COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

BSD 323
2nd Semester
2023-2024
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P.D. 1185 (R.A. 9514)

The Fire Code of the
Philippines & Regulations
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AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE

FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPEALING
PRESIDENTIAL DEGREE NO. 1185 AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives of the
Philippines in congress assembled- SECTION
1. This Act shall be known as the “Fire Code
of the Philippines of 2008”.
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Applicability of the code

The provisions of the Fire Code shall apply to all persons and
all private and public buildings facilities of structures erected
or constructed before and after its effectivity.
For the Enforcement of this Code This code shall be
administered and enforced by the Bureau of The Protection
(BFP) , under the direct supervision and control of the Chief
of the Bureau of Fire Protection through the hierarchy of
organization as provided for in chapter VI of Republic Act
No.6975 with the approval of the secretary of the
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) .
code.
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The BFP is hereby authorized to : a. Issue implementing rules

and regulations, and prescribe standards, schedules of
fees/fire service charges and administrative penalties
therefore as provided in the pertinent provisions of this
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• Introduction
• APPLIANCE: Utilization equipment, generally other than industrial, normally built in • General
Requirements
standardized sizes or types, which is installed or connected as a unit to perform 1 or
• Wiring Design
more functions such as clothes washing, air-conditioning, food mixing, etc.
• Wiring Protection
• ASSEMBLY: A combination of all or of a portion of component parts included in an • Wiring Methods
electrical apparatus, mounted on a supporting frame or panel and properly inter wired Materials
• Equipment for
• BONDING: The permanent joining of metallic parts to form an electrically conducive General Use
path which will assure electrical continuity and the capacity to conduct safely any • Special
current likely to be imposed Occupancies
• Special Equipment
• BRANCH CIRCUIT: The circuit conductors between the final overcurrent device
• Special Systems
protecting the circuit and the outlets
• Communication
• Watercraft

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• Introduction
• General
Requirements
• CIRCUIT BREAKER: A device designed to open and close a circuit by non- • Wiring Design
automatic means and to open the circuit automatically on a pre-determined • Wiring Protection
overcurrent without injury to itself when properly applied within its rating
• Wiring Methods
Materials
• DEMAND FACTOR: The ratio of the maximum demand of a system, or part
• Equipment for
of a system, to the total connected load of a system or the part of the system General Use
under consideration • Special
Occupancies
• CABLE: Either a stranded conductor with or without insulation and other
• Special Equipment
covering, or a combination of conductors insulated from one another
• Special Systems
• Communication
• Watercraft

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Dry Standpipe: standpipe system in which • Scope
pipes are not filled with water. Water is • General Safety
Requirements
introduced thru fire service connections when
• Required Fire Safety
needed. Programs/Measures
• Changes in
Fire Wall: designed to prevent spread of fire, Occupancy

having a fire resistance of not less than 4 hours • Definitions

with sufficient structural stability to remain

standing even if construction on either side
collapses under fire conditions.

Means of Egress: a continuous and

unobstructed route of exit from any point in a
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Fire Retardant: any compound or mixture, which • Scope

when applied properly improves the fire resistant • General Safety

Requirements
quality of fabrics and other materials. • Required Fire Safety
Programs/Measures
Panic Hardware: a mechanical device consisting of • Changes in
linkages and a horizontal bar across a door, which Occupancy
• Definitions
when pushed from inside will case the door to open
and facilitate exit from a building.

Organic Coating: a liquid mixture of binders and

combustible solvents, which when spread on a surface
becomes a durable protective and decorative finish.

