Fire Code of The Philippines

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RA 9514 
The fire code of the philippines
level of fire safety is defined though requirement directed at:
- prevention of ignition
- detection of fire
- control of the fire department
- confinement of the effects of fire
- extinguishing of fire
- provision of refuge and/or evacuation facilities
- staff reaction
- provision of fire safety information
Architectural Interventions 
- building service and fire protection equipment
- architectural components
Building service and fire protection equipment 
- utilities
- heating, ventilation, air-conditioning
- smoke control
- elevators, escalators
- rubbish chutes, incinerators, and laundry chutes
- fire detection, alarm, communication systems
- automatic sprinklers and other extiguishing equipment
Fire containing architectural components
- firewalls
- resistive floors
- resistive floors
- curtain boards
- shutters
- dampers
- self-closing doors
Fire Exit Plan 
the door in itself is not a fire exit
Egress system is made up of:
- exit/egress access
- exit
- exit discharge
exit/egress access 
leads to an exit
exit 
separated from all other spaces of the building or structure by construction or equipment to provide a protected way of travel to the exit discharge
exit discharge 
means of egress between the termination of an exit and a public way
general safety requirements 
- fire suppression devices, equipment, systems
- fire safety construction
- fire protection and warning system
Class A
ordinary combustible materials such as wood, cloth, paper, rubber and plastics
Class B 
flammable liquids and gases
Class C 
energized electrical equipment
Class D 
combustible metals such as magnesium, sodium, potassium
Determinants 
- construction materials used
- combustibility of contents
- type of occupancy and load capacity
- height from ground level
- firefighter's travel distance
- fire safety construction; protective/warning systems