RA No. 9514 - Revised Fire Code of the Philippines (2008)

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PREFACE...

I

MESSAGE

OF SENATOR GREGORIO B

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HONASAN

II

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II

MESSAGE

OF REPRESENTATIVE DARLENE MAGNOLIA R

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ANTONINO

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CUSTODIO

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III

MESSAGE

OF REPRESENTATIVE RODOLFO W

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ANTONINO

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IV

MESSAGE

OF SECRETARY RONNIE V

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PUNO

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V

MESSAGE

OF USEC MARIUS P

.

CORPUS

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VI

MESSAGE

OF ACTING CHIEF

,

BFP ROLANDO M BANDILLA JR

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VII

M

ILESTONES

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IRE

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ODE OF THE

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HILIPPINES

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VIII

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ...

XIV

THE

MAKING

&

THE

LOBBYING

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OLLAGE

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THE

CRAFTING

OF

THE

IRR

-

C

OLLAGE

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THE

CRAFTING

OF

THE

IRR

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C

OLLAGE

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FINALIZATION

OF

THE

IRR

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C

OLLAGE

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RULE

1. INTERPRETATION ... 1

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2. COVERAGE ... 1

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3. DEFINITION

OF

TERMS ... 2

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4. AUTHORITY

OF

THE

CHIEF,

BUREAU

OF

FIRE

PROTECTION 21

SECTION 4.0.0.1 GENERAL AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER AND ENFORCE RA 9514 AND ITS IRR ... 21

SECTION 4.0.0.2 AUTHORITY OF THE CHIEF, BFP SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF SILG ... 21

SECTION 4.0.0.3 SPECIFIC AUTHORITY OF CHIEF, BFP ... 21

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5. BFP

REORGANIZATION

AND

PROFESSIONALIZATION ... 23

DIVISION 1. REORGANIZATION ... 23

SECTION 5.0.1.1 AUTHORITY OF THE CHIEF, BFP TO RECOMMEND REORGANIZATION ... 23

DIVISION 2. TECHNICAL STAFF ... 23

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SECTION 5.0.2.2 SOURCES ... 23

SECTION 5.0.2.3 DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS ... 23

SECTION 5.0.2.4 REMUNERATION ... 24

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6. FIRE

BRIGADES,

FIRE

VOLUNTEER

ORGANIZATIONS

AND

FIRE

SAFETY

PRACTITIONERS ... 24

DIVISION 1. SCOPE ... 24

DIVISION 2. ORGANIZATION OF FIRE BRIGADES ... 24

SECTION 6.0.2.1 REQUIREMENTS ... 24

SECTION 6.0.2.2 COMPOSITION ... 25

SECTION 6.0.2.3 COMPONENTS ... 25

SECTION 6.0.2.4 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A FIRE BRIGADE CHIEF ... 25

SECTION 6.0.2.5 QUALIFICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE COMPANY FIRE BRIGADE ... 26

SECTION 6.0.2.6 AVAILABILITY OF PERSONNEL ... 26

DIVISION 3. TRAINING OF FIRE BRIGADES, FIRE SAFETY PRACTITIONERS AND FIRE VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS ... 26

SECTION 6.0.3.1 CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY ... 26

SECTION 6.0.3.2 TRAINING DESIGN ... 26

SECTION 6.0.3.3 SCOPE OF TRAINING ... 27

SECTION 6.0.3.4 ASSISTANCE IN TRAINING PROGRAMS ... 27

SECTION 6.0.3.5 IDENTIFICATION ... 27

DIVISION 4. COMMAND, EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND FIRE DRILLS ... 27

SECTION 6.0.4.1 PRACTICE DRILLS ... 27

SECTION 6.0.4.2 OPERATION OF EQUIPMENT ... 27

SECTION 6.0.4.3 REACTIVATION OF EQUIPMENT ... 27

SECTION 6.0.4.4 INSPECTION AND SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE WORK ... 28

SECTION 6.0.4.5 COMMAND AT FIRE SCENE ... 28

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7. ASSISTANCE

AND

SUPPORT

TO

THE

BFP ... 29

DIVISION 1. POLICE AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT ... 29

SECTION 7.0.1.1 FROM PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE ... 29

SECTION 7.0.1.2 FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS ... 29

SECTION 7.0.1.3 FROM OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ... 30

DIVISION 2. OTHER AGENCIES’ SUPPORT ... 30

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RULE

8. FIRE

SAFETY

ENFORCERS ... 31

CHAPTER 1. QUALIFICATIONS OF FIRE SAFETY ENFORCERS ... 31

DIVISION 1. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ... 31

SECTION 8.1.1.1 FIRE SAFETY INSPECTORS ... 31

SECTION 8.1.1.2 PLAN EVALUATORS ... 32

CHAPTER 2. FUNCTIONS OF FIRE SAFETY ENFORCERS ... 32

DIVISION 1. RESPONSIBILITIES OF DESIGNATED FIRE SAFETY ENFORCERS ... 32

SECTION 8.2.1.1 FIRE SAFETY INSPECTORS ... 32

SECTION 8.2.1.2 PLAN EVALUATORS ... 33

RULE

9. ENFORCEMENT

AND

ADMINISTRATION

OF

FIRE

SAFETY

MEASURES ... 33

DIVISION 1. GENERAL ... 33

DIVISION 2. FIRE SAFETY EVALUATION AND INSPECTION ... 33

SECTION 9.0.2.1 BUILDING PLAN REVIEW ... 33

SECTION 9.0.2.2 INSPECTION DURING CONSTRUCTION ... 34

SECTION 9.0.2.3 INSPECTION AFTER COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION ... 34

