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Fire Safety Codes: Ram Sateesh Pasupuleti

This document defines various fire safety terms related to building codes and fire protection systems. It describes alternative escape routes, exits, fire detection and alarm systems, sprinkler systems, compartmentation, evacuation lifts, and other key elements like detectors, doors, shafts, and means of egress that are designed to contain fires and enable safe evacuation. The definitions cover automatic and manual fire protection features, as well as design aspects that separate a building into compartments to control fire spread.

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Fire Safety Codes: Ram Sateesh Pasupuleti

This document defines various fire safety terms related to building codes and fire protection systems. It describes alternative escape routes, exits, fire detection and alarm systems, sprinkler systems, compartmentation, evacuation lifts, and other key elements like detectors, doors, shafts, and means of egress that are designed to contain fires and enable safe evacuation. The definitions cover automatic and manual fire protection features, as well as design aspects that separate a building into compartments to control fire spread.

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Fire safety codes

Ram Sateesh Pasupuleti

Alternative escape routes


Escape routes sufficiently separated by either direction and
space, or by fire resisting construction, to ensure that one is still
available, should the other be affected by fire.
Note:- A second stair, balcony or flat roof which enables a
person to reach a place of safety.

Alternative exit
One of two or more exits, each of which is
separate from the other.

Automatic Fire Detection and Alarm System


Fire Alarm system comprising components for automatically detecting
a fire, initiating an alarm of fire and initiating other actions as
appropriate.
Note:- This system may also include manual fire alarm call points.

Automatic Sprinkler
System:
A system of water pipes
fitted with sprinkler heads
at suitable intervals and
heights and designed to
actuate automatically,
control and extinguish a
fire by discharge of water.

Compartmentation
The division of a building into fire-tight
compartments by fire resistant
elements of building construction in
order to control a fire for a stated
period of time within the compartment
of origin.

Compartment (Fire)
A building or part of a building,
comprising one or more rooms, spaces
or storeys, constructed to prevent the
spread of fire to or from another part
of the same building, or an adjoining
building

Down Comer
An arrangement of fire fighting within the building by means of down
comer pipe connected to terrace tank through terrace pump, gate
valve and non return valve, and having mains not less than 100mm
internal diameter with landing valves on each floor landing. It is also
fitted with inlet connections at ground level for charging with water
by pumping from fire services appliances and air release valve at roof
level to release trapped air inside.

Escape Lighting:
That part of emergency lighting which is provided
to ensure that the escape route is illuminated at all
material times (for example, at all times when
persons are on the premises), or at times the main
lighting is not available, either for the whole
building or the escape routes.
Escape Route
Route forming that part of the means of escape
from any point in a building to a final exit.

Evacuation Lift
A lift that may be used for the evacuation of
disabled people in a fire.

Fire Detector
A device which gives a signal in response to a change in the
ambient conditions in the vicinity or within the range of the
detector, due to a fire.
Fire Door
A fire-resistive door approved for openings in fire separation
walls.
Fire fighting Access
Approach facilities provided to or within a building to enable fire
service personnel and equipment to gain access thereto for fire and
rescue operations.
Fire fighting Shaft
A protected enclosure containing a fire fighting
stair, fire fighting lobbies and, if provided, a fire
fighting lift, together with its machine room.
Fire Lift
The lift installed to enable fire services personnel
to reach different floors with minimum delay.

Means of Egress
A continuous and unobstructed way of travel from any point in a
building or structure to a place of comparative safety.

Occupant Load
The number of persons for which the means of egress of a
building or a portion thereof is designed.

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