%) 1 1125 2 2250

Obstruction investigation 4,423 18 79,614

Total 579,914 Total 3750

Assembly Building 8,500 sq ft ‐ 100 Years sprinkler system water usage

Fill & Drain ‐ Tree System Number Length Gallons/ft Gallons





Inspectors Test 35 3 106 2 1/2" 1 100 0.283 28

Backflow Test 755 1 755 3" Riser 1 25 0.433 11


Year 2 ‐ 4

Inspectors Test 35 6 213 Flushing ‐ 4" underground

Backflow Test 755 3 2,264 flow required for 10ft/sec (gpm) 390

Total 2,476 time (min) 2

Year 5 total water (gallons) 780


Backflow Test 755 1 755 Inspection Testing

Obstruction investigation 86 1 86 Outlet size 5.6





Total 3,302 Backflow test

Year 10 Outlet size 2 k‐factor

Inspectors Test 35 2 71 Pressure (psi) 40 119.32

Backflow Test 755 1 755 Time (min) 1

Obstruction investigation 86 1 86 Total (gallons) 755

Total 911





75,833

Assembly Buildings High Rise /10 floors 50,000 sq ft / floor ‐ 100 Years sprinkler system water usage






Inspectors Test 686 3 2,058 4" near main 1 250 0.74 185

Standpipe Fill & Drain Comm. 1,009 3 3,027 2 1/2" far main 1 250 0.283 71

Standpipe Inspectors Test 69 3 206 4" riser 1 5 0.74 4


Pump Test 5000 2 10,000


10 Floors 525 10 5246.5

Year 2 ‐ 4

Inspectors Test 686 6 4,115 Flushing ‐ 8" underground




Year 5

Inspectors Test 686 2 1,372 Inspection Testing





Total 14,764

Year 6 ‐ 9 Gallons Floors Gallons

Inspectors Test 686 8 5,487 10 Floors 69 10 686





Year 10 6" feed mains 1 400 1.144 458

Inspectors Test 686 2 1,372 6" Riser 1 10 1.144 11






Years 11 through 100 3rd standpipe 250 2 500

Inspectors Test 686 180 123,454 Total 2000

Standpipe Inspection Testing 69 180 12,345

Standpipe Flow Test 2,000 18 36,000 Pump number Flow (gpm) time (min) Gallons


Obstruction investigation 5,247 18 94,437 1000 gpm pump rated for 100 psi (150%) 1 1500 2 3000

Total 716,237

Total 5000

Institutional Building 11,000 sq ft ‐ 100 Years sprinkler system water usage

Fill & Drain ‐ Tree System Number Length Gallons/ft Gallons





Inspectors Test 35 3 106 2 1/2" 1 110 0.283 31

Backflow Test 755 1 755 3" Riser 1 25 0.433 11


Year 2 ‐ 4

Inspectors Test 35 6 213 Flushing ‐ 4" underground

Backflow Test 755 3 2,264 flow required for 10ft/sec (gpm) 390

Total 2,476 time (min) 2

Year 5 total water (gallons) 780


Backflow Test 755 1 755 Inspection Testing

Obstruction investigation 104 1 104 Outlet size 5.6





Total 3,302 Backflow test

Year 10 Outlet size 2 k‐factor

Inspectors Test 35 2 71 Pressure (psi) 40 119.32

Backflow Test 755 1 755 Time (min) 1

Obstruction investigation 104 1 104 Total (gallons) 755

Total 930





Total 76,172

Institutional Buildings High Rise /10 floors 60,000 sq ft / floor ‐ 100 Years sprinkler system water usage






Inspectors Test 1,372 3 4,115 4" near main 1 300 0.74 222

Standpipe Fill & Drain Comm. 874 3 2,622 2 1/2" far main 1 300 0.283 85

Standpipe Inspectors Test 69 3 206 4" riser 2 25 0.74 37


Pump Test 5000 2 10,000


10 Floors 656 10 6559

Year 2 ‐ 4

Inspectors Test 1,372 6 8,230 Flushing ‐ 8" underground




Year 5

Inspectors Test 1,372 2 2,743 Inspection Testing





Total 17,314

Year 6 ‐ 9 Systems/Fl Gallons Floors Gallons

Inspectors Test 1,372 8 10,974 10 Floors 2 69 10 1372





Year 10 6" feed mains 1 400 1.144 458

Inspectors Test 1,372 2 2,743 6" Riser 1 10 1.144 11






Years 11 through 100 3rd standpipe 250 2 500

Inspectors Test 1,372 180 246,909 Total 2000

Standpipe Inspection Testing 69 180 12,345

Standpipe Flow Test 2,000 18 36,000 Pump number Flow (gpm) time (min) Gallons


Obstruction investigation 6,559 18 118,062 1000 gpm pump rated for 100 psi (150%) 1 1500 2 3000

Total 863,316

Total 5000

Mercantile Building HPS 12,500 sq ft ‐ 100 Years sprinkler system water usage





Fill & Drain Commissioning 613 3 1,840 2 1/2" branchlines 11 100 0.283 311


Backflow Test 3,019 1 3,019 4" far main 1 125 0.74 93

Total 8,297 8" Riser 1 25 2.66 67



Backflow Test 3,019 3 9,056 Flushing ‐ 8" underground


Year 5 Time (min) 2


Backflow Test 3,019 1 3,019





Backflow Test 3,019 4 12,074 Total (gallons) 106

Total 12,924



Backflow Test 3,019 1 3,019 Pressure (psi) 40 477.28


Total 3,844 Total (gallons) 3,019





Mercantile Building OH II 12,500 sq ft ‐ 100 Years sprinkler system water usage







Backflow Test 755 1 755 2 1/2" far main 1 125 0.283 35

Total 4,588 4" Riser 1 25 0.74 19



Backflow Test 755 3 2,264 Flushing ‐ 6" underground


Year 5 Time (min) 2







Backflow Test 755 4 3,019 Total (gallons) 35

Total 3,302



Backflow Test 755 1 755 Pressure (psi) 40 119.32


Total 1,028 Total (gallons) 755





Storage Warehouse Building 17,500 sq ft ‐ 100 Years sprinkler system water usage





Fill & Drain Commissioning 660 3 1,980 2" branchlines 15 100 0.174 261


Backflow Test 1,179 1 1,179 4" far main 1 175 0.74 130

Total 6,492 8" Riser 1 25 2.776 69



Backflow Test 1,179 3 3,537 Flushing ‐ 8" underground


Year 5 Time (min) 2







Backflow Test 1,179 4 4,717 Total (gallons) 71

Total 5,283


Inspectors Test 71 2 142 Outlet size 2.5 k‐factor

Backflow Test 1,179 1 1,179 Pressure (psi) 40 186.4375


Total 1,981 Total (gallons) 1,179





Storage Warehouse Building 1,000,000 sq ft ‐ 100 Years sprinkler system water usage

Fill & Drain ‐ Grid System

Year 1 Building Size ‐ 1,000,000 sq ft



Fill & Drain Commissioning 36,122 3 108,366 System Size 40,000 sq ft

Inspectors Test 5,144 3 15,432 System Dimensions 200' x 200'

Electric Pump Test 10,000 2 20,000 Number of Sprinkler Systems ‐ 25

Desiel Pump Test 10,000 2 20,000

Hydrant Testing 35,237 1 35,237 Underground Number Length Gallons/ft Gallons

Total 228,314 10" Mains 1 6200 4.26 26,412

Year 2 ‐ 4 Hydrants every 300'‐0" 21 6 1.57 198

Inspectors Test 5,144 6 30,864 Total 26,610

Electric Pump Test 10,000 3 30,000

Desiel Pump Test 10,000 3 30,000 Sprinkler Systems Number Length Gallons/ft Gallons

Hydrant Testing 35,237 3 105,710 2 1/2" branchlines 209 400 0.283 23,659

Total 196,574 1 1/2" Hose Stations 25 45 1.06 1,193

Year 5 8" near main 2 2500 2.776 6940

Inspectors Test 5,144 2 10,288 6" far main 2 2500 1.649 4123

Obstruction investigation 36,122 1 36,122 8" Riser 25 75 2.776 208

Electric Pump Test 10,000 1 10,000 Total 36,122

Desiel Pump Test 10,000 1 10,000

Hydrant Testing 35,237 1 35,237 Flushing ‐ 10" underground



Inspectors Test 5,144 8 41,151 Total water (gallons) 29,280

Electric Pump Test 10,000 4 40,000

Desiel Pump Test 10,000 4 40,000 Inspection Testing

Hydrant Testing 35,237 4 140,947 Outlet size 16.8

Total 262,098 Pressure (psi) 150

Year 10 Time (min) 1

Inspectors Test 5,144 2 10,288 Systems 25

Obstruction investigation 36,122 1 36,122 Total (gallons) 5,144

Electric Pump Test 10000 1 10,000

Desiel Pump Test 10000 1 10,000 Hydrant Testing

Hydrant Testing 35,237 1 35,237 Outlet Size 2.5

Total 101,647 Pressure (psi) 100

Years 11 through 100 Time (min) 1

Inspectors Test 5,144 180 925,907 Flow per Hydrant (gpm) 1,678

Obstruction investigation 36,122 18 650,196 Number of Hydrants 21

Electric Pump Test 10000 90 900,000 Total (gallons) 35,237

Desiel Pump Test 10000 90 900,000

Hydrant Testing 35,237 90 3,171,302 Electric Pump Number Flow (gpm) time (min) Gallons

