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RA 9514 - FIRE CODE - National Electrical Code 2011

Architectural Reviewers (Technological Institute of the Philippines)

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FALAR: Fire and Life Safety Assessment Report Pyrophoric: Descriptive of any substance that ignites spontaneously when
FACP: Fire Alarm and Control Panel exposed to air.
Corrosive Liquid: Liquid which causes fire
FSCR: Fire Safety Compliance Report Combustible Fiber: Ignitable and free burning fiber
- for Building permit Curtain Board: Vertical panel that divides the underside of a roof to direct
FSCCR: Fire Safety Compliance and Commissioning Report heat and smoke upwards.
-for Occupancy permit Damper: Automatically closes to restrict the passage of smoke or fire
FSMR: Fire Safety and Maintenance Report Ember: Hot piece or lump that remains after a material has partially burned
-for Business permit Vestibule: Passage hall or antechamber between the outer doors and the
interior parts of a house or building
The owner, administrator or occupant of the Declared item above shall abate
the hazard within 15 days if the assessed value or amount to be spent in
abating is not more than 100,000 pesos LOW HAZARD: low combustibility that no self-propagating fire therein can
occur
The owner, administrator or occupant of the declared item above shall abate MODERATE HAZARD: liable to burn with moderate rapidity or to give off a
the hazard within 30 days if the assessed value or amount to be spent in considerable volume of smoke but from which neither poisonous fumes nor
abating is more than 100,000 pesos explosions are to be expected in the event of fire.
HIGH HAZARD: Those which are liable to burn with extreme rapidity or from
In case of willful failure to correct the deficiency or abate the fire hazard as which poisonous gases or explosions are to be expected in the event of fire.
provided in the preceding subsection, the violator shall, upon
conviction, be punished by imprisonment of not less than 6 months nor more Means of egress consists of three separate and distinct parts:
than 6 years, or a fine not more than 100,000 pesos. 1. Exit
2. Exit discharge
If the owner, administrator or occupant fails to reimburse the government of 3. Exit access
the expenses incurred in the summary abatement within 90 days from the
completion of such abatement, the bldg. or structure shall be sold at a public 1 hour fire resistance rating for 3 stories or less
auction. 2 hour fire resistance rating for 4 stories or more

Any person who violates any provision of the fire code or any rules under this Travel distance to an exit not protected with AFSS- 46m
act shall be penalized not exceeding 5,000 pesos Travel distance to an exit protected with AFSS- 61m

Fine of whoever removes the sign that a building is a fire hazard / fire trap shall During its swing, any door in a means of egress shall leave not less than ½ of
be liable for imprisonment for 30 days or a fine not exceeding 100,000 pesos the required width of an aisle, corridor, passageway, or landing unobstructed
and shall not project more than 78mm into the required width of an aisle,
Any person who disobeys the lawful order of the fire ground commander corridor, passageway, or landing, when fully open.
during a fire fighting operation shall be penalized with imprisonment of 1 to 30
days and a fine of 5,000 pesos. Projection of not more than ¼ mm at a maximum height of 965mm within the
means of egress on each sides shall be permitted.
CLASS A: ordinary
CLASS B: liquids Halon: as a fire suppression agent is no longer used due to its ozone-depleting
CLAS C: electrical effect.
CLADD D: metal
CLASS K: appliances Maximum travel distance from door of any room to exit for hotels with sprinkler
-30m
above 37.8 degree Celsius: Combustible Liquid
below 37.8 degree Celsius: Flammable Liquid For Public Assembly Building Occupant:
Below 60: 760mm
All business establishments that can accommodate at least fifty (50) persons Above 60: 915mm
shall, in addition to the requirements set forth under Section 7 of this Code for Above 60 two-sides: 1220mm
the grant of Fire Safety Inspection Certificate (FSIC), establish and maintain
an organization of fire brigade. to deal with fire and other related emergencies. Minimum width of corridors with a capacity of not more than 50 persons- 91cm
Minimum width of corridors with a capacity of more than 50 persons- 112cm
Fire Brigade: collective term that refers to a group of firefighters
Firetrap: building that is difficult to escape from in case of fire Stairs with less than 5: 915mm
Abatement: an act to would remove or neutralize a fire hazard Stairs with less than 2000 persons: 1120mm
Exit: Portion of a means of egress that is separated from all other spaces of a Stairs with more than 2000 persons: 1420mm
building or structure by construction or equipment as required to provide a Height of riser: 0.10 to 0.18m
protected way of travel to exit discharge Minimum width of run exclusive of nosing: 0.28m
Blasting Agent: Any material or mixture consisting of a fuel and oxidizer used Maximum width of nosing: 5mm
to set off explosives. Maximum height of handrail at stairways: 760-865mm
Cellulose Nitrate: Reaction of nitric acid with a cellulose material Handrails clearance between wall: 38mm
Cryogenic: Descriptive of any material which by nature or as a result of its Maximum height between landings: 3.66m
reaction with other elements produces rapid drop in temperature of the Minimum headroom clearance: 2.00m
immediate surroundings. Minimum door openings in means of egress: 0.71m

