Republic Act 9514

REVISED FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
REPUBLIC
ACT 9514
ARCH 383 Professional Practice 1 (Laws Affecting the Pract. of Arch.)
OUTLINE
1 INTERPRETATION 6 FIRE SAFETY MEASURES
2 COVERAGE 7 PROHIBITED ACTS
3 DEFINITION OF TERMS 8 DESIGN STANDARDS
4 FIRE SAFETY ENFORCES 9 PERMITS
5 ENFORCEMENT AND 10 COMPUTATIONS FOR PAYMENT

ADMINISTRATION
INTRODUCTION
IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONSPursuant to the provision of Section 14 in relation to Section 5

(IRR) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9514 of Republic Act No. 9514, entitled “AN ACT ESTABLISHING
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “FIRE CODE A COMPREHENSIVE FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES,
REPEALING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1185, AND FOR
OF THE PHILIPPINES OF 2008” OTHER PURPOSES”, the following Rules and Regulations are
hereby adopted in order to carry out the provisions of this Code.
SECTION 1.
This Act shall be known as “The Fire Code of the

Philippines of 2008”
RULE 1. INTERPRETATION
This IRR shall be interpreted in the light of the Declaration of

Policy found in Section 2 of the Code:
“It is the policy of the State to ensure public safety, promote

economic development through the prevention and
suppression of all kinds, of destructive fires, and promote the
professionalization of the fire service as a profession.
Towards this end, the State shall enforce all laws, rules and
regulations to ensure adherence to standard fire prevention
and safety measures, and promote accountability in the fire
protection and prevention service.”
SECTION 2.
“It is the policy of the State to ensure public safety,

promote economic development through the
prevention and suppression of all kinds, of destructive
fires, and promote the professionalization of the fire
service as a profession. Towards this end, the State
shall enforce all laws, rules and regulations to ensure
adherence to standard fire prevention and safety
measures, and promote accountability in the fire
protection and prevention service.”
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RULE 2. COVERAGE
This IRR shall cover the following:
A. All persons;
B. All private or public buildings, facilities or structures and their premises erected or constructed
before and after the effectivity hereof;
C. Design and installation of mechanical, electronics and electrical systems relative to fire protection;
D. Manufacturing, storage, handling and/or use, and transportation of explosives and/or combustible,
flammable liquids and gases, toxic and other hazardous materials and operations, and their wastes;
E. Fire safety planning, design, construction, repair, maintenance, rehabilitation and demolition;
F. Fire protective and warning equipment or systems;
G. All land transportation vehicles and equipment, ships or vessels docked at piers or wharves or
anchored in seaports; and
H. Petroleum industry installations.
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RULE 3
DEFINITION OF
TERMS
DEFINITION OF TERMS
A B AT E M E N T
A N Y A C T T H AT W O U L D R E M O V E O R
NEUTRALIZE A FIRE HAZARD
A U T O M AT I C F I R E S U P P R E S S I O N
SYSTEM
A N I N T E G R AT E D P I P I N G S Y S T E M
CONNECTED TO A SOURCE OF
EXTINGUISHING AGENT WHICH
S U P P R E S S E D F I R E S W H E N A C T U AT E D
B Y I T S A U T O M AT I C D E T E C T I N G
DEVICE
DEFINITION OF TERMS
FIRE MARSHAL
THE HEAD OF THE CITY OR THE

M U N I C I PA L F I R E S TAT I O N
S TA N D P I P E S Y S T E M
A S Y S T E M O F V E RT I C A L P I P E S I N A
BUILDING TO WHICH FIRE HOSES
C A N B E AT TA C H E D O N E A C H F L O O R ,
DEFINITION OF TERMS
C O M B I N AT I O N S TA N D P I P E
A PIPELINE SYSTEM FILLED WITH

WAT E R A N D C O N N E C T E D T O A
C O N S TA N T WAT E R S U P P LY
D RY S TA N D P I P E
A S TA N D P I P E S Y S T E M I N W H I C H P I P E S
A R E N O R M A L LY N O T F I L L E D W I T H
WAT E R . WAT E R I S I N T R O D U C E D I N T O
T H E S Y S T E M T H R O U G H F I R E S E RV I C E
CONNECTIONS WHEN NEEDED.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
FIRE ALARM
ANY VISUAL OR AUDIBLE SIGNAL

PRODUCED BY A DEVICE OR SYSTEM
T O WA R N A B U I L D I N G ’ S O C C U PA N T S
OF THE PRESENCE OF FIRE
F I R E A L E RT I N G S Y S T E M
A F I R E A L A R M S Y S T E M A C T I VAT E D B Y
THE THE PRESENCE OF FIRE WHERE
THE SIGNAL IS TRANSMITTED TO
D E S I G N AT E D L O C AT I O N S I N S T E A D O F
SOUNDING A GENERAL ALARM
DEFINITION OF TERMS
F I R E WA L L
A WA L L D E S I G N E D T O P R E V E N T T H E
S P R E A D O F F I R E , H AV I N G A F I R E
R E S I S TA N C E R AT I N G O F N O T L E S S
THAN 4 HOURS WITH SUFFICIENT
S T R U C T U R A L S TA B I L I T Y T O
R E M A I N S TA N D I N G E V E N I F
CONSTRUCTION ON EITHER SIDE
COLLAPSES UNDER FIRE
CONDITIONS
DEFINITION OF TERMS
F L A M E R E TA R D A N T
ANY COMPOUND WHICH WHEN

APPLIED IMPROVES THE RESISTIVITY
O R F I R E R E S I S TA N C E Q U A L I T Y O F A
M AT E R I A L
HIGH-RISE BUILDING
BUILDINGS 15 METERS OR MORE IN

HEIGHT
DEFINITION OF TERMS
H O R I Z O N TA L E X I T
A PA S S A G E WAY F R O M O N E B U I L D I N G
TO ANOTHER, THROUGH OR AROUND A
WA L L , O N A P P R O X I M AT E LY T H E S A M E
FLOOR LEVEL
MEANS OF EGRESS
A CONTINUOUS AND UNOBSTRUCTED

ROUTE OF EXIT FROM ONE POINT IN A
B U I L D I N G T O A P U B L I C WAY
DEFINITION OF TERMS
O C C U PA N C Y
THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH A BUILDING

O R S PA C E I S U S E D
O C C U PA N T L O A D
THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF

P E R S O N S T H AT M AY B E A L L O W E D
T O O C C U P Y A PA RT I C U L A R
B U I L D I N G O R S PA C E
DEFINITION OF TERMS
OVERLOADING
THE USE OF ELECTRICAL

A P P L I A N C E S W H I C H D R AW O R
CONSUME ELECTRICAL CURRENT
B E Y O N D T H E D E S I G N E D C A PA C I T Y
OF THE EXISTING ELECTRICAL
SYSTEM
DEFINITION OF TERMS
SPRINKLER SYSTEM
A P I P I N G S Y S T E M I N T E G R AT E D I N A
BUILDING WITH OUTLETS
A R R A N G E D I N A S Y S T E M AT I C
PAT T E R N W H I C H A U T O M AT I C A L LY
D I S C H A R G E S WAT E R W H E N
A C T I VAT E D B Y H E AT O R F I R E
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
DEFINITION OF TERMS
FIRE HAZARD
ANY CONDITION OR ACT WHICH

INCREASES THE PROBABILITY OF THE
O C C U R R E N C E O F F I R E , O R W H I C H M AY
HINDER OR INTERFERE WITH FIRE-
F I G H T I N G O P E R AT I O N S
FIRE TRAP
A BUILDING UNSAFE IN CASE OF FIRE
B E C A U S E I T W I L L B U R N E A S I LY O R
B E C A U S E I T L A C K S A D E Q U AT E E X I T S
DEFINITION OF TERMS
FIRE LANE
T H E P O RT I O N O F A R O A D WAY T H AT
S H O U L D B E K E P T U N O B S T R U C T E D AT
ALL TIMES FOR THE EXPEDIENT
O P E R AT I O N S O F F I R E - F I G H T I N G U N I T S
F L A M E S P R E A D R AT I N G
TIME IN WHICH FLAME WILL SPREAD
O V E R T H E S U R FA C E O F A B U R N I N G
M AT E R I A L
REPUBLIC ACT 9514
RULE 8
FIRE SAFETY
ENFORCERS
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RULE 8
QUALIFICATIONS MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
OF FIRE SAFETY BFP personnel duly designated as Fire

Safety Enforcers shall posses minimum
required qualification standard stated
ENFORCERS herein
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RULE 8
2. Shall be architect with at least