Total 6,547,405 2000 gpm pump rated for 100 psi (100%) 1 2000 2 4000

2000 gpm pump rated for 100 psi (150%) 1 3000 2 6000

7,437,684 Total 10000

74,377

Desiel Pump Number Flow (gpm) time (min) Gallons



Total 10000

Total Volume


Appendix D

2000 Residential and 2009 Commercial US Census Data: Number of Buildings

1&2 Fam Dwlg - R3

Apartment - R2

Business* Assembly* Institutional* Mercantile* Storage*

76,313,410 30,549,390 13,649,410 1,980,406 1,863,430 2,183,678 1,300,715

Residential – R3 One and two family homes Residential – R2 Apartment homes Business Information Real estate and rental and leasing Professional, scientific, and technical services Administrative, support, waste management and remediation service Forestry, fishing, hunting, and agriculture support Construction Finance and insurance Other services Assembly Accommodation and food services Arts, entertainment, and recreation Educational services Institutional Health care and social assistance Mercantile Wholesale trade Retail trade Storage Manufacturing Transportation and warehousing

NFPA Fire Statistic Data: Average number of fires per year, 2005-2009

1&2 Fam Dwlg R3

Apartment R2

Business Assembly Institutional Mercantile Storage

Average # of Fires per year (2005-2009)

264,530 109,360 6,705 21,870 7,300 12,895 31,510

Residential – R3 One and two family homes

Residential – R2 Apartment homes Storage Storage Manufacturing, Processing Energy production plant, other Steam or heat generating plant Electric generating plant Utility or distribution system, other Electrical distribution Gas distribution, pipeline, gas distribution Flammable liquid distribution, pipeline, flammable Water utility Sanitation Utility Crops or orchard Livestock production Forest, timberland, woodland Mine or quarry Utility, defense, agriculture, mining, other Assembly Public Assembly Educational Institutional Health Care, Detention & Correction Business Laboratory or science laboratory Defense, Military installation Computer center Communications center Laundry, dry cleaning Bank Office: veterinary or research Post office or mailing firms Business office Mercantile, business, other (half) Mercantile Convenience store Food and beverage sales, grocery store Textile, wearing apparel sales Household good, sales, repairs Specialty shop Personal service, including barber & beauty shops Recreational, hobby, home repair sales, pet store Professional supplies, services Service station, gas station Motor vehicle or boat sales, services, repair General retail, other Department or discount store Mercantile, business, other (half)

City Survey Data: Number of buildings

1&2 Fam Dwlg R3

Apartment R2

Business Assembly Institutional Mercantile Storage

Johnstown, OH 1,389 449 118 21 11 39 29

St. Charles, MO 17,644 1,910 677 232 191 295 77

Rochester, NY 49,525 52,354 1,748 677 508 695 463

Orlando, FL 47,048 64,417 4,082 1,096 891 1,552 281

Denver, CO 152,280 120,532 8,666 2,324 1,981 2,271 840

Los Angeles, CA 633,460 741,201 33,340 12,992 9,562 20,346 7,185

For residential buildings: Residential – R3 One and two family homes Residential – R2 Apartment homes Business Information Real estate and rental and leasing Professional, scientific, and technical services Administrative, support, waste management and remediation service Forestry, fishing, hunting, and agriculture support Construction Finance and insurance Other services Assembly Accommodation and food services Arts, entertainment, and recreation Educational services Institutional Health care and social assistance Mercantile Wholesale trade Retail trade Storage Manufacturing Transportation and warehousing

Appendix E

Compiled Data - Probability and Flows

One Two Family Dwellings 1

One & TWo Famny Dwellings 1 Total Bulldlngs Average Number of

Fires Per Year

Gollons I Building 0.35%

Johnstown, OH 1,389 4 .81

St. Charles, MO 17,644 61.16

Rochester, NY 49,52S 171.67

Orlondo, FL 47,048 163.09

Denver City, co 1S2,280 S27.86

Los Angeles City, CA 633,460 2,195.80

one & Two Family Dwellings 1 Total Buildings Average Number of

Fires Per Year

Gallons I Building 0.3S%

Johnstown, OH 1 389 4.81

St. Charles, MO 17,644 61.16

Rochester, NY 49 525 171.67

Orlando, FL 47,048 163.09

Denver City, CO 152,280 527.86

los Angeles City~ CA 633,460 2,195.80

One & Two Family Dwellings 1 Total Buildings Average Number of

Fires Per Year

Gallons I Building 0.35%

Johnstown, OH 1,389 4 .81

St. Charles, MO 17 644 61.16

Rochester, NY 49,525 171.67

Orlando, FL 47 048 163.09



One & Two Family Dwellings 1 Total Buildings Average Number of

Fires Per Year

Gallons/Building 0.35%

Johnstown, OH 1,389 4.81

St. Charles, MO 17644 61.16

Rochester, NY 49,S25 171.67

Orlando, Fl 47,048 163.09

Denver City, co 152,280 527.86


One & Two Family Dwellingsl Total Buildings Average Number of

Fires Per Year

Gallons /Building 035%

Johnstown, OH 1389 4 .81

St. Charles, MO 17,644 61.16

Rochester, NY 49 525 171.67

Orlando, Fl 47,048 163.09

Denver City. CO 152 280 527.86

Los Anaeles City, CA 633,4 60 2,195.80

Average Number of

one & Two Family Dwellings 1 Total Buildings Fires Per Year Based on% Buildings

Flows I Building 035%


St. Chorles MO 17 644 61.16


Orlando, FL 47,048 163.09

Denver Oty, CO 152,280 527.86

LDs Angeles Oty, CA 633,460 2,195.80

Average Number of

One & Two Family Dwellings 1 Total Buildings Fires Per Year Based

on " Buildings

Flows I Building 0.35%

Johnstown, OH 1389 4 .81

St. Charles, MO 17 644 61.16


Orlando FL 47,048 163.09


Los Angeles City, CA 633.460 2,195.80

Gallons Required Unsprinklered Buildings (IFQ

60,000 288,887

3,669,631 10,300,298 9,78S,127 31,671,468

131,748,148

Gallons Required

Unsprinlde.red Buildln& (NFPA 1)

60,000

288,887 3,669,631

10,300,298 9,785,127

31,671,468 131,748,148

Gallons Required Unsprlnklered Building (ISO)

120,000 577,773

7,339,2.62 20,600,597 19,570,255 63,342,936

263,496,296

Gallons Required Unsprinklered Building (IFC)

60,000 288,887

3,669,631 10,300,298 9,785,127

31,671,468 131,748,148


Building (NFPA 1)

60,000

288,887 3,669,631

10,300,298 9,785,127

31,671,468

131,748,148

Gallons Required "Residential Fire

Sprinklers 4 Water us .. e•

3,524

16,967 215,530 604,971 574,713

1,860,171

7,738,008

Gallons Required "Residential Fire

Sprfnklers ·Water Usage•

3,524 16,967 215,530 604,971 574,713

1,860,171 7,738,008

Gallons Required Average Gallons Per Total Gallons All All Sprinkle red

Sprinklered Year OTM for All Buildin&s Buildini' I

Unsprinklered Buildini' (IFC) Buildings Sprinldered

Build inn 30,000 14 144,443 19,446 163,889 57%

1,834,815 247,016 2,081,83 1 57% S,150,149 693,350 5,843,499 57'4 4,892,564 658,672 5,551,236 57%

15.835,734 2,131,920 17,967,654 57% 65,874,074 8,868,440 74,742,514 57%

Gallons R~ulred Averagf! Gallons Per Toto I Gallons All All Sprlnklered

Sprinklered Building Year aTM for AJI Buildings Buildings/

Unsprinklered (NFPA1) BuRdings Sprinklered Buildings

30,000 14

144,443 19,446 163,889 57% 1,834,815 247,016 2,081,831 57% 5,150,149 693,350 5,843,499 57% 4,892,564 658,672 5,551,236 57% 15,835,734 2,131,920 17,967,654 57% 65,874,074 8,868,440 74,742,514 57%

Gallons Required Average Gallons Pet Total Gallons All All Sprinklered

Sprinklered Building Year OTM for All Buildings Buildings I

(NFPA13) Buildings Sprinklered Unsprinklered

BuildinLPs 182 14 876 19,446 20.322 4%

11,131 247,016 258,147 4% 31,244 693,350 724,594 4% 29,682 658,672 688,354 4% 96,070 2,131,920 2,227,990 4%

399,636 8,868,440 9,268,076 4%

Gallons Required Average Gallons Per Total Gallons All AIISpnnklered

Sprfnklered Building Year CITM for All Buildings Buildinas I

Unsprinklered (NFPA 13) Buildings Sprlnklered

Buildinos 182 14 876 19,446 20,322 7%

11,131 247,016 258,147 7% 31,2.44 693,350 724,594 7% 29,682 658,672. 688,354 7% 96,070 2,131,920 2,227,990 7%

399,636 8,868,440 9,268,076 7%

Gallons Required Average Gallons Per Total Gallons All All Sprinklered

Sprlnklered Building Year CITM for All Buildings Buildings/

Unsprlnklered (NFPA13) Buildings Sprinklered

Buildinrs 182 14

876 19,446 20,322 7% 11,131 247,016 258,147 7% 31,244 693,350 72.4,594 7% 29,682 658,672. 688,354 7% 96,070 2,131,920 2.227,990 7%

399,636 8,868,440 9,268,076 7%

Gallons Required Average Gallons Per Total Gallons All All Sprlnklered

Buildings/ 5prlnklered Building Year CITM for All Buildings

(NFPA13) Buildings Sprinldered Unsprinklered

Buildlnu 182 14

876 19,446 20,322 120% 11,131 247,016 258,147 Wl% 31,244 693,350 72.4,594 120% 29,682 658,672 688,354 120% 96,070 2,131,920 2,227,990 120% 399,636 8,868,440 9,268,076 120%


Buildinp I - sucks County Year OTM for All Buildings

Report" Buildings Sprinklered Unsprinklered

Build inn 340 14

1,637 19,446 21,083 124% 20,795 247,016 267,811 124% 58,368 693,350 751,718 124% 55.449 658,672 714,121 124%

