FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
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- AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPEALING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1185 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
- This Act shall be known as the “Fire Code of the Philippines of 2008”.
- Old fire code of the Philippines
- Serves as the framework that guides the Bureau of Fire Protection in the implementation of laws to ensure public safety and promote economic development through the prevention and suppression of all kinds of fire
- An integrated fire system connected to a source of extinguishing agent which suppresses fires when actuated by its automatic detecting device
- The head of the city fire station or the municipal fire station
- Class of fires involving ordinary combustible materials such as wood, cloth, rubber, and plastics
- Class of fires involving flammable liquids and gases
- Class of fires involving energized electrical equipment
- Class of fires involving combustible materials such as sodium, magnesium, potassium, and other similar materials (Table of Elements)
- Class of fires involving cooking appliances and cooking media such as cooking oils, vegetable oils, etc.
- A system of vertical pipes in a building to which fire hoses can be attached on each floor
- A type of standpipe system in which the pipes are normally not filled with water
- A pipeline filled with water and connected to a constant water supply for the use of the BFP and the occupants of the buildings solely for fire suppression purposes.
- Any visual or audible signal produced by a device or system to warn the occupants of the building or fire fighting elements of the presence or danger of fire
- Refers to any condition or arch that increases or may cause an increase in the , of the occurrence of fire, or which may obstruct, delay, hinder or interfere
- The time duration that a material or construction can withstand the effet of a standard fire test
- A wall designed to prevent the spread of fire, having a fire-resistance rating of not less than four hours with sufficient structural stability
- An integrated network of hydraulically designed piping systems installed in a building
- Inspects of buildings to assess/ ensure compliance with the other fire code and its fire safety requirements, ordinances, and law
- -reviews reports of fire safety enforcers, assists the fire marshall in fire code implementation, supervises the fire safety inspectors
- Fire safety inspection is required for
- Contents of such Low combustibility that no self-propagating fire can occur in the building
- Contents which are liable to burn with moderate rapidity or to give off considerable volume of smoke
- Contents that are liable to burn with extreme rapidity/Contents from which poisonous gases or explosions are to be expected in the event of a fire
- Number of exits for 0-500 occupant load
- Number of exits for 501-999 occupant load
- Number of Exits for 1000 or more occupant load
- A habitable dwelling unit with complete plumbing and electrical and roofing elements
- A shell house with all windows and doors complete and fully finished
- Housing projects undertaken by the government for the underprivileged and homeless citizens
- Minimum illumination for stairs
- With a maximum occupant load of 6, what should be the travel distance of an individual from any point in the room?
- Travel distance to an exit without fire sprinkler system
- Travel distance to an exit with fire sprinkler system
- Maximum door leaf width
- Minimum exit door width
- Minimum Width of Existing Stairs
- Maximum Riser Height of Existing Stairs
- Minimum Tread Depth of Existing Stairs