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Fire Resistance Rating:
• Scope
time duration that a material or construction can • General Safety
Requirements
withstand the effect of a hundred fire test
• Required Fire Safety
Programs/Measures
Flame Spread Rating:
• Changes in
time in which flame will spread over the surface of a Occupancy
• Definitions
burning material

Smoke Developed Rating:

a rating of combustible material based on the density
and volume of smoke developed within a certain
period of time when its surface is ignited
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• Permissible exit
EXIT COMPONENTS shall be components
constructed as an integral part of • Protective enclosure
the building or shall be of exits
permanently affixed thereto. • Width and capacity
of means of egress
• Egress capacity and
occupant load

• SEPARATION OF EXITS: • Arrangement of exit

- 1-hour fire resistance rating for 3 • Exit distance and
stories or less dead-end limits

- 2-hour fire resistance rating for 4 or • Travel distance &

more stories access to exits
- any opening in the separation shall be
enclosed by an approved self-closing
fire door
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Fire Exit - a door from a room to an exit or to In no case shall access to exit be • Permissible exit
components
a way of exit access shall be of the side- through a bathroom, bedroom or
hinged, swinging type; It shall swing with exit other room subject to locking, • Protective enclosure
of exits
travel when occupied by 50+ persons or used except where the exit is required to
serve only the bedroom or other • Width and capacity
for high hazard occupancy of means of egress
room subject to locking or
• Egress capacity and
adjoining rooms constituting part of occupant load
the same dwelling or apartment
• Arrangement of exit
Decorations or draperies shall not be placed used for single family occupancy.
• Exit distance and
on exit doors. dead-end limits
Mirrors shall not be placed in or adjacent to • Travel distance &
any exit in such a manner as to confuse the access to exits
direction of exit.

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All exits shall terminate directly at a public way or at an exit discharge.
• Permissible exit
components
Where permitted for individual occupants by div.7-15, a maximum of 50%
• Protective enclosure
of the exits may discharge through areas on the floor of discharge provided of exits
that:
• Width and capacity
of means of egress
• exits shall discharge to a free, unobstructed and readily visible way to the exterior • Egress capacity and
of the building occupant load
• the floor of discharge is protected with automatic fire suppression system or • Arrangement of exit
separated in accordance with the required enclosure of exits • Exit distance and
dead-end limits
• the entire area on the floor of discharge is separated from areas below by
construction of two-hour fire resistance rating • Travel distance &
access to exits

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• Permissible exit
components
• Protective enclosure
Distance to exit of exits
- from any point ...... 15m in the room to exit
• Width and capacity
door of means of egress
-DEAD END .... 6.0 m max
• Egress capacity and
occupant load
• Arrangement of exit
• Exit distance and
dead-end limits
• Travel distance &
access to exits

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• panic hardware
UNITS OF EXIT WIDTH • maintenance of
locks
• single door in a doorway shall not be • power operated
less than .71m and not more than 1.22m. doors
• revolving doors
• turnstiles
CHANGES IN LEVEL • folding partitions

• floor on both sides of a door shall have the same

elevation on both sides, for a distance at least
equal to the width of the widest single door
• when a door discharges to the outside, change in
floor level shall not be more than .205m.
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• classes of stairs

TREADS AND RISERS • treads and riser

• enclosure of
• sum of 2 risers and a tread exclusive of interior stairs
nosing projection should be between .60- • stair details
.635m
• guards and
• minimum number of risers in any 1 flight is 3 handrails
• monumental
• treads and landing floor shall be solid stairs
• outside stairs
LOADS
Stair, platform, landing, balcony and stair hallway shall carry
a load of 88 [Link] sq.m. or a concentrated load of 136 kg.
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EXIT PASSAGEWAY • horizontal exits

• any hallway, corridor, passage or tunnel protected by • egress from area

of refuge
separation, and with solid floor
• bridges and
HORIZONTAL EXIT balconies
• openings through
• is a way of passage from one building to an area of refuge in walls for
another building on approximately the same level horizontal exits
• fire partitions
• or a way of passage through or around a wall or partition to an
area of refuge on approximately the same level in the same • ramps
building • exit
passageways
• every fire section shall have, in addition to the horizontal exit or Class A ramp - 8-10% slope
exits at least 1 stairway, doorway leading outside, or other standard
exit Class B ramp - 10-17%

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FIRE ESCAPE STAIRS • fire escape stairs
• may be used as required means of egress only for existing • ladders and slide
buildings escapes
• shall not constitute more than 50% of required exit capacity