SECTION 9.0.2.4 BUSINESS AND ROUTINE INSPECTION ... 35

DIVISION 3. FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY ASSESSMENT REPORT ... 36

SECTION 9.0.3.1 APPLICABILITY ... 36

SECTION 9.0.3.2 PROCEDURES ... 36

SECTION 9.0.3.3 FORMAT OF PREPARATION ... 37

DIVISION 4. FIRE SAFETY INSPECTION CERTIFICATE ... 41

SECTION 9.0.4.1 FSIC AS A PRE-REQUISITE FOR ISSUANCE OF PERMIT/LICENSE ... 41

SECTION 9.0.4.2 DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS ... 41

DIVISION 5. FIRE SAFETY CLEARANCE ... 42

DIVISION 6. FIRE INSURANCE DATA REQUIRED ... 42

RULE

10. FIRE

SAFETY

MEASURES ... 42

CHAPTER 1. COVERAGE ... 42

CHAPTER 2. FIRE SAFETY IN BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES ... 43

DIVISION 1. SCOPE 43 DIVISION 2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ... 43

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DIVISION 4. HAZARD OF BUILDINGS ... 49

SECTION 10.2.4.1 GENERAL ... 49

SECTION 10.2.4.2 CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD OF CONTENTS ... 49

DIVISION 5. MEANS OF EGRESS ... 50

SECTION 10.2.5.1 APPLICATION ... 50

SECTION 10.2.5.2 GENERAL PROVISIONS ... 50

SECTION 10.2.5.3 DOORS ... 57

SECTION 10.2.5.4 STAIRS ... 62

SECTION 10.2.5.5 OUTSIDE STAIRS ... 72

SECTION 10.2.5.6 HORIZONTAL EXITS ... 72

SECTION 10.2.5.7 RAMPS ... 75

SECTION 10.2.5.8 EXIT PASSAGEWAYS ... 77

SECTION 10.2.5.9 ESCALATORS AND MOVING WALKS ... 77

SECTION 10.2.5.10 FIRE ESCAPE STAIRS, LADDERS AND SLIDE ESCAPES ... 77

SECTION 10.2.5.11 ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS ... 83

SECTION 10.2.5.12 EXIT MARKING ... 85

SECTION 10.2.5.13 EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN ... 86

DIVISION 6. FEATURES OF FIRE PROTECTION ... 86

SECTION 10.2.6.1 CONSTRUCTION AND COMPARTMENTATION ... 86

SECTION 10.2.6.2 PROTECTION OF VERTICAL OPENING AND COMBUSTIBLE CONCEALED SPACES ... 86

SECTION 10.2.6.3 INTERIOR FINISH ... 91

SECTION 10.2.6.4 FIRE DETECTION, ALARM, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS ... 93

SECTION 10.2.6.5 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS AND OTHER EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT ... 96

SECTION 10.2.6.6 STANDPIPES ... 98

SECTION 10.2.6.7 PORTABLE AND WHEELED FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ... 106

SECTION 10.2.6.8 SEGREGATION AND PROTECTION OF HAZARDS ... 114

SECTION 10.2.6.9 SMOKE PARTITIONS ... 114

SECTION 10.2.6.10 FIRE DOORS ... 115

DIVISION 7. BUILDING SERVICE EQUIPMENT ... 115

SECTION 10.2.7.1 UTILITIES ... 115

SECTION 10.2.7.2 HEATING, VENTILATING AND AIRCONDITIONING ... 116

SECTION 10.2.7.3 SMOKE VENTING ... 116

SECTION 10.2.7.4 RUBBISH CHUTES, LAUNDRY CHUTES, AND FLUE-FED INCINERATORS ... 116

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SECTION 10.2.7.6 INSTALLATION CLEARANCE ... 117

DIVISION 8. PLACES OF ASSEMBLY ... 117

SECTION 10.2.8.1 OCCUPANT LOAD ... 117

SECTION 10.2.8.2 EXIT DETAILS ... 118

SECTION 10.2.8.3 STAGE AND ENCLOSED PLATFORM ... 122

SECTION 10.2.8.4 PROJECTION BOOTH ... 124

SECTION 10.2.8.5 DECORATIVE MATERIAL ... 124

SECTION 10.2.8.6 PYROXYLIN COATED FABRIC ... 125

SECTION 10.2.8.7 MOTION PICTURE SCREENS, STAGE CURTAINS AND DRAPES ... 125

SECTION 10.2.8.8 PROTECTION ... 125

SECTION 10.2.8.9 BUILDING SERVICE EQUIPMENT ... 127

SECTION 10.2.8.10 PLAN OF EXIT WAYS AISLES ... 127

SECTION 10.2.8.11 OVERCROWDING ... 127

SECTION 10.2.8.12 STANDBY FIREMEN ... 128

SECTION 10.2.8.13 OUTDOOR ASSEMBLY ... 128

SECTION 10.2.8.14 UNDERGROUND STRUCTURE AND WINDOWLESS BUILDINGS ... 128

SECTION 10.2.8.15 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR EXHIBITIONS HALLS ... 128

