Fire department connection
Compiled text through Sep 15, 2021
Register checked through Jul 29, 2026
No later Register activity identified in this check.
Dates and status
- Compiling agency
- Executive Department
- Text status
- Source receipt
- Compiled text through
- Sep 15, 2021
- Register checked through
- July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
- Activity status
- No later Register activity identified in this check.
- Source snapshot
- Jun 6, 2026
(a)Fire department connections shall be required for new sprinkler systems having a total of 36 or more sprinkler heads in one building and where such sprinkler heads are arranged so that in the event of fire there is a probability that more than 25 per cent of the total number of heads in the building will be in operation.
(b)The number of fire department connections required shall be determined by the department.
(c)A required fire department connection to a sprinkler system shall be constructed of corrosion-resistive metal, located on a street front of the building or structure not less than 18 inches or more than 36 inches above grade; when located more than two feet above grade, such connections shall not project beyond the building face. Such connections shall be marked with raised letters not less than one inch in size, reading as follows: AUTO SPKR.