5 150.9679 152.7467 291.

9211
10 206.6003 226.7403 426.5097
15 248.216 285.6822 532.4157
UK 7974-5 Firefighting
20 282.7334 336.578 623.1496
25 312.7797 382.2212 704.0477 1600
30 339.6847 424.0725 777.8829
35 364.2303 463.0129 846.3191
40 386.9218 499.6234 910.4492 1400

45 408.1078 534.3116 971.0379

50 428.0404 567.377 1028.645 1200
55 446.9089 599.0478 1083.696

Minimum Water flow-rate (L/min)

60 464.86 629.5021 1136.521
65 482.0094 658.8827 1187.388 1000
70 498.4508 687.306 1236.51
75 514.261 714.8685 1284.066
800
80 529.5042 741.6513 1330.207
85 544.2343 767.7231 1375.058
90 558.4973 793.1431 1418.729 600
95 572.3327 817.9626 1461.315
100 585.7751 842.2262 1502.896
400

200

0
0 20 40

Area of Fire In

Residential Fires Hotels. Offices, s

 UK 7974-5 Firefighting Water 5,401 Fires

20 40 60 80 100 120

Area of Fire Involvement (m2)

idential Fires Hotels. Offices, shops & other Storage and Industrial
 20 280.9324 336.5946 610.8389
40 381.2727 499.6479 871.6156
60 455.8495 629.533 1073.105 UK 7974-5 Firefigh
80 517.4513 741.6877 1243.722
100 500 570.9105 842.2676 1394.532 3500
120 600 618.6647 934.4918 1531.23
140 700 662.1434 1020.301 1657.21
160 800 702.2687 1100.977 1774.686 3000
180 900 739.6753 1177.416 1885.201

Minimum Water Flow-rate (L/min)

200 1000 774.8219 1250.279 1989.879
220 1100 808.0523 1320.069 2089.57 2500
240 1200 839.6323 1387.179 2184.936
260 1300 869.7718 1451.922 2276.503
280 1400 898.6403 1514.556 2364.698 2000
300 1500 926.3768 1575.294 2449.875
320 1600 953.0971 1634.312 2532.327
340 1700 978.8985 1691.765 2612.305 1500
360 1800 1003.864 1747.781 2690.023
380 1900 1028.065 1802.473 2765.664
400 2000 1051.564 1855.941 2839.39 1000
420 2100 1074.414 1908.27 2911.34
440 2200 1096.663 1959.538 2981.641
460 2300 1118.354 2009.814 3050.401 500
480 2400 1139.523 2059.157 3117.72
500 2500 1160.204 2107.624 3183.685
0
0 100 200

Area of F

On-scene Calc (Area (m

Hotels. Shops. Offices, &
UK 7974-5 Firefighting Water 5,401 Fires

100 200 300 400 500 600

Area of Fire involvement (m2)

On-scene Calc (Area (m2) x 5) Residential Fires

Hotels. Shops. Offices, & other Storage & Industrial
 20 207.5071 415.0142 622.5213
40 293.4594 586.9187 880.3781
60 359.4129 718.8257 1078.239 Minimum Adequate Firefighti
80 415.0142 830.0284 1245.043
100 500 464 928 1392 3500
120 600 508.2865 1016.573 1524.86
140 700 549.0122 1098.024 1647.037 Industrial and St
3000
160 800 586.9187 1173.837 1760.756

Required minimum Flow-rate (Lites/min)

180 900 622.5213 1245.043 1867.564
200 1000 656.1951 1312.39 1968.585 2500
220 1100 688.2232 1376.446 2064.67
240 1200 718.8257 1437.651 2156.477
260 1300 748.1775 1496.355 2244.533 2000
280 1400 776.4205 1552.841 2329.262
300 1500 803.6716 1607.343 2411.015
320 1600 830.0284 1660.057 2490.085 1500
340 1700 855.5737 1711.147 2566.721
360 1800 880.3781 1760.756 2641.134
380 1900 904.5025 1809.005 2713.508 1000

400 2000 928 1856 2784

420 2100 950.917 1901.834 2852.751
500
440 2200 973.2946 1946.589 2919.884
460 2300 995.1691 1990.338 2985.507
480 2400 1016.573 2033.146 3049.719 0
500 2500 1037.536 2075.071 3112.607 0 100 200 3
520 2600 1058.083 2116.166 3174.248 Fire involved

400 MJ/m2 RESI 800 MJ/m2 All

mum Adequate Firefighting Water Applications

Industrial and Storage Buildings

Retail and Commercial

Premises
Offices, hotels, Public Buildings

Residential & Apartment Build-

ings

100 200 300 400 500 600

Fire involved area (m2)

00 MJ/m2 RESI 800 MJ/m2 All Other 1200 MJ/m2 Storage

 MW (QmaxL/min
5 5 122.1
10 10 244.2 MW (Qmax) v Litres/min
15 15 366.3
3500
20 20 488.4
25 25 610.5

Required minimum Flow-rate (Litres/min)

