Uniformat D4010
Fire pump
Also called fire pump controller
Service life
Years in service. One stated life so far; the band will widen as sources are added.
Basis
- 20 years · CNA e-Tool Estimated Useful Life Table, p15 · HUD CNA 3.6.1.2 “Fire pumps” — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (planning life)Same life for family and elderly properties. US multifamily housing.
How sources are chosen and recorded: sourcing policy.
Municipal lives for fire protection (D40)
16 municipalities in British Columbia and Ontario state a life for fire protection as a whole, in 10 distinct tables: 15–50 years, median 20. These come from capital asset policies: accounting lives, used for amortization. They describe the system rather than this component, and none is a measured life.
Years. Each dot is one stated life and each bar a stated range; equal values stack. The dashed line is the median. Policies that copy the same table count once.
All 16 stated lives
| Municipality | As written | Years | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort St. James, Revelstoke, Rossland, Tumbler Ridge · same table | Electrical/Plumbing/Fire | 15–20 | accounting | p5, p9, p7, p5 · 2010 |
| Okanagan-Similkameen | Electrical/Plumbing/Fire | 15–20 | accounting | p11 · 2023 |
| Salmo | Electrical/Plumbing/Fire | 15–20 | accounting | p6 · 2016 |
| Parksville | Fire Suppression | 20 | accounting | p9 · 2023 |
| Telkwa | Electrical/Plumbing/Fire | 20 | accounting | p8 |
| Amherstburg | Fire Safety - Control Panel, Smoke Detectors | 20 | accounting | p8 · 2026 |
| Amherstburg | Plumbing - Sprinkler System | 20 | accounting | p8 · 2026 |
| Grey Highlands | Fire Alarms | 20 | accounting | p11 · 2026 |
| The Blue Mountains | Fire Alarms | 20 | accounting | p11 · 2019 |
| Bancroft, Centre Hastings, Hastings Highlands, Wollaston · same table | Sprinkler/Fire System | 20–25 | accounting | p5, p4, p6, p5 |
| Parksville | Fire Protection | 20–50 | accounting | p9 · 2023 |
| Meaford | Fire Protection - Sprinkler System | 25 | accounting | p17 · 2020 |
| Meaford | Fire Protection - Alarm Panel | 25 | accounting | p17 · 2020 |
| The Blue Mountains | Sprinkler System | 25 | accounting | p11 · 2019 |
| Grey Highlands | Sprinkler System | 40 | accounting | p11 · 2026 |
| Parksville | Sprinkler System | 50 | accounting | p9 · 2023 |
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Preventive maintenance
28 tasks in 5 work orders. Intervals that fall due together are one visit: the every 5 years visit also covers the monthly, semi-annual, annual and every 2 years tasks.
- 1Monthly
- 2Monthly
- 3Monthly
- 4Monthly
- 5Monthly
- 6Semi
- 7Monthly
- 8Monthly
- 9Monthly
- 10Monthly
- 11Monthly
- 12Annual
Months from the schedule start. Download the tasks as CSV for a CMMS, or ask the MCP tool get_pm_schedule for dated visits.
Monthly · 13 tasks
Source: UFC 3-601-02 Fire Protection Systems Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance (7 October 2021, with Change 1, 18 April 2025), Table 2-7 Fire Pump ITM Tasks
| Task | Page |
|---|---|
| Inspect pump house condition, ventilation and heating | p44 |
| Check packing leakage | p44 |
| Check pump room drainage | p44 |
| Check gauge readings and that gauges work | p44 |
| Check controller is in AUTO | p44 |
| Inspect controller electrical connections | p44 |
| Operate manual and automatic starting | p44 |
| Check battery charge | p44 |
| Start and churn pump (electric 10 min, engine 30 min) | p44 |
| Check relief valve operation | p44 |
| Check fuel level (engine-driven) | p44 |
| Inspect exhaust system for leaks (engine-driven) | p44 |
| Start again on second battery set and churn (engine-driven) | p44 |
Semi-annual · 1 task
Source: UFC 3-601-02 Fire Protection Systems Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance (7 October 2021, with Change 1, 18 April 2025), Table 2-7 Fire Pump ITM Tasks
| Task | Page |
|---|---|
| Check fuel level if not supervised (engine-driven) | p45 |
Annual · 2 tasks
Source: UFC 3-601-02 Fire Protection Systems Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance (7 October 2021, with Change 1, 18 April 2025), Table 2-7 Fire Pump ITM Tasks
Every 2 years · 10 tasks
Source: UFC 3-601-02 Fire Protection Systems Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance (7 October 2021, with Change 1, 18 April 2025), Table 2-7 Fire Pump ITM Tasks
| Task | Page |
|---|---|
| Calibrate controller pressure switches | p45 |
| Exercise controller breakers and switches | p45 |
| Inspect controller fuses | p45 |
| Check coupling alignment | p45 |
| Check pump shaft endplay | p45 |
| Lubricate pump bearings | p45 |
| Lubricate couplings | p45 |
| Calibrate relief valves | p45 |
| Test emergency power supply for the pump motor | p45 |
| Sample and test fuel (engine-driven) | p45 |
Every 5 years · 2 tasks
Source: UFC 3-601-02 Fire Protection Systems Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance (7 October 2021, with Change 1, 18 April 2025), Table 2-7 Fire Pump ITM Tasks
Frequencies are ISO 8601 durations in the data (P3M = every 3 months).
Open questions
- Only one source so far: HUD planning lives for US multifamily housing. Canadian and observed sources are needed.
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Citation
unfinished.one (2026). Fire pump, v0.2.0. https://unfinished.one/c/fire-pump/v/0.2.0BibTeX
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title = {Fire pump},
author = {{unfinished.one}},
year = {2026},
version = {0.2.0},
url = {https://unfinished.one/c/fire-pump/v/0.2.0},
note = {CC BY 4.0}
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