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AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE. FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES. REPEALING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1185 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
BBOMTUNE OF RAGS SOKED OND LAW OF ms. cRIAMACAPI.ABEDID ON
INTERPRETATION, DECEMBER M8 4. Note!
FOS ONTWREE RUBE
@ RULES DEFINITION OF TERMS
+4, AUTHORITY OF THE BEP- ‘Th PROHIBITED ACTS: @ RULE ENFORCEMENT.
= FeonaaN2AToN OFTHE BFP RE CODE Tes INEPECTON A EVLLATONS
6.FIRE BRIGADES. SAFETY PRACTITIONERS. 13. ADMINISTRATIVE COURSES OF ACTION. FRLAR,
7. ASSISTANCE TO THE BFP | MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. = PREC AND FOI
. @ RULE 10 FIRE SAFETY MEASURES,
RULE 3: DEFINITION OF TERMS ~ VsiGUS DESIGN PEOUREMENTS
(ABATEMENT ANY ACTTHATWOULD REMQVE ORNEMTRALIZE A FIRE.
HAZARD
APARTMENT BUILDING A BULDING CONTAINING THREES) OR MORE
{NING UNITS WT INDEPENDENT COOKING AnD BaHRCOAL
APPROVED SUPERVISED SPRINKLER SYSTEN (A355 "AN INTEGRATED
NETWORK OF HYDRAULICALLY DESIGNED PIPING SYSTEM
{NSTALLED WA BUILOING Va OUTLETS ARRANGED INA
‘SYSTEMATIC PATTERN. (T AUTOMATICALLY DISCHARGES |
WATER WHEN ACTIVATED BY HEAT OR COMBUSTION
PRODUCTS OF FIRE:
AMTONATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM (AFSS) “AN INTEGRATED
PIPING SYSTEM CONNECTED TD A SOURCE OF EXTINGUISHING
‘AGENT WHICH SURPRESSES PIRES WHEN ACTUATED BY (TS
AUTOMATIC DETECTING DEVICE.
‘AND BENG SALVAGEABLE ARE RETAINED FOR SCRAP OR
REPROCESSING ON THE PREMISES WHERE GENERATED.
COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID ANY LGUID HAVING ARASH POINT AT 08 ABOVE
37.8%, AND CASSFIEDAS FOLLOWS :
CLASS Il LIQUID ANY LID THAT HAB A FLASH POINT AT OR
‘ABOKE_87.8*C AND BELOW GO*C..
CCLASS MA LIQUID AMY LOD THAT HAS A FLAS POINT AF OR
ABOVE @D*C BUT BELOW 43°C
CLASS 18 LOND ANY LOUD THAT HAS A FLASH POINT AT
ORABOVE. 93°C
DAMPER A DE\CE USEDIN HEATING, VEKTLATING AND AR CONDTONING
(HAC) DUCTS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF FRE ORSMOKE
INSIDE THE OUCTWORK
FIRE DANPER A'DEVICEUSEDTD INTERRUPT MIGRATORY
‘AIRELOW RESIST THE PASSAGE OF FLAME, AND
MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE FRE: RATED
SEPARATION.
‘SMOKE DAMPER A DEVICE USEDTO PREVENT THE PARSAGE
OF SMOKE FROM ONE SDE OF A RRE RATED
‘SEPARATION TO THE OTHER, UPON DETECTION OF
SMOKE WiA SMOKE DETECTOR
COMBINATION FIRE AND SMOKE DAMPER A DEVICE THAT
MEETS BOTH THE HEAT AND SMOKE DAMPER
REQUIREMENTS HERE A WAL, FLOOR, ORCELING
{S REQUIRED TO HAVE BOTH APREDAMPER AND
‘SMOKE DAMPER..
‘DRY STANDPIPE A TYPE OF STANDPIPE SYSTEM iN WHOA THE PIPES ARE.
NORMALLY LED WITH WATER, WATER iS INTRODUCED IND THE
‘SYSTEM THRU PRE SERVICE CONNECTIONS WHEN NEEDED.
