| III | BUILDING AND SITE ACCESS FOR FIRE FIGHTING & RESCUE | LOW-RISE APARTMENT |
|---|
| | FIRE SAFETY PROVISIONS | MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS | |
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| A |
SITE ACCESS |
4.0M MINIMUM CLEAR WIDTH |
REQUIRED |
| 4.5M MINIMUM CLEAR HEIGHT |
| B |
ACCESS ROAD |
4.0M MIN. WIDTH AND 24 TON LOAD CAPACITY |
REQUIRED |
| WITHIN A TRAVEL DISTANCE OF 60M FROM EVERY POINT ON PROJECTED PLAN AREA OF ANY BUILDING. |
| C |
FIRE ENGINE HARDSTANDING |
LENGTH OR NUMBER BASE ON THE GROSS FLOOR AREA OF THE BUILDING |
NOT REQUIRED |
| 6M X 15M (MINIMUM), WITH LONGER SIDE PARALLEL TO THE FACADE OF THE BUILDING |
| POSITIONED SO THAT THE NEARER EDGE SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 2M OR NOT MORE THAN 10M FROM THE CENTER POSITION OF THE ACCESS OPENING, MEASURED HORIZONTALLY. |
| D |
FIRE COMMAND CENTER |
HIGH-RISE BUILDING AND OTHER THAN HIGH-RISE WITH EMERGENCY VOICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND/OR SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM |
NOT REQUIRED |
| 9 SQM MINIMUM AREA (LEAST DIMENSION 2.5M) |
| AT LEAST WITH 1M CLEARANCE FROM ALL EQUIPMENT |
| 2-HOURS ENCLOSURES |
| PROVIDED WITH PROMINENTLY MARKED EXTERIOR ENTRANCES |
| INSTEAD OF A DEDICATED FIRE RATED ROOM: LOBBIES OR OTHER SPACES ADJACENT TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE BUILDING |
| E |
FIRE LIFT |
BUILDINGS EQUAL OR MORE THAN 28M ABOVE ENGINE ACCESS LEVEL. |
NOT APPLICABLE |
| BUILDINGS EXCEEDS 9.0M BELOW THE LEVEL OF EXIT DISCHARGE |
REQUIRED |
| SERVES ALL HABITABLE FLOORS |
REQUIRED IN EVERY FIRE SERVICE ACCESS ELEVATOR/FIRE LIFT PROVISIONS |
| CONTAINED WITHIN A DEDICATED PROTECTED SHAFT |
| APPROACHED BY FIRE FIGHTING LOBBY AT EACH STOREY |
| ADJACENT AND ACCESIBLE TO AN EXIT STAIRCASE |
| FIRE SERVICE ACCESS ELEVATORS/FIRE LIFT AS PER NFPA 5000 (2012 Ed.) CHAPTER 54.12 |
NOT REQUIRED |
| AMBULANCE STRETCHER ACCOMODATION ELEVATOR/LIFT AS PER NFPA 5000 (2012 Ed.) CHAPTER 54.3 |
NOT REQUIRED |
| WHEN REQUIRED, AT LEAST ONE (1) FIRE LIFT FOR EVERY 900 SQM. FLOOR AREA |
REQUIRED (R) IN EVERY FIRE SERVICE ACCESS ELEVATOR/FIRE LIFT PROVISIONS |