A. UNIFORMED one (1) year in the BFP service; or
PERSONNEL
1. Shall be licensed Engineer (Civil,

Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical,
3. Shall be graduate of any
Sanitary and Electronics) with at
baccalaureate degree course with at
least one (1) year in the BFP least three (3) years in the BFP
service; or service.
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RULE 8
B. NON-UNIFORMED
PERSONNEL C. Must have undergone and
completed prescribed training on
fire safety enforcement and other
Appointed as Engineers with at
relevant fire safety training.
least one (1) year in the BFP
service.
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RULE 8
CHIEF, FIRE SAFETY ENFORCEMENT B. In cases the rank requirement cannot be
SECTION/UNIT complied, any personnel with lower rank who is
A. The Chief of the Fire Safety Enforcement Section/Unit a licensed engineer or architect, or a graduate of
(FSES/U) to be designated shall possess the following any baccalaureate degree with at least five (5)
minimum qualifications: years of service in the BFP may be designated as
Chief, FSES/U.
1. With the rank commensurate to the position
prescribed by the organizational structure and C. In case there is no ranking uniformed
qualification standard of the BFP; personnel or officer, a Non-Uniformed Personnel
(NUP) can be designated as Chief, FSES/U,
2. Must be a licensed engineer or architect with at provided that he/she is occupying an Engineer IV
least three (3) years in the BFP service; and plantilla position and has undergone relevant fire
safety training.
3. Must have undergone and completed prescribed
training on fire safety enforcement and other relevant
fire safety training.
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RULE 8
PLAN EVALUATORS C. In cases where there is no licensed

engineer or architect in a specific
jurisdiction, a graduate of any
A. Must be licensed Architect or
baccalaureate degree with relevant
Engineer; and
fire safety and building plan
evaluation training shall be designated
B. Shall have undergone and
as plan evaluator.
completed prescribed training on fire
safety enforcement and other relevant
fire safety training.
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RULE 9
ENFORCEMENT AND
A D M I N I S T R AT I O N O F
FIRE SAFETY
MEASURES
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RULE 9 B. Fire safety inspections shall be conducted as a

pre-requisite to grants of permits and/or licenses
by local governments or other government
agencies. No occupancy permit, business or
permit to operate shall be issued without
securing a Fire Safety Inspection Certificate
GENERAL ENFORCEMENT (FSIC) from the City/Municipal Fire Marshal
having jurisdiction.
A. Inspection of all buildings, structures,
facilities and premises, hazardous operations, C. The C/MFM having jurisdiction shall review,
storage facilities and transportation vehicles of evaluate and assess plans, design calculations
hazardous materials and the determination of and specifications, and issue the necessary
compliance of provisions of the Fire Code of building Fire Safety Evaluation Clearance
the Philippines and this IRR shall be done by (FSEC) as a prerequisite for the issuance of
City/Municipal Fire Marshal having Building Permit by the Office of the Building
jurisdiction. Official, upon determination that design and
specification is in accordance with RA 9514 and
its RIRR.
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RULE 9 B. The C/MFM having jurisdiction upon

evaluation of the recommendation will either
issue FSEC or Notice of Disapproval (NOD), as
the case may be, and upon payment by the
BUILDING PLAN REVIEW owner/authorized representative of Fire Code
Construction Tax and other appropriate Fire
Code Fees.
A. The Plan Evaluator shall undertake the
necessary evaluation and review of the plans in
C. No building plan shall be evaluated without
accordance with the guidelines issued by the
the submission of Fire Safety Compliance
Chief, BFP for this purpose, indicating whether or
Report (FSCR) in accordance with Division 3 of
not such plans conform to the fire safety and life
this Rule and the pertinent documents required
safety requirements of RA 9514 and its RIRR. For
under the BFP Citizen’s Charter.
this purpose, a Fire Safety Checklist shall be used
to facilitate the checking of building plan. The
D. The procedure for securing FSEC shall be in
evaluated plans and the corresponding Fire Safety
accordance with the BFP Citizen’s Charter
Checklist shall then be submitted to the Chief,
FSES/U for review and recommendation to the
C/MFM having jurisdiction.
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RULE 9
INSPECTION AFTER
COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION
INSPECTION DURING
CONSTRUCTION
After construction/ renovation/ modification or
During construction, renovation, modification alteration and prior to the issuance of the
or alteration, the City/Municipal Fire Marshal occupancy permit by the Building Official, the
having jurisdiction, on the basis of issued FSC, City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction
shall inspect the premises to determine whether shall inspect the premises and issue the
the plans, and specifications are being followed necessary Fire Safety Inspection Certificate
and fire safety precautions are being 35 (FSIC) upon determination that the required fire
observed. He shall cause the correction of any safety construction are in place, and fire
defects/deficiencies noted, when necessary. protective and/or warning system are properly
installed in accordance with the approved plans
and specifications.
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RULE 9 2. The prepared Inspection Order will be

forwarded to Chief, FSES for signing and
recommendation.
INSPECTION AFTER
3. The Chief, FSES will endorse the said
Inspection Order including the name of assigned
Inspection procedure shall be as follows: FSI to the City/Municipal Fire Marshall having
1. The process starts with the endorsement by the jurisdiction for approval and signature. The
Building Official (BO) of the application for Inspection Order will then be given back to the
Occupancy Permit accompanied by a Certificate of Record Section for the assignment of a control
Completion. The Customer Relation Officer or number and dispatch to assigned FSI.
designated staff shall assess the Fire Code Fees and
issue Order of Payment to be paid at the Cashier ’s
Office or the AGDB or AGSB of the BFP. After 4. The FSI shall conduct final inspection in
payment, the owner shall submit a copy of the Official the establishment applying for Occupancy
Receipt to the Customer Relation Officer. The Customer Permit then shall prepare an After Inspection
Relation Officer shall then assign an application control Report (AIR) using the Classified Standard
number on the endorsement/application and prepare an Checklist.
Inspection Order.
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RULE 9
INSPECTION AFTER
5. The FSI will prepare a report of 7. No FSIC shall be issued without the
recommendation (FSIC or Notice of Disapproval submission of Fire and Life Safety Assessment
(NOD)), which shall be submitted to the Chief, FSES. Report 2 (FALAR 2) in accordance with
The FSI will prepare the FSIC, to be signed by Chief, Division 3 of this Rule
FSES if said establishment has substantially complied .
with the provisions of the Fire Code of the
Philippines. Otherwise, the FSI shall prepare NOD. 8. Upon approval or disapproval, the
City/Municipal Fire Marshall having
jurisdiction shall issue an FSIC or NOD, as the
6. The Chief, FSES will evaluate and recommend case may be, and endorse to BO/Owner,
final action, which is subject to the approval of the retaining one (1) copy for filing and properly
City/Municipal Fire Marshall having jurisdiction. maintained for future reference.
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The provisions of Section 9.0.2.2 apply when

RULE 9 the building, structure or facility will be
BUSINESS AND ROUTINE repaired, renovated or modified as a
consequence of the inspection.
INSPECTION
A. Existing Building, Structure or Facility
B. Industrial, Commercial or Business
Operation
The City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction
shall inspect all buildings, structures or facilities to
determine the presence of any fire hazard, the types The City/Municipal Fire Marshal having
of occupancy, the prohibited acts being committed as jurisdiction shall cause the inspection of
provided in Section 7 of Republic Act 9514, and to premises of any industrial hi, commercial or
check or test the required fire protective and/or business operations and issue the necessary
warning systems. For this purpose, the building FSIC upon determination that fire safety
owner or administrator shall make available to the measures for storage, handling, and/or use of
FSI copies of all plans, design calculations and explosives or combustible, flammable, toxic and
specifications of the building as it was actually built/ other hazardous materials, as well as, for
constructed, or in the absence of the same, copies of hazardous operations or processes, have been
all plans, design calculations and specifications of complied.
the building as it is at the time of the inspection.
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Such inspection Order and After Inspection

RULE 9 Report shall conform to the herein prescribed
BUSINESS AND ROUTINE format, prepared in three sets and distributed as
indicated. Format of the After Inspection Report
INSPECTION shall follow the approved fire safety standard
inspection checklist.
C. Periodic Inspection by Fire Safety

