COMMENTS RELATED FIRE SAFETY AND EMERGENCY ESCAPE OF FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR PROPOSED 12 STOREY BUILDING AT NO (253/258) MARCHANT

STREET, PABEDAN TSP, YANGON DISTRICT

Means of Egress (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Fire engine access way shall be 18ft (5.486 m) outside the building line and sustainable load of 40 tones. Proposed Emergency Exits Stair 2ft (0.61 m) shall be amended to 3.5ft (1.0674 m) The stair steps riser shall not exceed 7 in (177.8 mm) and thread shall be more than 10 in (254.0 mm). Mechanical Ventilation System shall be provided, (or) Natural Ventilation shall be 15% of wall areas at each floors. Emergency Exits Stair case doors shall be 3.5 ft (1066.8 mm) with and 6.5ft (1981.2mm) height in minimum which is equipped with Self Closing Device and 2hr fire rated. Smoke Stop Lobby shall be 3 sq m in minimum. Fire Fighting Lobby shall be 9 sq m in minimum. Within installed 3 lift, one shill be fire man lift in the building. In case of Emergency, all lifts shill be landed at ground floor (home position) and fire man lift shall be able to operate. Lift cars shall be provided Emergency backup power System. Emergency Rescue Devices-ERD shall be provided to land nearest floor when no electricity supply. Lift safety clearance certificate shall be issued by Inspection Department, Ministry of Industry Administration and Inspection Department, Electric and Industry. Emergency escape procedure (means of egress). a. Public Address (Audio/Visual Advisory System) shall be provided in whole building of common places. b. Exit Light Indication sign shall be installed in whole building of escape routes. c. Emergency lighting system with UPS back up shall be installed all corridors and emergency exits stair case. d. Emergency Generator shall be installed for whole building.

(6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)

Fire Safety System (14) The following system shall be provided for fire safety a. Fire alarm system shall be installed in each floor of building. b. Fire Detection system Smoke detectors, heat detectors and flame detectors shall be installed at each of floors of building according to the function of building.

c. Potable Hand. Operated Approved appliances (fire Extinguisher) shall be provided in each floor of building. d. Fire Hose Reel Fire Hose Reel shall be installed in each floor and 2.5 bar pressure.

e. Fire Risers Ground Floor to 7th floor shall be provided by Dry Riser and Ground floor to Roof shall be provided by Wet Riser System. These two systems shall be separate systems. Wet Riser Systems shall be 3.5~5.5 bars and all system of used pipes shall be GI or black steel. f. Fire Hydrant 4 Fire Hydrants shall be provided outside the building access way and maintain the pressure to minimum 3.5~5.5 bars. g. Automatic Fixed Installation other than Water System (FCC and M&E control rooms shall be provided). h. Mechanical Ventilation Control System shall be provided at basement floor and escape routes. Building basements shall be provided proper Mechanical Ventilation Systems with Jet Fan Ventilation system or Ducted Mechanical Ventilation System as essential requirement. i. Fire Control Center Emergency Escape Control System and Fire Safety Control System shall be located in FCC room. j. Water supply for firefighting shall be meet minimum requirement of nozzle water output 250 gpm x 2x 60 min and 30,000 gallons storage for fire fighting with two nozzles. General (15) (16) (17) (18) Installation of fire protection system, fire escape routes standard, quality and quantity shall be submitted for approval. Fire safety and fire escape route plans, shall be submit to fire Department for approval. The consulting fee 4.65 Kyat has to be paid as fee to review for high rise building for one square feet 80% of all floor area. To accept timely inspections and advices by fire Department within construction period.

FIRE FIGHTING REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TO ABLE TO ACCESS FROM OUTSIDE OF BUILDING

When a building to propose to construct, the building design should be meet the following requirements. To be able to fight fire from outside of building, Fire engine access way Access way to Dry riser system Dry riser/Wet riser system must be met to the following requirements

1. Group A, B, E, I, M, R1 (Some of R2 need to be R1*Shown in Table 3.1.48 of Myanmar National Building Code 2012) 1.1 Fire Engine Access way requirements 1.1.1 32 ft (9.754 m) height Building Requirements The buildings which are less than 32 ft (9.754 m) height shall not be required fire engine access way direct reachable distance. But from the buildings 150 ft ~ 147 ft (45.72 ~ 44.806 m) distance should be accessible place for fire engine which have 13ft (3.96m) width. 1.1.2 The Building more than 32 ft (9.754 m) height If building more than 32 ft (9.754 m) height shall be need to provide fire engine access way. Fire engine access way should be reach directly to fire man access place (FAP) according to the building floor area categories. Minimum Distance 20,000 to 40,000 sq ft 40,000 to 85,000 sq ft 85,000 to 170,000 sq ft 170,000 sq ft and above 1/6 of building parameter (50 ft~15m) of building parameter of building parameter of building parameter the whole building parameter

The fire engine access way should be reach to (55.0' ~ 59.0') 16.0~17.983m from Breaching Inlets of Dry Riser System. 1.2 Fire Engine Access way Requirements 1.2.1 The Access way required to serve building shall be constructed to sustain the load of a (30~40) tomes fire engine.

