CHAPTER.

g . FIRE PROTECTION & PREVENTION

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y3H'fli!r,il"*,,?"T:n ;J',",lx3"in;i-,iuv be or faciritv or portro
il,fr:|;s':lo,i"- #ffiiili; io isni.'on'aii b"nirrLr iiioing,'rtructure'
oackasins, are hishry ripia tpt"'o thereof'
will contribute to the
'""i"^t''lv ';o
,irama^i
of fire. Shall - lndicate a mandatory requirement'

- Matelials or their lndicates a ,recommendation

or that
wiiicontriout" t'"iio
Moderate Combustible , culd - iot'l"qui'"0'
packasins, either or *n[n iffi'*;.#:"f|"'f
fire. for fire
Materials
, their
and Spfinkler system _ A sprinkler system,
il i"t"gtated system of
Non-Combustibles
neither ignite nor
packasing which wirr "o;;; ::"J""i':^J;3"l"it::.3;ii"1-io'' l'l-"-^i't
combustion' u";d;"'jil'u!
"'y"'n"11'l]H^s i"""iPffiil:
il'H is intended to indicate iTtrlffia;$;q.lffl$!*:l'::'!lt .Jii:
I

requirements' 'HALL ;. ; ; n
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havins jurisdiction.
lli,,I,i'0i,."'"1,;?'
approvar by the au*rority IlL"J."+l:mfi"1X'",,**l1di,iifi*
Approved. f,vrv to
Acceptabte -"-
rv the"Authoritv havins *fi"lfi::'qiq;i"ilJJ: is in operation'
wirel svstem
lurisdiction,,. "*r,,"[ "ir!* [r3 heat from a
"'Til''llli3;
by
The "authority rh""ivlit* is usually.activated
the fire area'
Authority Having Jurisdiction. oit'icl"o'r tite'uJoiicharges water over
having jurisdiction". iJ'tn" oigrnization,
equipment' rt"?^-Yltlln
individuat ,"rponr,ol" for approving *arehouse - Any building ol.the
#iliilLi;"il pio""ou'".' il"liJ-l;:L. piii",purrv ior storage of^1
Class A Fire Fire involving ordinary commodittes'

Joilnrttior" materials such as wood'

cloth'
apd plastics
2'3 Classification of Storage
paper, rubber :,

- .,'" in flammable liquids and

a'
B Fi.re l'rffi' S;'f,?=h'""::#:Tffi: ''"JtiH '

";;;
gases.
,
involving
commodities
Fi'" involving enersrzeo
energized ;uuttiof" package or storage aids are
"ombustible
Glass C Fire Fire invorvins
erectricar"qrip."nt. ;1?'."J *lf;ff Sffi !li:"":l &"""".:[eB
O't not hore than 6'400 mm hlgn
rn

Class D Fire - Fire involving combustible

potassium' ssru*' "pii"t t''t channels' Minor
metals, such as *rgn"'ti", sooi;m' "olta]l lolzontal
titanium and other simirar metars f*:m*X"ffi::l,|fr:r"L:?=S:1'ffiXt"J
pipe system in *iin"'i'tt*ling this general classification'
Dry Stand pipe - a type of stand

il:i:l [:;:r::"n:*::when
ffilif,:',J'i',:l
needed'
Hll b
*fi"n
^'^yf,:"" combultible
commodities or
"'"'if1,n?;,""::J,'i:',fi3:
':Jn*'"
Pl:
iii" S"*1"" connections combustible commodities involving
;;*o"iiur" packagino"mm or storage aids are
Fire service - An organization or a component high in solid piles
potice Fire Department
;il;il ;vlr +'S6O
of the phitippine Natio-nat ; il 3'650' mm high in piles that
over
personnel in-cnarge r'iitn t'" 't fire
mission of r'v
contain horizontalchannels'
prevention, fire protection'

combustibles may be
MeansofEgressAcontinuousandMinorquantities..ofcommoditiesofhazard
from any point in nt"J"|.-tt"n ':!il"yittectins this seneral
unobstructed route of exit
i" pilblic "
wav' i;:'r:'*fr,#l'""
buildins, structure
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