NFPA 25 : 2017
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INSPECTION, TESTING, AND MAINTENANCE OF WATER-BASED FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
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Hardcopy
Superseded date
10-02-2019
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Language(s)
English
Published date
01-01-2017
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Chapter 1 - Administration
Chapter 2 - Referenced Publications
Chapter 3 - Definitions
Chapter 4 - General Requirements
Chapter 5 - Sprinkler Systems
Chapter 6 - Standpipe and Hose Systems
Chapter 7 - Private Fire Service Mains
Chapter 8 - Fire Pumps
Chapter 9 - Water Storage Tanks
Chapter 10 - Water Spray Fixed Systems
Chapter 11 - Foam-Water Sprinkler Systems
Chapter 12 - Water Mist Systems
Chapter 13 - Common Components and Valves
Chapter 14 - Internal Piping Condition and
Obstruction Investigation
Chapter 15 - Impairments
Chapter 16 - Special Requirements from Other
NFPA Documents
Annex A - Explanatory Material
Annex B - Forms and Reports for Inspection,
Testing, and Maintenance
Annex C - Possible Causes of Pump Troubles
Annex D - Obstruction Investigation
Annex E - Hazard Evaluation Form
Annex F - Connectivity and Data Collection
Annex G - Color-Coded Tagging Program
Annex H - Informational References
Index
Describes the minimum requirements for the periodic inspection, testing, and maintenance of water-based fire protection systems and the actions to undertake when changes in occupancy, use, process, materials, hazard, or water supply that potentially impact the performance of the water-based system are planned or identified.
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1998 edition is also available in Portuguese (See NFPA 25 PORTUGUESE). NFPA 25 is included in 'NFPA 25 SET' which includes a standard and a handbook (NFPA 25 HANDBOOK). (05/2003) Also available with NFPA 13 as NFPA 13 & NFPA 25 SET. (11/2010) 2017 Version is also available in Spanish (See NFPA 25 SPANISH). (04/2018)
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Standard
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188
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National Fire Protection Association
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Superseded
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| API 2510A : 1996 : R2015 | FIRE-PROTECTION CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) STORAGE FACILITIES |
| API RP 2030 : 2014 | APPLICATION OF FIXED WATER SPRAY SYSTEMS FOR FIRE PROTECTION IN THE PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES |
| NFPA 13E : 2015 | FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS IN PROPERTIES PROTECTED BY SPRINKLER AND STANDPIPE SYSTEMS |
| ICC 2012 INT. PROPERTY MAINT. CODE : 2012 | INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE |
| NFPA 231F : 1996 | STORAGE OF ROLL PAPER |
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| NFPA 1142 : 2017 | WATER SUPPLIES FOR SUBURBAN AND RURAL FIRE FIGHTING |
| CSA Z463 : 2013 | GUIDELINE ON MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS |
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| NFPA 914 : 2015 | FIRE PROTECTION OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES |
| NFPA 30 : 2018 | FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE |
| NFPA 45 : 2015 | FIRE PROTECTION FOR LABORATORIES USING CHEMICALS |
| NFPA 214 : 2016 | WATER-COOLING TOWERS |
| NFPA 555 : 2017 | METHODS FOR EVALUATING POTENTIAL FOR ROOM FLASHOVER |
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| NFPA 130 : 2017 | FIXED GUIDEWAY TRANSIT AND PASSENGER RAIL SYSTEMS |
| NFPA 418 : 2016 | HELIPORTS |
| NFPA 17A : 2017 | WET CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS |
