You have asked the following question: “I have a client that would like to store lawnmowers, pressure washers, utility equipment, etc. on racks within a warehouse. These items have gas engines and may contain fuel within their fuel tanks (Class IA flammable liquid). NFPA 30, 2016 Edition, Figure 16.4.1(b) notes that items excluded by Section 9.1.4 (i.e. Liquids in the fuel tanks of motor vehicles, aircraft, boats, or portable or stationary engines) are not covered under the protection criteria of Chapter 16. NFPA 13, 2016 Edition. Table A.5.6.3 identifies major appliances that are cartoned and have no appreciable plastic interior or exterior trim and small vehicle wet cell batteries are Class I Commodities. Similarly, appliances that have
