DEPARTMENT
HIGHRISE (ABOVE 12 STOREY)
Means of Egress
1. Fire engine access way shall be 18ft (5.486 m) outside the building line and sustainable load
of 40 tones.
2. Proposed Emergency Exits Stair shall be 3.5ft (1.0674 m).
3. The stair steps riser shall not exceed 7 in (177.8 mm) and thread shall be more than 10 in
(254.0 mm).
4. Mechanical Ventilation System shall be provided, (or) Natural Ventilation shall be 15% of
wall areas at each floors.
5. 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.
6. Smoke Stop Lobby shall be 3 sq m in minimum. Fire Fighting Lobby shall be 9 sq m in
minimum.
7. 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 DevicesERD 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.
8. 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.
Fire Safety System
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 H a n d : Operated A p p r o v e d a p p l i a n c e s ( fire E x t i n g u i s h e r ) 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: 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.
i.
Building basements shall be provided proper Mechanical Ventilation Systems with Jet Fan
Ventilation system or Ducted Mechanical Ventilation System as essential requirement.
j. Fire Control Center: Emergency Escape Control System and Fire Safety Control System
shall be located in FCC room.
k. 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 firefighting with two nozzles.
General
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.
20,000 to 40,000 sq ft
of building parameter
40,000 to 85,000 sq ft
of building parameter
85,000 to 170,000 sq ft
of 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.
The Access way required to serve building shall be constructed to sustain the load of a (30~40) tomes
fire engine.
The minimum width of the access way shall be 20 ft (6.1 m) wide.
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.
If fire Engine parking place is not horizontal, the slope shall not be exceeded than1:15.
The fire Engine Access ramp shall not be exceeded than 1: 8.3 slope.
If fire Engine Access way is death end and longer than 150ft (45.72m) the followings should be
met for fire Engine turning.
Along the Fire Engine Access way shall not be obstructed minimum 15ft (4.572 m).
The public Access Road shall be considered as Fire Engine Access Road.
Trees, Electrical overhead cables, Telecommunication overhead line etc. shall not be obstructed on
the Fire Engine Access way and Fire Engine Staircase Swaying routes.
The route of fire Engine Access shall be shown noticeable as "FIRE ENGINE PARKING"
"PROHIBETED TO OTHER VEHICALS". Notification signboard shall be placed properly.
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
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.
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.
The access door shall be provided each of floors of 30 ft to 159 ft (9.144 to 48.46 m)
If a floor is higher than 30 ft (9.144 m), a smoke vent similar to the fire man access shall be
provided.
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.
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.
Fire Wet Riser System
If building roof floor is more than 80' (24.5m) 78'(24m), wet surer system
The tank capacity shall be according to the following.
shall
be provided.
Type of
Building
Minimum Flow
Rate
Minimum
Operating Time
Minimum
Running
Pressure
Occupancy
A,B,E,F,M,U
H2,H3
H4,H5,I,R
S
B,F,M,S
R1
R2,R3,
R4,R5
A,B,E,I,R1,M
<10,000 sft
38
litre/s
<10,000 sft
38
litre/s
<60,000 sft
57
litre/sec
<60,000 sft
57
litre/sec
<120,000 sft
76
litre/sec
<120,000 sft
76
litre/sec
Automatic fire
sprinkler
57
litre/sec
Automatic fire
sprinkler
57
litre/sec
25
litre/sec
45min
(1:30)
F,S
45min(1:30)
90min(2:00)
3.5 bar