Inspectors D. No FSIC shall be issued without the
submission of Fire and Life Safety Assessment
Report 3 (FALAR 3) in accordance with
The City/Municipal Fire Marshal having Division 3 of this Rule.
jurisdiction shall cause the conduct of periodic
fire safety inspection of any building, structure,
facility or premises for the purpose of determining
compliance with the provisions of the Fire Code
and this IRR. For this purpose, Inspection Order
shall be issued by the City/Municipal Fire Marshal
having jurisdiction. Before leaving the place
inspected, report shall be prepared.
PROCEDURES
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RULE 9 A. Three (3) sets of FALAR 1 shall be

submitted to the City/Municipal Fire Marshal
FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY having jurisdiction by the building owner duly
ASSESSMENT REPORT signed by the Architect and Fire Safety
Practitioner duly accredited by the BFP, together
APPLICABILITY with six (6) sets of plans and specifications. The
City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction
shall not issue a FSEC for the issuance of
A. All private and public buildings, facilities and Building Permit without the submission of FALAR
structures to be constructed or being constructed 1.
upon the effectivity of this IRR shall be required to
submit FALAR 1 and 2, among other documents, to
the City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction B. Prior to beneficial occupancy, together with
as one of the requirements for securing FSEC or the Certificate of Completion of Construction,
FSIC for the issuance of Building Permit and three (3) sets of FALAR 2 shall be submitted to
Occupancy Permit. the City/Municipal Fire Marshal having
jurisdiction by the building owner, duly signed by
the Construction Manager and Contractor. The
B. All existing private and public buildings,
facilities or structures with occupancy of at least City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction
fifty (50) persons shall be required to submit FALAR shall not issue a FSIC as a requirement for the
3 annually to the City/Municipal Fire Marshal issuance of Occupancy Permit without the
having jurisdiction when securing FSIC. submission of FALAR 2.
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FORMAT OF PREPARATION
RULE 9
FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY
A. FALAR 1 - Documentation on Fire and Life-
ASSESSMENT REPORT Safety Features of the Facility
(Consisting of a written report prepared by the

Architect and his Fire Protection Consultant.
This is a compilation of the plans/specification
C. The building owner shall make available for and design analysis normally submitted by the
submission to the City/Municipal Fire Marshal Architect and Engineers. )
having jurisdiction, three (3) sets of FALAR 3, duly
signed by the Building Administrator during the
regular annual fire safety inspection. The 1. Objectives
City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction
shall not issue a FSIC as a requirement for the 2. Short Project Description
issuance of Business Permit without the submission
of FALAR 3. 3. Statement of who is the enforcing
authority for the National Building Code and
the Fire Code of the Philippines.
4.
Statement of the Codes and Standards
REPUBLIC ACT 9514 e. Exit and egress description
i. Basis of design; ii. Number of

RULE 9 exits; iii. Travel distances; iv. Exit
FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY calculations (may be included in appendices);
and v. Timed-exit analysis (for
ASSESSMENT REPORT equivalencies and variances);
5. Discussion of Fire Protection and Life Safety f. Fire Suppression Description

Issues.
i. Design criteria used for sprinkler
system/standpipe; ii. Other suppression
a. Building Classification and Construction; systems; iii. Water supplies, and fire
pumps, capacities; iv. Portable
extinguishers;
b. Hazards of contents and combustible loading
including fire scenarios adopted if design is v. Hydraulic and other calculations (may be
performance based; placed in appendices); and
vi. Riser diagrams (may be placed in

c. Occupancy Classification; appendices);
d. Structural Requirements/Separation of g. Fire detection, alarm, communication

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RULE 9
ASSESSMENT REPORT
h. Smoke Control Management j. Emergency Power Supply
i. Description of smoke control strategies; ii. i. Description; ii. Capacities; and

Design criteria used;
iii. Calculations (may be included in
iii. Calculations (may be included in appendices); appendices)
and
iv. Equipment capacities and description k. Fire Department Access
i. Description and location of street

i. Exit light and emergency lighting systems hydrant and BFP station; and
i. Description; ii. Typical location of exit

lights and emergency lighting systems; iii. l. Other issues not discussed above including
Design criteria; and iv. Calculations (equivalencies elevator recall and use of elevators for
5. Fire Protection and Life Safety Issues.
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a. Building classification and construction - a

RULE 9 statement saying there is no deviation from
FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY FALAR 1.
ASSESSMENT REPORT
b. Hazards of content and combustible
B. FALAR 2 - Documentation submitted by the loadings - description of authorized changes from
Contractor/s and the Construction Manager FALAR 1. If none, a statement saying none.
certifying that the construction was in accordance
with the FALAR 1 and authorized changes.
c. Occupant characterization- description of
(Documents will be a compilation report of all any changes from FALAR 1. If none, a statement
approved submittals, test and acceptance forms of all saying none.
fire protection and life safety features and shall form
part of the as-built documents turned over by the
contractor to the building owner.) d. Structural requirements and separation of
building spaces and description of
authorized changes from FALAR 1.
1. Short Description of Project.
2. Objectives of the Report. e. Exit and Egress
3. Enforcing Authorities. i. Calculations (for changes and variances) ii.

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ASSESSMENT REPORT h. Smoke Control Management
f. Fire Suppression Systems i. Description of Authorized Changes ii.

Calculation for major changes
i. Description of authorized major changes to
FALAR 1. iii. Testing, commissioning and acceptance data
for smoke exhaust and pressurization blowers
ii. Calculations for major changes (maybe
included in appendices)
i. Emergency Power Supply
g. Fire detection, alarm, communication and i. Description of authorized changes ii.

evacuation systems Calculation for major changes
i. Description of authorized major changes. iii. Testing, commissioning and acceptance data
of the generator set.
ii. Calculation for major changes.
iii. Testing, commissioning and acceptance data of j. Other issues including testing and
REPUBLIC ACT 9514 3. Statement on who is the enforcing authority
for the National Building Code and the Fire Code
of the Philippines.
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4. Statement of Testing and Maintenance
ASSESSMENT REPORT Standards Used.
C. FALAR 3 - Documentation on the required

periodic maintenance and upkeep of the fire and life- 5. Discussions of Fire Protection and Life
safety features of the facility. Safety Issues.
(It consists of a written report prepared by the a. Building Classification and Construction.
building owner, his fire safety officer or his
authorized representative. This is a compilation of
the maintenance and testing records kept by the b. Hazards of Content and Combustible
buildings engineering and maintenance Loadings.
departments. )
c. Occupancy Classifications.
1. Objectives
2. Short Description of Building or Facilities. d. Separation of Building Spaces.

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RULE 9
ASSESSMENT REPORT
f. Fire Suppression h. Smoke Control Management
i. Maintenance and testing records done on fire i. Maintenance and testing records of the
pumps, sprinkler system, portable extinguishers, various component of the smoke management
standpipes and other fire suppression systems; and system. Include test records for pressurization
fans for flows and fan controls.
ii. Submit results of annual fire pump flow tests,
annual main drain tests, and water flow tests for
standpipe; submit other test results as appropriate. i. Emergency Power Supply
i. Maintenance and testing records of the

g. Fire detection, alarm communication and system components of the emergency power
evaluation system supply.
i. Testing and maintenance records done on the

components of the detection and alarm system j. Other testing and maintenance records,
including the fire alarm control panel. including test results of the elevator recall
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RULE 9
FIRE SAFETY INSPECTION DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS
CERTIFICATE
A. FSIC for Occupancy Permit
FSIC AS A PRE-REQUISITE FOR ISSUANCE OF
PERMIT/LICENSE
1. Endorsement from the Building Official
(BO);
Upon compliance of the fire safety requirements
under Rule 10 of this IRR, a Fire Safety Inspection
2. Photocopy of Building Permit and
Certificate (FSIC) shall be issued by the BFP as a
Assessment of Occupancy Permit Fee;
pre – requisite for the issuance of Business or
Mayor ’s Permit, Permit to Operate, Occupancy
Permit, PHILHEALTH Accreditation for Hospitals,
3. Copy of Fire Insurance Policy, if any;
DOH License to Operate and other permits or
licenses being issued by other government agencies.
4. Copy of Latest Fire Safety Inspection
Certificate immediately preceding this
application, if any; and
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FIRE SAFETY CLEARANCE
Fire Safety Clearance shall be required for the
RULE 9 storage, handling, installation and transportation
FIRE SAFETY INSPECTION of hazardous materials, operations and processes
as may be prescribed in other provisions of this
CERTIFICATE IRR.
B. FSIC for Business Permit FIRE INSURANCE DATA

REQUIRED
1. Endorsement from the Business Permit
Licensing Office (BPLO); All persons having fire insurance coverage on
their properties and/or business shall submit a
certified true copy of all coverages currently in
2. Photocopy of Building Permit and Assessment effect, including subsequent and/or additional
of Business Permit policies to the City/Municipal Fire Marshal
having jurisdiction not later than ten (10) days
Fee/Tax Bill for Business Permit; after receipt of the document from any insurance
company. Exempted from this requirement are
owners of detached, single- or two-family
3. Copy of Fire Insurance Policy, if any; dwellings actually being used for residential
occupancy.
4. Copy of Latest Fire Safety Inspection

