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    LOW-, MEDIUM-, AND HIGH-EXPANSION FOAM

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy

    Superseded date:  16-08-2021

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2016

    Publisher:  National Fire Protection Association

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    Chapter 1 - Administration
    Chapter 2 - Referenced Publications
    Chapter 3 - Definitions
    Chapter 4 - System Components and System Types
    Chapter 5 - Low-Expansion System Design
    Chapter 6 - Medium- and High-Expansion Systems
    Chapter 7 - Compressed Air Foam Systems
    Chapter 8 - Specifications and Plans
    Chapter 9 - Installation Requirements
    Chapter 10 - Low-Expansion Foam Systems for
                 Marine Applications
    Chapter 11 - Testing and Acceptance
    Chapter 12 - Maintenance
    Annex A - Explanatory Material
    Annex B - Storage Tank Protection Summary
    Annex C - Medium- and High-Expansion Foam
    Annex D - Tests for Foam Systems
    Annex E - Foam Environmental Issues
    Annex F - Test Method for Marine Fire-Fighting
              Foam Concentrates Protecting Hydrocarbon
              Hazards
    Annex G - Foam Concentrate Quality
    Annex H - Informational References
    Index

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    Wraps up the design, installation, operation, testing, and maintenance of low-, medium-, and high-expansion and compressed air foam systems for fire protection.

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    Development Note Supersedes and incorporates NFPA 11A. (05/2003) Supersedes WW H 171 (E). (08/2004) 2010 Edition is also available in Spanish Language, See NFPA 11 SPANISH. (10/2011)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Fire Protection Association
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    NFPA 16A : 1994 INSTALLATION OF CLOSED HEAD FOAM WATER SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
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    N293-12 (R2017) Fire protection for nuclear power plants
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    NFPA 1 : 2021 FIRE CODE
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    ASTM F 1994 : 1999 : R2005 Standard Test Method for Shipboard Fixed Foam Firefighting Systems
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    NFPA 654 : 2017 PREVENTION OF FIRE AND DUST EXPLOSIONS FROM THE MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING, AND HANDLING OF COMBUSTIBLE PARTICULATE SOLIDS
    NFPA 1194 : 2018 RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS AND CAMPGROUNDS
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    NFPA 471 SPANISH : 2002 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR RESPONDING TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENTS
    NFPA 802 : 1993 NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION REACTORS
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    API 650 : 2013 WELDED TANKS FOR OIL STORAGE
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    NFPA 409 : 2016 AIRCRAFT HANGARS
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    NFPA 903M : 1986 FIRE REPORTING PROPERTY SURVEY MANUAL
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    IEEE 979-2012 IEEE Guide for Substation Fire Protection
    NFPA 81 : 1986 FUR STORAGE, FUMIGATION AND CLEANING
    NFPA 1904 : 1991 AERIAL LADDER AND ELEVATING PLATFORM FIRE APPARATUS
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    NFPA 30 FRENCH : 1996 FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE
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