913.2.1 Protection of fire pump rooms.
BC § 913.2.1
Fire pumps shall be located in rooms that are separated from all other areas of the building by 2-hour fire barriers constructed in accordance with Section 707 or 2-hour horizontal assemblies constructed in accordance with Section 711, or both. Exceptions: 1. In other than high-rise buildings, separation by 1-hour fire barriers constructed in accordance with Section 707 or 1-hour horizontal assemblies constructed in accordance with Section 711, or both, shall be permitted in buildings equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2.
2.Separation is not required for fire pumps physically separated in accordance with NFPA 20.
3.Separation is not required for a fire pump, other than an automatic standpipe fire pump, where such fire pump is located in a mechanical equipment room, as defined by the New York City Mechanical Code, enclosed by 2-hour fire barriers constructed in accordance with Section 707 or 2-hour horizontal assemblies constructed in accordance with Section 711, or both. Refrigerants, gas piping, gas consumption devices, gas meters or any other gas equipment and fuel storage or fuel consuming appliances shall not be installed in any space housing a fire pump.
