DIVISION 2.

FIRE SAFETY EVALUATION AND INSPECTION

SECTION 9.0.2.1 BUILDING PLAN REVIEW

A. Upon receipt by the City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction of six

(6) sets of the building plans from the Building Official (BO), the Costumer
Relation Officer or the designated staff shall check compliance of
documentary requirements, assess the Fire Code Fees (FCF) and issue
Order of Payment (OP) to be paid at the Cashier’s Office or the
Authorized Government Depository Bank (AGDB) or Authorized
Government Servicing Bank (AGSB) by the BFP. After payment of FCF, the
owner or his duly authorized representative shall submit copy of the
Official Receipt (OR). The Costumer Relation Officer shall record the
application for Building Plan Review including the date and time the plans
were received and the OR No., acknowledge and assign a control
number and endorse the same without delay to the Plan Evaluator.

B. The Plan Evaluator shall undertake the necessary evaluation and review of
the plans indicating whether or not such plans conform to the fire safety
and life safety requirements of the Fire Code of the Philippines and this IRR.
For this purpose, a Fire Safety Checklist (FSC) shall be used to facilitate
checking of the building plan. The evaluated plans and the
corresponding FSC shall then be submitted to the Chief, Fire Safety
Enforcement Section (FSES).

C. The Chief, FSES shall consolidate and review the findings of the Plan
Evaluator and shall submit, without delay, the evaluation report and/or
recommendations to the City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction.

D. The City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction will either approve or

disapprove the evaluated plans together with FSC. The
approved/disapproved application for FSEC will then be transmitted to
the Costumer Relation Officer for its release.

E. No building plan shall be evaluated without the submission of Fire and Life
Safety Assessment Report 1 (FALAR 1) in accordance with Division 3 of this
Rule.

F. The City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction, through the Costumer

Relation Officer shall endorse back five (5) copies of the approved
Building Plans, together with the FSEC and FSC to the Building Official.

SECTION 9.0.2.2 INSPECTION DURING CONSTRUCTION

During construction, renovation, modification or alteration, the

City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction, on the basis of issued FSC,
shall inspect the premises to determine whether the plans, and
specifications are being followed and fire safety precautions are being

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 observed. He shall cause the correction of any defects/deficiencies
noted, when necessary.

SECTION 9.0.2.3 INSPECTION AFTER COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION

A. After construction/ renovation/ modification or alteration and prior to the

issuance of the occupancy permit by the Building Official, the
City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction shall inspect the premises
and issue the necessary Fire Safety Inspection Certificate (FSIC) upon
determination that the required fire safety construction are in place, and
fire protective and/or warning system are properly installed in
accordance with the approved plans and specifications.

B. Inspection procedure shall be as follows:

1. The process starts with the endorsement by the Building Official (BO) of
the application for Occupancy Permit accompanied by a Certificate
of Completion. The Customer Relation Officer or designated staff shall
assess the Fire Code Fees and issue Order of Payment to be paid at
the Cashier’s Office or the AGDB or AGSB of the BFP. After payment,
the owner shall submit a copy of the Official Receipt to the Customer
Relation Officer. The Customer Relation Officer shall then assign an
application control number on the endorsement/application and
prepare an Inspection Order.

2. The prepared Inspection Order will be forwarded to Chief, FSES for

signing and recommendation.

3. The Chief, FSES will endorse the said Inspection Order including the
name of assigned FSI to the City/Municipal Fire Marshall having
jurisdiction for approval and signature. The Inspection Order will then
be given back to the Record Section for the assignment of a control
number and dispatch to assigned FSI.

4. The FSI shall conduct final inspection in the establishment applying for
Occupancy Permit then shall prepare an After Inspection Report (AIR)
using the Classified Standard Checklist.

5. The FSI will prepare a report of recommendation (FSIC or Notice of

Disapproval (NOD)), which shall be submitted to the Chief, FSES. The FSI
will prepare the FSIC, to be signed by Chief, FSES if said establishment
has substantially complied with the provisions of the Fire Code of the
Philippines. Otherwise, the FSI shall prepare NOD.

6. The Chief, FSES will evaluate and recommend final action, which is
subject to the approval of the City/Municipal Fire Marshall having
jurisdiction.

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 7. No FSIC shall be issued without the submission of Fire and Life Safety
Assessment Report 2 (FALAR 2) in accordance with Division 3 of this
Rule.

8. Upon approval or disapproval, the City/Municipal Fire Marshall having

jurisdiction shall issue an FSIC or NOD, as the case may be, and
endorse to BO/Owner, retaining one (1) copy for filing and properly
maintained for future reference.

