Ra 9514 and its IRR

1. “It is the policy of the State to ensure public safety, promote economic development through the
____________________ of all kinds of destructive fires, and promote the professionalization of the
Fire Service as a profession
2. SECTION 4.0.0.1 GENERAL AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER AND ENFORCE RA 9514 AND ITS RIRR The
Administration and Enforcement of the RA 9514 and its RIRR shall be under the direct supervision
and control of _________.
3. Enter into _______________________with other departments, bureaus, agencies, offices and
corporations of the government, as well as private institutions, in order to define areas of
cooperation and coordination and delineate responsibility on fire prevention education, fire safety,
fire prevention, fire suppression and other matters of common concern.
4. Enter into ________________, either through public biddings or negotiations in accordance with
the provisions of __________________, otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform
Act of 2003, for the acquisition of fire prevention, fire protection, firefighting, investigation, rescue,
paramedics, hazardous material handling equipment, supplies, materials, and related technical
services necessary for the fire service
5. SECTION 5.0.1.1 CONSTITUTION AND QUALIFICATIONS The Chief, BFP, shall constitute a
___________________ of highly qualified persons who are knowledgeable on fire prevention, fire
safety, and fire suppression.
6. Remuneration for the members of the Technical Staff shall be prescribed by the Chief, BFP in
accordance with existing government accounting and auditing rules and regulations, to be sourced
from the _________________.
7. All business establishments that can accommodate at least fifty (50) persons shall, in addition to
the requirements set forth under Section 7 of this Code for the grant of Fire Safety Inspection
Certificate (FSIC), establish and maintain an organization _______________ to deal with fire and
other related emergencies
8. In his/her absence, the ________________ shall assume and perform the duties and
responsibilities of the Fire Brigade Chief.
9. SECTION 6.0.3.____________________ shall be issued to fire volunteers, fire volunteer
organizations, and fire safety practitioners, except company fire brigades, after completion of the
mandatory training and competency evaluation conducted by the BFP and upon submission of the
following: 1. Certificate of completion of training; 2. Personal profile; 3. Certificate of employment,
in the case of fire safety practitioners; and 4. Other documents the BFP may require.
10. Inspect any building, structure or facility and/or any part thereof, hazardous operations, storage
facilities and transportation vehicles of hazardous materials to ensure compliance with RA 9514
and its RIRR and other related laws, regulations, standards and ordinances within the area of
responsibility;
11. Review and evaluate building plans and specifications including fire protection system to determine
compliance with RA 9514 and its RIRR, National Building Code of the Philippines (NBCP) and other
Life and Safety Standard; and B. Conduct site verification and inspection on building under
construction to determine compliance with the approved plans and specifications.
12. Review and evaluate reports submitted by the Fire Safety Enforcers and recommend approval to
the concerned C/MFM having jurisdiction; B. Assist the C/MFM having jurisdiction in implementing
fire safety measures and education programs within his/her area of responsibility to reduce fire
incidents; C. Supervise/monitor the activities of the fire safety inspectors to ensure that inspection
is conducted in accordance with the standards and existing rules and regulations; D. Recommend
to the C/MFM the filing of appropriate charges against the violator of RA 9514 and its RIRR
13. Inspection of all buildings, structures, facilities and premises, hazardous operations, storage
facilities and transportation vehicles of hazardous materials and the determination of compliance
with RA 9514 and its RIRR shall be done by ____________.
14. _________________ shall be conducted as a prerequisite to grants of permits and/or licenses by
local governments or other government agencies.
15. _____________ is a prerequisite for the issuance of FSIC for Business or Mayor’s Permit renewal,
Certificate of Annual Inspection, Permit to Operate, PHILHEALTH Accreditation for Hospitals, DOH
License to Operate and other permits or licenses being issued by other government agencies.
16. _____________ shall contain a certification that the plans and specifications prescribed in the FSCR
for Building Permit was duly implemented. For modifications made, a detailed compilation of plans,
specifications 27 and design analysis of the implemented changes shall be reflected in the “as-built”
plans. The FSCCR is a prerequisite for granting of FSIC for Occupancy.
17. It shall contain a detailed design analysis of all fire safety features to be installed in the proposed
building together with three (3) sets of plans and specifications. It is a prerequisite in granting FSEC.
