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14. YARD SYSTEMS. All new and existing ship yards, oil storage plants, lumber yards, <br /> amusement or exhibition parks, and educational or institutional complexes and similar <br /> occupancies and uses involving high fire or life hazards, and that are located more than 150 feet <br /> from a public street or that require quantities of water beyond the capabilities of the public water <br /> distribution system, shall be provided with properly placed fire hydrants. Such fire hydrants shall <br /> be capable of supplying fire flows as required by the code official and shall be connected to a <br /> water system in accordance with accepted engineering practices. The code official shall designate <br /> and approve the number and location of fire hydrants. The code official may require the <br /> installation of sufficient fire hose and equipment housed in accordance with the approved rules <br /> and may require the establishment of a trained fire brigade when the hazard involved requires <br /> such measures. Private hydrants shall not be placed into or removed from service until approved <br /> by the code official. <br /> 15. MAINTENANCE OF FIRE SUPPRESSION EQUIPMENT. A person shall not <br /> obstruct, remove, tamper with or otherwise disturb any fire hydrant or fire appliance required to <br /> be installed or maintained under the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code, except for the <br /> purposes of extinguishing a fire, training or testing, recharging or making necessary repairs or <br /> when permitted by the code official. Whenever a fire appliance is removed as herein permitted, it <br /> shall be replaced or re-installed as soon as the purpose for which it was removed has been <br /> accomplished. Defective and non-approved fire appliances or equipment shall be replaced or <br /> repaired as directed by the code official. <br /> 16. SALE OF DEFECTIVE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. A person shall not sell, trade, <br /> loan or give away any form, type or kind of fire extinguisher that is not approved by the code <br /> official, or that is not in proper working order, or the contents of which do not meet the <br />