Basic – Kenneth E. Isman, P.E. There are many different types of fire pumps used in fire protection systems including positive displacement pumps and centrifugal pumps. Within the family of ...

In the NEC, the normal philosophy for circuit protection is to shut down equipment before allowing the supply conductors to overheat. Article 695 departs from this philosophy. The fire pump motor must ...

Watch our Chief Engineer, Jeff Sadler, talk about the BB-4 Diesel high-pressure fire pump and MARK-3 portable fire pump at FDIC. When fires occur in remote locations such as wildland forests and ...

Article 695 covers the electric power sources and interconnecting circuits for electric motor-driven fire pumps. It also covers switching and control equipment dedicated to fire pump drivers. Article ...

One nuclear power station added additional fire pumps to ensure plant needs could be met under any circumstances. Among the various types of energy that keep a city up and running, none demands the ...