2005 California Health and Safety Code Sections 13025-13028 Article 1. Standard Equipment

13025.  (a) All equipment for fire protection purposes having
couplings or fittings with an inside diameter of three inches or
less, purchased by any authorities having charge of public property,
shall be equipped with standard threads for fire hose couplings and
hydrant fittings designated as the national standard as adopted by
the National Board of Fire Underwriters, which standard is designated
as the standard for such equipment in this state.  The State Fire
Marshal shall adopt and submit building standards for approval
pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935) of Part 2.5 of
Division 13 of this code in order to conform such building standards
to the provisions of this subdivision and subdivision (b).
   (b) All equipment for fire protection purposes having couplings or
fittings with an inside diameter greater than three inches, if
equippped with threads, shall be equipped with the standard threads
prescribed in subdivision (a).
   (c) All equipment for fire protection purposes having couplings or
fittings with an inside diameter greater than three inches not
equipped with threaded fittings or couplings shall be approved by the
State Fire Marshal, with advice from the State Board of Fire
Services.  The proposed system of use of such nonthreaded couplings
or fittings shall be submitted in detail to the State Fire Marshal
who shall, with advice from the State Board of Fire Services, approve
its use if mutual aid capability is assured.
   (d) The State Fire Marshal shall adopt and submit building
standards for approval pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 4
(commencing with Section 18935) of Part 2.5 of Division 13 of this
code for any fire hydrants, including dry standpipe connections, in
or on any improvement to land, which building standards define the
requirements for standard threads for fire hose couplings and hydrant
fittings as provided in subdivision (a) or (b).
13025.5.  Any fire department maintained by the City and County of
San Francisco using fire hydrant outlets with other than
two-and-one-half-inch (21/2-inch) threaded fittings shall cause any
vehicle used for firefighting purposes and designed to pump water
from those hydrants, that is normally used in areas of the city and
county bordering the boundaries of any other public entity, as
defined in Section 13050.1, providing any fire protection and
suppression service, to carry a minimum of eight adapters, consisting
of four increasers and four reducers, that enable the vehicle to
couple its equipment and apparatus to fire hydrant outlets having
two-and-one-half-inch (21/2-inch) threaded fittings, and that enable
fire equipment vehicles from other public entities using
two-and-one-half-inch (21/2-inch) threaded fittings to couple their
firefighting equipment and apparatus to fire hydrant outlets
maintained by the city and county.
13026.  The State Fire Marshal is authorized to make such changes as
may be necessary to standardize all existing fire protective
equipment throughout the state.
13027.  The State Fire Marshal shall notify industrial
establishments and property owners having equipment for fire
protective purposes of the changes necessary to bring their equipment
into conformity with, and shall render them such assistance as may
be available in converting their equipment to, standard requirements.
13028.  Any person who sells or offers for sale any fire hose,
hydrant, fire engine or other equipment with threaded parts, for fire
protective purposes, unless it is fitted and equipped with the
standard thread for fire hose couplings and hydrant fittings is
guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one
hundred dollars ($100) nor more than four hundred dollars ($400), or
by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than five or more
than 30 days, or by both.