| NFPA 851 : 2010 | FIRE PROTECTION FOR HYDROELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTS |
| NFPA 502 : 2017 | ROAD TUNNELS, BRIDGES, AND OTHER LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAYS |
| NFPA 99 : 2018 | HEALTH CARE FACILITIES CODE |
| NFPA 18 : 2017 | WETTING AGENTS |
| NFPA 87 : 2018 | FLUID HEATERS |
| NFPA 400 : 2016 | HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CODE |
| NFPA 76 : 2016 | FIRE PROTECTION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES |
| NFPA 850 : 2015 | FIRE PROTECTION FOR ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTS AND HIGH VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT CONVERTER STATIONS |
| NFPA 750 : 2015 | WATER MIST FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS |
| NFPA 17 : 2017 | DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS |
| NFPA 501A : 2017 | FIRE SAFETY CRITERIA FOR MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLATIONS, SITES, AND COMMUNITIES |
| NFPA 59 : 2018 | UTILITY LP-GAS PLANT CODE |
| NFPA 520 : 2016 | SUBTERRANEAN SPACES |
| NFPA 912 : 1993 | FIRE PROTECTION IN PLACES OF WORSHIP |
| FM 1421 : 2007 | MONITOR ASSEMBLY |
| NFPA 15 : 2017 | WATER SPRAY FIXED SYSTEMS FOR FIRE PROTECTION |
| NFPA 232A : 1995 | ARCHIVES AND RECORDS CENTERS |
| NFPA 664 : 2017 | PREVENTION OF FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS IN WOOD PROCESSING AND WOODWORKING FACILITIES |
| NFPA 1072:2017 | HAZARDOUS MATERIALS/WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS |
| Z276-18 | Liquefied natural gas (LNG) - Production, storage, and handling |
| API 2001 : 2012 | FIRE PROTECTION IN REFINERIES |
| NFPA 59A : 2016 | PRODUCTION, STORAGE, AND HANDLING OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) |
| NFPA 2 : 2016 | HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGIES CODE |
| NFPA 52 : 2016 | VEHICULAR NATURAL GAS FUEL SYSTEMS CODE |
| NFPA 301 : 2018 | SAFETY TO LIFE FROM FIRE ON MERCHANT VESSELS |
| NFPA 232 : 2017 | PROTECTION OF RECORDS |
| NFPA 120 : 2015 | FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN COAL MINES |
| NFPA 58 : 2017 | LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS CODE |
| NFPA 318 : 2018 | PROTECTION OF SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION FACILITIES |
| NFPA 801 : 2014 | FIRE PROTECTION FOR FACILITIES HANDLING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS |
| NFPA 820 : 2016 | FIRE PROTECTION IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND COLLECTION FACILITIES |
| NFPA 909 : 2017 | PROTECTION OF CULTURAL RESOURCE PROPERTIES - MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP |
| NFPA 91 : 2015 | EXHAUST SYSTEMS FOR AIR CONVEYING OF VAPORS, GASES, MISTS, AND PARTICULATE SOLIDS |
| NASA-STD-8719.11B:2020 | STANDARD FOR FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY |
| NFPA 230 : 2003 | FIRE PROTECTION OF STORAGE |
| NFPA 1 : 2021 | FIRE CODE |
| NEMA ICS 14:2015 | Application Guide for Electric Fire Pump Controllers |
| NFPA 430 : 2004 | STORAGE OF LIQUID AND SOLID OXIDIZERS |
| NFPA 3 : 2018 | COMMISSIONING OF FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS |
| FM 5580 : 2012 | HYBRID (WATER AND INERT GAS) FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS |
| ICC IPMC INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE : 2015 | INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE |
| CSA Z317.1 : 2016 | SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES |
| NFPA 472 : 2018 | COMPETENCE OF RESPONDERS TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS/WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION INCIDENTS |
| NFPA 231C : 1998 | RACK STORAGE OF MATERIALS |