179,472 2,131,920 2,311,392 124% 746,573 8,868,440 9,615,013 124 %

Compiled Data - Probability and Flows One Two Family Dwellings 2

One & Two Family Dwellings 2 Total 8uUdings Aver.~ee Number of

Fires Per Yur

Gallons I BuUdlna 035"

ohnstown 011 1,389 4.8 1

St.Chorles, MO 17,644 61.16


Ot-~do, fl 47,ll48 163.D9

Denver City, CO 152.280 527.86

Los Anceles City, CA 633,460 2,195.80

One & TWo Family Dwellings 2 Total Buildings Average Number of

Fires Per Year

Gallons Building 0.35%

Johnstown OH 1,389 4 .81

St . Cha rles MD 17,644 61.16

Rochester NY 49,525 171.67

Orlando FL 47,048 163.()<3



One & TWo Fomlly Dwellin&s 2 TotoiBulldfngs Average Number of

fires Per Ye~r

Gallons eundinc 035"


St. Charles MO 17,644 61.16


Or1ando Fl 47,048 163.09


Los An&eles City, CA 633,460 2,195.80

One & TWo Family Dwellln&s 2 Total Buildings Average Number of

Fires Per Year

GaUons Building 0.35%


St. Charles MD 17,644 61.16

Ro<hester, NY 49,525 171.67

Orlando FL 47,048 163.09

Denver Cftv. CO 152,280 527.86

Los An&eles City, CA 633,460 2,195.80

One & TWo Family OWefllnp 2 Tot11l Buildinrs Average Number of

Fires Per Yur

Gollons I Bulldfnc 035"

Johnstown OH 1,389 4.81

St . Chorles MO 17,644 61.16


Orlando FL 47,048 163.0'3

Denve r City, CO 152,280 527.86


Average Number of One & Two Family Dwellings 2 Total Buildings Fires Per Year eased

on % Buildings

Flows Bu ll din& 0.35%

Johnstown OH 1,389 4.81

St. Charles MD 17,644 61.16


Or~do,FL 47,048 163.09


Los An&eles Oty, CA 633,460 2.195.80

Avenge Number of One & Two Family Dwellfnas 2 Total Buildings Fires Per Year Based

on" Bulldln&s

Flows Build inc 0 .35%


St. Charles, MD 17,644 61.16

Rochester, NY 4 9,525 171.67

Orlando, FL 47,048 163.0'3

Denver Cftv. CO 152,280 527.86

Los Anaeles City, CA 633,460 2,195.80

Gallons Required Unsprlnklerod Builcllngs (IFC)

240,000

1,155.547 14,678,523 41,201,194 39,140,510 126,685,871

526,992.592

Gallons Required

Unsprlnklered Bull din& (NFPA 1)

60 000

288,887 3 669,631

10 300,298 9,785,127

31671,468

131,748,148

Gallons Required Unsp<inklered Build in& (ISO)

180,000

866,660

ll.008,892 30,900,895 29,355,382 95 014,403

395,244,444

Gallons Requ ired Unsprln klered Building (I FC)

240,000 1,155,547

14,678,523 41,201,194 39,140,510

126,685,871 526,992,592

Gallons Required

Unsprlnklered Bufldin& (NFPA 1)

60,000 288,887

3,669,631

10,300,298 9,785,127

31,671,4 68 131,748,148

Gallons Require d "Residential Fire

Sprinklers- Water Us aoe'

3,524 16,967 215,530 604,971 574,713

1,860,171 7,738,008

Gallons Required

*Residentf•l Flre Sprinklers - Water

u ..... 3,524

16,967

215.530 604 971 574,713

1,860,171

7,738,008

G1llons Required Average Gallons Per Total Gallons All All Sprinkle<ed

Sprfnldered Year OTM for AJI Buildines Buildines/

Unsprinlde<ed a uildincs (IFC) Buildines Sprinlde<ed

auildin•s 120,000 14 5n,n3 19,446 597,219 52%

7,339,262 247,016 7,586,278 52% 20,600,597 693,350 21,293,947 52% 19,570,255 658,672 20,228927 52% 63,342.936 2,131,920 65,474,856 52%

263,496,296 8,868,440 272.364,736 52%

Ga llons Required Average Gallons Per Total Gallons All All Sprinklered

Sprinklered Bulldln1 Year OTM for All Bulldfn1s Buildings/

Unsprinklered (NFPA1) Buildings Sprinklered

Buildfnos 30,000 14 144,443 19,446 163,889 57%

1,834,815 247,016 2 081,831 57% 5,150,149 693,350 5,843,499 57% 4,892 564 658,672 5,551,236 57% 15,835,734 2,131,920 17,967,654 57% 65,874,074 8,868,440 74,742.514 57%

Gollons Required Average Gallons Per Total Gallons All All Sprfnldored

5prfnklered Bulldinc Year OTM for All Bulldin&s Buildincs/

Unsprlnklered (NFPA 13) Buildings Sprinklered

Build ina 260 14

1,252 19,446 20698 2% 15,902 247,016 262 918 2% 44,635 693,350 737985 2% 42.402 658,672 701,074 2% 137,243 2,131,920 269,163 2% 570,909 8,868,440 9,439,349 2%

Gallons Required Average Gallons Per Tot~l Gallons All All 5prfnklered

5prlnkfered Bu il ding Year CITM for All Buildings Buildings/

Unsprlnklered (N FPA 13) Buildings Sprfnklered

Bulldlnu 260 14

1,252 19,446 20 698 2% 15,902 247,016 262 918 2" 44,635 693,350 737,985 2% 42,402 658,672 701074 2% 137,243 2,131,920 2,269,163 2% 570,909 8,868,440 9,439,349 2%

Gallons Required Avenge Gallons Per Toto! Go lions All All Sprinklered

Sprinklered Buildin& Year OTM for AU Buildlnp Bufldfnp/

Unsprinklered (NFPA 13) Bw1dings Sprinklered

Build inn 260 14

1,252 19,446 20698 7% 15,902 247,016 262 918 7% 44,635 693,350 737,985 7% 42.402 658,672 701074 7%

137,243 2,131,920 2 269,163 7% 570,90'3 8,868,440 9,439,349 7%

Gallo ns Required Average Gallons Per Total Gallons All All Sprlnklered

BulldfniS I Sprlnklered Building Year CITM for All Buildings

(NFPA 13) Buildings Sprfnklered Unsprlnklered

Build I nos 260 14

1,252 19,446 20 698 122% 15,902 247,016 262,918 122% 44,635 693,350 737,985 122% 42,402 658,672 701,074 122% 137,243 2.131,920 2,269,163 122% 570,909 8,868,440 9,439,349 122%

Go lions Required Average Gallons Per Toto I Gallons All All Sprfntlered

Bull dines/ "Bucb County YeM OTM for All Bulldinp

Report" Buildings Sprinklered Unsprinklered

BuOd fnos 340 14

1,637 19,446 21,083 124% 20,795 247,016 267,811 124" 58,368 693,350 751 718 124% 55,449 658,672 714,121 124% 179,472 2,13 1,920 2 311,392 124% 746,573 8,868,440 9,615,013 124%


Apartment Buildings

Apartment Buildings 2 Total Buildings Averace Number of

Fires Per Year


Johnstown, OH 449 1.61

St. Charles, MO 8,089 28.96


Orlando, Fl 64,417 230.60

Denver Oty, CO 120,532 431.48 Los Angeles City, CA 741,201 2,653.33

Apartment Buildings 2 Total Buildings Average Number of

Fires Per Year





Orlando, Fl 64,417 230.60


Los Angeiots City, CA 741 ,201 2,653.33


Fires Per Year

Gallons I Buildin& 0 .36%


St. Charles, MD 8 ,089 2B.96

Rocheste r, NY 52,354 187.42

Orlando, Fl 64,417 230.60


los Angeles City, CA 741,201 2,653.33

Apartment Bull dines 2 Total Buildings Average Number of

Fires Per Year

Gallons I Bulldin& 0.36%



Rochester, NY 52.354 1B7.42

Orlando, Fl 64,417 230.60




Fires Per Year



St. Charles, MO 8,0B9 28.96


Orlando, Fl 64,417 230.60



Gallons Required Unsprlnklered Buildings (IFC)

330,000 530,416

9,555,749 61,847,161

76,097,501 142,387,630

875,600,287


Building (NFPA 1)

330,000 530,416

9,555,749 61,847,161 76,097,501

142,3B7,630 875,600,2B7

Gallons Required Unsprlnklered

Bulldlnc (ISO)

240,000 385,757

6,949,636

44,979,753 55,343,637

103,554,640 636,800,209

Gallons Required

Unsprlnklered Building (IFC)

330,000 530,416

9,555,749

61,847,161

76,097,501 142,387,630 875,600,287

Gallons Required

Unsprlnklered Building (NFPA 1)

330,000 530,416

9,555,749 61,847,161

76,097,501 142,387,630

875,600,287


Sprinklered Year CITM for All Buildings Buildings/

Unsprinklered Buildings (IFC) Buildings Sprlnklered

Buildings 180,000 299

289,318 134,251 423,569 80% 5,212,227 2,418,611 7,630,838 80% 33,734,815 15,653,846 49,388,661 80% 41,507,728 19,260,683 60,768,411 80% 77,665,980 36,039,068 113,705,048 80%

477,600,156 221,619,099 699,219,255 80%


Sprinklered Building Year CITM for All Buildings Buildings I

(NFPA 1) Buildings Sprlnklered Unsprinklered

Buildings 82,560 299 132,700 134,251 266,951 50%

2,390,675 2,418,611 4,809,286 SO% 15,473,035 15,653,846 31,126,881 50% 19,038,211 19,260,683 38,298,894 50% 35,622,796 36,039,068 71,661,864 SO%

219,059,272 221,619,099 440,678,371 SO%

Gallons Required Avotrage Gallons Per Total Gallons All Ail Sprinklered

Sprinklered Building Year CITM for All Bulldincs Buildings/

(NFPA 13) Buildings Sprlnklered Unsprinklered

Buildings 1,560 299 2,507 134,251 136,75B 35%

45,173 2,418,611 2,463,784 35% 292,368 15,653,846 15,946,214 35% 359,734 19,260,683 19,620,417 35% 673,105 36,039,068 36 712,173 35%

