CIVIL DEFENCE DEPARTMENT

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, QATAR

FIRE SAFTEY STANDARDS

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Subject:
FIRE SAFETY PROVISIONS FOR LOW RISE FSS No: 1.4
RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT OR PENTHOUSE
Low rise residential apartment or penthouse development is allowed to be exempted from approved
automatic sprinkler system provided the following conditions are met:
1.0 Fire Suppression System
• Provision of fire extinguisher in accordance with NFPA 10 throughout the building
inclusive of dwelling unit;
• 100mm diameter dry rising main with breeching inlet located not more than 18M from
fire engine hardstanding/fire engine access road
2.0 Exit
• Minimum two numbers
• Comply with NFPA 101 Life Safety Code
3.0 Staircase
• Permanently fixed ventilation openings of area not less than 20% of the staircase floor
area at each floor;
• Ventilation opening shall open to external or air-well having horizontal plan area of not
less than 10m2. The minimum with of such air-well shall not be less than 3000mm.
• Ventilation opening shall not be less than 3000mm from any opening.
4.0 Fire Detection System
• Fire alarm system shall be provided throughout the building as required by QCDD Fire
Alarm System Requirements 6.1;
• Manual call point shall be provided not more than 1.5M away from any entry to the
exit.
5.0 Car Park
• At grade or above grade car park shall comply with NFPA 5000 Section 30.8.1.3 on
open parking structure.
• Only one basement car park is allowed and no other type of occupancy is allowed in
the basement;
• Basement car park shall have adequately distributed smoke vents. The number and
their sizes shall be such that the aggregate effective vent openings shall not be less than
2.5% of the basement floor area served. No part of the basement shall be more than
12M form the smoke vents

Prepared by Yeo Swee Khiank Date: 23rd July, 2007

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