| NFPA 4 : 2018 | INTEGRATED FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY SYSTEM TESTING |
| NFPA 1500 : 2018 | FIRE DEPARTMENT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, HEALTH, AND WELLNESS PROGRAM |
| API 2021A : 1998 | INTERIM STUDY - PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF FIRES IN LARGE ABOVEGROUND ATMOSPHERIC STORAGE TANKS |
| NFPA 921 : 2017 | GUIDE FOR FIRE AND EXPLOSION INVESTIGATIONS |
| FM 1530 : 2016 | FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTIONS |
| API 2610:2005 | DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND INSPECTION OF TERMINAL AND TANK FACILITIES |
| NFPA 101 : 2018 | LIFE SAFETY CODE |
| NFPA 75 : 2017 | FIRE PROTECTION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT |
| NFPA 61 : 2020 | PREVENTION OF FIRES AND DUST EXPLOSIONS IN AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD PROCESSING FACILITIES |
| CSA N293 : 2012 : INC : UPD 1 : 2017 : R201700 | FIRE PROTECTION FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS |
| ICC 2012 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE : 2012 | INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE |
| CSA N293 : 2012(R2018) | FIRE PROTECTION FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS |
| NASA STD 8719.12 : 2010 | SAFETY STANDARD FOR EXPLOSIVES, PROPELLANTS, AND PYROTECHNICS |
| CSA N293 : 2012 | FIRE PROTECTION FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS |
| NASA STD 8719.11 : 2008 | SAFETY STANDARD FOR FIRE PROTECTION |
| API PUBL 2510A : 1996 | FIRE-PROTECTION CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) STORAGE FACILITIES |
| NFPA 1031 : 2014 | PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR FIRE INSPECTOR AND PLAN EXAMINER |
| ICC IPMC CODE AND COMMENTARY : 2015 | 2015 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE & COMMENTARY |
| NFPA 409 : 2016 | AIRCRAFT HANGARS |
| CSA Z318.4 : 0 | COMMISSIONING OF FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES |
| API RP 2021 : 2001 | MANAGEMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC STORAGE TANK FIRES |
| NFPA 14 : 2016 | INSTALLATION OF STANDPIPE AND HOSE SYSTEMS |
| API 2021 : 2001 : R2015 | MANAGEMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC STORAGE TANK FIRES |
| API 2021 : 2001 : R2006 | MANAGEMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC STORAGE TANK FIRES |
| IEEE 979-2012 | IEEE Guide for Substation Fire Protection |
| NFPA 22 : 2018 | WATER TANKS FOR PRIVATE FIRE PROTECTION |
| API 2610 : 2005 : R2010 | DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND INSPECTION OF TERMINAL AND TANK FACILITIES |
| NFPA 654 : 2017 | PREVENTION OF FIRE AND DUST EXPLOSIONS FROM THE MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING, AND HANDLING OF COMBUSTIBLE PARTICULATE SOLIDS |
| API 2510A : 1996 : R2010 | FIRE-PROTECTION CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) STORAGE FACILITIES |
| UFC 3-601-02 : 2010 | UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA - OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE: INSPECTION, TESTING, AND MAINTENANCE OF FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS |
| CSA N393:13 (R2018) | Fire protection for facilities that process, handle, or store nuclear substances |
| NFPA 231 : 1998 | GENERAL STORAGE |
| NFPA 30 FRENCH : 1996 | FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE |
| NFPA 1 : 2018 | FIRE CODE |
| NFPA 804 : 2020 | FIRE PROTECTION FOR ADVANCED LIGHT WATER REACTOR ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTS |
| NFPA 18:2021 | Standard on Wetting Agents |
| API RP 2001:2019 | Fire Protection in Refineries |
| NFPA 400 : 2019 | Hazardous Materials Code |
| NFPA 801:2025 | Standard for Fire Protection for Facilities Handling Radioactive Materials |