4,139,201 221,619,099 225,758,300 35%




Buildings 1,560 299 2,507 134,251 136,758 26%

45,173 2,418,611 2,463,784 26% 292,368 15,653,846 15,946,214 26% 359,734 19,260,683 19,620 417 26% 673,105 36,039,068 36,712,173 26%

4,139,201 221,619,099 225,758,300 26%


Sprinklered Building Year CITM for All Buildings Buildings/

(NFPA 13) Buildings Sprinklered Unsprinklered

Buildings 1,560 299 2,507 134,251 136,758 26%

45,173 2,418,611 2 463,784 26% 292,368 15,653,846 15,946,214 26% 359,734 19,260,683 19,620,417 26% 673,105 36,039,06B 36,712,173 26%

4,139,201 221,619,099 225,758,300 26%


Business Buildings

Business Buildings Total Buildings Average Number of

Fires Per Year





Orlando, FL 4,082 2.01


los Angeles City, CA 33,340 16.38


Fires Per Year

Gallons /Building 0.05%


St. Charles, MD 677 0.33




Los Angeles City, CA 33,340 16.38


Fires Per Year









Fires Per Year





Orlando, Fl 4,082 2.01




Fires Per Year








Gallons Required

Unsprlnkiered Buildings (IFC)

585,000 33,910

194,549

502,322 1,173,043 2,490,345

9,580,901

Gallons Required


585,000

33,910 194,549

502,322 1,173,043 2,490,345

9,580,901


Building (ISO)

240,000

13,912 79,815 206,081

481,248 1,021,680

3,930,626

Gallons Required

Unsprlnklered

Building (IFC)

585,000 33,910

194,549

502,322

1,173,043 2,490,345

9,580,901

Gallons Required

Unsprinklered Building (NFPA 1)

585,000

33,910 194,549

502,322 1,173,043 2,490,345

9,580,901


Sprinkiered Year CITM for All Buildings Buildings I

Unsprinklered Buildings (IFC) Buildings Sprinklered

Buildings 270,000 B95 15,651 105,610 121,261 358% 89,792 605,915 695,707 358% 231,841 1,564,460 1,796,301 358% 541,404 3,653,390 4,194,794 358%

1,149,390 7,756,070 8,905,460 358% 4,421,954 29,839,300 34,261,254 358%


Sprinklered Building Year CfTM for All Buildings Buildings I

Unsprlnklered (NFPA 1) Buildings Sprlnklered

Buildings

146,340 895 8,483 105,610 114,093 336% 48,667 605,915 654,582 336%

125,658 1,564,460 1,690,118 336% 293,441 3,653,390 3,946,831 336% 622,969 7,756,070 8,379,039 336%

2,396,699 29,839,300 32,235,999 336%




Buildings 5,700 895 330 105,610 105,940 762%

1,896 605,915 607,811 762% 4,894 1,564,460 1,569,354 762% 11,430 3,653,390 3,664,820 762% 24,265 7,756,070 7,780,335 762% 93,352 29,839,300 29,932,652 762%



Unsprinklered (NFPA 13) Buildings Sprinklered

Buildings 5,700 895 330 105,610 105,940 312%

1,896 605,915 607,811 312% 4,894 1,564,460 1,569,354 312% 11,430 3,653,390 3,664,820 312% 24,265 7,756,070 7,780,335 312% 93,352 29,839,300 29,932,652 312%

Gallons Required Average Gallons Per Tota l Gallons All All Sprinklered

Sprinklered Building Year CfTM for All Buildings Buildings/


Buildings 5,700 895

330 105,610 105,940 312% 1,896 605,915 607,811 312% 4,894 1,564,460 1,569,354 312% 11,430 3,653,390 3,664,820 312% 24,265 7,756,070 7,780,335 312% 93,352 29,839,300 29,932,652 312%


Assembly Buildings

Assembly Buildings Total Buildings Averace Number of

Fires Per Year




Rochester, NY 677 7.48

Orlando, FL 1,096 12.10



Assembly Buildings Total Buildings Average Number of

Fires Per Year



St . Charles, MO 232 2.56


Orlando, Fl 1,096 12.10




Fires Per Year





Orlando, FL 1,096 12.10




Fires Per Year





Orlando, Fl 1,096 12.10




Flres Pe.r Year





Orlando, Fl 1,096 12.10

Denver Ci ty, CO 2,324 25.66


Gallons Required

Unsprinklered

Buildings (IFC)

240,000

S5,658

614,885

1,794,298 2,904,801 6,159,450

34,433,550

Gallons Required


240,000

55,658 614,885

1,794,298 2,904,801 6,159,450

34,433,550

Gallons Required

Unsprinklered Building (ISO)

180,000 41,743

461,164

1,345,723 2,178,601 4,619,587

25,825,163

Gallons Required

Unsprlnklered

Building (IFC)

240,000

55,658 614,885

1,794,298

2,904,801 6,159,450

34,433,550

Gallons Required


240,000

55,658 614,885

1,794,298 2,904,801

6,159,450

34.433,550


Sprlnklered Yea r CITM for All Buildings Buildings I

Unsprlnklered Buildings (IFC) Buildings Sprlnklered

Buildings 180,000 853 41,743 17,913 S9,656 107% 461,164 197,896 659,060 107%

1,345,723 577,481 1,923,204 107% 2,178,601 934,888 3,113,489 107% 4,619,587 1,982,372 6,601,959 107% 25,825,163 11,082,176 36,907,339 107%


Sprlnklered Building Year CITM for All Buildings Buildings I

Unsprin klered (NFPA1) Buildings Sprlnklered


16,697 17,913 34,610 62% 184,465 197,896 382,361 62% 538,289 577,481 1,115,770 62% 871,440 934,888 1,806,328 62%

1,847,835 1,982,372 3,830,207 62% 10,330,065 11,082,176 21,412,241 62%




Buildings 7,500 853 1,739 17,913 19,652 47% 19,215 197,896 217,111 47% 56,072 577,481 633,553 47% 90,775 934,888 1,025,663 47%

192,483 1,982,372 2,174,855 47% 1,076,048 11,082,176 12,158,224 47%


Sprinkle red Building Year CITM for All Buildings Buildings I


Buildings 7,500 853 1,739 17,913 19,652 35%

19,215 197,896 217,111 35% 56,072 577,481 633,553 35% 90,775 934,888 1,025,663 35%

192,483 1,982,372 2,174,855 35% 1,076,048 11,082,176 12,158,224 35%

Gallons Required Average Gallons Per Total Gallons All AIISprinklered

Sprinklered Building Year CITM for All Buildings Buildings /


Buildings 7,500 853

1,739 17,913 19,652 35% 19,215 197,896 217,111 35% 56,072 577,481 633,553 35% 90,775 934,888 1,025,663 35% 192,483 1,982,372 2,174,855 35%

1,076,048 11,082,176 12,158,224 35%

Compiled Data- Probability and Flows


Institutional Buildings Total Buildings Average Number of

Flres Per Year





Orlando, Fl 891 3.49


los Angeles Oty, CA 9,562 37.46


Fires Per Year









Fires Per Year






Denver Oty, CO 1,981 7.76



Fires Per Year




Rochester, NY S08 1.99





Ares Per Year







Los Angeles Oty, CA 9,562 37.46

Gallons Required

Unsprln klered Buildings (IFC)

270,000

11,635 202,026 537,325

942,435 2,095,357

10,113,984


Building (NFPA 1)

270,000 11,635

202,026

537,325

942,435 2,095,357

10,113,984

Gallons Required


180,000 7,757

134,684

358,217

628,290 1,396,905 6,742,656

Gallons Required


270,000 11,635

202,026 537,325

942,435 2,095,357

10,113,984

Gallons Required


270,000 11,635

202,026 537,325

942,435 2,095,357

10,113,984

Gallons Required Avenge Gallons Per Total Gallons All All Sprinklered

Sprinklered Year CITM for All Buildings Buildings I

Unsprlnklered Buildings (iFC) Buildings Sprlnklered

Buildings 180,000 858 7,757 9,438 17,195 148%

134,684 163,878 298,562 148% 358,217 435,864 794,081 148% 628,290 764,478 1,392,768 148%

1,396,905 1,699,698 3,096,603 148% 6,742,656 8,2D4,196 14,946,852 148%




Buildings 72,000 858 3,103 9,438 12,541 108%

53,874 163,878 217,752 108% 143,287 435,864 579,151 108% 251,316 764,478 1,015,794 108% 558,762 1,699,698 2,258,460 108%

2,697,063 8,204,196 10,901,259 108%


Sprinkiered Building Year CITM for All Buildings Buildings I


Buildings 5,835 858

251 9,438 9,689 125% 4,366 163,878 168,244 125%

11,612 435,864 447,476 125% 20,367 764,478 784,845 125% 45,283 1,699,698 1,744,981 125% 218,574 8,204,196 8,422,770 12S%




Buildings 5,835 858 251 9,438 9,689 83%

4,366 163,878 168,244 83% 11,612 435,864 447,476 83% 20,367 764,478 784,845 83% 45,283 1,699,698 1,744,981 83% 218,574 8,204,196 8,422,770 83%




Buildings 5,835 858 251 9,438 9,689 83%

4,366 163,878 168,244 83% 11,612 435,864 447,476 83% 20,367 764,478 784,845 83% 45,283 1,699,698 1,744,981 83%

218,574 8,204,196 8,422,770 83%


Mercantile Buildings (High Piled Storage)

Mercantile Buildings Average Total Buildings

Average Number of

Betwee n (HPS) & (OH II) Fires Per Year






Denver City, CO 2,271 13.41 Los Angeles City, CA 20,346 120.15

Mercantile Buildings Average Tota l Buildings

Average Number of

Between (HPS) & (OH II) Fires Per Year

Gallons f Building 0.59%







Mercant ile Buildings Average Total Buildings

Average Number of









Mercantile Buildings (HPS) Total Buildings Average Numbe r of

Fires Per Year


Johnstow n, OH 39 0.23



Orlando, FL 1,552 9 .16


los Angeles Ci ty, CA 20,346 120.15


Ave rage Number of







Denve r City, CO 2,271 13.41


Gallons Required

Unsprinklered Buildings (IFC)