SECTION 9.0.2.4 BUSINESS AND ROUTINE INSPECTION

A. Existing Building, Structure or Facility

The City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction shall inspect all

buildings, structures or facilities to determine the presence of any fire
hazard, the types of occupancy, the prohibited acts being committed as
provided in Section 7 of Republic Act 9514, and to check or test the
required fire protective and/or warning systems. For this purpose, the
building owner or administrator shall make available to the FSI copies of all
plans, design calculations and specifications of the building as it was
actually built/ constructed, or in the absence of the same, copies of all
plans, design calculations and specifications of the building as it is at the
time of the inspection. The provisions of Section 9.0.2.2 apply when the
building, structure or facility will be repaired, renovated or modified as a
consequence of the inspection.

B. Industrial, Commercial or Business Operation

The City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction shall cause the

inspection of premises of any industrial, commercial or business operations
and issue the necessary FSIC upon determination that fire safety measures
for storage, handling, and/or use of explosives or combustible, flammable,
toxic and other hazardous materials, as well as, for hazardous operations
or processes, have been complied.

C. Periodic Inspection by Fire Safety Inspectors

The City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction shall cause the conduct
of periodic fire safety inspection of any building, structure, facility or
premises for the purpose of determining compliance with the provisions of
the Fire Code and this IRR. For this purpose, Inspection Order shall be
issued by the City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction. Before
leaving the place inspected, report shall be prepared. Such inspection
Order and After Inspection Report shall conform to the herein prescribed
format, prepared in three sets and distributed as indicated. Format of the
After Inspection Report shall follow the approved fire safety standard
inspection checklist.

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 D. No FSIC shall be issued without the submission of Fire and Life Safety
Assessment Report 3 (FALAR 3) in accordance with Division 3 of this Rule.

DIVISION 3. FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY ASSESSMENT REPORT

SECTION 9.0.3.1 APPLICABILITY

A. All private and public buildings, facilities and structures to be constructed

or being constructed upon the effectivity of this IRR shall be required to
submit FALAR 1 and 2, among other documents, to the City/Municipal Fire
Marshal having jurisdiction as one of the requirements for securing FSEC or
FSIC for the issuance of Building Permit and Occupancy Permit.

B. All existing private and public buildings, facilities or structures with

occupancy of at least fifty (50) persons shall be required to submit FALAR
3 annually to the City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction when
securing FSIC.

SECTION 9.0.3.2 PROCEDURES

A. Three (3) sets of FALAR 1 shall be submitted to the City/Municipal Fire

Marshal having jurisdiction by the building owner duly signed by the
Architect and Fire Safety Practitioner duly accredited by the BFP, together
with six (6) sets of plans and specifications. The City/Municipal Fire Marshal
having jurisdiction shall not issue a FSEC for the issuance of Building Permit
without the submission of FALAR 1.

B. Prior to beneficial occupancy, together with the Certificate of

Completion of Construction, three (3) sets of FALAR 2 shall be submitted to
the City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction by the building owner,
duly signed by the Construction Manager and Contractor. The
City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction shall not issue a FSIC as a
requirement for the issuance of Occupancy Permit without the submission
of FALAR 2.

C. The building owner shall make available for submission to the

City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction, three (3) sets of FALAR 3,
duly signed by the Building Administrator during the regular annual fire
safety inspection. The City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction shall
not issue a FSIC as a requirement for the issuance of Business Permit
without the submission of FALAR 3.

SECTION 9.0.3.3 FORMAT OF PREPARATION

A. FALAR 1 - Documentation on Fire and Life-Safety Features of the Facility

(Consisting of a written report prepared by the Architect and his Fire

Protection Consultant. This is a compilation of the plans/specification and
design analysis normally submitted by the Architect and Engineers. )
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1. Objectives

2. Short Project Description

3. Statement of who is the enforcing authority for the National Building

Code and the Fire Code of the Philippines.

4. Statement of the Codes and Standards used in the design.

5. Discussion of Fire Protection and Life Safety Issues.

a. Building Classification and Construction;

b. Hazards of contents and combustible loading including fire

scenarios adopted if design is performance based;

c. Occupancy Classification;

d. Structural Requirements/Separation of Building Spaces;

e. Exit and egress description

i. Basis of design;
ii. Number of exits;
iii. Travel distances;
iv. Exit calculations (may be included in appendices); and
v. Timed-exit analysis (for equivalencies and variances);

f. Fire Suppression Description

i. Design criteria used for sprinkler system/standpipe;

ii. Other suppression systems;
iii. Water supplies, and fire pumps, capacities;
iv. Portable extinguishers;
v. Hydraulic and other calculations (may be placed in
appendices); and
vi. Riser diagrams (may be placed in appendices);

g. Fire detection, alarm, communication and evacuation systems

i. Description of each system including features and controls;

and
ii. Sound pressure calculations (for equivalencies and variances);

h. Smoke Control Management

i. Description of smoke control strategies;

ii. Design criteria used;
iii. Calculations (may be included in appendices); and

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