30 30 732.6 3000

35 35 854.7
40 40 976.8 2500

2075.7
1953.6
45 45 1098.9

1831.5
1709.4
50 50 1221 2000

1587.3
1465.2
55 55 1343.1

1343.1
60 60 1465.2 1500

1221
1098.9
976.8
65 65 1587.3

854.7
732.6
70 70 1709.4 1000

610.5
488.4
75 75 1831.5

366.3
244.2
80 80 1953.6 500

122.1
85 85 2075.7
90 90 2197.8 0
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85
95 95 2319.9
100 100 2442 MegaWatts HRR (Qmax)
105 105 2564.1
110 110 2686.2
115 115 2808.3
120 120 2930.4
 976.8
1098.9
1221
1343.1
1465.2
1587.3
1709.4

MegaWatts HRR (Qmax)

1831.5
(Qmax) v Litres/min
1953.6
2075.7
2197.8
2319.9
2442
2564.1
2686.2
2808.3
2930.4

0 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120

 2 45.6 48.84 69.6 75
4 91.2 97.68 139.2 150
6 136.8 146.52 208.8 225
8 182.4 195.36 278.4 300 International Flow Requirements .v. Qmax
10 228 244.2 348 375
4000
12 273.6 293.04 417.6 450
14 319.2 341.88 487.2 525
3500
16 364.8 390.72 556.8 600
18 410.4 439.56 626.4 675
3000
20 456 488.4 696 750
22 501.6 537.24 765.6 825

Firefighting Flow (L/min)

2500
24 547.2 586.08 835.2 900
26 592.8 634.92 904.8 975
28 638.4 683.76 974.4 1050 2000

30 684 732.6 1044 1125

32 729.6 781.44 1113.6 1200 1500

34 775.2 830.28 1183.2 1275

36 820.8 879.12 1252.8 1350 1000

38 866.4 927.96 1322.4 1425

40 912 976.8 1392 1500 500

42 957.6 1025.64 1461.6 1575

44 1003.2 1074.48 1531.2 1650 0
0 20 40 60 80
46 1048.8 1123.32 1600.8 1725
Heat Release rate (Qmax) (MW
48 1094.4 1172.16 1670.4 1800
50 1140 1221 1740 1875
52 1185.6 1269.84 1809.6 1950 SFPE NZ Barnett UK 7974-
54 1231.2 1318.68 1879.2 2025 Australia FBIM AU

56 1276.8 1367.52 1948.8 2100

58 1322.4 1416.36 2018.4 2175
60 1368 1465.2 2088 2250
62 1413.6 1514.04 2157.6 2325
64 1459.2 1562.88 2227.2 2400
66 1504.8 1611.72 2296.8 2475
68 1550.4 1660.56 2366.4 2550
70 1596 1709.4 2436 2625
72 1641.6 1758.24 2505.6 2700
74 1687.2 1807.08 2575.2 2775
76 1732.8 1855.92 2644.8 2850
78 1778.4 1904.76 2714.4 2925
80 1824 1953.6 2784 3000
82 1869.6 2002.44 2853.6 3075
84 1915.2 2051.28 2923.2 3150
86 1960.8 2100.12 2992.8 3225
88 2006.4 2148.96 3062.4 3300
90 2052 2197.8 3132 3375
92 2097.6 2246.64 3201.6 3450
94 2143.2 2295.48 3271.2 3525
96 2188.8 2344.32 3340.8 3600
 98 2234.4 2393.16 3410.4 3675
100 2280 2442 3480 3750
l Flow Requirements .v. Qmax HRR (MW)

0 40 60 80 100 120

Heat Release rate (Qmax) (MW)

SFPE NZ Barnett UK 7974-5

Australia FBIM AUS
 25 169.7757 339.5514
50 339.5514 679.1029
75 509.3272 1018.654
100 679.1029 1358.206 USA (NFA) Flow Calculations
125 848.8786 1697.757
8000
150 1018.654 2037.309
175 1188.43 2376.86 7000
200 1358.206 2716.411 f(x) = 13.5820574806332 x

Firefighting Water (L/min)

225 1527.981 3055.963 6000
250 1697.757 3395.514
5000
275 1867.533 3735.066
300 2037.309 4074.617 4000
325 2207.084 4414.169
3000 f(x) = 6.7910287403166 x
350 2376.86 4753.72
375 2546.636 5093.272 2000
400 2716.411 5432.823
425 2886.187 5772.374 1000
450 3055.963 6111.926
0
475 3225.739 6451.477 0 100 200 300 400 500 600
500 3395.514 6791.029 Area of Fire Involvement (m2)
Main Attack Hose-line
Linear (Main Attack Hose-line)
culations

400 500 600

ment (m2)

e)
 500 4.443058
1000 2.551867 7974-5 Firefighting Water Flow-rate >500 m2 Fire Zone
1500 1.844952
5
2000 1.465663
2500 1.226044 4.5
3000 1.059647

Required Water flow-rate (L/min (per m2))

4
3500 0.936707
4000 0.841802 3.5
4500 0.766105
3
5000 0.704177
5500 0.652481 2.5
6000 0.608607
2
6500 0.570857
7000 0.537997 1.5
7500 0.509107
1
8000 0.483488
8500 0.460599 0.5
9000 0.440011 0
9500 0.421385 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000
10000 0.404444 Area of Fire Zone (m2)
10500 0.388961
11000 0.374752
11500 0.361659
12000 0.349553
12500 0.338322
13000 0.327871
13500 0.31812
14000 0.308998
14500 0.300444
15000 0.292405
 Fire Zone

000 14000 16000