270,000 62,181

470,347

1,108,106 2,474,504 3,620,876

32,439,605

Gallons Required


270,000

62,181 470,347

1,108,106 2,474,504 3,620,876

32,439,605

Gallons Required

Unsprlnklered Building (ISO)

180,000 41,454

313,565 738,737

1,649,670 2,413,917

21,626,403

Gallons Required


270,000 62,181

470,347

1,108,106

2,474,504 3,620,876

32,439,605

Gallons Required


270,000

62,181 470,347

1,108,106 2,474,504 3,620,876

32,439,605


Sprlnklered Year CITM for All Buildings Buildings/

Buildings (IFC) Buildings Sprinklered Unsprlnklered

Buildings 1BO,OOO 2154 41,454 84,006 125,460 202% 313,565 635,430 948,995 202% 738,737 1,497,030 2,235,767 202%

1,649,670 3,343,008 4,992,678 202% 2,413,917 4,891,734 7,305,651 202%

21,626,403 43,825,284 65,451,687 202%

Gallons Re quired Average Gallons Per Total Gallons All All Sprinklered

Sprlnklere d Building Year CITM for All Buildings Buildings/

(NFPA1) Buildings Sprinklered Unsprlnklered


27,636 84,006 111,642 180% 209,043 635,430 844,473 180% 492,492 1,497,030 1,989,522 180%

1,099,780 3,343,008 4,442,788 180% 1,609,278 4,891,734 6,501,012 180% 14,417,602 43,825,284 58,242,886 180%


Sprlnkle re d Building Year CITM for All Buildings Buildings /

(NFPA13) Buildings Sprlnklered Unsprinklered


25,923 84,006 109,929 265% 196,083 635,430 831,513 265% 461,957 1,497,030 1,958,987 265%

1,031,593 3,343,008 4,374,601 265% 1,509,503 4,891,734 6,401,237 265%

13,523,711 43,825,284 57,348,995 265%

Gallons Re qui red Average Gallons Per Total Gallons All All Sprlnklered

Sprlnkle red Building Year CITM for All Buildings Buildings /

(NFPA 13) Buildings Sprlnklered Unsprlnklered


46,982 132,756 179,738 289% 355,373 1,004,180 1,3S9,S53 289% 837,236 2,365,780 3,203,016 2B9%

1,869,626 5,283,008 7,152,634 289% 2,735,773 7,730,484 10,466,257 289%

24,509,923 69,257,784 93,767,707 289%

Gallons Required Average Gallons Per Tota l Gallons All All Sprlnklered


(NFPA 13) Buildings Sprinklered Unsprinklered


25,923 84,006 109,929 177% 196,083 635,430 831,513 177% 461,957 1,497,030 1,958,987 177%

1,031,593 3,343,008 4,374,601 177% 1,509,503 4,891,734 6,401,237 177%

13,523,711 43,825,284 57,348,995 177%

Compiled Data- Probability and Flows

Mercantile Buildings (Ordinary Hazard II)


Average Number of

Between (HPS) & (OH II) Flres Per Year









Average Number of

Between (HPS) & (OH II) Flres Per Year









Average Number of


Gallons/ Building 0.59%







Mercantile Buildings (OH II) Total Buildings Average Number of

Fires Per Year

Gallons/ Building 0.59%








Average Number of

Between (HP5) & (OH II) Ares Per Year








Gallons Required Unsprinklered Buildings (iFC)

270,000 62,181 470,347

1,108,106

2,474,504

3,620,876 32,439,605

Gallons Required


270,000 62,181

470,347

1,350,000 2,474,504

3,620,876 32,439,605

Gallons Required

Unsprinklered

Building (ISO)

180,000 41,454 313,565

738,737 1,649,670

2,413,917 21,626,403


Building (IFC)

270,000 62,181

470,347

1,108,106 2,474,504

3,620,876

32,439,605


Building (NFPA 1)

270,000 62,181

470,347

1,108,106

2,474,504 3,620,876 32,439,605


Sprlnklered Year CITM for All Buildings Buildings/

Buildings (iFC) Buildings Sprinklered Unsprinklered

Buildings 180,000 2154 41,454 84,006 125,460 202% 313,565 63S,430 948,995 202% 738,737 1,497,030 2 235,767 202%

1,649,670 3,343,008 4,992,678 202% 2,413,917 4,891,734 7,305,651 202%

21,626,403 43,825,284 65,451,687 202%




Buildings 120,000 2154 27,636 84,006 111,642 180%

209,043 63S,430 844,473 180% 600,000 1,497,030 2,097,030 155%

1,099,780 3,343,008 4,442,788 180% 1,609,278 4,891,734 6,501,012 180% 14,417,602 43,825,284 58,242,886 180%




Buildings 112,560 2154 25,923 84,006 109,929 265%

196,083 635,430 831,513 265% 461,957 1,497,030 1,958,987 265%

1,031,593 3,343,008 4,374,601 265% 1,509,503 4,891,734 6,401,237 265%

13,523,711 43,825,284 57,348,995 265%




Buildings 33,000 904 7,600 35,256 42,856 69%

57,487 266,680 324,167 69% 135,435 628,280 763,715 69% 302,439 1,403,008 1,705,447 69% 442,552 2,052,984 2,495,536 69%

3,964,841 18,392,784 22,357,625 69%


Sprlnklered Building Year OTM for All Buildings Buildings I

Unsprlnklered (NFPAB) Buildings Sprlnklered

Buildings 112,560 2154 25,923 84,006 109,929 177%

196,083 635,430 831,513 177% 461,957 1,497,030 1,958,987 177%

1,031,593 3,343,008 4,374,601 177% 1,509,503 4,891,734 6,401,237 177% 13,523,711 43,825,284 57,348,995 177%


Storage Buildings

Storage Buildings Total Buildings Average Numbe r of

Ares Per Year




Rochester, NY 463 11.2.2


Denver City, CO 840 20.35


Storage Buildings Total Buildings Average Number of

Fires Per Year


Johnstown, OH 2.9 0.70





los Angele s City, CA 7,185 174.06


Fires Per Year





Orlando, Fl 2.81 6.81



Storage Buildings Total Buildings Average Numbe r of

Fires Per Year



St . Charles, MO 77 1.87






Ares Per Year




Rocheste r, NY 463 11.22




Gallons Required

Unsprinklere d Buildings (IFC)

330,000 231,835

615,561 3,701,359

2,246,397 6,715,208 57,439,013

Gallons Required


330,000 231,835

615,561

3,701,359 2,2.46,397

6,715,2.08 57,439,013

Gallons Required


300,000 210,759 559,601

3,364,872 2,042,179

6,104,735 52,217,284


Building (IFC)

330,000 231,835 615,561

3,701,359

2,246,397 6,715,208

57,439,013

Gallons Required

Unsprinklered

Building {NFPA 1)

330,000 231,835

615,561 3,701,359

2,246,397 6,715,208

57,439,013


Sprlnklere d Year CITM fo r All Buildings Buildings I

Unsprlnklered Buildings {IFC) Buildings Sprinklered

Buildings 180.000 1505

126.455 43,645 170,100 73% 335,760 115,885 451,645 73%

2,018,923 696,815 2,715,738 73% 1,225,307 422.,905 1,648,2.12 73% 3,662,841 1,264,200 4,927,041 73%

31,330,371 10,813,425 42,143,796 73%



Unsprln klered (NFPA1) Buildings Sprinklered

Buildings 120,000 1505 84,303 43,645 12.7,948 55% 2.23,840 115,885 339,725 55%

1,345,949 696,815 2,042,764 55% 816,872 422,905 1,239,777 55%

2,441,894 1,264,200 3,706,094 55% 20,886,914 10,813,425 31,700,339 55%




Buildings 132,000 1505 92,734 43,645 136,379 65% 246,22.4 115,885 362,109 65%

1,480,544 696,815 2,177,359 65% 898,559 422,905 1,321,464 65%

2,686,083 1,264,200 3,950,283 65% 22,975,605 10,813,425 33,789,030 65%



Unsprin klered {NFPA 13) Buildings Sprinklered

Buildings 132,000 1505 92,734 43,645 136,379 59% 246,224 115,885 362,109 59%

1,480,544 696,815 2,177,359 59% 898,559 422,905 1,321,464 59%

2,686,083 1,264,200 3,950,283 59% 22,975,605 10,813,425 33,789,030 59%



Unsprlnklered {NFPA 13) Buildings Sprinklered

Buildings 132,000 1505 92,734 43,645 136,379 59%

246,224 115,885 362,109 59% 1,480,544 696,815 2,177,359 59% 898,559 422,905 1,321,464 59%

2,686,083 1,264,200 3,950,283 59% 22,975,605 10,813,425 33,789,030 59%

Appendix F

One & Two Family Dwellings 1 (IFC)

DescriptionTotal Buildings ‐ Bt 1,389

Probability ‐ F 0.35%

Line Size 1"

Fee per line size ‐ Pw/s $1,002.00

Buildings with Sprinklers ‐ B w/s 1,370

Buildings without Sprinklers ‐ B w/o 19

Volume of water required per building without sprinklers ‐ Vw/o (Gallons) 60,000

Volume of water required per building with sprinklers ‐ Vw/s (Gallons) 182

Volume of water required for ‐ VCITM (Gallons) 14

Fees per Month $8.00

Calculations Based on Existing Conditions: Capacity Fee Monthly FeeFees Received Currently $1,372,740.00 $10,960.00

Number Of Buildings Based on Frequency FB 4.8615

Volume of Water Required for Sprinklered Buildings ‐ (Bw/s * VW/S * F) + (VCITM * BW/S) 20,053

