Master Stream Reach

Reach from nozzle pressure and type.

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Details, formula, and sources

Reach in feet = horizontal-stream and broken-stream reach by nozzle pressure and tip diameter, from NFPA 1965-published nozzle test data.

NFPA 1965 (Standard for Fire Hose Appliances) by name; NFA training-material reach tables.

NFPA 1965 read-only at nfpa.org/freeaccess; NFA materials free at usfa.fema.gov.

Estimate. AHJ and licensed fire protection engineer govern.

Field names used by the API: nozzle_type, nozzle_pressure_psi, typical_reach_ft, base_reach_ft

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