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Maximum door leaf in width: 1.22m
Thresholds at doorways shall not exceed 13mm in height
Window openings shall have at least of the floor area: 10%
Dead-ends: 6.00m
Minimum width of means of egress: 915mm
Wet standpipes: all portions of the building must be within 6 meters of a
Nozzle.
Wet standpipes: length of a hose attached to a nozzle: 22.00 m
:64 mm min. diameter
Spray nozzles shall be in the open type and shall have a solid conical spray
pattern with discharged angles between how many degrees: 45-90 degrees
Wet standpipe systems (automatic or semiautomatic) shall be connected to an
approved water supply that is capable of supplying the system demand for a
minimum of 1 hour
Fire resistance rating on partition walls in row apartments- 4hrs.
For single and two family dwellings: exit access from sleeping rooms to
outside shall have a minimum wide of 90cm
For single and two family dwellings: doors in the path of travel providing
means of escape shall have a minimum clear width of 70cm
Minimum width of an aisle for hospital or nursing homes: 2.44cm
Minimum door openings in health care occupancy: 1.12m
Minimum width of an aisle for residential-custodial care institution: 1.83m
Every bridge or balcony shall be at least as wide as the door leading to it and
not less than 1.12m for new construction
means of egress from any balcony, mezzanine, storey, or portion thereof shall
not less than: 2 exits

A dry pipe contains no water Number of exits with 500-1000 occupant load: 3 exits
Dry standpipe systems: capable of supplying the system demand for a Number of exits with 1000 above occupant load: 4 exits
minimum of one (1) hour
Business offices with 15 storey 20m x 15m building, what is the minimum
First aid protection: each floor shall be provided with a thirty-eight millimeter number of exits: 2 exits
(38-mm) lightweight flexible hose equipped with a spray nozzle and connected
to the wet standpipe system capable of providing water supply for at least a Solution:
period of 30 minutes. 20m x 15m= 300sqm.
300sqm / 9.3sq.m = 32.26 or 33 person per floor
Walls connected by a horizontal exit between buildings shall be of 33 x 14 floors = 462 persons occupant load
noncombustible material having a 2 hour fire resistance rating. They shall = 2 exits
provide a separation continuous to the ground.

Slide escapes, where permitted as required exits, shall be rated at one exit
unit per slide, with rated travel capacity of 60 persons per minute

The floors of means of egress shall be illuminated at all points including angles
and intersections of corridors and passageways, landings of stairs, and exit
doors to values of not less 10.7 lux.

Emergency lighting facilities shall be arranged to maintain the specified degree

of illumination in the event of failure of the normal lighting for a period of at
least 1.5 hours

Class A Interior Finish: Flame Spread 0-25 on the test scale

Class B Interior Finish: Flame Spread 26-75 on the test scale
Class C Interior Finish: Flame Spread 76-200 on the test scale
Class D Interior Finish: Flame Spread 201-500 on the test scale
Class E Interior Finish: Flame Spread over 500 on the test scale

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF CLASS A HAZARDS

Maximum travel distance to Extinguisher for Low Hazzard: 15m
Maximum travel distance to Extinguisher for Moderate Hazard: 20m
Maximum travel distance to Extinguisher for High Hazzard: 10m

Maximum area (open area) per extinguisher for Low Hazzard: 200 sq.m.
Maximum area (open area) per extinguisher for Moderate Hazzard: 100 sq.m.
Maximum area (open area) per extinguisher for High Hazzard: 75 sq.m.

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