SECTION 10.2.8.16 EXISTING PLACES OF ASSEMBLY ... 129

SECTION 10.2.8.17 PROJECTION ROOMS FOR SAFETY FILM ... 129

SECTION 10.2.8.18 OPEN FLAME ... 131

DIVISION 9. EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCIES ... 131

SECTION 10.2.9.1 OCCUPANCY AND OCCUPANT LOAD ... 131

SECTION 10.2.9.3 LIGHTING AND SIGNS ... 134

SECTION 10.2.9.4 WINDOWS FOR RESCUE AND VENTILATION ... 134

SECTION 10.2.9.7 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR FLEXIBLE PLAN AND OPEN PLAN BUILDINGS ... 136

SECTION 10.2.9.8 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR PRE-SCHOOLS ... 140

SECTION 10.2.9.9 UNDERGROUND AND WINDOWLESS EDUCATIONAL BUILDINGS ... 140

SECTION 10.2.9.10 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMBINED OCCUPANCIES ... 140

SECTION 10.2.9.11 EXISTING EDUCATIONAL BUILDINGS ... 140

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DIVISION 10. HEALTH CARE OCCUPANCIES ... 147

SECTION 10.2.10.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ... 147

DIVISION 11. DETENTION AND CORRECTIONAL OCCUPANCIES ... 157

DIVISION 12. RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES... 165

SECTION 10.2.12.1 CLASSIFICATION ... 165

SECTION 10.2.12.3 HOTELS AND DORMITORIES ... 166

SECTION 10.2.12.4 APARTMENT BUILDINGS ... 173

SECTION 10.2.12.5 LODGING OR ROOMING HOUSES ... 177

SECTION 10.2.12.6 SINGLE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS ... 177

DIVISION 13. MERCANTILE OCCUPANClES ... 179

SECTION 10.2.13.5 SPECIAL PROVISIONS ... 186

DIVISION 14. BUSINESS OCCUPANCIES ... 188

SECTION 10.2.14.4. BUILDING SERVICE UTILITIES ... 196

SECTION 10.2.14.5 COMBINED BUSINESS AND MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY ... 197

SECTION 10.2.14.6 HIGH RISE BUILDINGS ... 197

DIVISION 15. INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCIES ... 197

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SECTION 10.2.16.1 GENERAL STORAGE OCCUPANCIES ... 201

SECTION 10.2.16.3 SPECIAL PROVISION FOR PARKING STRUCTURES ... 204

SECTION 10.2.16.4 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR AIRCRAFT HANGARS ... 205

SECTION 10.2.16.5 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR GRAIN ELEVATORS ... 206

DIVISION 17. MISCELLANEOUS STRUCTURES ... 206

SECTION 10.2.17.1 TOWERS ... 206

SECTION 10.2.17.2 PIERS AND WATER-SURROUNDED STRUCTURE ... 207

SECTION 10.2.17.3 IMMOBILIZED VEHICLE AND VESSELS ... 208

SECTION 10.2.17.4 UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES AND WINDOWLESS BUILDINGS ... 208

DIVISION 18. OPERATING FEATURES ... 209

SECTION 10.2.18.2 PLACES OF ASSEMBLY ... 210

SECTION 10.2.18.3 EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCIES ... 212

SECTION 10.2.18.4 HEALTH CARE OCCUPANCIES ... 214

SECTION 10.2.18.5 RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES ... 215

SECTION 10.2.18.6 MERCANTILE, BUSINESS, AND INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCIES ... 215

DIVISION 19. SPECIAL PROVISION FOR HIGH RISE BUILDINGS ... 215

SECTION 10.2.19.1 SCOPE ... 215

SECTION 10.2.19.2 DEFINITION ... 215

SECTION 10.2.19.3 SMOKE CONTROL ... 215

SECTION 10.2.19.4 SPRINKLER SYSTEMS PROTECTION ... 216

SECTION 10.2.19.5 FIRE COMMAND CENTER ... 216

SECTION 10.2.19.6 STAIRWELLS ... 217

SECTION 10.2.19.7 FIRST-AID PROTECTION ... 217

SECTION 10.2.19.8 APPLICABILITY OF ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE ... 217

DIVISION 20. AERODROME FACILITIES ... 218

SECTION 10.2.20.1 GENERAL FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS ... 218

SECTION 10.2.20.2 REFUELLER UNITS ... 220

SECTION 10.2.20.3 HELISTOPS ... 224

CHAPTER 3. FIRE SAFETY FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ... 224

SECTION 10.3.1.1 APPLICABILITY ... 224

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DIVISION 2. FIRE SAFETY CLEARANCE ... 225