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RULE 10
FIRE
SAFETY
MEASURES
REPUBLIC ACT 9514
DIVSION 2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
RULE 10 The following are declared prohibited acts with
regard to fire extinguishers:
A. Every building or structure, new or old,
FIRE SAFETY A. designed
Removalforofhuman occupancy
inspection tagsshall be provided
attached to fire
with exits sufficient to permit the fast and safe
MEASUREMENTS extinguishers.
escape of occupants in case of fire or other
emergency.
B. Refilling a discharged extinguisher with an
extinguishing
The design agent other and
of exits thanother
what fire
the unit was
safety
This Rule covers the Fire Safety
Measure for Buildings, Structures
designed to contain.
construction shall be such that reliance for safety
and Facilities, Hazardous Materials to life in case of fire or other emergency will not
and Wastes, Hazardous Operations C. depend
Selling solely on anynotsingle
extinguishers fire safety
appropriate to the
and Processes and Miscellaneous construction. Additional safeguards shall be
hazard.
Hazardous Premises and/or provided for life safety in case any single
conditions, that by its very nature or safeguard is ineffective due to some human or
relation to life, property and D. mechanical
Selling any extinguisher
failure.
prohibited under
environment poses threat or danger. Section 10.5.4.5 of this IRR.
E. Selling defective or substandard

extinguishers.
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B. Every building or structure shall be designed,

RULE 10 constructed, equipped, maintained and operated to avoid
FIRE
danger to the lives and ensure safety of its occupants from
SAFETY
fire, smoke, vapor and fumes, during the period of escape
MEASUREMENTS
from the building or structure.
DIVSION 2.
GENERAL C. Every building or structure shall be provided with exits
REQUIREMENTS of kind, number, location and capacity appropriate to the
individual building or structure, with due regard to the
character of the occupancy, the number of persons
exposed, the fire protection available and the height and
type of construction of the building or structure, to afford
all occupants convenient facilities for escape.
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D. Every exit of buildings or structures shall be arranged and
RULE 10 maintained to provide free and unobstructed egress from all parts
thereof at all times. No lock or fastening device that would
FIRE
SAFETY
prevent escape from the inside of any building shall be installed
MEASUREMENTS except in mental, penal, or correctional institutions where
personnel are continually on duty and effective provisions are
made to evacuate occupants in case of fire or other emergencies.
DIVSION 2. E. Every exit shall be clearly visible. The route to the exit shall
GENERAL be conspicuously marked in such a manner that every occupant of
REQUIREMENTS a building or structure will readily know the direction of escape.
Each route of escape, in its entirety, shall be so arranged or
marked that the way to a place of safety outside is unmistakable.
Any doorway not constituting an exit shall be marked to minimize
its possible confusion as an exit. Likewise, passage constituting a
way to reach an exit shall be marked to minimize confusion.
REPUBLIC ACT 9514 F. All means of egress shall be provided with adequate and reliable
illumination.
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FIRE G. Fire alarm systems or devices shall be provided in every building
SAFETY or structure of such size, arrangement, or occupancy, to provide
MEASUREMENTS adequate warning to occupants.
H. Every building or structure, section, or area thereof of such size,

occupancy and arrangement such that the reasonable safety of a
number of occupants may be endangered by the blocking of any
DIVSION 2. single means of egress due to fire or smoke, shall have at least two
GENERAL means of egress remote from each other, so arranged as to minimize
REQUIREMENTS any possibility that both may be blocked by any one fire or other
emergency conditions.
I. Every vertical way of exit and other vertical openings between

floors of a building shall be suitably enclosed or protected to afford
reasonable safety of occupants while using exits and to prevent
spread of fire, smoke, or fumes through vertical openings from floor
to floor before occupants have entered exits.
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J. Required Fire Safety Programs/Measures mandate the following:
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FIRE
1. Lessees and occupants must adhere to all relevant fire safety measures
SAFETY and develop and implement fire safety programs, including fire
MEASUREMENTS prevention, notification of authorities in case of fire, evacuation
procedures, and initial firefighting. Building owners are tasked with
initiating and organizing these programs.
2. In buildings leased by multiple companies or individuals, each entity is
responsible for fire safety measures within their leased areas, while the
building owner is responsible for common areas like exits and utilities.
DIVSION 2.
GENERAL
3. For structures like condominiums, responsibility for fire safety
REQUIREMENTS measures depends on the occupancy status. Until all units are sold, the
building owner shoulders responsibility. Once all units are sold,
responsibility shifts to individual unit owners, occupants, and building
administrators for common areas and the entire building.
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FIRE
SAFETY
MEASUREMENTS K. Compliance with this Chapter shall not be construed as
eliminating or reducing the necessity from complying
with the other provisions for safety of persons using a
structure under normal occupancy conditions.
DIVSION 2. Also, no provision of the Fire Code of the Philippines and

GENERAL this IRR shall be construed as requiring or permitting any
REQUIREMENTS condition that might be hazardous under normal
occupancy conditions.
REPUBLIC ACT 9514 L. Construction and Repair Operations
1. New Construction
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FIRE
For new constructions, no part of a building under construction can be
SAFETY
occupied until all required exit routes are completed, inspected, and
MEASUREMENTS
approved. Adequate escape facilities must be provided for
construction workers according to fire safety guidelines.
2. Repairs or Alterations
DIVSION 2. Existing buildings can be occupied during repairs or alterations if fire
GENERAL
protection systems are maintained or equivalent safety measures are
REQUIREMENTS
implemented. Flammable or explosive materials necessary for repairs
can be used in occupied areas if they don't add additional danger or
impede escape routes.
M. Cooking equipment shall be protected by automatic kitchen hood

fire suppression in accordance with internationally recognized
standards.
DIVISION 3. CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPANCY REPUBLIC ACT 9514
1. Assembly RULE 10
a. Assembly occupancies encompass spaces used for gathering fifty or more
individuals for activities like deliberation, worship, entertainment, dining, FIRE
and similar purposes, including special amusement buildings. SAFETY
MEASUREMENTS
b. Examples of assembly occupancies include theaters, auditoriums,
restaurants, gyms, and places of worship, among others.
c. Restaurants and drinking establishments with less than fifty occupants

are classified as mercantile occupancies.
d. Rooms or spaces used for assembly purposes by fewer than fifty people
within a building primarily used for another purpose are classified
according to the primary occupancy and subject to its regulations.
2. Educational RULE 10
a. Educational occupancies include all buildings or portions thereof used

for gathering of six (6) or more persons for purposes of instruction. FIRE
SAFETY
b. Educational occupancies include schools, universities, colleges, MEASUREMENTS
academies, and kindergartens.
c. Other occupancies associated with educational institutions shall be in

accordance with the appropriate parts of this Chapter.
d. In case where instruction is incidental to some other occupancy, the

Section of the Chapter governing such other occupancy shall apply.
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3. Day Care
a. Day care occupancies include buildings, or portions thereof, in FIRE

which four (4) or more clients receive care, maintenance, and SAFETY
supervision, by other than their relatives or legal guardians, for less MEASUREMENTS
than twenty-four (24) hours per day.
b. Day care occupancies include adult day care centers, except where
part of health care occupancies; child day care centers; day care
homes; kindergarten classes that are incidental to a child day care
occupancy; and nursery schools.
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4. Health Care
a. Health care facilities are those used for purposes of medical or FIRE
other treatment or care of persons, where such occupants are mostly SAFETY
incapable of self-preservation because of age, physical or mental MEASUREMENTS
disability, or because of security measures not under the occupants’
control.
b. Health care facilities include hospitals, nursing homes, and birth

centers.
5. Residential Board and Care RULE 10

a. Residential board and care buildings accommodate four or more unrelated
residents, providing personal care services. FIRE
SAFETY
b. Residential board and care includes various arrangements: MEASUREMENTS
1. Group housing for physically or mentally handicapped individuals
attending community school, worship, or using facilities.
2. Group housing for those preparing for independent living, employment, or
community activities.
3. Housing for the elderly offering personal care services but not nursing
care.
4. Facilities for social rehabilitation, substance abuse, or mental health
issues, providing personal care without acute care.
5. Assisted living facilities.
6. Other group housing arrangements offering personal care services without
nursing care
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6. Detention and Correctional
a. Detention and correctional buildings are those used to house one or FIRE
more persons under varied degrees of restraint or security where such SAFETY
occupants are mostly incapable of self-preservation because of MEASUREMENTS
security measures not under the occupants’ control.
b. Detention and correctional occupancies shall include those used for

purposes such as correctional institutions, detention facilities,
community residential centers, training schools, work camps, and
substance abuse centers where occupants are confined or housed under
some degree of restraint or security.
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7. Residential
a. Residential occupancies are those occupancies in which sleeping FIRE

accommodations are provided for normal residential purposes and SAFETY
include all buildings designed to provide sleeping accommodations. MEASUREMENTS
b. Residential buildings, structures or facilities are treated separately