DUCT SYSTEM A CONTINUOUS PASSAGEWAY FORTHE TRANSMISSION OF AIR,
EXIT ACOESS- THE PORTION OF MEANS OF EGRESS THAT AIS TOAN ENT,
[EAT DISCHARGE. THAT PORTION OF A MEANS OF EGRESS BETWEEN THE
“THE TERMINATION OF AN Ex AND A PIBLIC Wy
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mre
FIRE. THE ACTNE PRINCIPLE OF BURNING, CHARACTERIZED BY THE HEAT AND
LUGKT OF COMBUSTION
CLASS A FIRE. FIRES INVOLVING ORDINARY COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
‘SUCH AS WOOD. CLO RUBBER AND PLASTICS,
‘CLASS B FIRE FIRES (NNOLVING FLAMMABLE LIQUID AND GASES.
CLASS C FIRE FIRES (INVOLVING ENERGIZED ELECTRICAL BaMlPMENT.
CLASS D FIRE FIRES INVOLVING COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS SUCH AS.
SDM. NAGNESIIMY POTASSLAM, ANDOTRER MATERIALS.
‘CLASS K FIRE FIRES IN COOKING APPLIANCES THAT INYOLVE.
COMBUSTIBLE ODOKING WEDA (VEBETOVE OR AMMA OLS)
FIRE SAFETY COMPLIANCE REPORT (PSCRYA WRITTEN REPORT COMPOSED OF
PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND DESIGN ANALYSIS PER BINDING.
[PREPARED BY ITS ENGINEER /AROMITECT-OF-REQORD AND FIRE,
SAFETY PRACTITIONER.
FIRE SAPETY COMPLIANCE AND DONMISSIONING REPORT (FSCCR) A COMPILATON
‘REPORT OF ALL APPROVED SUBMITTALS: TEST AND AOUEPTANCE FORMS
(OF ALL ARE PROTECTON AND LIFE SAFETY FEATURES, WIG SHALL
‘FORM PART OF THE AS-@UILT DOCUMENTS TURNED OVER BY THE
CONTRACTOR To THE BUILDING QWINE
‘ARE SAFETY Ev? ‘A DOCUMENT ISSUED BY TE BFP
FIRE SAFETY (NOPECTOR (FSI) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIRE SAFETY INSPECTION,
AND ASSESSMIENT OF PRE HAZARDS.
FIRE SAFETY i wricaTe CFSICY A,
38.
ety ‘ANNUAL INSPECTION FROM PEZA,
ARE SAPET MANTENANGE REFORT (RSMIR) Cove UATON FT MARITENANCE
AND TESTING RECORDS KEPT BY THE BULDING'S ENGINEERING AND
‘MAINTENCE DEPARTMENT AS A PREREOUISITE FOR IME ISSUANCE
(OF FSIC FOR BUSINESS OR MAYOR'S PERMIT RENEWAL CERTIFICATE.
(OF ANNUAL INSPECTON PERNT 0 OPERATE...
FIRE TRAP A BUILDING UNSAFE IN CASE OF RRE.GECALSE IT LL BURN EASILY OR
DECAISE IT LACKS ADEGUATE EKTS O8 FRE ESCAPES,
FIRE WALL AN EXTERIOR WALL DESGNED TO PREVENT THE
LLNS UNDER ARECONOTENS.
ecirenres ORNORE.N HEIGHT.
JUMPER. ANY PCE OF MIETALOR AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR USED TO BYPASS A
‘SAFETY DEVICE IN AN ELECTRICAL GYSTEM.
\WeaNS OF ESRESS A CINTINUOUS AND UNOBSTRAGTED ROUTE OF EXT RON! ONE
POINT ON A (3)
DISTINCE PARTS
OCCUPANCY THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH A BUILDING ORPORTION THEREOF 1S USED OR
INTENDED To BELISED.
(OCCUPANT LOAD THE NAMM! NUMBER OF PERSONS THAT MAY BE ALLOWED TO
‘ODOUFY A PARTICULAR BUILDING “STRUCTURE, OR EROLITY.
PANIC HARDWARE. A MEDRANICAL DEVICE CONSISTING OF LINKAGES AND HORZONTAL
‘BARS AGROSS A O0DR. WH\OH WEN PUSKED FROMTHE WADE WL CAUSE
“WEDOOR TO OPEN AND FAGLTATES BT FROM THE BLING.