DIVISION 3. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ... 226

DIVISION 4. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS ... 226

SECTION 10.3.4.1 SOLID ... 226

SECTION 10.3.4.1.1 CELLULOSE NITRATE PLASTIC (PYROXYLIN) ... 226

SECTION 10.3.4.1.2 COMBUSTIBLE FIBERS ... 228

SECTION 10.3.4.1.3 COMBUSTIBLE COMMODITIES ... 230

SECTION 10.3.4.1.4 MATCHES ... 239

SECTION 10.3.4.1.5 MAGNESIUM ... 241

SECTION 10.3.4.2 LIQUID ... 245

SECTION 10.3.4.2.1 FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS ... 245

SECTION 10.3.4.3 GAS ... 282

SECTION 10.3.4.3.1 CRYOGENIC FLUIDS... 282

SECTION 10.3.4.3.2 MEDICAL AND RELATED COMPRESSED GASES ... 292

SECTION 10.3.4.3.3 LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES ... 300

SECTION 10.3.5.3.4 COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS AS VEHICLE FUEL ... 306

SECTION 10.3.4.4 OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND CHEMICALS ... 324

SECTION 10.3.4.4.1 SCOPE ... 324

SECTION 10.3.4.4.2 OXIDIZING MATERIALS ... 324

SECTION 10.3.4.4.3 RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS ... 325

SECTION 10.3.4.4.4 POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE CHEMICALS ... 325

SECTION 10.3.4.4.5 ORGANIC PEROXIDES ... 326

SECTION 10.3.4.4.6 NITROMETHANE ... 326

SECTION 10.3.4.4.7 AMMONIUM NITRATE ... 327

SECTION 10.3.4.4.8 HIGHLY TOXIC MATERIALS ... 328

SECTION 10.3.4.4.9 POISONOUS GASES ... 328

SECTION 10.3.4.4.10 CORROSIVE LIQUIDS ... 328

SECTION 10.3.4.4.11 STORAGE CABINETS FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ... 328

SECTION 10.3.4.4.12 DESIGNATION OF CARGO... 329

SECTION 10.3.4.4.13 HAZARDOUS INSULATOR/CUSHIONING MATERIALS .. 329

SECTION 10.3.4.4.14 FIRE PROTECTION ... 329

CHAPTER 4. FIRE SAFETY FOR HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS ... 329

DIVISION 2. SALVAGE YARDS ... 330

SECTION 10.4.2.2 FIRE SAFETY CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR HOTWORK OPERATIONS ... 330

SECTION 10.4.2.3 CONSTRUCTION ... 331

SECTION 10.4.2.4 OPERATION ... 331

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DIVISION 3. BOWLING ALLEYS RESURFACING AND REFINISHING ... 331

SECTION 10.4.3.2 FIRE SAFETY CLEARANCE REQUIRED ... 331

SECTION 10.4.3.5 PROTECTION AND MAINTENANCE ... 332

DIVISION 4. DUST PRODUCING MACHINES ... 332

SECTION 10.4.4.1 FIRE SAFETY CLEARANCE REQUIRED ... 332

DIVISION 5. EXPLOSIVES, AMMUNITION AND BLASTING AGENTS ... 333

SECTION 10.4.5.2 FIRE SAFETY INSPECTION CERTIFICATE (FSIC) REQUIRED ... 334

SECTION 10.4.5.3 STORAGE ... 334

SECTION 10.4.5.4 USE AND HANDLING ... 335

SECTION 10.4.5.5 TRANSPORTATION ... 336

DIVISION 6. FIREWORKS ... 337

SECTION 10.4.6.2 FIRE SAFETY INSPECTION CERTIFICATE (FSIC) REQUIRED ... 337

SECTION 10.4.6.3 MANUFACTURING PLANTS/PROCESSING STATIONS . 337 SECTION 10.4.6.4 STORAGE ... 338

SECTION 10.4.6.5 DISPLAY CENTER ... 338

SECTION 10.4.6.6 CLEARANCE FOR FIREWORKS EXHIBITION ... 338

SECTION 10.4.6.7 REQUIREMENTS FOR FIREWORKS EXHIBITION ... 338

SECTION 10.4.6.8 DISPOSAL OF UNFIRED FIREWORKS ... 339

DIVISION 7. APPLICATION OF FLAMMABLE FINISHES ... 339

SECTION 10.4.7.1 FIRE SAFETY CLEARANCE ... 339

SECTION 10.4.7.2 SPRAY FINISHING OPERATION OR PROCESSES ... 339

SECTION 10.4.7.3 DIPPING AND COATING PROCESSES ... 348

SECTION 10.4.7.4 ELECTROSTATIC APPARATUS ... 353

SECTION 10.4.7.5 AUTOMOBILE UNDERCOATING ... 355

SECTION 10.4.7.6 POWDER COATING ... 355

SECTION 10.4.7.7 ORGANIC PEROXIDES AND DUAL COMPONENT COATINGS ... 357

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DIVISION 8. RIPENING PROCESSES ... 358

