5704.3.8.4 Fire extinguishing systems.
FC § 5704.3.8.4
Liquid warehouses shall be protected throughout by sprinkler systems installed in accordance with FC Chapter 9 and FC Tables 5704.3.6.3(4) through 5704.3.6.3(8) and FC Table 5704.3.7.5.1, or NFPA 30. In-rack sprinklers shall additionally comply with the requirements of NFPA 13, as modified by FC Appendix B, and the construction codes, including the Building Code. Foam fire extinguishing systems and automatic aqueous film-forming foam fire extinguishing systems shall not be used except when approved. Protection criteria developed from fire modeling or full-scale fire testing conducted at an approved testing laboratory are allowed in lieu of the protection as required in FC Tables 5704.3.6.3(2) through 5704.3.6.3(8) and FC Table 5704.3.7.5.1 and the construction codes, including the Building Code, when approved by the commissioner and the Commissioner of Buildings.
