FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM

Of RETAIL/DEPARTMENTAL STORE AND GAS STATION

FIRE HYDRANTS

• These are provided on a ring main of 150 mm dia.

in the ground around the building periphery.
• The ring main gets water from under ground water
tank with pressure, so that available pressure at each
hydrant is of the order of about 3.5 to 4 kg/cm.
• hydrants At every 45, 30M periphery of the
buildings for light, ordinary and high hazard risks
situated between 1.5 M to 15M from external walls
• Internal Hose reels to be provided that no part of the
building inside is at more than 30M from the
nearest internal Hose reel

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 Fire Exits: ASSEMBY POINT
• A fire assembly point is a location where staff and visitors can gather in the event of a fire to
ensure everyone is in a designated safe area. Fire assembly point signs help you make sure
that people will know where to gather following an emergency evacuation.
REFUGE FLOOR

• An area of refuge is a location in a

building designed to hold occupants during 5
a fire or other emergency, when evacuation 4
m
may not be safe or possible.
• Occupants can wait there until rescued or 3
9
relieved by fire fighters. m
• For floors above 24m & up to 39m one
refuge area on the floor immediately above 2
24m one refuge area on the floor 4
m
immediately above 39m & so on after 15m
refuge area shall be provided.

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VEHICULAR MOVEMENT OF FIRE TENDER
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• Width of the road m m
The road which joins a High rise building to be
constructed shall be more then 12 meter wide. The NOT TO
BE CONSIDER.
road should be hard surfaced to carry a minimum
weight of 18,000 Kgs, the maximum weight of a Fire
Engine. 12 12
m m
• Entrance hight And Clearance Width
Every High rise building should have at least 2 means
of access, one remote to the other, of minimum width
4.5m. with height clearance of 5m. This minimum width
is essential to facilitate free movement of fire units.
• Setback Or Open Spaces
Sufficient open space (setbacks) around residential
buildings, as indicated, is essential to facilitate free
movement and operation of Fire Service vehicles.
VEHICULAR MOVEMENT OF FIRE TENDER
Sr.No Height of Exterior open
building in spaces/setbacks to be left
Meters on all sides. Minimum in
For other Occupancies the setbacks shall have to be allowed meters
as follows: 1. Above 9.5 up to 12 4.5
• Educational buildings - Except for nursery schools, the 2. Above 12 up to 15 5.0
open space shall not be less than 6 meters. 3. Above 15 up to 18 6.0
• Institutional buildings - open space shall not be less 4. Above 18 up to 21 7.0
than 6 meters.
5. Above 21 up to 24 8.0
• Assembly building - Except in front, open space shall 6. Above 24 up to 27 9.0
not be less than 6 meter and front open space shall not be
less than 12 meters. 7. Above 27 up to 30 10.0

• Business/Mercantile & storage building – Open space 8. Above 30 up to 35 11.0

around the building shall not be less than 4.5meters. It can 9. Above 35 up to 40 12.0
be relaxed in certain circumstances. 10. Above 40 up to 45 13.0
• Industrial/Hazardous building – Minimum 4.5 meters 11. Above 45 up to 50 14.0
open space shall be kept around the building for the height
up to16 meters. Open space shall be increased by 12. Above 50 16.0
0.25meters for next each 1 meter height of the building.