SECTION 10.4.8.1 FSIC REQUIRED ... 358

DIVISION 9. FUMIGATION AND THERMAL INSECTICIDAL FOGGING ... 360

SECTION 10.4.9.1 FIRE SAFETY CLEARANCE ... 360

SECTION 10.4.9.2 SOURCES OF IGNITION ... 361

SECTION 10.4.9.3 WATCH PERSONNEL ... 361

SECTION 10.4.9.4 SEALING OF BUILDING ... 361

SECTION 10.4.9.5 WARNING SIGNS ... 361

SECTION 10.4.9.6 VENTING AND CLEANUP ... 362

SECTION 10.4.9.7 THERMAL INSECTICIDAL FOGGING LIQUIDS ... 362

SECTION 10.4.9.8 RESTRICTED FUMIGANTS ... 362

DIVISION 10. REPAIR GARAGES ... 362

DIVISION 11. LUMBER YARDS, WOOD PROCESSING AND WOODWORKING FACILITIES ... 365

DIVISION 12. MECHANICAL REFRIGERATION ... 369

DIVISION 13. MOTION PICTURE PROJECTION ... 371

DIVISION 14. OIL-BURNING EQUIPMENT ... 372

SECTION 10.4.14.1 GENERAL INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS ... 372

SECTION 10.4.14.2 CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ... 373

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DIVISION 16. INDUSTRIAL OVENS ... 385

DIVISION 17. HOTWORKS OPERATION ... 388

SECTION 10.4.17.1 FIRE SAFETY CLEARANCE FOR HOTWORKS OPERATION ... 388

SECTION 10.4.17.2 LOCATIONAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS ... 389

DIVISION 18. SAFEGUARDING BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, DEMOLITION AND ALTERATION OPERATIONS ... 396

SECTION 10.4.18.1 FIRE SAFETY PROGRAM ... 396

SECTION 10.4.18.2 SAFE GUARDING DURING CONSTRUCTION ... 397

SECTION 10.4.18.3 SAFEGUARDING DURING DEMOLITION ... 398

SECTION 10.4.18.4 DEMOLITION USING EXPLOSIVES ... 398

SECTION 10.4.18.5 SAFEGUARDING DURING ALTERATIONS ... 398

SECTION 10.4.18.6 SAFEGUARDING UNDERGROUND OPERATIONS ... 398

CHAPTER 5. MISCELLANEOUS SAFETY MEASURES ... 400

DIVISION 1. WATER AND WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS ... 400

SECTION 10.5.1.1 SCOPE ... 400

SECTION 10.5.1.2 GENERAL SAFETY PRACTICES ... 400

SECTION 10.5.1.3 HAZARD EVALUATION ... 401

SECTION 10.5.1.4 PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT CONTROL ... 401

SECTION 10.5.1.5 VENTILATION ... 402

SECTION 10.5.1.6 MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION ... 403

SECTION 10.5.1.7 EDUCATION ... 405

SECTION 10.5.1.8 FIRE PROTECTION ... 405

DIVISION 2. SMOKING ... 407

SECTION 10.5.2.1 DESIGNATED AND PROHIBITED SMOKING AREAS ... 407

SECTION 10.5.2.2 NO SMOKING SIGNAGES ... 408

DIVISION 3. MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ... 408

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SECTION 10.5.3.2 MANUFACTURE AND SALE ... 408

SECTION 10.5.3.3 SERVICING AND MAINTENANCE ... 411

SECTION 10.5.3.4 CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY ... 411

SECTION 10.5.3.5 PROHIBITED TYPES OF EXTINGUISHERS ... 412

SECTION 10.5.3.6 PROHIBITED ACTS ... 412

DIVISION 4. OPEN BURNING ... 413

SECTION 10.5.4.1 WHEN ALLOWED ... 413

SECTION 10.5.4.2 EXCEPTIONS ... 413

SECTION 10.5.4.3 PROHIBITION ON OPEN BURNING... 413

SECTION 10.5.4.5 PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING FIRE SAFETY CLEARANCE ... 414

SECTION 10.5.4.6 RESPONSIBLE PERSON FOR OUTDOOR BURNING ... 414

DIVISION 5. INCINERATOR ... 414

DIVISION 6. USE OF EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCES, DEVICES AND VACANT BUILDINGS ... 415

SECTION 10.5.6.1 TOY BALLOONS ... 415

SECTION 10.5.6.2 TRACER BULLETS AND SIMILAR DEVICES ... 415

SECTION 10.5.6.3 ASPHALT KETTLES ... 415

SECTION 10.5.6.4 ELECTRICAL WIRING AND OTHER DEVICES ... 415

SECTION 10.5.6.5 ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES/DEVICES ... 415

SECTION 10.5.6.6 TRAPDOORS TO BE CLOSED ... 416

SECTION 10.5.6.7 SHAFTWAYS TO BE MARKED ... 416

SECTION 10.5.6.8 USE OF TORCHES OR FLAME-PRODUCING DEVICES FOR REMOVING PAINT ... 416

SECTION 10.5.6.9 HAZARDOUS WARNING LIGHTS ... 416

SECTION 10.5.6.10 OPEN FLAME DEVICES IN PORTS/WHARVES ... 416

SECTION 10.5.6.11 VACATING PREMISES ... 417

SECTION 10.5.6.12 VACANT BUILDINGS ... 417

DIVISION 7. URBAN AND RURAL PRE-FIRE PLANNING ... 417

SECTION 10.5.7.1 HYDRANT ... 417

SECTION 10.5.7.2 FIRE LANE ... 418

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11. PROHIBITED

ACTS ... 418

SECTION 11.0.0.1 PROHIBITED ACTS AND OMISSIONS ... 418

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12. FIRE

CODE

TAXES,

FEES/CHARGES

AND

FINES ... 419

SECTION 12.0.0.1 SOURCES OF INCOME ... 419

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SECTION 12.0.0.3 ASSESSMENT ... 421

