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FSRS Equivalency List    
What ISO considers equivalent to items listed in the Fire Suppression Rating Schedule    
         
Pumper Equipment (Table 512.A)        
Item Needed Equivalencies   C & S Part #  ALT Part #  
             
Booster tank 300 gallons 300 gallons or larger        
Booster hose 200 feet 1-1/2" or 1-3/4" preconnected hose        
1-1/2" hose 400 feet 1-3/4" or 2" hose        
2-1/2" or larger hose 1,200 feet The first 400 feet can be 2", 2-1/2" or 3"; the remaining 800 feet must be 2-1/2" or larger hose.        
Heavy-stream appliance (1,000 gpm) 1 Not needed when the Basic Fire Flow is less than 1,500 gpm. A mounted, elevated, or portable attack monitor is acceptable. May be prorated in 250 gpm increments.        
Distributing nozzle (1-1/2" min.) 1 1-1/2" or 2-1/2" piercing nozzle   PN-100    
1-1/2" or 2-1/2" distributing nozzle, cellar nozzle        
Foam nozzle (1-1/2" minimum) 1 1-1/2" or 2-1/2" eductor  

 1 1/2" BYPP 7515 

 2 1/2" BYPP 9520

 
Built-in proportioning system   CEP 3012    
CAFS   CAFS-VIP-15    
Foam 25 gallons, of which 10 gallons is carried on the pumper Any foam listed in the "UL Fire Protection Equipment Directory" as foam liquid concentrate (GFGV)        
Class A foam        
Wetting agents, emulsifiers, and surfactants are not acceptable for credit as foam.        
2-1/2" playpipe with shutoff 2 Portable attack monitor with solid-bore tip   VBPP-STT-1    
2-1/2" straight stream & spray with shutoff 2 200 gpm nozzles      2 ½" CG8020  
1-3/4" combination vari-nozzle tip nozzles with a 2-1/2" adapter   2 1/2" BD9520  2 ½" SG9520  
Portable attack monitor with fog tip        
1-1/2" straight stream & spray with shutoff 2 1-3/4" combination nozzle with 1-1/2" coupling    BD 9520  SG 9520  
Breathing equipment (SCBA) (30-minute minimum) 4 4 @ 30-minute or longer duration        
Spare SCBA cylinders (30-minute minimum) 4 4 @ 30-minute or longer duration        
Portable air cascade or air filling station isnot deemed equivalent.        
Salvage covers (12-ft. x 18-ft.) 2 12-ft. x 14-ft. canvas or rip-stop plastic        
Handlight (4v wet, 6v dry) 2 Rechargeable 6v handlight        
Hose clamp 1 2-1/2", 3", or LDH hose clamp        
Hydrant hose gate (2-1/2") 1 4-way valve, LDH manifold, trimese   HGV-25    
Burst hose jacket (2-1/2") 1 2-1/2", 3", or LDH hose clamp        
Gated wye 2-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" 1 Water thief, 2-1/2" gated wye with 1-1/2" reducers   WV2515    
12- or 14-ft. roof ladder 1 16-ft. roof ladder        
24-ft. extension ladder 1 28-, 30-, or 35-ft. extension ladder        
         
Ladder/Service Equipment (Table 544.A and 544.B)        
Item Needed Equivalencies        
Elevated stream device 1 1,000-gpm or larger        
Large spray nozzle (500-gpm minimum) 1 500-gpm or larger (may be carried on a pumper)        
Breathing equipment (SCBA) (30-minute minimum) 6 6 @ 30-minute or longer duration        
Spare SCBA cylinders (30-minute minimum) 6 6 @ 30-minute or longer duration        
Portable air cascade or air filling station isnot equivalent.        
Salvage covers (12-ft. x 18-ft.) 10 12-ft. x 14-ft. canvas or rip-stop plastic        
Electric generator (2500-watt) 1 PTO driven inverter – prorated based upon its capacity        
Mini-generator floodlight – prorated in 500w increments        
Mini-generator ventilation fan – prorated in 1,000w increments        
Floodlight (500-watt) 3 Tripod floodlight        
Mini-generator floodlight        
Smoke ejector 1 Positive pressure ventilation (PPV) fan        
Mini-generator ventilation fan        
Thermal imaging device        
Oxyacetylene cutting unit 1 Hydraulic or pneumatic cutting tool        
Plasma cutting tool        
Oxy-gasoline cutting torch        
Circular saw with composite blade        
Thermal imaging device        
Power saw 1 Chain saw with carbide tip cutting blades        
Thermal imaging device        
Handlight (4v wet, 6v dry) 4 Rechargeable 6v handlight        
Pike pole (plaster hook) 2 @ 6-ft. 6 @ various lengths, similar type tool        
2 @ 8-ft.        
2 @ 12-ft.        
Ladder 10-ft. collapsible (attic) 1 10-ft. folding        
14-ft. extension 1 14-ft. combination        
20-ft. roof 1 16-ft. roof (additional)        
28-ft. extension 1 24-ft. extension        
40-ft. extension 1 35-ft. extension (additional)        
         
Miscellaneous Equivalencies        
FSRS Item Needed Equivalency        
Fire hydrant –  1,000 gpm 1,500 gpm (ANSI/AWWA C-502-05)        
dry barrel        
Fire hydrant –  1,000 gpm 1,500 gpm (ANSI/AWWA C-503-05)        
wet barrel        
             
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