Tag:emergency=siamese

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SIAMESE CONNECTION (7174921205).jpg
Description
A siamese connection is a pipe fitting that allows two or more fire hoses to be connected to a single standpipe riser at the same general location. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: emergencies
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysshould not be used on areasshould not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
Status: proposed

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See emergency=fire_service_inlet for the new tagging scheme.


A siamese connection or splitter in fire protection engineering is a pipe fitting that allows two or more fire hoses to be connected to a single standpipe riser at the same general location.

How to map

Place a node at the location of the Siamese connection with the tag emergency=siamese.

Additional tags

  • colour=* – Describes the colour of the Siamese connection.
  • connect=* – Describes how many fire hoses can be hooked up to the Siamese connection.
  • map=* – Describes whether or not there's a map of the building provided below the Siamese connection (as in the picture to the right).
  • material=* – Describes what kind of material the Siamese connection is made of.
  • height=* – Describes the height of the standpipe that hooks up to the Siamese connection.
  • width=* – Describes the width of the standpipe that hooks up to the Siamese connection.
  • dry_standpipe=* – Describes whether or not the Siamese connection's standpipe is a dry standpipe.
  • wet_standpipe=* – Describes whether or not the Siamese connection's standpipe is a wet standpipe.

Examples

A Siamese connection: