Article 1. Standard Equipment of California Health And Safety Code >> Division 12. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.

(a) All equipment for fire protection purposes having couplings or fittings with an inside diameter of three inches or less, purchased by any authorities having charge of public property, shall be equipped with standard threads for fire hose couplings and hydrant fittings designated as the national standard as adopted by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, which standard is designated as the standard for such equipment in this state. The State Fire Marshal shall adopt and submit building standards for approval pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935) of Part 2.5 of Division 13 of this code in order to conform such building standards to the provisions of this subdivision and subdivision (b).
  (b) All equipment for fire protection purposes having couplings or fittings with an inside diameter greater than three inches, if equippped with threads, shall be equipped with the standard threads prescribed in subdivision (a).
  (c) All equipment for fire protection purposes having couplings or fittings with an inside diameter greater than three inches not equipped with threaded fittings or couplings shall be approved by the State Fire Marshal, with advice from the State Board of Fire Services. The proposed system of use of such nonthreaded couplings or fittings shall be submitted in detail to the State Fire Marshal who shall, with advice from the State Board of Fire Services, approve its use if mutual aid capability is assured.
  (d) The State Fire Marshal shall adopt and submit building standards for approval pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935) of Part 2.5 of Division 13 of this code for any fire hydrants, including dry standpipe connections, in or on any improvement to land, which building standards define the requirements for standard threads for fire hose couplings and hydrant fittings as provided in subdivision (a) or (b).

Any fire department maintained by the City and County of San Francisco using fire hydrant outlets with other than two-and-one-half-inch (2 1/2-inch) threaded fittings shall cause any vehicle used for firefighting purposes and designed to pump water from those hydrants, that is normally used in areas of the city and county bordering the boundaries of any other public entity, as defined in Section 13050.1, providing any fire protection and suppression service, to carry a minimum of eight adapters, consisting of four increasers and four reducers, that enable the vehicle to couple its equipment and apparatus to fire hydrant outlets having two-and-one-half-inch (2 1/2-inch) threaded fittings, and that enable fire equipment vehicles from other public entities using two-and-one-half-inch (2 1/2-inch) threaded fittings to couple their firefighting equipment and apparatus to fire hydrant outlets maintained by the city and county.

The State Fire Marshal is authorized to make such changes as may be necessary to standardize all existing fire protective equipment throughout the state.

The State Fire Marshal shall notify industrial establishments and property owners having equipment for fire protective purposes of the changes necessary to bring their equipment into conformity with, and shall render them such assistance as may be available in converting their equipment to, standard requirements.

Any person who sells or offers for sale any fire hose, hydrant, fire engine or other equipment with threaded parts, for fire protective purposes, unless it is fitted and equipped with the standard thread for fire hose couplings and hydrant fittings is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than four hundred dollars ($400), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than five or more than 30 days, or by both.