Canopy over gas station pumps

[rnjroles]

I'm guessing that current fire code standards require that any gas pumps be covered by a canopy that houses fire protection. Am I correct in this assumtion? Where might I find specific standards/requirements for the design of such an item?

Any input would be appreciated.

 

[Ron]

If you are in the US, use the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards.

Fire protection requirements at gas pumps usually consist of portable extinguishers and posting the location of emergency shut-off switches.

 

[bimr]

The canopy is for rain protection not fire protection.

 

[ACtrafficengr]

If overhead extinguisher nozzles are required, you're going to have an overhead structure anyway. How much more does the canopy cost? And how much business would be lost on a rainy day if there wasn't one?

"...students of traffic are beginning to realize the false economy of mechanically controlled traffic, and hand work by trained officers will again prevail." - Wm. Phelps Eno, ca. 1928

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[greenone]

The canopy also provides a way to limit contaminated stormwater runoff. Theoretically, the less rainfall hitting the pavement right around the pumps, the less petroleum you have being driven into the storm system. Some places made us put trench drains around the pad, and route the discharge thru an oil/water separator.