SECTION 12.0.0.4 SCHEDULE OF FEES AND FINES ... 422

SECTION 12.0.0.5 MANNER OF COLLECTION ... 436

SECTION 12.0.0.6 DESIGNATION OF COLLECTING OFFICER ... 436

SECTION 12.0.0.7 UTILIZATION ... 436

SECTION 12.0.0.8 MONITORING ... 437

SECTION 12.0.0.9 LOCAL TAXES, FEES AND FINES ... 437

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13. ADMINISTRATIVE

COURSES

OF

ACTION ... 438

SECTION 13.0.0.1 GENERAL GUIDELINES ... 438

SECTION 13.0.0.2 FIXING OF FINES ... 439

SECTION 13.0.0.3 JURISDICTION ... 439

SECTION 13.0.0.4 GENERAL PROCEDURES ... 441

SECTION 13.0.0.5 PUBLIC NUISANCE ... 442

SECTION 13.0.0.6 PERIOD FOR CORRECTING VIOLATIONS ... 444

SECTION 13.0.0.7 PENALTIES FOR SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS ... 447

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14. MISCELLANEOUS

PROVISIONS ... 450

SECTION 14.0.0.1 APPEAL ... 450

SECTION14.0.0.2 CITIZEN PARTICIPATION ... 450

SECTION 14.0.0.3 IMPLEMENTING DETAILS ... 451

SECTION 14.0.0.4 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CHIEF, BFP ... 451

SECTION 14.0.0.5 SEPARABILITY CLAUSE ... 451

SECTION 14.0.0.6 REPEALING AND AMENDING CLAUSE ... 451

SECTION 14.0.0.7 EFFECTIVITY ... 452

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ABLES

Table 1: CAPACITY FACTORS ... 51

Table 2: DIMENSIONAL CRITERIA FOR NEW STAIRS ... 62

Table 3: DIMENSIONAL CRITERIA FOR EXISTING STAIRS ... 63

Table 4: NEW STAIR WIDTH ... 63

Table 5: DIMENSIONAL CRITERIA FOR NEW RAMPS ... 76

Table 6: DIMENSIONAL CRITERIA FOR FIRE ESCAPE STAIRS ... 78

Table 7: STANDPIPE PRESSURE AT HOUSE OUTLET AND SIZE OF ORIFICE ... 103

Table 8: SIZING FOR STANDPIPE DRAINS ... 106

Table 9: FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF CLASS A HAZARDS ... 112

Table 10: FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF CLASS B HAZARDS ... 113

Table 11: CAPACITY FACTORS FOR THEATER TYPE SEATING ... 118

Table 12: NUMBER OF STAIRS PER TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION BY AGE GROUP ... 144

Table 13: HAZARDOUS AREA OPERATION ... 163

Table 14: STORAGE OF COMBUSTIBLE FIBERS ... 229

Table 15: STANDARDS OF VENTING FOR THE STORAGE AND HANDLING OF COMBUSTIBLE COMMODITIES ... 231

Table 16: SPRINKLER DISCHARGE DENSITIES FOR COMBUSTIBLE COMMODITIES NOT EXCEEDING 640 cm IN HEIGHT, BY HAZARD CLASSIFICATION ... 238

Table 17: MINIMUM AREAS OF SPRINKLER DISCHARGE FOR COMBUSTIBLE COMMODITIES, BY HAZARD CLASSIFICATION ... 239

Table 18: INDOOR PORTABLE CONTAINER STORAGE FOR FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS ... 247

Table 19: SPRINKLER SYSTEMS FOR INSIDE STORAGE AND HANDLING ROOMS OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS ... 249

Table 20: STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS IN CLOSED CONTAINERS OUTSIDE OF BUILDINGS ... 250

Table 21: OUTDOOR PORTABLE TANK STORAGE ... 250

Table 22: ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT HAZARDOUS AREA SERVICE STATIONS ... 264

Table 23: FIRE EXTINGUISHER SIZE AND PLACEMENT FOR CLASS B HAZARDS ... 268

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Table 24: MINIMUM DISTANCE FROM THE EDGE OF BELOWGROUND AND INGROUND CRYOGENIC CONTAINERS BASED ON CONTAINER CAPACITY ... 287 Table 25: PROPERTIES OF CRYOGENIC FLUIDS ... 291 Table 26: MINIMUM DISTANCES OF LPG CONTAINERS OUTSIDE

BUILDINGS, BY WATER CAPACITY ... 302 Table 27: CONTAINER (AND CONTAINER HOUSING AND FITTING)