Types of fire escape stairs

• return platform types with superimposed runs
• straight run with platforms continuing in the same direction

LADDERS: cannot be used as fire escape, spaced at 3m, positively inclined

SLIDE ESCAPES: where permitted as required exits, shall be rated at 1

exit unit per slide, with rated travel capacity of 60 persons per minute
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• emergency
lighting
EMERGENCY LIGHTING
• exit marking
• shall be arranged to maintain specified level of
illumination in the event of failure of the normal lighting
for a period of at least 1.5 hours in buildings more than
36.5 meters in height

EXIT SIGNS
• every exit shall have the word “EXIT” in plainly
legible letters not less than 15cm height with
principal strokes of letters at least 19mm wide

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HEADROOM (NBC- 2.70)
minimum headroom ... 2.30m
Floor- ceiling projections... 2.00m

WIDTH AND FLOOR LEVEL (NBC door - 0.80m-1.20)

Door in a doorway (min)..... 0.71m
Maximum width of doorway.... 1.22m Riser when opening outside ..0.25 1 steps is allowed
Height of panic hardware .... 0.76-1.12m

GUARDS AND HANDRAIL NBC 0.80

Height from nosing mm.. min.0.76m- 086mx
Clearance from wall.... 0.38m
TRAVEL DISTANCE TO FIRE ESCAPE
If not protected with fire protected ... 46m
With automatic fire suppression

If protected with fire protected ....61m

With automatic fire suppression
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Educational
• travel distance not to exceed 46 meters if not protected by automatic fire
Institutional suppression; 61 meters if protected
Residential
Mercantile Multiple Seating
Business • rows of seats between aisles shall not have more than 14 seats; 7 if row
opens to 1 aisle only
Industrial
• back to back spacing, not less than .83 m
Storage • seats w/o dividing arms must allow .60m per person
Mixed • aisle width: 0.91-1.00 for more than 60 seats; 0.76 for less than
Occupancies 60 seats

Miscellaneous
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Classification of Fire
Class A - ordinary combustible
materials
Class B - flammable liquid and gas
Class C - energized electrical
equipment
Class D - combustible metals
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Educational
Class A- 1000 or more 4 exits rule 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Institutional
Class B- 600 or more 3 exits
Residential 300-600 2 exits
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Mercantile Class C- 50- 300 2 exits
Business
OCCUPANT LOADS
Industrial
concentrated use w/o fixed seats such as an auditorium,
Storage church, dance floor, lodge room - .65sq.m./person
• Classification of
Occupancy
Mixed less concentrated use such as conference room, dining
• Hazard of Contents
Occupancies room, exhibit room, gymnasium - 1.4 sq.m./person
Miscellaneous standing room or waiting space - 0.28
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Educational
every room or space with a capacity of over 50 persons • Classification of
Institutional Occupancy
or over 93 sq.m. in area shall have at least 2 doorways
Residential providing access to separate exits; where egress is • Hazard of Contents

through corridors, shall open to a common corridor

Mercantile
leading to separate exits in opposite directions
Business
Industrial OCCUPANT LOADS
Storage classroom - 1.80 sq.m./person

Mixed shops, laboratories, vocational rooms - 1.40 sq.m./person

Occupancies dry nurseries w/ sleeping facilities - 3.25 sq.m./person
Miscellaneous
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Educational CLASSIFICATION
• Health Care Facilities (Hospitals and Nursing Homes) • Definitions
Institutional • Classifications
• Residential Custodial Care (Nurseries, Home for the Aged, Mentally-
Residential retarded Care) • General
requirements
Mercantile • Residential-Restrained Care (Penal Institutions, Reformaries, Jails)

Business • New/ Existing

OCCUPANT LOADS hospital, nursing
sleeping departments - 11 sq.m./person homes & residential
Industrial custodial care
in-patient treatment departments - 22 sq.m./person
Storage
dry nurseries w/ sleeping facilities - 3.25 sq.m./person
Mixed
elevators and revolving doors shall not be
Occupancies
counted as required exits
Miscellaneous
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Assembly CLASSIFICATION
• Definitions
Educational • Hotels (more than 15 sleeping accommodations for hire • Classifications

