Here's a list of equipment that ISO considers equivalent to items listed in the Fire Suppression Rating Schedule
| Pumper Equipment (Table 512.A) |
| Item |
Needed
|
Equivalencies |
| 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
- 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
- Built-in proportioning system
- CAFS
|
| 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
|
|
2-1/2" straight stream & spray
with shutoff
|
2
|
- 200-gpm nozzles
- 1-3/4" combination vari-nozzle tip nozzles with a 2-1/2" adapter
- 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 |
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 is not 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 is not equivalent. |
Salvage covers
(12 ft. x 18 ft.) |
10
|
12-ft. x 14-ft. canvas or rip-stop plastic |
| Electric generator (2500 watts) |
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 watts) |
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.
2 @ 8 ft.
2 @ 12 ft.
|
6 @ various lengths, similar type tool |
| 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) |
| |
