Inspecting a Fire Department Connection (FDC) @nfpa
Inspecting a Fire Department Connection (FDC)  @nfpa
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this video, Shawn Mahoney, P.E., Senior Technical Services Engineer at NFPA, looks at a critical part of water-based fire protection systems: the FDC, or Fire Department Connection, and the inspection requirements from NFPA 25, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems.

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Inspecting a Fire Department Connection (FDC)

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