{"id":22426,"date":"2022-06-13T23:44:43","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T23:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=22426"},"modified":"2022-06-13T23:44:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T23:44:46","slug":"nata-releases-aircraft-hangar-fire-protection-guidance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/nata-releases-aircraft-hangar-fire-protection-guidance\/%20","title":{"rendered":"NATA Releases Aircraft Hangar Fire Protection Guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nata.aero\/assets\/Site_18\/files\/NFPA%20409\/NATAAircraftHangarFireProtectionGuidance.pdf\">Aircraft Hangar Fire Protection Guidance<\/a> \u2014 an educational guide for hangar owners and operators seeking a general understanding of updated hangar foam suppression system requirements, options, and alternatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen the 2022 edition of NFPA 409: Standard on Aircraft\nHangars was released in October 2021, changes to the standard raised questions\non how the new requirements would impact both existing hangars and new hangar\nconstruction,\u201d stated NATA Managing Director of Industry &amp; Regulatory\nAffairs Megan Eisenstein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NATA developed the Aircraft Hangar Fire Protection Guidance\nto further educate its members on the impact of two NATA-supported revisions to\nNFPA 409: Standard on Aircraft Hangars approved by the National Fire Protection\n(NFPA) Technical Committee on Airport Facilities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Create a new risk-based process for\ndetermining\/defining hangar fire protection requirements \u2013 applicable to both\nnew and existing hangars.<\/li><li>Exempt Group II hangars where hazardous\noperations are not performed from the foam requirements within NFPA 409.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAircraft Hangar Fire Protection Guidance provides the\nindustry with a better understanding of what codes are now in effect, how they are\napplicable, and how to move forward with eliminating foam from aircraft\nhangars,\u201d added Eisenstein.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Available free online, NATA\u2019s Aircraft Hangar Fire\nProtection Guidance details the following subject areas: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Applicable Codes and Hangar Classification<\/li><li>Code Exceptions and How to Avoid Foam<\/li><li>If Foam is Required and Other Considerations<\/li><li>Foam System Recommendations<\/li><li>Frequently Asked Questions <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest resource supporting NATA\u2019s Hangar Foam Fire\nSuppression System Initiative includes a flow chart on various options to\nachieve code compliance relative to fire suppression systems based on the\nInternational Building Code (IBC), 2021 edition; International Fire Code (IFC),\n2021 edition; and NFPA 409, 2016 edition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe National Air Transportation Association has been on the\nfront line in educating the NFPA Technical Committee on the unique operating\nenvironment of general aviation businesses. Just as importantly, we\u2019ve\ncontinued to work alongside our members to guide them throughout the entire\nprocess of hangar fire protection and to inform them of how NFPA 409\ndevelopments and requirements impact their operations,\u201d stated NATA President\nand CEO Timothy Obitts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NATA would like to thank the following members for\ngraciously donating their time and expertise in developing the guide: Doug\nFisher, Fisher Engineering; Curt Castagna, Aeroplex Group Partners; and Dan\nBianco, JRMA. For additional Aircraft Hangar Foam Fire Suppression System\nInitiative resources, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nata.aero\/advocacy\/foam\">www.nata.aero\/advocacy\/foam<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) released Aircraft Hangar Fire Protection Guidance \u2014 an educational guide for hangar owners and operators seeking a general understanding of updated hangar foam suppression system requirements, options, and alternatives. \u201cWhen the 2022 edition of NFPA 409: Standard on Aircraft Hangars was released in October 2021, changes to the standard [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22426"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22427,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22426\/revisions\/22427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}