Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION
OFFICE of the CITY FIRE MARSHAL
Upper Calceta St., Tagbilaran City
Telefax: (038) 411-3120

FIRE SAFETY CHECKLIST

ON BUILDING PLANS
Plan Evaluator: __________________________________________________ Checklist # : ___________________________________________
Name of Owner/Establishment: ______________________________________ Location of Const.: _____________________________________
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Project Title: _____________________________________________________ Date Received: _______________ Date Released: ___________
_______________________________________________________________ No. of Storey/s: ________________________________________
Occupancy Classification: __________________________________________ Total Floor Area: ______________ Lot Area: _________________

NOTE: CHECKED ITEMS ARE THE REQUIREMENTS NOT FOUND IN THE SUBMITTED BUILDING PLANS AND SHALL BE COMPLIED OR CORRECTED
BEFORE THE ISSUANCE OF FIRE SAFETY EVALUATION CLEARANCE (FSEC).
MEANS EGRESS
1 Building exits must about a public street or approved alley.
2 Provide at least two(2) means of egress for each floor, room.
Provide secondary stairs/exits as far/remote from main stair, to
3 Guardrails for stairs, balconies, stair landings, ramps and aisles
serve _________________________________________.
Enclose all stairways and fire escapes with walls having ______
4 be provided.
hours of fire resistance with access thru self-closing fire doors.
5 Provide two (2) doors as exit ways from all rooms.
Interconnect stairs and fire escapes with fire resistive
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passageways on corridors at least __________ meters wide.
7 Enclose walls, doors as exit ways from all rooms.
Provide protected/enclosed horizontal exits with self-closing fire
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doors.
Travel distance to an exit shall not be more than
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_______________ meters.
10 Exit doors shall swing in the direction of exit travel.
Revolving doors shall not be used as means of egress except
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___________.
Exit door/s should be opensable from the inside without the use
12 of keys, special knowledge or effort flush bolts or surface bolts
are prohibited.
Exit door should have a minimum width of 71 cm and a
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maximum width 122 cm and shall not restrict the opening.
14 A floor or landing is required not less than the width of exit door.
Door should be not project into the required corridor width when
15 fully opened so as not to reduced the corridor width to less than
76.17 cm.
Exit doors should provide immediate access to an approved
16 means of egress. Existing through a bathroom, bedroom or other
room subject to locking does not comply.
17 Corridors should have a minimum width of _________ meters.
Required corridors in ___________ occupancies shall have 2.43
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meters (8 ft) minimum width.
19 Dead-end corridors and exit balconies is limited to 6.08m (20ft)
Aisles in auditorium shall be minimum of ______ meters in
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width.
Walls and ceiling of corridors should be fire resistive
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construction.
Interior openings into corridors should be fire resistive
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construction materials.
Main stairways should have a minimum width of 112 cm (44 in)
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in the direction of travel.
Landings on stairways should have a minimum dimension of 112
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cm (44 in) in the direction of travel.
Risers on a stairways should not exceed 19 cm and tread
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exclusive of nosing or projections should not be less than 25 cm.
Doors between guest rooms and corridors shall be self-closing
26 and shall have a fire protection rating at least twenty (20)
minutes.
Openings in corridor partitions other than door openings shall be
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prohibited.
28 Basement potion of stairways should be provided with an
approved barrier where continuous to upper floor in an exit
Vertical distance between stairway landings are limited to 3.69
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m (12 ft) in assembly occupancies, distance is 2.43 m (8 ft)
Handrails should be placed not less than 81.28 cm (32 in) above
30 the tread. Two (2) handrails are required when stairways exceed
111.7 cm in width.
31 located along the edge of open side floors and mezzanines shall
There shall be no enclosed usable space under the stairs in an
32 exit enclosure nor shall the open space under such stairs be
used for any purpose.
Non-combustible outside stairs are required to have 2.03 m (6 ft
8 in) minimum headroom clearance for stairways which should
be indicated on plans.
34 Ramp slopes should have be roughened or with nonslip surface.
Ramp slopes should not exceed 30.3 cm (1 ft) in 3.03 m (10 ft.)
No openings other than the required exits are permitted and exit
passageways should be one (1) hr fire resistive construction for
36 a three (3) storey building or less and two (2) hrs for four(4)
storey building or more. Any opening therein shall be protected
with an approved self-closing fire doors.
37 Exit illumination and directional EXIT signs shall be provided.
Panic hardware is required on exit doors. In lieu of this, doors
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shall have no locks or latches.
COMPARTMENTATION
39 Provide fire break up to the roof for ceiling areas.
Provide monitored and curtained roof of sheetmetal or non-
combustible material of a minimum of 1.82m (6 ft) high spaced
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not more than 76 m (250 ft) & curtained area limited to a
minimum of 4,630m2 (50,000 ft2)
Provide smoke partition at enclosed areas of 2,083 m2 (22,500
41 ft2) or less with the length of 45.7 (150 ft) or less, with self-
closing fire doors.
Provide smoke partition of two (2) hours fire resistance from
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floor to underside of floor above.
Provide interior finish as follows: Exit; Class ________________
