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Appendix

APPENDIX F - FUS FIRE FLOW CALCULATION

December 14, 2021Pages 259–2603 sections

Detailed fire flow requirement calculations based on the Underwriters Guide for the proposed building.

2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA (motion to approve)
Project: 167, 169, 171 Island HighwayType of Construction: Fully protected frame, floor, roof - fire resistive (C=0.6)Finished Floor Area: 5,567 sq.m.Total FUS Fire-Flow Coverage Required: 170.6 L/s (10,237.5 L/min)

APPENDIX F

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FUS FIRE FLOW CALCULATION

Conceptual Servicing Brief | Prepared for GT Mann Contracting Ltd. 167 / 169 / 171 Island Highway, View Royal, BC

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Fire Flow Calculation - based on Underwriters Guide, 1999

167, 169, 171 Island Highway, View Royal, BC

Type of Construction:

  • C = 1.5: Wood Frame - structure essentially all combustible
  • C = 1.0: Brick or masonry walls - ordinary construction
  • C = 0.8: Unprotected metal structural components - non combustible
  • C = 0.6: Fully protected frame, floor, roof - fire resistive

C = 1.30 (Note: Reduce for non-combustible siding and roofing)

Finished Floor area:

  • A = 5567 sq.m (59920 sq.ft)

Estimated Fire-Flow:

  • F = 220 * C * (A^1/2)
  • F = 21339 L/min
  • F = 21000 L/min (Rounded to nearest 1000)
  • F = 350.0 L/s

The Estimated Fire-Flow above can potentially be reduced as follows:

Occupancy:

Occupancy Type %
Non-combustible -25
Limited Combustible -15
Combustible 0
Free burning 15
Rapid burning 25
  • Selected % = -25 %
  • Amount of Fire-Flow reduction (Occupancy): F = -87.5 L/s
  • Estimated Reduced Fire-Flow (Occupancy): F = 262.5 L/s

Sprinkler Protection:

Protection Level %
Fully automated sprinklers -50
-40
-30
No sprinklers 0
  • Selected % = -50
  • Amount of Fire-Flow reduction (Sprinkler): F = -131.3 L/s

Exposure Separation:

# of sides Separation Charge % Location / Description
0 0 - 3 meters 0
0 3.1 - 10 0
0 10.1 - 20 0
1 20.1 - 30 10 Six mille pub to the west
1 30.1 - 45 5 View Royal municipal hall to the south and house across the road to the north
2 45 - 0 park to the east
4 15 % (75% max)
  • Exposure Separation charge: F = 39.4 L/s

Calculation Summary

  • Estimated Fire-Flow (with reductions & charges): F = 170.6 L/s
  • TOTAL FUS FIRE-FLOW COVERAGE REQUIRED: F = 170.6 L/s
  • Conversion: 10237.5 L/min

Building area provided by Urban West Architecture Inc. 2021-12-02 21-060-FUS calculation.xls 12/2/2021

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Extracted from: 2021 12 14 Committee of the Whole Agenda - Agenda - Pdf