Volume of Water Required for Unsprinklered Buildings ‐ Bw/o * VW/O * F 3,990

Total Water required ‐ VT (Gallons) 24,043

Ratio of Volume of Water for Sprinklered Buildings over Total Volume of Water 0.8340

Ratio of Volume of Water for Unsprinklered Buildings over Total Volume of Water 0.1660

New Total Fees Sprinklered Buildings Based on Ratio of Volume $1,144,927.20 $9,141.14

New Total Fees Unsprinklered Buildings Based on Ratio of Volume $227,812.80 $1,818.86

Total $1,372,740.00 $10,960.00

New Fees Per Building For Sprinklered Buildings $69.64 $6.67

New Fees Per Building For Unsprinklered Sprinklered Buildings $999.18 $95.73

Example Calculation Johnstown, OH

$600.00

$800.00

$1,000.00

$1,200.00

e Per Build

ing

Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Johnstown, OH for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered One & Two Family Dwellings 1 Buildings Based on IFC and

1,389 Buildings

Capacity Charge / Sprinklered Building

Capacity Charge / Unsprinklered Building

$‐

$200.00

$400.00

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600

Fire Fee

Number of Sprinklered Buildings

Sprinklered Fee/Month per Building

Unsprinklered Fee/Month per Building


DiscriptionTotal Buildings ‐ Bt 1,389


Line Size 1"








Calculations Based on Existing Conditions: Capacity Fee Monthly FeeFees Received Currently $1,372,740.00 $10,960.00







New Total Fees Sprinklered Buildings Based on Ratio of Volume $770,626.30 $6,152.71


Total $1,372,740.00 $10,960.00


New Fees Per Building For Unsprinklered Sprinklered Buildings $1,002.00 $253.02


Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Johnstown, OH for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered One & Two Family Dwellings 2 Buildings Based on IFC and

1,389 Buildings$1,200.00

1,389 Buildings

$800.00

$1,000.00

ing

$600.00

e Per Build



$400.00

Fire Fee



$200.00

$‐

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600


Apartment Buildings 1 (IFC)

DiscriptionTotal Buildings ‐ Bt 449


Line Size 2"


Buildings with Sprinklers ‐ B w/s 150



Volume of water required per building with sprinklers ‐ Vw/s (Gallons) 1,560



Calculations Based on Existing Conditions: Capacity Fee Monthly FeeFees Received Currently $601,500.00 $1,200.00







New Total Fees Sprinklered Buildings Based on Ratio of Volume $81,719.63 $163.03


Total $601,500.00 $1,200.00




$1,200.00

Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Johnstown, OH for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Apartment Buildings 1 Based on IFC and 449 Buildings

$1,000.00

$ ,

$800.00

lding

$600.00

ee Per Buil




$400.00

Fire Fe Sprinklered Fee/Month per Building


$200.00

$‐

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500





Line Size 2"








Calculations Based on Existing Conditions: Capacity Fee Monthly FeeFees Received Currently $601,500.00 $1,200.00









Total $601,500.00 $1,200.00




$1,400.00

Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Johnstown, OH for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Apartment Buildings 2 Based on IFC and 449 Buildings

$1,200.00

$ ,

$1,000.00

lding

$600.00

$800.00

ee Per Buil




$400.00

$



$200.00

$‐

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500


Business Buildings ‐ Low Rise (IFC)



Line Size 4"








Calculations Based on Existing Conditions: Capacity Fee Monthly FeeFees Received Currently $1,203,000.00 $600.00







New Total Fees Sprinklered Buildings Based on Ratio of Volume $1,013,667.64 $505.57

New Total Fees Unsprinklered Buildings Based on Ratio of Volume $189,332.36 $94.43

Total $1,203,000.00 $600.00

New Fees Per Building For Sprinklered Buildings $1,126.30 $6.74



Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Johnstown, OH for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Low Rise Business Buildings Based on IFC and 118

Buildings

$1,200.00

$1,400.00

Buildings

$1,000.00

$1,200.00

ing

$800.00

e Per Build



$400.00

$600.00

Fire Fee



$200.00

$‐

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140


Assembly Buildings ‐ Low Rise (IFC)



Line Size 4"








Calculations Based on Existing Conditions: Capacity Fee Monthly FeeFees Received Currently $112,280.00 $56.00









Total $112,280.00 $56.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Johnstown, OH for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Low Rise Assembly Buildings Based on IFC and 21

Buildings

$3,000.00

$3,500.00

Buildings

$2,500.00

$3,000.00

ing

$2,000.00

e Per Build



$1,000.00

$1,500.00

Fire Fee



$500.00

$‐

0 5 10 15 20 25


Institutional Buildings ‐ Low Rise (IFC)



Line Size 4"

















Total $112,280.00 $56.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Johnstown, OH for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Low Rise Institutional Buildings Based on IFC and 11

Buildings

$1,400.00

$1,600.00

Buildings

$1,200.00

ing

$800.00

$1,000.00

e Per Build



$400.00

$600.00

Fire Fee



$200.00

$400.00

$‐

0 2 4 6 8 10 12


Mercantile Buildings ‐ High Piled Storage (IFC)



Line Size 8"

















Total $1,604,000.00 $290.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Johnstown, OH for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Mercantile Buildings ‐ High Piled Storage Based on IFC

and 39 Buildings$6,000.00

and 39 Buildings

$4,000.00

$5,000.00

ing

$3,000.00

e Per Build



$2,000.00

Fire Fee



$1,000.00

$‐

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40


Mercantile Buildings ‐ Ordinary Hazard Class II (IFC)



Line Size 6"

















Total $902,250.00 $200.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Johnstown, OH for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Mercantile Buildings ‐ Ordinary Hazard Class II Based on

IFC and 39 Buildings

$4,000.00

$4,500.00


$3,000.00

$3,500.00

ing

$2 000 00

$2,500.00

e Per Build



$1,500.00

$2,000.00

Fire Fee



$500.00

$1,000.00

$‐

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40


Storage Buildings (IFC)



Line Size 8"

















Total $1,604,000.00 $200.00




$9,000.00

Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Johnstown, OH for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Storage Buildings Based on IFC and 29 Buildings

$8,000.00

$ ,

$6,000.00

$7,000.00

lding

$4,000.00

$5,000.00

ee Per Buil




$2 000 00

$3,000.00



$1,000.00

$2,000.00

$‐

0 5 10 15 20 25 30


Appendix G


Description:Total Buildings ‐ Bt 17,644


Line Size 1"



Buildings without Sprinklers ‐ B w/o 16,994




Calculations Based on Existing Conditions: Capacity FeeFees Received Currently $1,040,000.00


Volume of Water Required for Sprinklered Buildings ‐ Bw/s * VW/S * F 414

Volume of Water Required for Unsprinklered Buildings ‐ Bw/o * VW/O * F 3,568,740

Total Water required ‐ VT (Gallons) 3,569,154



New Total Fees Sprinklered Buildings Based on Ratio of Volume $120.65

New Total Fees Unsprinklered Buildings Based on Ratio of Volume $1,039,879.35

Total $1,040,000.00

New Fees Per Building For Sprinklered Buildings $0.19

New Fees Per Building For Unsprinklered Sprinklered Buildings $61.19

Example Calculation St. Charles, MO

$800.00

$1,000.00

$1,200.00

$1,400.00

$1,600.00

$1,800.00

ee Per Build

ing

Proposed Fire Fee in St. Charles, MO for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered One & Two Family Dwellings 1 Based on IFC and 17,644 Buildings

Capacity Charge / Sprinklered Buildings

Capacity Charge / Unsprinklered Buildings

$‐

$200.00

$400.00

$600.00

0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 20,000

Fire Fe






Line Size 1"









Volume of Water Required for Sprinklered Buildings ‐ Bw/s * VW/S * F 592







Total $1,040,000.00




$1,800.00

Proposed Fire Fee in St. Charles, MO for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered One & Two Family Dwellings 2 Based on IFC and 17,644 Buildings

$1,600.00

$ ,

$1,200.00

$1,400.00

lding

$800.00

$1,000.00

ee Per Buil



$400 00

$600.00

Fire Fe Capacity Charge / Unsprinklered Buildings

$200.00

$400.00

$‐

0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 20,000





Line Size 2"









Volume of Water Required for Sprinklered Buildings ‐ Bw/s * VW/S * F 22,464





New Total Fees Sprinklered Buildings Based on Ratio of Volume $87,675.97


Total $15,600,000.00


New Fees Per Building For Unsprinklered Sprinklered Buildings $3,793.67


$4,500.00

Proposed Fire Fee in St. Charles, MO for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Apartment Buildings 1 Based on IFC and 8,089 Buildings

$4,000.00

$ ,

$3,000.00

$3,500.00

lding

$2,000.00

$2,500.00

ee Per Buil



$1 000 00

$1,500.00


$500.00

$1,000.00

$‐

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000





Line Size 2"
















Total $15,600,000.00




$4,500.00

Proposed Fire Fee in St. Charles, MO for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Apartment Buildings 2 Based on IFC and 8,089 Buildings

$4,000.00

$ ,

$3,000.00

$3,500.00

lding

$2,000.00

$2,500.00

ee Per Buil



$1 000 00

$1,500.00


$500.00

$1,000.00

$‐

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000



Description:Total Buildings ‐ Bt 677


Line Size 4"
















Total $7,700,000.00

New Fees Per Building For Sprinklered Buildings $9,948.40



$18,000.00

Proposed Fire Fee in St. Charles, MO for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Low Rise Business Buildings Based on IFC and 677 Buildings

$16,000.00

$ ,

$12,000.00

$14,000.00

lding

$8,000.00

$10,000.00

ee Per Buil



$4 000 00

$6,000.00


$2,000.00

$4,000.00

$‐

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800





Line Size 4"
















Total $3,080,000.00




$18,000.00

Proposed Fire Fee in St. Charles, MO for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Low Rise Assembly Buildings Based on IFC and 232 Buildings