in this Rule in the following groups: hotels; motels; apartelles;
pension houses; inns; apartments; condominiums; dormitories; lodging
or rooming houses; and one- and two-family dwellings; and the likes.
8. Mercantile RULE 10
a. Mercantile occupancies include stores, markets, and other rooms, buildings,
or structures for the display and/or sale of merchandise. FIRE
SAFETY
b. Mercantile occupancies include: malls; supermarkets; department stores; MEASUREMENTS
shopping centers; flea markets; restaurants of less than 50 persons capacity;
public/private dry and wet markets; water refilling stations; drugstores;
hardwares/construction supplies; showrooms; and auction rooms.
c. Minor merchandising operation in building predominantly of other

occupancies, such as newsstand in an office building, shall be subject to the exit
requirements of the predominant occupancy.
d. Office, storage, and service facilities incidental to the sale of merchandise

and located in the same building should be considered part of the mercantile
occupancy classification.
9. Business RULE 10
a. Business buildings are those used for the transaction of business other than
that covered under Mercantile, for the keeping of accounts and records and FIRE
similar purposes. SAFETY
MEASUREMENTS
b. Included in this occupancy group are: offices for lawyers; doctors; dentists
and other professionals; general offices; City/Municipal halls; internet shops;
massage parlors, beauty parlors, barbershops of less than 50 occupants and
court houses;
c. Minor office occupancy incidental to operations in other occupancy shall be

considered as a part of the dominant occupancy and shall be subject to the
provisions of the Chapter applying to the dominant occupancy.
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10. Industrial
FIRE
a. Industrial occupancies include factories that make products of all
SAFETY
kinds and properties which shall include but not limited to product MEASUREMENTS
processing, assembling and disassembling, mixing, packaging,
finishing or decorating, repairing and material recovery including,
among others, the following: factories of all kinds; laboratories; dry
cleaning plants; power plants; pumping stations; smokehouses; gas
plants; refineries; and sawmills, laundries; creameries
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11. Storage
FIRE
a. Storage occupancy includes all buildings or structures utilized
SAFETY
primarily for the storage or sheltering of goods, merchandise, MEASUREMENTS
products, vehicles, or animals. Included in this occupancy group are:
warehouses; cold storages; freight terminals; truck and marine
terminals; bulk oil storage; LPG storage; parking garages; hangars;
grain elevators; barns; and stables.
b. Minor storage incidental to other occupancy shall be treated as

part of the other occupancy.
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12. Mixed Occupancies
FIRE
a. Refers to two (2) or more classes of occupancies SAFETY
occurring/located/situated/existing in the same building and/or MEASUREMENTS
structures so intermingled that separate safeguards are impracticable.
b. The means of egress shall be sufficient to meet exit requirements for

the occupants of each individual room or section, and for the maximum
occupant load of the entire building. Fire safety construction, protective
and warning systems, and other safeguards shall meet the most stringent
requirements of the occupancy involved
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13. Special Structures
FIRE
This class of occupancy includes buildings or structures which cannot SAFETY
be properly classified in any of the preceding occupancy groups. Such MEASUREMENTS
special buildings and structures shall conform to the fundamental
guidelines provided for in Division 2 and to any specific provisions
applicable thereto in Division 19 both of this Chapter.
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DIVISION 4. HAZARD OF BUILDINGS

DIVISION 5. MEANS OF EGRESS
A. Permissible Exit Components

Exit components shall be constructed as an integral part of the building or shall be
permanently affixed thereto.
B. Protective Enclosure of Exits
1. When an exit requires protection through separation from other parts of the building,
the separation must meet specific criteria:
a. For exits connecting three or fewer stories , the separation must have a one-hour fire
resistance rating.
b. For exits connecting four or more stories , the separation must have a two-hour
resistance rating and be constructed of noncombustible materials, supported by
construction with a two-hour fire resistance rating.
c. Any openings in the separation must be protected by approved self-closing fire
resistive doors.
d. Openings in exit enclosures should be limited to those necessary for access and egress.
2. No exit enclosure shall be used for any purpose other than for means of egress.
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C. Capacity of Means of Egress

D. Occupancy Load

E. Measurement of Means of Egress
1. The width of means of egress shall be measured by clear width starting from the
narrowest point of the egress component under consideration.
2. Projections of not more than one hundred fourteen millimeters (114 mm) at a maximum
height of nine hundred sixty five millimeters (965 mm) within the means of egress on each
side shall be permitted.
F. Minimum Width
The width of any means of egress shall not be less than nine hundred fifteen millimeters
(915 mm) except when specifically provided under Division 8 to Division 20 of this
Chapter.

G. Number of Means of Egress
1. Each balcony, mezzanine, or floor section must have at least two exits, unless exceptions
are specified.
2. If the occupant load is between 500 and 1000 , there must be at least three exits; for loads
exceeding 1000, there must be at least four exits.
3. The occupant load of each floor determines the required number of exits, ensuring they
are not reduced in the direction of exit travel.
4. At elevator access points, only doors necessary for elevator operation are allowed, which
must be easily opened from inside the elevator.
5. Elevator lobbies must provide access to at least one exit without requiring special effort
or tools.

H. Arrangement of Exit
1. Exits must be easily accessible at all times.
2. When exits aren't immediately accessible, passageways must lead directly to every exit,
allowing occupants access to at least two exits by separate routes.
3. Corridors should provide exit access without passing through other rooms.
4. Exit remoteness is determined as follows:

a. Multiple exits must be located remotely from each other to minimize the risk of blockage.
b. The distance between two exits should be at least half the length of the building's diagonal
dimension, unless specified otherwise.
c. In buildings with sprinkler systems, the minimum separation distance can be reduced to
one-third the length of the building's diagonal dimension.
d. Exit separation is measured along the corridor if exit enclosures are interconnected.
e. For more than two exits, at least two exits must meet the minimum separation distance.
5. Interlocking or scissor stairs are considered a single exit for new buildings.

I. Dead-End Limits
Means of egress shall be so arranged that there are no dead-end pockets, hallways, corridors,
passage ways or courts, whose depth exceeds six meters (6 m) unless otherwise specified in
individual occupancies by Divisions 8 through 20 of this Chapter.
J. Measurement of Travel Distance to Exits
1. The maximum distance to the nearest exit must comply with occupancy-specific limits outlined
in the regulations. Travel distance is measured from the farthest point of occupancy, curving
around obstacles, and ending at the exit doorway. In open areas or small rooms with up to six
occupants, the distance is measured from any point in the room to the room's door, with a
maximum of 15 meters allowed.
2. For open stairways or ramps serving as exit paths, the distance includes travel on the stairway
or ramp and from its end to reach an outside exit.
3. If any part of the exterior exit access way is within 3 meters of an unprotected building
opening, the distance to the exit includes the travel length to ground level.

K. Access to Exits
1. Doors leading to exits or exit access ways should be side-hinged and swing in the
direction of exit travel.
2. Exit access should not be through rooms like bathrooms or bedrooms unless
specifically required, such as for serving those rooms or adjoining spaces in single-
family dwellings.
3. Exit access ways and doors must be clearly recognizable as exits, with no
decorations, draperies, or mirrors that could confuse their purpose.
4. Exit access should avoid leading toward areas of high hazard occupancy unless
protected by suitable partitions

L. Exterior Ways of Exit Access
1. Exterior balconies, porches, galleries, or roofs may serve as exits if they meet
specified requirements.
2. These exterior routes must have smooth, level floors and guards on unenclosed
sides as per regulations.
3. A clear, unobstructed path of travel must be maintained, with no barriers
dividing the space into sections. Any obstructions must be removed or relocated,
and permanent barriers may be installed to prevent encroachment.
4. Dead-end sections of exterior exit access routes should not exceed six meters in
length.
5. Any exterior features projecting from a building, such as galleries or balconies,
must meet width and arrangement regulations outlined in the division.

M. Discharge from Exits
1. Exits must lead directly to a public way or an exit discharge area, ensuring safe access for all
occupants.
2. Up to 50% of exits may discharge through areas on the same floor, provided specific
requirements are met, including unobstructed access to the exterior and fire protection measures.

3. Stairs and other exits shall be so arranged as to make clear the direction of egress to the
street.
a. Exits from upper floors must facilitate downward travel without necessitating upward
movement before reaching the outside. Exceptions are allowed for stairs linked to overhead or
underfloor exit passageways serving only the ground floor. b. Stairs extending beyond the floor
of discharge must be interrupted by partitions or doors at that level. Additionally, measures
should be in place to prevent occupants from continuing past the discharge level during
emergency evacuation.

4. Stairs, ramps, bridges, balconies, escalators, moving walks and other components of an exit
discharge shall comply with the detailed requirements of this Division for such components.
5. Exits may be accepted if they discharge onto roofs or other sections of the building, provided
safety standards are met and approved by the Fire Marshal.
6. The exit discharge shall be so arranged to meet the remoteness criteria in NFPA 101, and
marked to make clear the direction of egress travel from the exit discharge to a public way.
a. The area at the exit discharge level must be separated from lower areas by construction
meeting the fire resistance rating specified for exit enclosures.
b. In atriums, lower levels can remain open to the discharge level if the discharge level is
adequately protected.