| ICC IFC International Fire Code:2021 | International Fire Code |
| NFPA 22:2023 | WATER TANKS FOR PRIVATE FIRE PROTECTION |
| NFPA 11:2024 | Standard for Low-, Medium, and High-Expansion Foam |
| NFPA 654 : 2020 | Standard for the Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions from the Manufacturing, Processing, and Handling of Combustible Particulate Solids |
| NFPA 130:2023 | Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems |
| ICC IPMC International Property Maintenance Code:2021 | International Property Maintenance Code |
| NFPA 14:2024 | Standard for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems |
| NBR 17505-4 : 2013 | STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS - PART 4: STORAGE CONTAINERS AND PORTABLE TANKS UP TO 3000 L |
| NFPA 820 : 2016 | FIRE PROTECTION IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND COLLECTION FACILITIES |
| NFPA 22 : 2013 | WATER TANKS FOR PRIVATE FIRE PROTECTION |
| NFPA 750 : 2015 | WATER MIST FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS |
| NFPA 551 : 2016 | EVALUATION OF FIRE RISK ASSESSMENTS |
| NFPA 1962 : 2013 | CARE, USE, INSPECTION, SERVICE TESTING, AND REPLACEMENT OF FIRE HOSE, COUPLINGS, NOZZLES, AND FIRE HOSE APPLIANCES |
| NFPA 96 : 2017 | VENTILATION CONTROL AND FIRE PROTECTION OF COMMERCIAL COOKING OPERATIONS |
| NFPA 780 : 2017 | INSTALLATION OF LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEMS |
| NFPA 110 : 2016 | EMERGENCY AND STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS |
| NFPA 101 : 2018 | LIFE SAFETY CODE |
| NFPA 13R : 2016 | INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN LOW-RISE RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES |
| NFPA 1141 : 2017 | FIRE PROTECTION INFRASTRUCTURE FOR LAND DEVELOPMENT IN WILDLAND, RURAL, AND SUBURBAN AREAS |
| NFPA 291 : 2016 | FIRE FLOW TESTING AND MARKING OF HYDRANTS |
| SSPC-PAINT 8 : 1982 | ALUMINUM VINYL PAINT |
| IEEE/ASTM SI_10-2010 | American National Standard for Metric Practice |
| NFPA 24 : 2016 | INSTALLATION OF PRIVATE FIRE SERVICE MAINS AND THEIR APPURTENANCES |
| NFPA 15 : 2017 | WATER SPRAY FIXED SYSTEMS FOR FIRE PROTECTION |
| AWWA D101 : 1953(R1986) | INSPECTING AND REPAIRING STEEL WATER TANKS, STANDPIPES, RESERVOIRS, AND ELEVATED TANKS, FOR WATER STORAGE |
| NFPA 1911 : 2017 | INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, TESTING, AND RETIREMENT OF IN-SERVICE EMERGENCY VEHICLES |
| NFPA 14 : 2016 | INSTALLATION OF STANDPIPE AND HOSE SYSTEMS |
| NFPA 70E : 2018 | ELECTRICAL SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE |
| NFPA 11 : 2016 | LOW-, MEDIUM-, AND HIGH-EXPANSION FOAM |
| NFPA 25 HANDBOOK : 2011 | INSPECTION, TESTING, AND MAINTENANCE OF WATER-BASED FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS HANDBOOK |
| TT-P-86 Revision H:1987 | PAINT, RED-LEAD BASE, READY-MIXED |
| SSPC-SP 6 : 2015 | COMMERCIAL BLAST CLEANING |
| NFPA 72 : 2016 | NATIONAL FIRE ALARM AND SIGNALING CODE |
| NFPA 13 : 2016 | INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEMS |
| NFPA 307 : 2016 | CONSTRUCTION AND FIRE PROTECTION OF MARINE TERMINALS, PIERS, AND WHARVES |
| NFPA 409 : 2016 | AIRCRAFT HANGARS |
| NFPA 16 : 2015 | INSTALLATION OF FOAM-WATER SPRINKLER AND FOAM-WATER SPRAY SYSTEMS |
| AWWA M42 : 2013 | STEEL WATER-STORAGE TANKS |
| NFPA 13D : 2016 | INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS AND MANUFACTURED HOMES |
| ASTM D 3359 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Test Methods for Rating Adhesion by Tape Test |
| NFPA 20 : 2016 | INSTALLATION OF STATIONARY PUMPS FOR FIRE PROTECTION |
| HI 3.6 : 2016 | ROTARY PUMP TESTS |
| SSPC-PAINT 9 : 1982 | WHITE (OR COLORED) VINYL PAINT |
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