ROAD CLEARANCE ... 308 Table 28: ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IN CNG SERVICE STATIONS ... 319 Table 29: MINIMUM THICKNESS OF SPRAY BOOTH EXHAUST DUCTS,

BY DIAMETER ... 345 Table 30: CLEARANCE REQUIRED FROM EXHAUST DUCTS AND

UNPROTECTED COMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION FOR SPRAY BOOTHS, BY TYPE OF PROTECTION USED ... 345 Table 31: DIAMATER OF BOTTOM DRAIN PIPES, BY TANK CAPACITY ... 349 Table 32: FIRE RESISTANCE RATING OF EXPOSING WALL OF ORGANIC

COATING FACTORIES, BY DISTANCE FROM ADJOINING PROPERTY OR STRUCTURE ... 378 Table 33: MINIMUM VENTILATION RATES IN WATER AND WASTE WATER

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PREFACE

The quest for a safe and progressive economy is never ending.

Founded on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, man’s needs cannot simply be

terminated. Every achievement is never enough not to endeavour for

more. Hence, man faces enduring challenges as he aims for a better life.

Progress is coupled by evolving threats – to living things and the

environment.

Since 1977, the Fire Code of the Philippines or P.D. 1185, then

passed and issued by President Ferdinand Marcos, became binding for

over three decades. Through the years, the advancement of science and

technology and modern methods of making things better, P.D. 1185

became antiquated. More issues and concerns have to be addressed to

properly by an updated Fire Code.

In 2008, the long dream for a new Fire Code was finally over. Thanks

to the earnest efforts of the legislators and the Bureau of Fire Protection.

Thanks to the leadership of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who even

certified the Fire Code amendment bill as a priority legislative agendum.

This new book on the Fire Code of the Philippines is for you. It is

composed basically of Republic Act No. 9514 entitled “An Act

Establishing a Comprehensive Fire Code of the Philippines, Repealing

Presidential Decree No. 1185 and for other Purposes” and its Implementing

Rules and Regulations. Annexes at the end of the book are necessary for

these are the forms required in order to implement the law. This book does

not preclude, however, the Chief, BFP to issue supplemental policies to

strengthen the implementation of RA 9514, as provided for in its IRR.

Safety is our immediate concern and long-term priority in a free

society. Let us be safe always. Let liberty prevail.

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MESSAGE

It is with great pride and honor that I greet the Bureau of Fire Protection

on your book regarding the newly-amended Fire Code of the Philippines

and the Implementing Rules and Regulations of R.A. 9514.

To reach this goal was definitely a tedious process and I commend the

men and women of the BFP for rising up to the challenge. With the

repeal of the PD 1185 or Fire Code of the Philippines of 2008, the code

has now become more comprehensive. There is more emphasis and

attention on the professionalization of our fire fighters and volunteers

including a more prompt abatement of fire hazards and traps because of

the stricter compliance period and harsher penalties for violators. We

also have a trust fund for BFP modernization and the maintenance of

local fire stations.

This is a far cry from the old code that only provided for BFP duties and

penalties for violators.

With this book, I am hopeful that more and more of our fire personnel

will be mentally equipped in dealing with the deterrence and control of

fires even as they continue to risk their lives in their chosen profession.

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MESSAGE

My warm greetings to the Bureau of Fire Protection for the

successful passage of Republic Act 9514 or the Fire Code of the

Philippines.

The passage of the Fire Code is the culmination of years of hard

work of all the people involved in the protection of lives and property.

Without your persistence and determination, our efforts at the Halls of

Congress will be in vain. Hopefully, with its passage, incidents of

occurrence of fires and loss of lives will be greatly reduced.

The gallantry and courage of our firemen displayed in the

performance of their duties cannot be overemphasized. Fires cause

untold havoc to the economy and timely response thereto means

reduction in the loss of lives and property.

I salute you our men and women in uniform and may God be

always with us as we do our duties as public servants.

________________________________________________________

DARLENE MAGNOLIA R. ANTONINO-CUSTODIO

Representative, 1st District South Cotabato and General Santos City Deputy Minority Floorleader

Ex-officio member to all standing committees

Room 105 North Wing, House of Representatives Complex, Constitution Hills, Quezon City 1126 •(632) 9315001 loc. 7324 • Telefax (02) 9315340 National Highway, General Santos City 9500 • (083) 5522978 • Telefax (083) 3026833

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MESSAGE

On behalf of the Committee on Public Order and Safety of the

House of Representatives, I would like to extend my sincerest

congratulations to the Bureau of Fire Protection for their effort to come up

with this guidebook on Republic Act No. 9514, otherwise known as the

“Fire Code of the Philippines”. The Implementing Rules and Regulation

and other related information contained in this publication will certainly

increase people’s awareness on what the Bureau is doing to improve its

services to the people.

RA 9514 was enacted to ensure public safety and promote

economic development through the prevention and suppression of fires.

We all know the hazards caused by destructive fires and this law was

enacted to eradicate, if not minimize, its destructive effects on properties

and lives. It also provides for the modernization of fire-fighting equipment

and facilities of the Bureau of enable our fire fighters to be more efficient

and effective in delivering fire protection services to the people.