N. Headroom
The minimum headroom shall not be less than two meters (2 m) nor any
projection from the ceiling be less than two meters (2 m) from the floor.
O. Changes in Elevation
Where a means of egress is not level, such differences in elevation shall be

negotiated by stairs or ramps conforming to the requirements of this Section
for stairs and ramps.

DIVISION 6: FEATURES OF FIRE PROTECTION
FIRE DOORS
-is fire doors to comply with NFPA 80 standards and international fire
resistance ratings.
-Swinging and stair enclosure doors must have approved positive latching to
prevent fire spread.
-Owner or representative must conduct annual door inspections and tests,

examine hardware, replace defective parts with the same fire rating and
mechanism, and include reports in FSMR.

SMOKE PARTITIONS
SMOKE PARTITIONS
-Smoke partitions must be fire-resistant and continuous, with openings for
-Smoke partitions must be fire-resistant and continuous, covering all concealed
ingress and egress and building services equipment. Doorways must be
spaces and interstitial spaces, including those above suspended ceilings.
protected, and openings where equipment pierces the partitions must be closed.
Transfer grills, whether equipped with fusible links or not, are not allowed in
DOORS IN SMOKE PARTITIONS
these partitions.
-The smoke partitions must have swinging doors and a minimum protection
Doors in Smoke Partitions
rating of 20 minutes.
- Doors in required smoke partitions shall be of swinging type and shall have a
protection rating of at least twenty minutes (20 min).
- Any glass panels in doors in smoke partitions shall be of transparent wired
- Doors in smoke partitions shall close the opening, with only the clearance for
glass mounted in steel frames.
proper operation under self-closing.
-Doors in smoke partitions shall be automatically self-closing.
-. Doors in smoke partitions shall be without undercuts, louvers, or grills.
-Doors in smoke partitions shall be without undercuts, louvers, or grills.
.
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RULE 10 FIRE SAFETY MEASUREMENTS
SMOKE PARTITIONS
INTERIOR FINISH
-Smoke
-a. partitions
Class A Interior must
FinishbeFlame
fire-resistant and continuous,
Spread 0-25. covering
Includes any materialallclassified
concealed
atspaces and interstitial
twenty-five spaces,
(25) or less including
on the those
test scale above in
described suspended ceilings.
para 4 hereof. Any
element thereof when so tested shall not continue to propagate fire;
-b. Class B Interior Finish Flame Spread 26-75. Includes any material classified
at-The
moresmoke partitions must
than twenty-five (25)have swinging
but not doorsseventy-five
more than and a minimum protection
(75) on the test
rating
scale of 20 minutes.
described in para 4 hereof;
-Smoke
-c. Class Cpartitions
Interior must
FinishbeFlame
Spread 76-200. Includes covering all concealed
any material
spaces and
classified at interstitial spaces, including
more than seventy-five those
(75) but notabove
more suspended ceilings.(200)
than two hundred
on the test scale described in para 4 hereof;
proper
-d. Classoperation
D Interiorunder self-closing.
Finish Flame Spread 201-500. Includes any material
classified at more than two hundred (200) but not more than five hundred (500)
on-. the
Doors
testinscale
smoke partitions
described shall4be
in para without
hereof; andundercuts,
e. Class Elouvers,
InteriororFinish
grills.Flame
Spread over 500. Includes any material classified at over five hundred (500) on
the. test scale described in para 4 below.
REPUBLIC ACT 9514 YOUR PARAGRAPH TEXT FIRE SAFETY MEASUREMENTS

SMOKE PARTITIONS
Fire Retardant Paints
spaces andmust
-Buildings interstitial
adhere spaces,
to NFPAincluding those for
703 standards above
firesuspended ceilings. and
retardant treatment
application.
- Interior surfaces with higher flame spread ratings can be secured with a
-The smoke
proven partitions
fire retardant must
paint or have swinging doors and a minimum protection
solution.
-Factory-applied fire-retardant-coated products are permitted for walls,
-Smoke partitions
partitions, columns,must be fire-resistant and continuous, covering all concealed
and ceilings.
-Steel-constructed columns and beams must be protected with listed and
- Doors in
approved smoke
fire partitions
retardant paints.shall close the opening, with only the clearance for

SMOKE PARTITIONS

PROTECTION OF VERTICAL
spaces and interstitial spaces, OPENING AND above
including those COMBUSTIBLE
suspended CONCEALED
ceilings.
SPACES
-This rule requires all stairways, elevator shafts, light and ventilation shafts,
chutes, and other
-The smoke openings
partitions mustbetween storeys to
have swinging be enclosed
doors or protected
and a minimum to
protection
prevent fire20orminutes.
rating of smoke spread.
-The enclosing
-Smoke wallsmust
partitions of floor openings serving
be fire-resistant stairways or
and continuous, ramps must
covering provide
all concealed
a spaces
continuous escape path,
and interstitial providing
spaces, protection
including those against fire or smoke.
above suspended Walls
ceilings.
must have a fire resistance rating, with two-hour ratings for new buildings and
one-hour ratings
- Doors in smokeforpartitions
lower-height
shall buildings.
close the opening, with only the clearance for

SMOKE PARTITIONS
Sprinkler Vent Method
-Thespaces
exhaust
andsystem must spaces,
interstitial generateincluding
a downdraft
thosethrough the escalator
above suspended floor
ceilings.
opening, with an average velocity of 91.5 m/min for 30 minutes under normal
conditions.
-The-The
water curtain,
smoke consisting
partitions mustof open
have sprinklers
swinging or spray
doors and a nozzles,
minimummust form a
protection
complete
rating barrier along exposed floor sides and reach 37.25 L/min per linear
of 20 minutes.
meter, measured horizontally around the opening.
-Thespaces
waterand
curtain operates
interstitial automatically
spaces, includingfrom thermally
those responsive
above suspended elements,
ceilings.
advancing heat towards the escalator opening.
-Allproper
automatic exhaust
operation systems,
under including motors and controls, must be
self-closing.
supervised approvedly, similar to automatic sprinkler supervision.

SMOKE PARTITIONS
Spray Nozzle Methods
-Spray nozzles
spaces should be open,
and interstitial conical,
spaces, and those
including discharged
above angles between
suspended 45 deg.
ceilings.
and 90 deg., ensuring the escalator opening is filled with dense spray during
system operation
-The-The
well-way
smoke must have sufficient
partitions must have nozzles anddoors
swinging waterand
supply to deliver
a minimum 1.4
protection
L/m2/sec
rating of
of water per square meter per second, perpendicular to the tread-way.
20 minutes.
-Spray nozzles
-Smoke should must
partitions be positioned to maximize
be fire-resistant the coolingcovering
and continuous, and counter-draft
all concealed
effect, withand
spaces theinterstitial
center linespaces,
of discharge aligned
including thosewith the suspended
above escalator'sceilings.
slope and
the top slope of the well-way housing, not exceeding 30 degrees.
-Spray nozzles
proper must under
operation discharge at 172 kPa, and water supply piping can be taken
self-closing.
from the sprinkler system, provided adequate water supply and pressure at the
farthest sprinkler
-. Doors is maintained.
in smoke partitions shall be without undercuts, louvers, or grills.
- .

SMOKE PARTITIONS

spaces
FIRE and interstitial
DETECTION, spaces,AND
ALARM, including those above suspended
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS ceilings.
DOORS
-The IN SMOKEalarm,
fire detection, PARTITIONS
and communication systems must comply with NFPA
72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, or Philippine Electronics Code and
-TheIfsmoke
PEC. partitions
a system must
is out of have for
service swinging doorsfour
more than andhours,
a minimum protection
the C/MFM must be
rating of
notified 20aminutes.
and fire watch assigned. Maintenance and testing records must be
maintained and submitted when needed.
- spaces and interstitial spaces, including those above suspended ceilings.

SMOKE PARTITIONS
Signal Initiation
-The complete
spaces and
fire interstitial
alarm systemspaces,
can beincluding
initiatedthose
through
above
manual
suspended
initiation,
ceilings.
automatic detection, and extinguishing system operation.
-Manual fire alarm boxes are used for fire protective signaling and should be
located -The
in thesmoke
naturalpartitions
path of escape
must have
fromswinging
fire. doors and a minimum protection
-Additional fire alarm boxes must be accessible from a distance of 30 meters.
- For automatic
spaces andfireinterstitial
detection spaces,
or waterincluding
flow detection
those above
systems,
suspended
at least ceilings.
one
manual fire alarm box must be provided.
-Automatic
proper
detection
operation of smoke
under self-closing.
is required in all occupiable areas, common
areas, and work spaces.
- -. Doors in smoke partitions shall be without undercuts, louvers, or grills.