43 Access to Exit; Class ____________________
Other Spaces; Class ____________________
44 Provide fire stopping for all concealed spaces.
WALLS
Provide standard fire wall with at least 100 cm (39.38 in) high
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parapets on all portion of the building on the property line.
46 Extend exterior masonry walls to form parapets or wings.
Provide protection of all exterior walls. All exterior walls facing
47 approved alleys which are dead-ended must have a fire
resistance of _______ hours.
48 Provide automatic fire dampers on wall openings.
WARNING SYSTEMS
Provide approved emergency alarm bell system on each floor
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with adequate number of sending stations.
Provide approved type heat and smoke detection system.
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51 Provide efficient communication system for warning occupants
and calling fire department.
 enclosure.
FIRE PROTECTION Provide /post allowable occupant load sign/s. Such signs shall
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be conspicuous and suitable located.
70 Provide fire protection/suppression during construction.
Provide approved type portable fire extinguisher (dry chemical)
Provide fire exit plan for each floor of the building showing the
52 ABC type, __________ lbs. Capacity for every 278m2 (3000ft2)
71 routes from exit room to appropriate exits, displayed prominently
of floor area or 22.8m (75 ft) travel distance on every floor level.
on the door of each room.
53 Provide dry and wet standpipe system with ______ mm ɸ riser
No heating or lighting apparatus or equipment capable of
and coupling of fire department standards with pumps of reliable
igniting flammable materials shall be used in any storage or
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work area where rags, excelsior and other highly flammable or
and hose cabinet shall be provided at every hose gate valve on
combustible materials are stored or used.
all floors.
54 Provide/post “NO SMOKING” sign/s where combustible
Provide Fire Service connection with a standard outlet of 64mmɸ
73 materials are stored and handled. Such signs shall be
and 102mm ɸ dry standpipe, and shall located on a street front
conspicuously and suitable located.
55 Provide automatic fire extinguishing system where kitchen If high hazard commodities will be stored/handled, automatic fire
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equipment is located (Kitchenhood) suppress systems shall be provided.
56 Provide automatic chemical extinguishing system on all areas Provide/post “DO NOT USE ELEVATOR IN CASE OF FIRE”
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where electronic/electrical equipments are located. sign/s.
57 Provide approved-type automatic fire extinguishing system in LPG tank/s must be installed outside the building and should be
accordance with NFPA13. Approval of system plan is required 76 provided with safety devices that automatically stop the flow of
prior to installation. gas should a leak develop.
MISCELLANEOUS 77 Provide fire resistive walls between stair and kitchen area.
58 Provide outside window opening on bedrooms with a clear
opening of not less than fifty six (56) cm in least dimension and Provide outside window/s for rescue and ventilation with a
forty five-hundredths (0.45)m2 in area. The bottom of the minimum clear opening of 55 cm and approximately one half
window shall be not more than one hundred twenty two (122) cm (0.5)m2 in area; the bottom of window opening is not more than
above the floor. eighty two (82)cm above the floor; It can readily opened from the
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59 All liquefied petroleum gas equipment including such equipment inside without the use of tools, where storm windows, screens,
installed at utility gas plants shall be installed in accordance with antiburglar devices are used, these can be provided with quick
the provisions of NFPA 59. mechanism so that they may be so arranged that when opened
60 No grills or any obstruction shall be installed on window they will not drop to the ground.
openings and /or fire exits.
61 Provide emergency lighting facilities with automatic transfer Rooms used for kindergarten, first or second grade pupils shall
switch to AC/DC power source. not be located above or below the floor of exit discharge. Rooms
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62 Air conditioning ducts must be provided with approved fire used for second grade pupils shall not be located more than one
dampers. (1) storey above the floor of exit discharge.
63 Roof covering must be of non-combustible materials.
80 Provide firefighters’ elevators
Combustible roof covering must have fire retardant treatment.
64 All correction indicated on the original approved plan from this
Provide fire escape ladder/s. 81
office _____________________ shall be followed.
65 Any changes in occupancy other than stated shall be in
Provide fire escape stair/s. 82
accordance with Rule 10.
66 All units partition wall shall be extended up to upper floor slab
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and/or one (1)meter above the roofline.
67 Provide effective means of smoke ventilation such as access Fire Safety Inspection Certificate must be secured before/prior to
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panels, movable windows. issuance of Certificate of Occupancy.
68 Subject to additional requirements upon recommendation of the
Project activity shall not affect the affectivity of the existing fire
85 Fire Safety Inspector during construction phase and final
protection facilities.
inspection.

Amount of Fire Code Fee to be Paid: Php _______________________________ Total Construction Cost: Php : _____________________________
Official Receipt No: _________________________________________________
Date Paid: ________________________________________________________

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These sheets are part of the plans and shall remain attached hereto. Corrections indicated above must be complied.

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Signature of Owner/Applicant/Representative

Reviewed By: Recommending Approval:

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Plan Evaluator Chief, Fire Safety Enforcement Section

Approved By:
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Municipal Fire Marshall