1.2.2 The minimum width of the access way shall be 20 ft (6.1 m) wide. 1.2.3 The access way of fire engine parking place shall not be for than in the range of (6.6 to 32 ft) 2.0 to 9.754 m from the building. 1.2.4 If fire Engine parking place is not horizontal, the slope shall not be exceeded than 1:15. 1.2.5 The fire Engine Access ramp shall not be exceeded than 1: 8.3 slope. 1.2.6 If fire Engine Access way is death end and longer than 150ft (45.72m) the followings should be met for fire Engine turning. 1.2.7 Along the Fire Engine Access way shall not be obstructed minimum 15ft (4.572 m). 1.2.8 The public Access Road shall be considered as Fire Engine Access Road. 1.2.9 Trees, Electrical overhead cables, Telecommunication overhead line etc shall not be obstructed on the Fire Engine Access way and Fire Engine Staircase Swaying routes. 1.2.10 The route of fire Engine Access shall be shown noticeable as "FIRE ENGINE PARKING" "PROHIBETED TO OTHER VEHICALS". Notification signboard shall be placed properly. 1.3. PROVISIONS FOR FIRE FIGHTING & RESCUE FOR FIREMAN The fire man access place (FAP) shall be provided on the walls, windows, verandahs etc. places to firefighting and rescue work for fireman. The FAP shall be easily accessible from outside and inside of the building. If the building has any provision for FAP, easily breakable glass windows or others shall be provided. The FAP entrance shall not be obstructed by any materials 1.3.1 If FAP have to build with glass or others, the broken pieces of material shall not be harmful to fireman and others. The material selection shall not be harmful material or if glass shall be tempered glass. 1.3.2 The FAP door shall be 2'9" (83.8.2 mm) width and 3'3" (990.6 mm) height minimum. The bottom of FAP access door shall not be higher 3'6" (1066.8 mm) from interior finished floor and The top of FAP access door shall not be 7'~6'6" (2286.0~1981.2 mm) from interior finished floor. 1.3.3 The access door shall be provided each of floors of 30 ft to 159 ft (9.144 to 48.46 m) 1.3.4 If a floor is higher than 30 ft (9.144 m), a smoke vent similar to the fire man access shall be provided.

1.3.5 If a building could not be provided suitable fire man access, automatic fire protection system, wet riser and dry riser system shall have to provided and submit to fire department. The approval for construction should be submitted in very beginning.

1.4.

Fire Engine Access to Dry Riser System.

If building shall be provided with automatic fire protection sprinkler system (or) Dry riser system, fire engine access shall not be far away than 55.0 ft (16.764 m) to Dry riser System.

1.5

Fire Wet Riser System shall be

If building roof floor is more than 80' (24.5m) 78'(24m), wet surer system provided. The tank capacity shall be according to the following.
Type of Building Minimum flow rate R2, R3, R4, R5 25 l/s A, B, E, I, R1, M <10,000ft (929.0m ) 38 l/s <60,000ft2 (5574.2m2) 57 l/s <1200,000ft2 (5574.2m2) 76 l/s 57l/s (if automatic fire sprinkler system provided 45min (1:30 hr)
2 2 2

F, S <5,000ft (464.5m2) 38 l/s <60,000ft2 (5574.2m2) 57 l/s <1200,000ft2(111483.6m2) 76 l/s 57l/s (if automatic fire sprinkler system provided 1:30min (2:00 hr)

Minimum operatable Time Minimum running Pressure

45min (1:30 hr) 3.5 bar

Table 3.1.48 Buildings with one exit Occupancy A, B, E, F, M, U H-2, H-3 H-4,H-5,I, R S B, F, M,S R-1 Maximum High of Building Above Grade Plane 1 Story 1 Story 1 Story 1 Story 2 Stories 2 Stories Maximum Occupancy Floor 50 occupants and 75 feet travel distance 3 occupants and 75 feet travel distance 10 occupants and 75 feet travel distance 30 occupants and 75 feet travel distance 30 occupants and 75 feet travel distance 4 Dwelling units and 75 feet travel distance

CHECK LISTS FOR EMERGENCY EXIST OF 8 STOREY & ABOVE 8 STOREY BLIILDING EACH ROOM IS NOT EXCEEDED THAN AT 1,600 SQFT (148.65 M2) NOT MORE THAN TWO DWELLING UNITS IN ONE FLOOR FOR RESIDENTIAL PREMISE

1. At least one stair in the building should be meet to the following requirement a. Fire Resistance of Emergency exit stair case Construction Material should be a least (1) hr fire rated 4.5 in (110) mm thick masonry, reinforced concrete also acceptable. If steel structure, (1) hr fire rated. b. The Stair Step Risers and Threads i. Riser shall not be exceeded to 7 in (177.8 mm) ii. Thread shall not be less than 10 in (254.0 mm) iii. The allowance between risers difference shall not be more-than 3/16 in (or) 3/8 in 4.462 mm (or) 9.525 mm, if risers heights are difference. c. The head room of staircase shall be 6 ft 8 in (169.164 mm) d. Star width shall be 3 ft 6 in (1.067 m) and beam/column shall not be extruded to stair case. e. Landing width shall be 4.0 ft (1.219 m) If smoke stop lobby been provided separately, 3 ft 6 in (1.097 m) land width shall be acceptable. f. Handrail height shall not be lower than 34.0 in (0.864 m) and higher than 38.0 in (0.965m) 2. Ventilation Minimum 15% of 5lair case wall area should be with fixed breathable louvers. 3. Exist discharge shall be directly escapable to outside of building without passing to any other room. 4. The wall between two rooms shall be constructed with 1 hr fire rated materials. None of opening shall not be acceptable for not to pass through smoke.