STOKES P ERNA PTY LTD

506 HAMPTON STREET

HAMPTON
VICTORIA 3188

Fire Hydrants, Fire Mains and

Associated Booster Pumps
Objective of the Essential Safety Measure
To provide fire fighting personnel with a supply of water for fire fighting purposes.

Legislative Requirements
To fulfill its purpose, a hydrant system must:
o Be installed to meet the requirements of AS 2419.1, 2005.
o Be located to provide coverage to every part of the building or site requiring coverage.
o Provide a specified minimum flow of water at all times.
o Be readily accessible to fire fighting personnel.

The following Building Codes and Australian Standards apply to the installation and
maintenance of Fire Hydrant Systems:
o AS 1851.4 Maintenance of Fire Protection Systems and Equipment.
o AS 2419 Fire Hydrant Installations.
o AS 2484.2, 1991 Fire Protection and Fire Fighting Equipment.
o AS 2700, 1996 Colour standards for general purposes.
o AS 2792, 1992 Fire Hose – Delivery lay flat.
o Building Code of Australia (as amended to date). Class 2 to Class 9 Buildings, Section
E.
Maintenance Obligations
The maintenance details which follow provide an indication of the scope of works which should
be carried out to ensure that the system will operate correctly when required to do so.
There are 4 different levels of maintenance to fire hydrants and associated pumping systems.
These levels and their frequencies are as follows:
(a) Level 1 Monthly
(b) Level 2 Annual
(c) Level 3 3 Yearly
(d) Level 4 6 Yearly

The maintenance requirements of this four-level program are extensive and complete details
can be found in AS 1851.4.
Whenever the system is disabled for maintenance or modifications, special precautions should
be taken. These are detailed in AS 1851.4.

Record Keeping
All Service Reports should be kept.
A hard bound logbook shall be kept in accordance with AS 1851.4.
The maintenance records must record:
o All the inspections, testing and servicing procedures required under AS 1851.4
o Details of defects found and unscheduled repairs carried out.
o Details of any remedial action taken.

All these details must be systematically entered in the logbook for the hydrant system. This
logbook should be maintained by a person responsible for it, and must be available for
inspection when required.

In addition, each hydrant must have a tag attached to it, showing the dates on which the
monthly, 6 monthly, yearly and 5 yearly procedures were carried out.
Monthly Fire Hydrant Checklist
A monthly hydrant inspection shall consist of:

ü Hydrant valves accessible.

ü Hydrant leaks visible all valves.

ü Hose supply fitted

ü Hose fittings and blanking caps.

ü Access to cabinets available, cabinet in good repair

ü Tank level visible where applicable

ü Valves set and secure.

ü Isolation operation available.

If you have any questions in regards to this item, please feel free to call Stokes
Perna.