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.
Want to learn more about maintaining a sprinkler system? Check out this blog: nfpa.org/news-blogs-and-articles/blogs/2024/08/26/nfpa-25-and-properly-maintaining-a-sprinkler-system
Important Notice:
Any opinion expressed in this video is the opinion of the author and does not necessarily represent the official position of NFPA or its Technical Committees. In addition, this piece is neither intended, nor should it be relied upon to provide professional consultation or services.
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.
Want to learn more about maintaining a sprinkler system? Check out this blog: nfpa.org/news-blogs-and-articles/blogs/2024/08/26/nfpa-25-and-properly-maintaining-a-sprinkler-system
Important Notice:
Any opinion expressed in this video is the opinion of the author and does not necessarily represent the official position of NFPA or its Technical Committees. In addition, this piece is neither intended, nor should it be relied upon to provide professional consultation or services.










