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Fire district proposes Appendix L amendments to add firefighter air replenishment for taller buildings
Wasatch County Fire Protection Special Service District · April 9, 2024
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Summary
Staff proposed local amendments to Appendix L to require firefighter air-replenishment systems (FAR) at defined intervals in taller buildings and discussed trade-offs, maintenance and non-retroactivity for most existing structures.
District staff introduced a proposal to amend Appendix L to permit or require firefighter air replenishment (FAR) systems in taller buildings, describing both the tactical and logistical benefits for high-rise responses.
Assistant Chief Nearings explained that FAR systems mimic a standpipe but deliver breathing air for SCBA bottles,…
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