Institutional • Apartment Buildings (3 or more living units w/ • General

independent cooking and bathroom facilities) requirements
Residential • New/ Existing
• Dormitories (group sleeping accommodations for persons
Mercantile not members of the same family)
hospital, nursing
homes & residential
Business • Lodging or Rooming Houses (separate rented living custodial care
rooms for 15 or less, on transient or permanent basis)
Industrial
• Single and 2-family Dwelling (detached dwellings where
Storage each unit is occupied by family members)

Mixed OCCUPANT LOAD

Occupancies
• 18.60/ person (except for single & 2-family dwellings
Miscellaneous
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CLASSIFICATION
Educational • Classification
• Class A: stores with gross area of 2,787 sq.m. or more or
• General
utilizing more than 3 levels for sales purposes
Institutional requirements
• Class B: stores with gross area of 287 to less than 2787 • Protection
Residential sq.m. Utilizing floor above or below street floor level for
• Building service
Mercantile sales purposes
equipment
• Class C: stores with gross area of less than 287sq.m. • Special provisions
Business utilizing street floor only for sales.

Industrial OCCUPANT LOAD

• street floor/ below street floor - 2.8 sq.m./person
Storage
• upper floors - 5.6 sq.m./person
Mixed • floors not open to public - 9.3 sq.m./person
Occupancies • covered malls - 2.8 sq.m./person
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• Classification
CLASSIFICATION • General
requirements
• office occupancy shall be classified as “Light Hazard
Occupancy” • Exit details
• Protection
Assembly OCCUPANT LOAD • Building service
equipment
• business - 9.3 sq.m./person
Educational • High-rise buildings
Industrial
Institutional HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS
Residential Storage Buildings over 15 meters shall be provided
throughout with automatic sprinkler protection
Mercantile Mixed
Occupancies
Business
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Assembly CLASSIFICATION
• Classification
Educational • General Industrial: all except high hazard
• General
manufacturing operations requirements
Institutional
• Special Purpose: contents liable to burn with extreme • General industrial
Residential rapidity or from which poisonous fumes or explosions • Special Purpose
Mercantile are feared • Open industrial
Business
• Open Industrial: operations conducted in open air
Industrial
OCCUPANT LOAD
Storage
• industrial - 9.3 sq.m./person
Mixed
Occupancies every high hazard occupancy shall have automatic fire suppression
system protection or such other protection appropriate to the particular
Miscellaneous hazard
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Educational • Classification

Institutional • Occupancy
• General storage
Residential CLASSIFICATION of CONTENTS • Special provisions
Mercantile • ordinary hazard for garages
• Special provisions
Business • high hazard for aircraft hangars
Industrial • low hazard • Special provisions
for grain elevators

Storage Parking garages of closed or open type, above or

below ground
Mixed
storage of servicing areas
Occupancies
Miscellaneous
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• Classification
Institutional
• Occupancy
Residential • General storage
Mercantile CLASSIFICATION • Special provisions
for garages
Business • ordinary hazard
• Special provisions
Industrial • high hazard for aircraft hangars
• Special provisions
• low hazard for grain elevators
Storage
OCCUPANT LOAD
Mixed
Occupancies • industrial - 9.3 sq.m./person

Miscellaneous
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• Scope
• Exit Obstruction
• Doors
DOORS EXIT OBSTRUCTION • Corridor and
Exterior Balconies
• openable from inside w/o keys, • obstruction • Stairways
effort and special knowledge • Ramps
• overcrowding
• Horizontal Exit
• approved bolting devices
• aisles • Exit Enclosures
• readily distinguishable • Smoke proof
• fire escapes Enclosures
• Exit Courts
• storage of materials • Exit Passageway
• Signs and
Illumination