18. Occupancies include all buildings or portions thereof used for gathering of six (6) or more persons
for purposes of instruction.
19. Occupancies include, but are not limited to, all buildings or portions of buildings 1) used for
gathering fifty (50) or more persons for such purposes as deliberation, worship, entertainment,
eating, drinking, amusement, awaiting transportation, or similar uses; and 2) used as special
amusement buildings.
20. Buildings are those used for lodging and boarding of four (4) or more residents, not related by
blood or marriage to the owners or operators, for the purpose of providing personal care services.
21. . Day care occupancies include buildings, or portions thereof, in which ______or more clients
receive care, maintenance, and supervision, by other than their relatives or legal guardians, for less
than twenty-four (24) hours per day.
22. used for purposes of medical or other treatment or care of persons, where such occupants are
mostly incapable of self-preservation because of age, physical or mental disability, or because of
security measures not under the occupants’ control
23. Those used to house one (1) or more persons under varied degrees of restraint or security where
such occupants are mostly incapable of self-preservation because of security measures not under
the occupants’ control.
24. Occupancies in which sleeping accommodations are provided for normal residential purposes and
include all buildings designed to provide sleeping accommodation.
25. Occupancies include factories that make products of all kinds and properties which shall include
but not be limited to product processing, assembling and disassembling, mixing, packaging,
finishing or decorating, repairing, and material recovery, including factories of all kinds,
 laboratories, dry cleaning plants, power plants, pumping stations, smokehouses, gas plants,
refineries, sawmills, laundries, and creameries.
26. Occupancies include stores, markets, and other rooms, buildings, or structures for the display
and/or sale of merchandise.
27. Those used for the transaction of business other than that covered under Mercantile, for the
keeping of accounts and records, and similar purposes.
28. Refers to two (2) or more classes of occupancies occurring/located/situated/existing in the same
building and/or structures so intermingled that separate safeguards are impracticable.
29. Occupancy includes all buildings or structures utilized primarily for the storage or sheltering of
goods, merchandise, products, vehicles, or animals. Included in this occupancy group are
warehouses, cold storages, freight terminals, truck and marine terminals, bulk oil storage, LPG
storage, parking garages, hangars, grain elevators, barns, and stables.
30. Minor office occupancy incidental to operations in other occupancy shall be considered as a part of
the ___________ and shall be subject to the provisions of the Chapter applying to the dominant
occupancy.
31. This class of occupancy includes buildings or structures which cannot be properly classified in any
of the preceding occupancy groups
32. Shall be the relative danger of the start and spread of fire, the generation of smoke or gases, and
the danger of explosion or other occurrences potentially endangering the lives and safety of the
occupants of the building or structure due to the nature of the contents or processes/operations
therein.
33. Those which are liable to burn with moderate rapidity or to give off a considerable volume of
smoke but from which neither poisonous fumes nor explosions are to be expected in the event of
fire
34. Any opening in the separation wall/construction shall be protected by an approved
35. No exit enclosure shall be used for any purpose other than for ____________.
36. The width of any means of egress shall not be less than _____
37. When the occupant load for any storey or portion thereof is more than five hundred (500) but not
more than one thousand (1,000), the means of egress shall not be less than
38. the minimum separation distance between two (2) exits or exit access doors measured in
accordance with para “b” hereof shall not be less than one-third ___ the length of the maximum
overall diagonal dimension of the building or area to be served.
39. Door openings in means of egress shall not be less than ________________ in clear width.
40. No single door in a doorway shall __________________ in width.
41. The panic hardware shall cause the door latch to release when a force of not more than
______________ is applied to the releasing device in the direction of exit travel.
42. Exits shall be located and exit access shall be arranged so that exits are
43. A door from a room to an exit or to a way of exit access shall be of the _______________. It shall
swing with exit travel.
