An assembly installed within some fire protection systems to provide supplemental water and pressure to a fire protection system.
A water pump used in private fire protection for providing additional water supply to installed fire protection systems. Also, the water pump on fire apparatus.
A fire pump is usually a part of a large building fire sprinkler system and is connected to the municipal water system at the intake and to the buildings sprinkler system risers at the discharge. A fire pump is listed specifically for fire service by a listing agency such as UL or FM Global. The main code that governs fire pump installations is the most recent edition of the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) NFPA 20 Standard for the Installation of Stationary Fire Pumps for Fire Protection.