Question: Using the Insurance Services Office ( ISO ) method, estimate the needed fire flow ( NFF ) in gallons per minute ( GPM ) for

Using the Insurance Services Office (ISO) method, estimate the needed fire flow (NFF) in gallons per
minute (GPM) for a building described as follows:
The building (construction class 5) comprises three floors, with floor areas measuring 4,000ft2,
3,500ft2, and 3,000ft2, respectively.
The building is used for pharmaceutical retail sales and storage.
All vertical openings in the building have 1.0 hour or more protection.
All the doors are self-closing and labeled as class B fire doors.
The building's distance to the exposed building is 18 ft .
The building's facing wall to the exposed building is masonry with semi-protected openings.
The length-height value (i.e., length of the wall in feet times height in stories) of facing wall of
exposed building is 475.
The passageway openings are enclosed with a length of 15 ft .
Single class B fire doors are installed at each end of the passageway.
Using the Insurance Services Office ( ISO )

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