44. A way of passage from one building to an area of refuge in another building on approximately the
same level, or a way of passage through or around a wall or partition to an area of refuge on
 approximately the same level in the same building, which affords safety from fire or smoke from
the area of escape and areas communicating therewith
45. The floors of means of egress shall be illuminated at all points including angles and intersections of
corridors and passageways, landings of stairs, and exit doors to values of not less than ________
46. Emergency lighting facilities shall be arranged to maintain the specified degree of illumination in
the event of failure of the normal lighting for a period of at least one _________________
47. Every exit shall have the word “EXIT” in plainly legible letters not less than _____________ in
height, with the principal strokes of letters not less than _______________ in width; except that in
existing buildings, externally illuminated exit signs having the word “EXIT” in plainly visible letters
not less than one hundred fifteen millimeters (115 mm) in height, other than in places of assembly,
may be continued in use
48. _______________ means the exposed interior surfaces of buildings including, but not limited to,
fixed or movable walls and partitions, columns, and ceilings. For requirements on decorations and
furnishing
49. Shall be required in the following: 1. Assembly occupancies with an occupant load exceeding one
thousand (1,000); 2. Educational, healthcare and detention and correctional, business and
mercantile, industrial, and hotels and apartments occupancies, four or more storeys in height, and
3. Hazardous storage and business and mercantile occupancies having a floor area exceeding one
thousand eight hundred sixty square meters (1,860 m²) per floor.
50. _______________ shall be installed even if the property is equipped with automatic sprinklers,
standpipe and hose, or other fixed fire protection equipment.
51. Cooking equipment shall be protected by _________________
52. Where ducting of air conditioning and ventilating system passes through from one room to another
room or from one fire barrier to another fire barrier, it shall be provided with _______________
53. All equipment/utilities/facilities mentioned in this Division, especially for stand-alone equipment,
shall not be installed without first securing an installation clearance from the C/MFM having
jurisdiction. This installation clearance
54. Standing room or waiting space: ________________________.
55. The width of any exit access corridor serving fifty (50) or more persons shall not be less than
________________
56. Places of assembly, eductational occuopancies Exits shall be so arranged that the total length of
travel from any point to reach an exit will not exceed ____________ in any place of assembly for
spaces not protected by approved, supervised sprinkler system and ____________ in areas so
protected.
57. All assembly occupancies shall be provided with fire alarm system with manual initiation; provided
however, that where occupants of the building exceed three hundred (300) persons, the initiation
shall be through an automatic detection system.
58. No person shall permit the _______________ or admittance of any person beyond the approved
capacity of any place of public assembly
59. The occupant load of educational buildings or any individual storey or section thereof for the
purpose of determining exits shall not be less than _____________________ of net classroom area
_____________________ of net area of shops, laboratories, and similar vocational rooms. In dry
 nurseries where sleeping facilities are provided, the occupant load shall be not less than
____________________________.
60. Every room or space with a capacity of fifty (50) or more persons or over ninety-three square
meters (93 m2 ) in area shall have at least ___________________ as practicable.
61. In Educational occupany, any corridor shall be not less than __________________________
62. Business, educational,Travel distance to an exit from any point in a building without an approved,
supervised automatic sprinkler system shall not exceed ______________, and shall not exceed
________________ in any building protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic
sprinkler system.
63. The occupant load in business occupancy, in number of persons for whom means of egress and
other provisions are required, either shall be ____________________________
64. No day care home shall be located ________ the level of exit discharge.
65. Emergency rooms, operating rooms, intensive care units, delivery rooms and other similar facilities
shall be located on the ___________________
66. The occupant load for which means of egress shall be provided for any floor shall be the maximum
number of persons intended to occupy that floor but not less than
___________________________ gross floor area in health care sleeping departments and not less
than _____________________________ of gross floor area of inpatient health care treatment
departments
67. Common path of trave at hospital occupancies shall not _____________ in a building protected
throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system and __________________ in a
building not protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system
68. For day care centers with non-ambulatory residents of at least twelve (12), a ramp complying with
Section 10.2.5.7 of this RIRR shall be provided.
69. Emergency rooms, operating rooms, intensive care units, delivery rooms and other similar facilities
shall be located on ___________________
70. The occupant load for which means of egress shall be provided for any floor shall be the maximum
number of persons intended to occupy that floor but not less than ________________________
gross floor area in health care sleeping departments and not less than
_______________________________ of gross floor area of inpatient health care treatment
departments.
71. Shall apply to residential board and care occupancies providing sleeping accommodations for not
more than sixteen (16) residents. Where sleeping accommodations for more than sixteen (16)
residents are provided, the occupancy shall be classified as a __________
72. The occupant load in number of persons for whom means of egress and other provisions are
required shall be determined on the basis of ________________________, or shall be determined
as the maximum probable population of the space under consideration, whichever is greater
73. The occupant load for which means of egress shall be provided for any floor shall be the maximum
number of persons intended to occupy that floor but not less than
____________________________) gross floor area.
74. At least _____ exits of the above types, remote from each other, shall be provided for each floor or
fire section of the building.