SMOKE PARTITIONS

Occupant Notification
-Occupant notification is essential for alerting occupants of fire or emergency
situations.
- A pre-signal system can be used, with the initial alarm signal automatically
sent to the nearest fire station or staff.
-Positive alarm sequences can be permitted, and evacuation signals must be
audible and visible.
-

SMOKE PARTITIONS

Emergency Forces Notification
-Emergency forces must provide notification to the nearest fire station and
brigade in case of fire or other emergencies.
-If required by another Section, the fire alarm system must transmit the alarm
automatically via auxiliary, central, proprietary, or remote stations.
-Automatic fire department notification is mandatory in high-rise buildings,
hospitals, educational institutions, hotels, apartments, highly hazardous
occupancies, and mall buildings.
-

SMOKE PARTITIONS
LOCATION CONTROL
-The operator
spaces controls, alarm
and interstitial indicators,
spaces, includingand manual
those abovecommunication capability
suspended ceilings.
must be installed in a control center at a location acceptable to the C/MFM.
Annunciation
-Alarm
ratingannunciation
of 20 minutes. must comply with other Sections of this RIRR, using
audible and visible indicators at the control center.
- Each floor
spaces andofinterstitial
a buildingspaces,
is considered onethose
including zone,above
unless otherwiseceilings.
suspended permitted. If
floor area exceeds 1,860 square meters, additional zoning is required.
-The alarm
proper zone area
operation may self-closing.
under coincide with the allowable area of the sprinkler
zone. System trouble and supervisory signals must be annunciated separately.

SMOKE PARTITIONS

AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS AND OTHER EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT
-Automatic sprinklers required
DOORS IN SMOKE PARTITIONS by Division 8-20 must follow Standard for the
Installation of Sprinkler Systems or Low Rise Residential Occupancies.
- Plans
ratingmust
of 20beminutes.
signed by a PME. All systems must be inspected, tested, and
maintained according to Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance
of -Smoke
Water-Based Fire Protection
partitions Systems. and continuous, covering all concealed
must be fire-resistant
-Owners must notify the nearest fire station if a system is out of service.

SMOKE PARTITIONS
Supervisory Signals
-Supervisory automatic sprinkler systems must be installed and monitored
according to NFPA 72, with a distinctive signal indicating a condition that
would impair system operation. Monitoring includes control valves, fire pump
power supplies, water tank levels, tank pressure, and air pressure.
rating of Signal
Alarm 20 minutes.
Transmission
-Smoke partitions
-Automatic must systems
sprinkler be fire-resistant and continuous,
require supervision, covering
and water flowall concealed
alarms must
spaces andtointerstitial
be sent an approvedspaces, including
facility, remote those above
station, suspended
central station, ceilings.
or fire station.

SMOKE PARTITIONS
STANDPIPES
-Wet standpipe systems are required in assembly occupancies with 1,000
occupant loads, educational, healthcare, correctional, business, mercantile,
industrial, hotels, and hazardous storage occupancies with 1,860 m² per floor.
-The smoke partitions
PORTABLE must have swinging doors and a minimum protection
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
-The C/MFM must designate and maintain fire extinguishers in all buildings,
-Smoke partitions
structures, must be fire-resistant
and facilities, and continuous,
including portable ones, even covering all concealed
if properties have
spaces and interstitial
automatic sprinklers,spaces, including
standpipe, those
hose, or above
other fixedsuspended ceilings.
fire protection equipment.

Classification of Hazards
SMOKE PARTITIONS
Low-hazard
Occupancies are areas with minimal Class A combustible materials, such as
offices, classrooms, churches, and guest rooms. Most content is noncombustible
or non-flammable, and small amounts of Class B flammables are included,
provided they are safely stored.
Moderate Hazard
-Ordinary hazard occupancies are areas with higher levels of Class A and Class
B flammables, such as dining areas, mercantile shops, light manufacturing,
-Smoke
research partitions must
operations, autobeshowrooms,
parking covering
garages, workshop all concealed
areas, and
warehouses.
-High
Doors in smoke partitions shall close the opening, with only the clearance for
Hazard
proper operation
High hazard under self-closing.
occupancies are areas with high levels of Class A and Class B
flammables, such as woodworking, vehicle repair, cooking areas, product
-. Doorsshowrooms,
display in smoke partitions shall
and storage be without
processes, undercuts,
including louvers,
handling or grills.
flammable
liquids and warehousing of other commodities.
.

Fire Extinguisher
SMOKE General Requirements
PARTITIONS
The-Smoke
classification of fire
partitions mustextinguishers is based
be fire-resistant and on a letter indicating
continuous, covering the
all class of fire
concealed
andspaces
a rating
andnumber for Class
interstitial A and
spaces, B hazards
including those above suspended ceilings.
Portable
DOORS fireINextinguishers must be fully charged and operable, and kept in designated
SMOKE PARTITIONS
places
Obsolete
rating types
of 20 of fire extinguishers should be removed from service. Cabinets housing
minutes.
fire extinguishers should not be locked, except for malicious use
Fire extinguishers
spaces should spaces,
and interstitial not be obstructed
including or obscured
those above from view, except
suspended in large
ceilings.
rooms. Portable fire extinguishers should be securely installed, with the hanger or
bracket securely
- Doors anchored
in smoke to theshall
partitions mounting surface
close the opening, with only the clearance for
Fire
-. extinguishers must
Doors in smoke be adequately
partitions protected
shall be without from physical
undercuts, damage.
louvers, or They
grills.should be
installed with a top not exceeding 18 kg and a clear clearance between the bottom and
the floor.
.

SMOKE PARTITIONS

Fire Extinguisher General Requirements
-Fire extinguishers should be placed in cabinets or wall recesses with operating
instructions facing outward and marked conspicuously.
-Water-type fire extinguishers should not be installed in areas with temperatures outside
the range of 4°C to 49°C. All other types should be installed in areas with temperatures
outside the range shown on the label.
spaces
-Owners or and interstitial
agents spaces, an
should receive including those
instruction abovefor
manual suspended ceilings.
installation, operation,
inspection, and maintenance.

SMOKE PARTITIONS
Distribution of Fire Extinguishers
-The building structure and occupancy hazards must be protected by fire extinguishers
suitable for Class A fires.
-Occupancy hazard protection should be provided by fire extinguishers suitable for Class
-The
A, B, smoke
C, and partitions
D fire must have swinging doors and a minimum protection
potentials.
-Fire extinguishers provided for building protection can also be considered for
-Smoke partitions
occupancies with Classmust bepotential.
A fire fire-resistant and continuous, covering all concealed
-Buildings with Class B or Class C fires must have a standard complement of Class A fire
- Doors infor
extinguishers smoke partitions
building shall close
protection, the opening,
plus additional with
Class only
B or the Aclearance
Class fire for
proper operation
extinguishers. Rooms under self-closing.
or areas should be classified as light, ordinary, or extra hazard.
-. Doors
-Floor in smoke
level area partitions
protection shall be
and travel withoutare
distances undercuts,
based on louvers, or grills. installed
fire extinguishers
according to Tables
.

SMOKE PARTITIONS
Distribution of Fire Extinguishers
-The building structure and occupancy hazards must be protected by fire extinguishers
suitable for Class A fires.
-Occupancy hazard protection should be provided by fire extinguishers suitable for Class
-The
A, B, smoke
C, and partitions
D fire must have swinging doors and a minimum protection
potentials.
-Fire extinguishers provided for building protection can also be considered for
-Smoke partitions
occupancies with Classmust bepotential.
A fire fire-resistant and continuous, covering all concealed
-Buildings with Class B or Class C fires must have a standard complement of Class A fire
- Doors infor
extinguishers smoke partitions
building shall close
protection, the opening,
plus additional with
Class only
B or the Aclearance
Class fire for
proper operation
extinguishers. Rooms under self-closing.
or areas should be classified as light, ordinary, or extra hazard.
-. Doors
-Floor in smoke
level area partitions
protection shall be
and travel withoutare
distances undercuts,
based on louvers, or grills. installed
fire extinguishers
according to Tables
.

SMOKE PARTITIONS
SEGREGATION AND PROTECTION OF HAZARDS
-Any process, operation, or storage with a higher hazard level must be enclosed with a fire-rated
construction or provided
DOORS IN with
SMOKEautomatic fire protection, or both, as specified in Divisions 8-20
PARTITIONS
-Construction-The
containing
smoke hazardous
partitions operations or storagedoors
must have swinging must and
havea atminimum
least 2-hour fire resistance,
protection
and all openings between
rating of 20 the building and hazardous rooms must be protected with self-closing or
minutes.
automatic fire doors.
- Where hazardous
spacesprocesses or storage
and interstitial area including
spaces, of such a those
character as suspended
above to involve an explosion hazard,
ceilings.
explosion venting to outside the building shall be provided by thin glass or other approved vents.
-Automatic protection in hazardous
proper operation undermaterials storage or handling requires automatic sprinklers or
self-closing.
other approved extinguishing systems, as per Section 10.2.6.7 of this RIRR.