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STAIRWAYS • Scope
• Exit Obstruction
• handrail projection up to 9cm from each side • Doors
• Corridor and
• headroom clearance of 195cm Exterior Balconies
• Stairways
• 1-hour resistive construction for storage underneath
• Ramps
• Horizontal Exit
RAMPS • Exit Enclosures
• Smoke proof
• 1/8 or 12.5% slope Enclosures
• Exit Courts
• handrails required for slopes of 1/10 or higher
• Exit Passageway
• rough, non-slip material • Signs and
Illumination

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EXIT COURTS • Scope
• Exit Obstruction
• width reduction to be effected by a 90cm high • Doors
guard rail making an angle of not more than 30 • Corridor and
Exterior Balconies
degrees with exits
• Stairways
• Ramps
• Horizontal Exit
• Exit Enclosures
EXIT PASSAGEWAY • Smoke proof
Enclosures
• no opening except for required exits • Exit Courts
• Exit Passageway
• fire-resistance, widths, heights to be
• Signs and
maintained Illumination

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• Scope
• Exit Obstruction
SIGNS AND ILLUMINATION • Doors
• Corridor and
• light intensity of at least 1 foot candle at floor Exterior Balconies
level • Stairways
• Ramps
• exit signs with letters of at least 12.7cm high • Horizontal Exit
• Exit Enclosures
• main exit doors need not be sign posted • Smoke proof
Enclosures
• exit signs illuminated with 2 electric lamps of not
• Exit Courts
less than 5 watts each • Exit Passageway
• Signs and
Illumination

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• Installation
DEFINITIONS • Removal
• Maintenance
• Foam fire protection
COMBINATION STANDPIPE: a fire line system • Vaporizing liquid
with a constant water supply and installed for • Parking stations
the use of the Fire Service and the occupants of • Detailed installation
the building requirements
• Buildings under
DRY STANDPIPE: a fire line system without a construction
constant water supply, is equipped with a fire
service inlet and outlet connections and installed
exclusively for the use of the Fire Service

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• Installation
• Removal

DEFINITIONS • Maintenance
• Foam fire protection
• Vaporizing liquid

WET STANDPIPE: is an auxilliary fire line system • Parking stations

with a constant water supply installed primarily • Detailed installation
requirements
for emergency fire use by the occupant of the
• Buildings under
building construction

FIRE DEPARTMENT HOUSE CONNECTION:

is a hose connection at grade or street level for
use by the Fire Service only

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Fire extinguisher - a device that contains
within it chemicals, fluids, or gases for
extinguishing fires, the means for
application of its contents for that
purpose, and is capable of being readily
moved from place to place

servicing portable fire extinguishers includes any

or all of the following- charging, filling,
maintaining, recharging, refilling, repairing and
testing
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PROHIBITED ACTS
• removal of inspection tags attached to fire extinguishers
• refilling a discharged extinguisher with an extinguishing
agent other than what the unit was designed to contain
• selling extinguishers not appropriate to the hazard
• selling prohibited types of extinguisher
• selling defective or substandard extinguishers
• using/installing 2 or more thematic special hazard
vaporizing liquid units in rooms with volume greater than
the nominal capability of 1 unit
• use of uncalibrated gauges
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HIGH RISE BUILDING- one which is at least 15 meters

high measured from the floor of the topmost level to the
ground level
SMOKE CONTROL: in protected spaces, the atmosphere shall not include
more than 1% by volume of the contaminated atmosphere from the fire area

Automatic fire suppression systems- high rise

buildings shall be protected with approved type of automatic fire
suppression systems installed in accordance with internationally
recognized standards
must protect all spaces including every closet and concealed
spaces
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Exits- all stairwells shall be enclosed and
protected
all doors on stairwells shall be kept closed
First aid protection- each floor shall
be provided with at least 19mm lightweight
flexible hose providing water at 19-38liters
per minute for 30 minutes

Emergency escape- capable of

attachment and use for escape from windows
this means of escape shall not exceed 25% of
the required number of units of exit widths
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Prepared by: Arch. VICTORIA LUISA C. APOLONIO, UAP

PD 1185
THE FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

AND REGULATIONS