75. . Exit access travel shall be permitted to be common path not exceeding thirty meters (30 m).
76. Between any room door intended as exit access and an exit shall not exceed thirty meters (30 m);
2. Between any point in a room and an exit shall not exceed forty-six meters (46 m); and 3. Any
point in a sleeping room to the door in that room shall have a maximum travel distance of ten
meters (10 m).
77. The occupant load of residential occupancies in number of persons for whom exits are to be
provided except in detached single and two -family dwellings shall be determined on the basis of
_____________________ gross floor area, or the maximum probable population of any room or
section under consideration, whichever is greater.
78. No door in any means of egress shall be __________ against egress when the building is occupied.
79. Any exit shall be such that it will not be necessary to travel more than thirty meters (30 m) from the
door of any room to reach the nearest exit. b. Travel distance within a guest room or guest suite to
a corridor door shall not exceed twenty-three meters (23 m) in buildings not protected by an
approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system. c. Travel distance within a guest room or guest
suite to a corridor door shall not exceed thirty-eight meters (38 m) in buildings protected by an
approved, supervised sprinkler system.
80. In buildings not protected by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system, each hotel guest
room, including guest suites, and dormitory rooms shall be separated from other guest rooms or
dormitory rooms by walls and floors having fire resistance ratings of not less __________
81. In buildings protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system, each
hotel guest room, including guest suites and dormitory room, shall be separated from other guest
rooms or dormitory rooms by walls, floors and fire barriers having fire resistance ratings of not less
than ______________.
82. . Doors between apartments and corridors shall _____________.
83. Dwelling units in row apartments shall be separated from each other by partition walls having a fire
resistance rating of ________.
84. . Upper floors, used for sale: one (1) person for each ___________________ gross floor area. e.
Floor or sections used only for offices, storage, shipping and not open to the general public: one (1)
person for each __________________________
85. The contents of business occupancies shall be classified as ordinary hazard in accordance with
Division 4 of this Chapter. For purposes of the design of an automatic fire suppression system, an
office occupancy shall be classified as __________________
86. For purposes of determining required exits, the occupant load of business purposes shall be no less
than one (1) person per ______________________________ of gross floor area. The occupant load
for concentrated use as in the case of Call Centers, IT Centers, BPO’s, and other similar
occupancies, shall not be less than one (1) person _________________________of gross floor area
devoted for that use
87. All business occupancy buildings fifteen meters (15 m) or more in height shall be provided
throughout with ________________________
88. The occupant load of industrial occupancies for which exits are to be provided shall be one (1)
person per ______________________gross floor area;
89. The minimum width of any corridor or passageway serving as a required exit or means of travel to
or from required exit shall be ________________________
90. Exits shall be as remote from other as practicable, so arranged that it will not be necessary to travel
more ________________________ from any point to reach the nearest exit for buildings not
protected by a complete automatic fire suppression system, or __________________ in a building
protected by an approved supervised sprinkler system
91. Explosion prevention in industrial occupancies shall be in accordance with ________, Standard for
the Prevention of Fires for Dust Explosions from the Manufacturing, processing, and Handling of
Combustible Particular Solids, and __________, Standard on Explosion Prevention Systems
92. Every area used for the storage of high hazard commodities shall have an exit ________________
of any point in the area where persons may be present, except where automatic fire suppression
system protection is provided, distances may be increased to thirty meters (30 m).
93. ____________ for industrial and storage occupancies
94. Concourse - Nine and three tenths square meters (9.3 m2 ) b. Waiting Areas - One and four tenths
square meters (1.4 m2 ) c. Baggage Claim - One and nine tenths square meters (1.9 m2 ) d. Baggage
Handling - twenty-seven and nine tenths square meters (27.9 m2 )
95. For building ten (10) or more floors, a ____________________ shall be provided in a location
approved by the C/MFM having jurisdiction. The Fire Command Center shall be accessible directly
from the exterior of the building at the floor of exit discharge.
