Wet Standpipe Fire Protection

Los Angeles Wet Standpipe Fire Protection

The wet standpipe is filled with water and pressurized at all times, basically ready to discharge water and extinguish the fire. The wet standpipe system is a network of pipes connected into the building generally a high rise or multi-floor structure. The system allows fire hoses to be connected to each of the connections and to be used similar to a fire hydrant.

The advantage to this system is that all are able to connect and operate the wet standpipe system to extinguish a fire, unlike the dry standpipe fire protection system which requires that the fire department connect it to a water source.