$16,000.00

$ ,

$12,000.00

$14,000.00

lding

$8,000.00

$10,000.00

ee Per Buil



$4 000 00

$6,000.00


$2,000.00

$4,000.00

$‐

0 50 100 150 200 250





Line Size 4"
















Total $1,925,000.00




$18,000.00

Proposed Fire Fee in St. Charles, MO for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Low Rise InstitutionalBuildings Based on IFC and 191 Buildings

$16,000.00

$ ,

$12,000.00

$14,000.00

lding

$8,000.00

$10,000.00

ee Per Buil



$4 000 00

$6,000.00


$2,000.00

$4,000.00

$‐

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200





Line Size 8"














New Total Fees Sprinklered Buildings Based on Ratio of Volume $1,834,821.43


Total $5,137,500.00




$45,000.00

Proposed Fire Fee in St. Charles, MO for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Mercantile Buildings ‐ High Piled Storage Based on IFC and 295 Buildings

$40,000.00

$ ,

$30,000.00

$35,000.00

lding

$20,000.00

$25,000.00

ee Per Buil



$10 000 00

$15,000.00


$5,000.00

$10,000.00

$‐

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350





Line Size 6"
















Total $4,287,500.00




Proposed Fire Fee in St. Charles, MO for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Mercantile Buildings Ordinary Hazard Class II Based on IFC and 295

Buildings

$35,000.00

$40,000.00

Buildings

$30,000.00

ing

$20,000.00

$25,000.00

e Per Build


$10,000.00

$15,000.00

Fire Fee


$5,000.00

$10,000.00

$‐

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350





Line Size 8"















New Total Fees Unsprinklered Buildings Based on Ratio of Volume $843,631.58

Total $2,671,500.00




$45,000.00

Proposed Fire Fee in St. Charles, MO for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Storage Buildings Based on IFC and 77 Buildings

$40,000.00

$ ,

$30,000.00

$35,000.00

lding

$20,000.00

$25,000.00

ee Per Buil



$10 000 00

$15,000.00


$5,000.00

$10,000.00

$‐

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80


Appendix H


Description:

Domestic Fire

Service Charge

Holly High

Pressure SystemTotal Buildings ‐ Bt 49,525


Line Size 2"

Fee per line size ‐ Pw/s $11.77 N/A






Consumption Rate per 1,000 Gallons $3.01 $6.02

Calculations Based on Existing Conditions:

Domestic Fire

Service Charge

Holly High

Pressure SystemFees Received Currently $1,773,600.00 N/A







New Total Fees Sprinklered Buildings Based on Ratio of Volume $30,734.40 N/A

New Total Fees Unsprinklered Buildings Based on Ratio of Volume $1,742,865.60 N/A

Total $1,773,600.00 N/A

New Fees Per Building For Sprinklered Buildings $0.26 N/A

New Fees Per Building For Unsprinklered Sprinklered Buildings $3.67 N/A

Example Calulation Rochester, NY

$8.00

$10.00

$12.00

$14.00

$16.00

e Per Build

ing

Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Rochester, NY for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered One & Two Family Dwellings 1 Buildings Based on IFC and

49,525 Buildings

Monthly Fee / Sprinklered Buildings

$‐

$2.00

$4.00

$6.00

0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000

Fire Fee


Monthly Fee / Unsprinklered Buildings


Description:

Domestic Fire

Service Charge

Holly High



Line Size 2"









Domestic Fire

Service Charge

Holly High










Total $1,773,600.00 N/A




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Rochester, NY for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered One & Two Family Dwellings 2 Buildings Based on IFC and

49,525 Buildings

$14.00

$16.00

49,525 Buildings

$12.00

ing

$8.00

$10.00

e Per Build


$4.00

$6.00

Fire Fee


$2.00

$4.00

$‐

0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000



Description:

Domestic Fire

Service Charge

Holly High



Line Size 2"









Domestic Fire

Service Charge

Holly High



Volume of Water Required for Sprinklered Buildings ‐ (Bw/s * VW/S * F) + (VCITM * BW/S) 3,046,160







Total $1,773,600.00 N/A




$16.00

Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Rochester, NY for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Apartment Buildings 1 Based on IFC and 52,354 Buildings

$14.00

$

$10.00

$12.00

lding

$8.00

ee Per Buil



$4.00

$6.00

Fire Fe Monthly Fee / Unsprinklered Buildings

$2.00

$‐

0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000





Line Size 2"
















Total $15,600,000.00




$16.00

Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Rochester, NY for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Apartment Buildings 2 Based on IFC and 52,354 Buildings

$14.00

$

$10.00

$12.00

lding

$8.00

ee Per Buil



$4.00

$6.00


$2.00

$‐

0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000



Description:

Domestic Fire

Service Charge

Holly High



Line Size 4"

Fee per line size ‐ Pw/s $23.54 $41.65








Domestic Fire

Service Charge

Holly High

Pressure SystemFees Received Currently $159,300.00 $286,020.00









Total $159,300.00 $286,020.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Rochester, NY for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Low Rise Business Buildings Based on IFC and 1,748

Buildings$60.00

Buildings

$40.00

$50.00

ing

$30.00

e Per Build



$20.00

Fire Fee

Holly High‐Pressure Monthly Fee / Sprinklered Buildings

Holly High‐Pressure Monthly Fee / Unprinklered Buildings

$10.00

$‐

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000



Description:

Domestic Fire

Service Charge

Holly High

Pressure SystemTotal Buildings ‐ Bt 677


Line Size 4"









Domestic Fire

Service Charge

Holly High










Total $159,300.00 $286,020.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Rochester, NY for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Low Rise Assembly Buildings Based on IFC and 677

Buildings$60.00

Buildings

$40.00

$50.00

ing

$30.00

e Per Build



$20.00

Fire Fee



$10.00

$‐

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800



Description:

Domestic Fire

Service Charge

Holly High



Line Size 4"









Domestic Fire

Service Charge

Holly High










Total $95,580.00 $171,612.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Rochester, NY for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Low Rise Institutional Buildings Based on IFC and 508

Buildings$60.00

Buildings

$40.00

$50.00

ing

$30.00

e Per Build



$20.00

Fire Fee



$10.00

$‐

0 100 200 300 400 500 600



Description:

Domestic Fire

Service Charge

Holly High



Line Size 8"









Domestic Fire

Service Charge

Holly High










Total $344,196.00 $421,416.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Rochester, NY for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Mercantile Buildings ‐ High Piled Storage Based on IFC

and 695 Buildings

$120.00

$140.00

and 695 Buildings

$100.00

$120.00

ing

$80.00

e Per Build



$40.00

$60.00

Fire Fee



$20.00

$‐

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800



Description:

Domestic Fire

Service Charge

Holly High



Line Size 6"









Domestic Fire

Service Charge

Holly High










Total $177,552.00 $221,508.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Rochester, NY for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Mercantile Buildings ‐ Ordinary Hazard Class II Based on


$60.00

$70.00


$50.00

$60.00

ing

$40.00

e Per Build



$20.00

$30.00

Fire Fee



$10.00

$‐

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800



Description:

Domestic Fire

Service Charge

Holly High



Line Size 8"









Domestic Fire

Service Charge

Holly High










Total $344,196.00 $421,416.00




$140.00

Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Rochester, NY for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Storage Buildings Based on IFC and 463 Buildings

$120.00

$

$100.00

lding

$60.00

$80.00

ee Per Buil



Holly High Pressure Monthly Fee / Sprinklered

$40.00

$

Fire Fe Holly High‐Pressure Monthly Fee / Sprinklered

Buildings


$20.00

$‐

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500


Appendix I


Description: Inside City Outside CityTotal Buildings ‐ Bt 47,048


Line Size 1"








Calculations Based on Existing Conditions: Inside City Fee Outside City FeeFees Received Currently $1,179,400.00 $1,353,400.00








New Total Fees Unsprinklered Buildings Based on Ratio of Volume $1,157,621.17 $1,328,408.09

Total $1,179,400.00 $1,353,400.00



Example Calculation Orlando, FL

$8.00

$10.00

$12.00

$14.00

e Per Build

ing

Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Orlando,FL for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered One & Two Family Dwellings 1 Buildings Based on IFC and

47,048 Buildings

Monthly Inside City Fee / Sprinklered Building

Monthly Inside City Fee / Unsprinklered Building

$‐

$2.00

$4.00

$6.00

0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000 45000 50000

Fire Fee


Monthly Outside City Fee / Sprinklered Building

Monthly Outside City Fee / Unsprinklered Building




Line Size 1"

















Total $1,179,400.00 $1,353,400.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Orlando,FL for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered One & Two Family Dwellings 2 Buildings Based on IFC and

47,048 Buildings

$12.00

$14.00

47,048 Buildings

$10.00

$12.00

ing

$8.00

e Per Build



$4.00

$6.00

Fire Fee



$2.00

$‐

0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000 45000 50000





Line Size 2"















New Total Fees Sprinklered Buildings Based on Ratio of Volume $1,600,376.28 $1,836,484.03


Total $4,717,600.00 $5,413,600.00




$14.00

Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Orlando,FL for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Apartment Buildings 1 Based on IFC and 64,417 Buildings

$12.00

$

$10.00

lding

$6.00

$8.00

ee Per Buil




$4.00

$

Fire Fe Monthly Outside City Fee / Sprinklered Building


$2.00

$‐

0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000 70000





Line Size 2"















New Total Fees Sprinklered Buildings Based on Ratio of Volume $1,395,470.17 $1,601,347.58


Total $4,717,600.00 $5,413,600.00




$14.00

Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Orlando,FL for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Apartment Buildings 2 Based on IFC and 64,417 Buildings

$12.00

$

$10.00

lding

$6.00

$8.00

ee Per Buil




$4.00

$



$2.00

$‐

0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000 70000





Line Size 4"








Calculations Based on Existing Conditions: Inside City Fee Outside City FeeFees Received Currently $359,940.00 $413,220.00









Total $359,940.00 $413,220.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Orlando,FL for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Low Rise Business Buildings Based on IFC and 4,082