96. High rise buildings shall be protected with ___________________
97. in addition to the other requirements of this RIRR, each floor shall be provided with a
__________________ lightweight flexible hose equipped with a spray nozzle and connected to the
wet standpipe system capable of providing water supply for at least a period of thirty (30) minutes.
98. _______________________ for the installation and conveyance of all hazardous materials shall be
issued by the BFP as prerequisite for the issuance of appropriate permits and licenses from the
local and other government agencies concerned.
99. Abatement, administrative fines, closure of the building, and assessment and declaration for public
nuisance shall be imposed by the ____________________
100. Any building or structure assessed as a fire trap on account of the gravity or palpability of the
violation, or is causing clear and present imminent danger to adjoining establishments and
habitations shall be declared as public nuisance by the C/MFM having jurisdiction.
101. Failure to Pay Fine – Failure on the part of the violator to pay the administrative fine within the
period fixed in the Notice shall constitute a ground for the issuance of _____________ for the
building or the portion thereof.
102. The Chief, BFP shall, within _____________ from the effectively of this RIRR, submit to the
Secretary of the Interior and Local Government for his/her approval, a management tool or
mechanism that would ensure effective monitoring of the enforcement of the Fire Code to include
the amount of Fire Code fees collected.
103. CTION 12.0.0.6 DESIGNATION OF COLLECTING OFFICER __________________________ shall
designate a Collecting Officer in every City and Municipal BFP office upon recommendation of their
respective C/MFM having jurisdiction.
104. ________________shall be issued to vehicles transporting any explosives, flammable liquids and
combustible materials over streets, water, or through pipelines, to load and unload such
explosives, flammable liquids or combustible materials in or from any vessel, boat, craft, or railway
upon payment of fee based on their capacity by the owner of vehicles transporting flammable or
combustible materials during his/her application for FSIC for business operation at his/her principal
place of business
105. For installation of gas and flammable and combustible liquid syste,k ms other than at bulk
premises, installation of equipment, utilities, facilities mentioned in Section 10.2.7.1 to Section
10.2.7.5 of this RIRR, and installation of fire protection and warning systems, an Installation
Clearance shall be issued upon payment of the amount prescribed below:
106. Storage Clearance Fee - storage clearance shall be issued upon payment of a fee based on the
storage
107. Fifteen percent (15%) of all fees charged by the Office of the Building Official of the Local
Government Unit (LGU) or Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), but in no case shall be lower
than Five Hundred Pesos (PhP500.00).
108. Failure to provide fire walls to separate adjoining building or warehouse and storage areas from
other occupancies in the same building10DAYS
109. Failure to provide the fire safety precautions for the following: a. Combustible fibers; b. Cellular
materials such as foam rubber, sponge rubber and plastic foam; c. Mineral, vegetable or animal oils
and other derivative by-products.
110. Constructing gates, entrances and walkways to building components and yards, which obstruct
the orderly and easy passage of firefighting vehicles and equipment;
111. Abandonment or leaving a building or structure by the occupant or owner without appropriate
safety measures;
112. Failure to submit copy of fire insurance policy within the prescribed time limit.
113. The account codes of the above classified taxes, fees/charges and fines shall be prescribed by
the___________
114. Fee charged for the conduct of Fire Safety Inspection equivalent to fifteen percent (15%) of all
fees charged by the Local Government Unit or Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), but in no
case shall be lower than Five Hundred Pesos (PhP500.00.
115. Every person owning, or in charge or control of, any ___________ shall remove therefrom all
accumulation of flammable or combustible waste or rubbish and shall securely lock, barricade, or
otherwise secure all doors, windows and other openings thereof.
116. The assessment of Fire Code taxes, fees/charges and fines as revenue is vested upon the BFP.
However, the BFP may enter into agreement with the LGUs allowing the latter to be deputized as
assessors. The Chief, BFP shall prescribe the procedural rules for such purpose, subject to the
approval of the Secretary, DILG.
117. Certified true copy of Fire Safety Inspection Certificate, Building Fire Safety Clearance and Fire
Clearance
118. Filing Fee for Fire Safety Evaluation Clearance (FSEC)
119. Fire Drill
120. Fire Incident Clearance
121. Fire Prevention and Safety Seminar
122. h. Fireworks Display
123. i. Fumigation/Fogging
124. j. Open Flame 525.00