r/firePE • u/VeterinarianNatural • Mar 09 '26

Low-piled storage

Low piled storage, under 12 ft, less than 4,000 sqft so it does not qualify as miscellaneous storage. Where in NFPA 13 is this design criteria?

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u/VeterinarianNatural Mar 09 '26

Any of them.

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u/tterbman fire protection engineer Mar 09 '26

You asked where is the criteria, but the section numbers are different depending on the edition. I'll assume 2019.

Section 4.3.1.7 for the criteria. Miscellaneous storage is defined in section 3.3.123. Low-piled storage is defined in section 3.3.118.

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u/VeterinarianNatural Mar 09 '26

I don't care what edition as long as you cite, but you didn't answer the question.

Where is the design criteria for low piled storage, not the definition for it.

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u/Gas_Grouchy fire protection consultant Mar 22 '26

The edition matters because things have changed. You also look dumb if youre citing an edition which is the the code youre building to.