Fire Hydrant Questions

1. According to QCDD, Private Fire Hydrants shall be spaced that;

A) No part of any building is more than 50m and not less than 6m to the nearest Hydrant.
B) No part of any building is more than 100m and not less than 6m to the nearest Hydrant.
C) No part of any building is more than 50m and not less than 12m to the nearest Hydrant.
D) No part of any building is more than 100m and not less than 12m to the nearest Hydrant.

2. In a Private Hydrant System, the minimum Flow and Pressure at the hydraulically most remotest
hydrant shall be;

A) 500 gpm at 1.4 bar

B) 1892 lpm at 50 psi
C) 250 gpm at 3.5 bar
D) 946 lpm at 50 psi

3. The highest Fire Pump Capacity which serves only a Private Hydrant System will be;

A) 750 gpm
B) 1000 gpm
C) 1500 gpm
D) None of the above.

4. A property is protected ONLY with a Private Hydrant system where Three (03) underground
hydrants are installed. The minimum flow of the Fire Pump for this system will be;

A) 500 gpm
B) 750 gpm
C) 1000 gpm
D) 1250 gpm

5. For the scenario in Question No. 4, there are Two (02) Fire Water Tanks installed to provide the
required water supply. Which will be the nearest volume of a Single Tank can be?

A) 113.6 m3
B) 56.8 m3
C) 65.8 m3
D) 118.6 m3