Item Provisions Notes

The following buildings require the provision of standby generating plant for special emergency operations
6.2
of fire lift/fire service elevators:
Assembly, business, day-care educational, health care, hotel industrial, mercantile and industrial buildings;
6.2.1
Residential buildings;
6.2.2 Mixed developments where the passenger lifts serve both the residential and non-residential floors.
7.0 Fire Lift/Fire Service Access Elevators Symbols.
A pictorial symbol of the standardized design designating which lift/elevator are fire lifts/fire service access
7.1 elevators shall be installed on each side of the hoist way door frame on the portion of the frame at right See Figure A.
angles to the fire fighting lobby.
Figure A. Fire Lift/Fire Service Access Elevators Symbols.
7.2 The fire lifts/fire service access elevators shall comply with the following:

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7.3 The symbol shall be minimum of 3in. (76 mm) in height.

The vertical centerline of the symbol shall be centered on the hoistway door frame. Each symbol shall be
7.4
not less than 78 in. (1981 mm) and not more than 84 in. (2134 mm) above the finish floor at the threshold

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Figure A
8.0 Ambulance Stretcher Accommodation (ASA)
In buildings with a habitable height of 18m and above, a minimum of one lift/elevator shall be provided for
8.1
fire fighter emergency operation to all floors.
When fire lifts/fire service access elevators are required, one shall be designated as an Ambulance
8.2
Stretcher Accommodation.
The elevator car shall be sized and arranged to accommodate a 610 mm × 2130 mm ambulance stretcher
8.3
with minimum 125-mm radius corners in the horizontal, open position.
The lift/elevator car shall be identified by the international symbol for emergency medical services (star of
8.4 life). The symbol shall be minimum 3 in. (75 mm) in height and shall be located inside the car on both sides Figure B. Star of Life
of the door frame.

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Fire Command Center shall have not less than 2 hours fire resistance separation from other parts of the
Item Provisions Notes 5.1
building.
1.0 Application. 6.0 Emergency Lighting and Power.
A Fire Command Center shall be provided in any High-rise Buildings or buildings that requires any of the Fire Command Centre shall be provided with emergency lighting in accordance with NFPA 101 and 70.
1.1
following installations: 6.1 All lighting and equipment essential for emergency operation in the centre shall also be connected to
1.1.1 Emergency Voice Communication System; and secondary power supply by fire resistant cables complying with NFPA 70.
1.1.2 Smoke Control System. 7.0 Ventilation Systems.
In other than high-rise Residential Buildings, instead of a dedicated fire rated fire (emergency) command Air-conditioning or Mechanical Ventilation (ACMV) where required for the Fire Command Centre shall
1.2
center; lobbies or other spaces adjacent to the main entrance/s may be permitted. be provided with secondary power supply and shall have ductwork independent of any other ductwork
2.0 Location. 7.1 serving other parts of the building. Any part of the supply duct running outside the Fire Command Centre
2.1 Fire Command Center shall be located: which it serves shall either be enclosed or constructed to give a fire resistance rating of at least 2-hours. The
minimum outdoor air supply in non-air-conditioned Fire Command Centre shall be 6 air-changes per hour.
Adjacent to the fire lift lobby at the designated storey of the building (i.e. the lobby of the building on the
2.1.1 8.0 Services. Star of Life
ground floor or immediately adjacent thereto) and
2.1.2 With safe access from outside and provided with prominently marked exterior entrances. 8.1 Services and equipment not serving the Fire Command Centre shall not pass through the center.

Alternatively at the logical main entrance where the fire response team will report if there is no fire lift in
2.1.3
the building.
3.0 Equipment.
Fire command centre shall contain control and supervisory equipment/panel in accordance with NFPA 101
3.1
and he following:
3.1.1 Main Fire Alarm Panel (MFAP)
3.1.2 Emergency voice communication control panel.
3.1.3 Firefighters’ smoke-control station (NFPA 92A).
4.0 Size
Fire Command Center shall be adequately size to house all above-mentioned equipment and a free
4.1 working space of at least 9 m² minimum area (least dimension 2.5 m) with at least with 1 m unobstructed
clearance from all equipment.

5.0 Compartment.

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