DIVISION 7. BUILDING SERVICES EQUIPMENT
SMOKE PARTITIONS

HEATING, VENTILATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING
-The installation of air conditioning, ventilation, heating, cooking, and incinerating equipment must
comply with-The
the smoke partitions
latest edition must have swinging doors and a minimum protection
of PMEC.
-The air conditioning and ventilating system must be equipped with automatic fire dampers when it
-Smoke
passes through partitions
rooms must be fire-resistant and continuous, covering all concealed
or fire barriers.

SMOKE PARTITIONS
SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEMS
Smoke controlspaces
systems
andshall be provided
interstitial in the
spaces, following;
including those above suspended ceilings.
-All high riseDOORS

buildingsINthrough
SMOKEthe pressurization of all stairwells, at least one (1) elevator shaft,
PARTITIONS
zoned smoke control, and vestibule, as component of smoke proof enclosures
- Pressurization of smoke
rating refuge area;
of 20 minutes.
-The RIRR requires

-Smokeall atriums of
partitions covered
must malls and other
be fire-resistant occupancies covering
and continuous, with overall
three levels to have
concealed
a smoke extraction/exhaust system, compliant
spaces and interstitial with thethose
spaces, including conditions
above of atrium in ceilings.
suspended Section 10.2.6.5 and
the protection of vertical openings of communicating floor levels. If there are multiple atriums in
alternate vertical patterns,
- Doors they partitions
in smoke must also shall
have close
a smoketheextraction/exhaust
opening, with onlysystem.
the clearance for
-Underground structures and windowless facilities in accordance with the provisions in Section
10.2.19.10 of -.this RIRR.
Doors In addition,
in smoke everyshall
partitions windowless storey
be without or basement
undercuts, shallorhave
louvers, at least a
grills.
Smoke Venting Facility in accordance with this Section. In cases where windowless storey or
basement is in the high-rise or building with smoke refuge area or atrium, it shall also comply with
.
the provisions of paras 1, 2 and 3 above;

SMOKE PARTITIONS

-Smoke-actuated or natural ventilation systems must be installed in means of egress serving smoke-
-The smoke
protected assembly partitions
seating must havea smoke
areas, ensuring swinging doors
level and a mm
of 1,830 minimum protection
above the floor.
-All movie houses
-This refersspaces
to all buildings or structures
and interstitial spaces, with a single
including floor
those area suspended
above of at least 1,115 square meters.
ceilings.

SMOKE PARTITIONS

-Smoke-actuated or natural ventilation systems must be installed in means of egress serving smoke-
-The smoke
protected assembly partitions
seating must havea smoke
areas, ensuring swinging doors
level and a mm
of 1,830 minimum protection
above the floor.
-All movie houses
-This refersspaces
to all buildings or structures
and interstitial spaces, with a single
including floor
those area suspended
above of at least 1,115 square meters.
ceilings.

REPUBLIC ACT 9514
C. Prevention, interference or obstruction of any
R U L E 11 operation of the fire service, or of duly organized
and authorized fire brigades;
PROHIBITED ACTS AND D. Obstructing designated fire lanes or access to

fire hydrants;
OMISSIONS
The following are declared as prohibited acts and E. Overcrowding or admission of persons beyond
omissions: the authorized capacity in movie houses, theaters,
coliseums, auditoriums or other public assembly
A. Obstructing or blocking the exit ways or across to
buildings clearly marked for fire safety purposes, buildings, except in other assembly areas on the
such as but not limited to aisles in interior rooms, ground floor with open sides or open doors
any part of stairways, hallways, corridors, vestibules, sufficient to provide safe exits;
balconies or bridges leading to a stairway or exit of
any kind, or tolerating or allowing said violations
F. Locking fire exits during period when people are
B. Constructing gates, entrances and walkways to inside the building;
building components and yards, and temporary or
permanent structures on public ways, which obstruct
the orderly and easy passage of fire fighting vehicles
G. Prevention or obstruction of the automatic
and equipment closure of fire doors or smoke partitions or
dampers;
REPUBLIC ACT 9514
K. Abandoning or leaving a building or
R U L E 11 structure by the occupant or owner without
appropriate safety measures;
PROHIBITED ACTS AND L. Removing. destroying, tampering or
OMISSIONS obliterating any authorized mark, seal, sign or
The following are declared as prohibited acts and tag posted or required by the fire service for
omissions: fire safety in any building, structure or
processing equipment; and
H. Use of fire protective of fire fighting
equipment of the fire service other than for M. Use of jumpers or tampering with
fire fighting except in other emergencies electrical wiring or overloading the electrical
where their use are justified; system beyond its designated capacity or such
I. Giving false or malicious fire alarms;
other practices that would tend to undermine
the fire safety features of the electrical
J. Smoking in prohibited areas as may be system.
determined by fire service, or throwing of
cigars, cigarettes, burning objects in places
which may start or cause fire;
REVISED FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
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PRESENTED BY:
APELENA, AMYLYN
ESTREMOS, ANGELO DEAN ROWIN
BOLECHE, CHARLES IVANN
Yo u .
DELA CRUZ, RICA
MAGALLANES, JANDY
OLINO, DAVE ZHRED
SOLAYAO, VANESSA ROSE
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REVISED FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

2 COVERAGE 7 PROHIBITED ACTS

3 DEFINITION OF TERMS 8 DESIGN STANDARDS

4 FIRE SAFETY ENFORCES 9 PERMITS

5 ENFORCEMENT AND 10 COMPUTATIONS FOR PAYMENT

IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONSPursuant to the provision of Section 14 in relation to Section 5

This Act shall be known as “The Fire Code of the

This IRR shall be interpreted in the light of the Declaration of

“It is the policy of the State to ensure public safety, promote

“It is the policy of the State to ensure public safety,

THE HEAD OF THE CITY OR THE

A PIPELINE SYSTEM FILLED WITH

ANY VISUAL OR AUDIBLE SIGNAL

ANY COMPOUND WHICH WHEN

BUILDINGS 15 METERS OR MORE IN

A CONTINUOUS AND UNOBSTRUCTED

THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH A BUILDING

THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF

THE USE OF ELECTRICAL

ANY CONDITION OR ACT WHICH

QUALIFICATIONS MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

OF FIRE SAFETY BFP personnel duly designated as Fire

2. Shall be architect with at least

1. Shall be licensed Engineer (Civil,

PLAN EVALUATORS C. In cases where there is no licensed

RULE 9 B. Fire safety inspections shall be conducted as a

RULE 9 B. The C/MFM having jurisdiction upon

RULE 9 2. The prepared Inspection Order will be

The provisions of Section 9.0.2.2 apply when

Such inspection Order and After Inspection

C. Periodic Inspection by Fire Safety

RULE 9 A. Three (3) sets of FALAR 1 shall be

(Consisting of a written report prepared by the

i. Basis of design; ii. Number of

5. Discussion of Fire Protection and Life Safety f. Fire Suppression Description

vi. Riser diagrams (may be placed in

d. Structural Requirements/Separation of g. Fire detection, alarm, communication

h. Smoke Control Management j. Emergency Power Supply

i. Description of smoke control strategies; ii. i. Description; ii. Capacities; and

iv. Equipment capacities and description k. Fire Department Access

i. Description and location of street

i. Description; ii. Typical location of exit

a. Building classification and construction - a

2. Objectives of the Report. e. Exit and Egress

3. Enforcing Authorities. i. Calculations (for changes and variances) ii.

f. Fire Suppression Systems i. Description of Authorized Changes ii.

g. Fire detection, alarm, communication and i. Description of authorized changes ii.

C. FALAR 3 - Documentation on the required

2. Short Description of Building or Facilities. d. Separation of Building Spaces.

f. Fire Suppression h. Smoke Control Management

i. Maintenance and testing records of the

i. Testing and maintenance records done on the

B. FSIC for Business Permit FIRE INSURANCE DATA

4. Copy of Latest Fire Safety Inspection

E. Selling defective or substandard

B. Every building or structure shall be designed,

H. Every building or structure, section, or area thereof of such size,

I. Every vertical way of exit and other vertical openings between

DIVSION 2. Also, no provision of the Fire Code of the Philippines and

M. Cooking equipment shall be protected by automatic kitchen hood

c. Restaurants and drinking establishments with less than fifty occupants

a. Educational occupancies include all buildings or portions thereof used

c. Other occupancies associated with educational institutions shall be in

d. In case where instruction is incidental to some other occupancy, the