PLENUM AN AR COMPARTMENT ORCHANBER TO WAICH OR WORE DUCTS ARE,
‘CONNECTED AND WAIGA FORM PART IN AR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEN.
SSTANOPPE SYSTEM A SYSTEM OF VERTICAL APESIN A BULDING TD WHOM THE PRE
HOSES CAN BE ATTACHED ON BPCH FLOOR.
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GE BUILDING PLAN REVIEW _
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> BASEDON FINDINGS, nu SE
ORES MER ° FIRE. AND LIFE SAFETY, JESESSMEKT rerort
~ Nove (S REQUIRED BEFORE PLAN REVIEW, ee ee eames
~ THE FIRE MARSHALL SHALLOONDUCT INSPECTIONS DURING. 3 aoe EN. REPORT Ld
‘CONSTRUCTION TOENSURE THAT PLANS ARE BEING FOLLOWED.
BB INSPECTION AFTER COMPLETION aw
~ THE FIRE MARSHALL NEEDS TO CONDLICT ANOTHER INSPECTION
BEFORE THE BUILDING OFFICIAL CAN ISSUE AN OOCUPANCY
PERMIT
* WHEN THE BUILDING OFFICIAL RECENES AN APPLICATION FOR.
OCCUPANCY PERMIT THE FIRE MARSHALL SHALL BE NOTIFIED.
SAFETY ASSESSMENT REPORT
+ FIRE MARSHALL CONDUCTS (NSPE tg At tanta se
= IF O&, THE FRE MARSHALL I NOTIFIES THE
CONTRNCIDR / Cl
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IS ACOEDINGE To AUR
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= DOCUMENTATION ON FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY FEATURES OF
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= A COMPILATION REPORT OF ALL APPROVED SLIBMITTALS, TEST FALARZ
FORMS, ACCEPTANCE FORMS.
~SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE AS-BUILT DOCUMENTS GIVEN By
CONTRACTOR TO OWNER
FALAR a
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= WET STANDPIPES REQUIRED FOR THE FOLLOWING
“ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES WW! AT LEAST
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“HAZARDOUS OCHUPANCIES EXCEEDI
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~NEW STARS.
~ERISTING STARS,
‘TABLES DIMENSIONAL CRITERIA FOR EXISTING STAIRS
FEATURE
(OBSTRICONS. EXCEPT PROSE
[NOT MORE THAN 14am (42ND AT OR
BELOW HANDBALL HEIGHT ON FAG! SIDE
MAKIMUM HEVGRT OF RISERS:
YAINIUM TREAD DEPTH
MNIAUM HEADROOM,
MORIMUM HEIGHT BETWEEN TANOINGS,
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VINIMUM HEIGHT OF SERS
MINIMUM TREAD DEPOH
MINIMUM HEADROOM
MARIMIIM| HEXGHT BETWEEN LANDINGS
‘TABLE 4 NEW STAIR WIDTH
TOTAL COMULATIVE OOCUPANT: LOAD
ASSIGNED TD THE STAIR
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‘FROM UPPER SURFACE OF THREAD
GEFIRE ESCAPE STAIRS:
ALLOWED AS MEANS OF ee NES
-~ SHOULD NOT CONSTITUTE MORE THAN |
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“NOT ALLOWED AS FRE ESCAPE OR MEANS OF EGRESS.
FEATURES OF FIRE PROTECTION
(BFIRE ALARMS .
=NOTIES GOCUPANTS OF THE BUILDING AND. WHEN REQUIRED,
EMERGENCY FORCES.
~ AUTOMATIC FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTFLCATION 1s RGHIRED
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TSGROOLS NOTES: APARTMENTS A STOREYS CRTALER
= MALLS.
AULPORTIONS OF THE BUILDING
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PLACES OF ASSEMBLY
OCCUPANT LOAD
= CONCENTRATED USE WNTHOUT
WORSHIP , DANCE FLOORS:
= Ess ‘CONFERENCE ROOMS, GYMS
DINING ROOMS 7
+ STANDING ROOMS / WAITING SPICE
(B MINIMUM CORRIDOR IMIOTH
“IF SERVING 50 GRMORE PERSONS *
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