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Originally Posted by SteveInMD
That sounds very odd if you are a homeowner; maybe reasonable if you are a business. Many, many homes have fuel oil tanks inside (pretty much the same stuff, if not exactly the same) and you never see placards on houses.
For what it's worth the NFPA 704 rating is 1 for health and 2 for flammability.
Look here for more info...
FUEL OIL, [DIESEL]
and here for more on NFPA 704....
NFPA 704 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
UN1993 is the DOT number
I don't have any markings on my tank. I may write "diesel fuel" on it at some point but it's not necessary. |
Lots of things changed after the Oakland Hills Firestorm... The Fire was started by a transient BBQ and the Fire Department responded and thought they had put it out... only for it to flare up in the hot dry winds and destroy 3000+ dwellings.
Every Hill Homeowner is now assessed $65 fee per year to pay for an on site Fire Inspection... The inspector had me label the tank diamonds 0 2 0...
I've learned it is often the best course to go along to get along... My neighbor has 120 gallons of Diesel in his Dodge Ram Truck... but my stationary, double containment tank with leak alarm has to be inspected...
The city requires 100 feet of defensible space even though homes are often no more than 10 feet apart... also, city owned property seems to have a different standard... I have originally failed several inspections due to not maintaining the 100' only to have the senior inspector come out and tell me to cut the land... no disc or dozing... and then I point out the land is city owned and not mine.