Buildings

$12.00

$14.00

Buildings

$10.00

$12.00

ing

$8.00

e Per Build



$4.00

$6.00

Fire Fee



$2.00

$‐

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500





Line Size 4"

















Total $89,985.00 $103,305.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Orlando,FL for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Low Rise Assembly Buildings Based on IFC and 1,096

Buildings

$12.00

$14.00

Buildings

$10.00

$12.00

ing

$8.00

e Per Build



$4.00

$6.00

Fire Fee



$2.00

$‐

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200



Description: Inside City Outside CityTotal Buildings ‐ Bt 891


Line Size 4"

















Total $89,985.00 $103,305.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Orlando,FL for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Low Rise Institutional Buildings Based on IFC and 891

Buildings

$12.00

$14.00

Buildings

$10.00

$12.00

ing

$8.00

e Per Build



$4.00

$6.00

Fire Fee



$2.00

$‐

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000





Line Size 8"

















Total $361,875.00 $415,965.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Orlando,FL for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Mercantile Buildings ‐ High Piled Storage Based on IFC

and 1,552 Buildings

$45.00

$50.00

and 1,552 Buildings

$35.00

$40.00

ing

$25.00

$30.00

e Per Build



$15.00

$20.00

Fire Fee



$5.00

$10.00

$‐

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800





Line Size 6"

















Total $189,795.00 $218,055.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Orlando,FL for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Mercantile Buildings ‐ Ordinary Hazard Class II Based on

IFC and 1,552 Buildings$30.00

IFC and 1,552 Buildings

$20.00

$25.00

ing

$15.00

e Per Build



$10.00

Fire Fee



$5.00

$‐

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800



Description: Inside City Outside CityTotal Buildings ‐ Bt 281


Line Size 8"

















Total $96,500.00 $110,924.00




$60.00

Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Orlando,FL for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Storage Buildings Based on IFC and 281 Buildings

$50.00

$

$40.00

lding

$30.00

ee Per Buil




$20.00



$10.00

$‐

0 50 100 150 200 250 300


Appendix J




Line Size 1"

Fee per line size ‐ Pw/s $4.68






Calculations Based on Existing Conditions: Monthly FeeFees Received Currently $561,600.00









Total $561,600.00



Example Calculation Denver, CO

$2.50

$3.00

$3.50

$4.00

$4.50

$5.00

e Per Build

ing

Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Denver, CO for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered One & Two Family Dwellings 1 Based on IFC and 152,280

Buildings


$‐

$0.50

$1.00

$1.50

$2.00

0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 160000

Fire Fee






Line Size 1"
















Total $561,600.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Denver, CO for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered One & Two Family Dwellings 2 Based on IFC and 152,280

Buildings

$4.50

$5.00

Buildings

$3.50

$4.00

ing

$2.50

$3.00

e Per Build


$1.50

$2.00

Fire Fee


$0.50

$1.00

$‐

0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 160000





Line Size 2"







Calculations Based on Existing Conditions: Monthly FeeFees Received Currently $4,686,000.00









Total $4,686,000.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Denver, CO for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Apartment Buildings 1 Based on IFC and 120,532

Buildings

$8.00

$9.00

Buildings

$6.00

$7.00

ing

$4 00

$5.00

e Per Build


$3.00

$4.00

Fire Fee


$1.00

$2.00

$‐

0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000





Line Size 2"
















Total $4,686,000.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Denver, CO for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Apartment Buildings 2 Based on IFC and 120,532

Buildings

$8.00

$9.00

Buildings

$6.00

$7.00

ing

$4 00

$5.00

e Per Build


$3.00

$4.00

Fire Fee


$1.00

$2.00

$‐

0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000





Line Size 4"
















Total $869,760.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Denver, CO for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Low Rise Business Buildings Based on IFC and 8,666

Buildings

$12.00

$14.00

Buildings

$10.00

$12.00

ing

$8.00

e Per Build


$4.00

$6.00

Fire Fee


$2.00

$‐

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000





Line Size 4"
















Total $289,920.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Denver, CO for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Low Rise Assembly Buildings Based on IFC and 2,324

Buildings

$12.00

$14.00

Buildings

$10.00

$12.00

ing

$8.00

e Per Build


$4.00

$6.00

Fire Fee


$2.00

$‐

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500





Line Size 4"
















Total $217,440.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Denver, CO for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Low Rise Institutional Buildings Based on IFC and 1,981

Buildings

$12.00

$14.00

Buildings

$10.00

$12.00

ing

$8.00

e Per Build


$4.00

$6.00

Fire Fee


$2.00

$‐

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500





Line Size 8"
















Total $543,420.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Denver, CO for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Mercantile Buildings ‐ High Piled Storage Based on IFC

and 2,271 Buildings

$30.00

$35.00

and 2,271 Buildings

$25.00

$30.00

ing

$20.00

e Per Build


$10.00

$15.00

Fire Fee


$5.00

$‐

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500





Line Size 6"
















Total $310,500.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Denver, CO for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Mercantile Buildings ‐ Ordinary Hazard Class II Based on


$18.00

$20.00


$14.00

$16.00

ing

$10.00

$12.00

e Per Build


$6.00

$8.00

Fire Fee


$2.00

$4.00

$‐

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500





Line Size 8"
















Total $217,368.00




$35.00

Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Denver, CO for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Stoarge Buildings Based on IFC and 840 Buildings

$30.00

$

$25.00

lding

$15.00

$20.00

ee Per Buil



$10.00

$


$5.00

$‐

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900


Appendix K




Line Size 1"







Consumption Rate per HCF's (Tier 1 ‐ High Season) $3.84










Total $10,260,000.00



Example Calculation LA City, CA

$4.00

$5.00

$6.00

$7.00

$8.00

e Per Build

ing

Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Los Angeles County, CA for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered One & Two Family Dwellings 1 Buildings Based on IFC

and 633,460 Buildings


$‐

$1.00

$2.00

$3.00

0 100000 200000 300000 400000 500000 600000 700000

Fire Fee






Line Size 1"

















Total $10,260,000.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Los Angeles County, CA for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered One & Two Family Dwellings 2 Buildings Based on IFC


$7.00

$8.00


$6.00

ing

$4.00

$5.00

e Per Build


$2.00

$3.00

Fire Fee


$1.00

$2.00

$‐

0 100000 200000 300000 400000 500000 600000 700000





Line Size 2"

















Total $95,715,500.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Los Angeles County, CA for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Apartment Buildings 1 Based on IFC and 741,201

Buildings$25.00

Buildings

$20.00

ing

$15.00

e Per Build


$10.00

Fire Fee


$5.00

$‐

0 100000 200000 300000 400000 500000 600000 700000 800000





Line Size 2"

















Total $95,715,000.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Los Angeles County, CA for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Apartment Buildings 2 Based on IFC and 741,201

Buildings$25.00

Buildings

$20.00

ing

$15.00

e Per Build


$10.00

Fire Fee


$5.00

$‐

0 100000 200000 300000 400000 500000 600000 700000 800000





Line Size 4"

















Total $18,501,750.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Los Angeles County, CA for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Low Rise Business Buildings Based on IFC and 33,340

Buildings

$60.00

$70.00

Buildings

$50.00

$60.00

ing

$40.00

e Per Build


$20.00

$30.00

Fire Fee


$10.00

$‐

0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000





Line Size 4"

















Total $7,400,700.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Los Angeles County, CA for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Low Rise Assembly Buildings Based on IFC and

12,992 Buildings

$60.00

$70.00

12,992 Buildings

$50.00

$60.00

ing

$40.00

e Per Build


$20.00

$30.00

Fire Fee


$10.00

$‐

0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000


Insitutional Buildings ‐ Low Rise (IFC)



Line Size 4"

















Total $4,440,420.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Los Angeles County, CA for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Low Rise Institutional Buildings Based on IFC and

9,562 Buildings

$60.00

$70.00

9,562 Buildings

$50.00

$60.00

ing

$40.00

e Per Build


$20.00

$30.00

Fire Fee


$10.00

$‐

0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000





Line Size 8"

















Total $38,288,250.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Los Angeles County, CA for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Mercanitle Buildings ‐ High Piled Storage Based on

IFC and 20,346 Buildings$250.00


$200.00

ing

$150.00

e Per Build


$100.00

Fire Fee


$50.00

$‐

0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000





Line Size 6"

















Total $19,584,450.00




Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Los Angeles County, CA for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Mercanitle Buildings ‐ Ordinary Hazard Class II Based

on IFC and 20,346 Buildings$120.00

on IFC and 20,346 Buildings

$80.00

$100.00

ing

$60.00

e Per Build


$40.00

Fire Fee


$20.00

$‐

0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000





Line Size 8"

















Total $15,315,300.00




$250.00

Proposed Monthly Fire Fee in Los Angeles County, CA for Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Storage Buildings Based on IFC and 7,185 Buildings

$200 00

$

$

$200.00

lding

$150.00

ee Per Buil


Monthly Inside City Fee / Unsprinklered$100.00

Fire Fe Monthly Inside City Fee / Unsprinklered

Building

$50.00

$‐

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000


Appendix L




Line Size 1"

Fee Cap N/A








Volume of Water Required for Sprinklered Buildings ‐ (Bw/s * VW/S * F) + (VCITM * BW/S) 15







Total $412,199.00



Example Calulation AWWA Without a Capped Fee

$15.00

$20.00

$25.00

$30.00

$35.00

ee Per Build

ing

Proposed Monthly Fire Fee Per AWWA for 15,652 Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Residential Buildings Without a Capped Fee



$‐

$5.00

$10.00

$

0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 18000

Fire Fe






Line Size 1"
















Total $412,199.00



Example Calulation AWWA With a $5.00 Capped Fee

$3.00

$4.00

$5.00

$6.00

ee Per Build

ing

Proposed Monthly Fire Fee Per AWWA for 15,652 Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Residential Buildings With a $5.00 Capped Fee



$‐

$1.00

$2.00

0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 18000

Fire Fe



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