It is an honor to have sponsored this law and defend it in Plenary at

the House of Representatives. I am equally honored that it was during my

term as Chairman of the Committee on Public Order and Safety that this

important legislation was enacted.

In closing, allow me to congratulate the men and women of the

BFP for their efforts towards a higher level of commitment in serving the

best interest of the country and the populace.

Office of:

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MESSAGE

The Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act

9514 or the IRR of the Fire Code of the Philippines of 2008 serves

as an effective instrument for the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)

to begin its long-awaited modernization program.

This IRR will not only help our firefighters improve their

capability in saving lives and property but will likewise give more

teeth to the BFP in implementing fire safety laws and standards.

I enjoin all of you at the BFP to utilize its provisions in a

manner that will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your

Bureau. May you take full advantage of this IRR so that you can

fully carry out your mission of saving lives and realize your vision

of “a modern fire protection agency working towards a safe and

progressive society.”

Mabuhay ang BFP!

___________________________________________

Sa Diyos, Sa Tao…. Serbisyong Totoo

The DILG is the primary catalyst for excellence in local governance that nurtures self reliant, progressive, orderly, safe and globally competitive communities sustained by God centered and empowered citizenry

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MESSAGE

My heartfelt greetings and congratulations to all men and women of the Bureau of

Fire (BFP) for sharing their knowledge, time, and effort in coming up with the

Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the “Fire Code of the Philippines of

2008”.

The publication of the IRR will serve as a guideline for the effective execution of the

Fire Code.

Through this laudable project, the BFP would be able to achieve its mandate of

keeping safe our people and society from the hazards of fire.

I am optimistic that this initiative will go a long way in attaining our common goal of

modernizing the BFP’s firefighting capability, promoting fire awareness and safety practices

and enlisting the support of the people so that fire incidents may be prevented and

minimized in our midst.

Rest assured that the DILG will always be supportive of all the programs of the Fire

Bureau as we work hand in hand to make everyday a fire-free day!

More power and Mabuhay!

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT A. Francisco Gold Condominium II Edsa Cor. Mapagmahal St.,

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MESSAGE

On behalf of the Officers, men and women of the BFP, I am pleased to announce the release of this Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act. 9514, otherwise known as the Fire Code of the Philippines.

The old Fire Code of the Philippines (PD 1185) which was crafted in 1978 stipulated the duties and responsibilities of firefighters and corresponding penalties for violators, but it could not meet the increasing demands of the times. This prompted the arduous task of updating the old Code culminating with the final approval of RA 9514 on 19 December 2008.

Considered a milestone in the Bureau’s history, RA 9514 gives more teeth to the BFP in implementing fire safety laws and standards as well as providing avenues for modernization and maintenance of firefighting equipment, from the national down to the local level. It also encourages the active involvement of the community in preventing and suppressing destructive fires, thus ensuring the preservation of the economic gains of the country.

I sincerely thank all the people behind the crafting of this IRR. Your concerted efforts are manifested in this brilliant output that is expected to modernize our organization. This will be a very handy guide to our Fire Safety Inspectors, Building Administrators and the general public as a whole.

Mabuhay ang Bureau of Fire Protection!

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION

Rm. 618, 145 Union Square Condominium, 15th Avenue, Cubao, Quezon City Tel. No. 911-7085 Tel Fax: (02) 911-7060

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Fire Code of the Philippines

Milestones

August 26, 1977 President Ferdinand E. Marcos issues Presidential Decree No. 1185 otherwise known as the Fire Code of the Philippines.

September 3, 2001 After 24 years, Congressman Plaridel M Abaya files House Bill No. 028030 entitled: “An Act Amending P.D. 1185, otherwise known as the “Fire Code of the Philippines, providing for the Effective Implementation thereof, and for other purposes” in the 12th_Congress. Status: Pending with the Committee on Public Order and Security since then.

September 24, 2001 Congressmen Amado T. Espino Jr., Rep. Enrico R. Echeverri, Rep. Augusto L. Syjuco Jr. co-authored

July 1, 2004 Rep. Joseph Emilio A. Abaya files House Bill No. 04667 entitled: “An Act Amending P.D. 1185, otherwise known as the “Fire Code of the Philippines, providing for the Effective Implementation thereof, and for other purposes” in the 13th_Congress.

July 28, 2004 HB00744 referral to the Committee on Public Order and Safety

Co-authors: Rep. Amado T. Espino Jr., Rep. Harlin Cast Abayon

June 15, 2005 Rep. Robert Jaworski calls Congress to amend P.D. 1185.

September 1, 2005 House Committee Report on the bill is filed (Public Order and Safety)

Committee Report No. 1692; Substituted by House Bill No. 4667

Mother bill: HB04667; Co-substituted bill: HB03250

July 2, 2007 Rep. Darlene Magnolia R. Antonino-Custodio files Fire Code Amendment Bill. Co-authors: Rep. Rufos B. Rodriguez, Rep. Eduardo R. Gullas, Rep. Jose Carlos V. Lacson, Rep. Reno G. Lim, Rep. Florencio C. Garay, Rep. Nerissa Corazon Soon-Ruiz, Rep. Edcel C. Lagman HB4115 primarily referred to Revision of Laws

July 24, 2007 House Bill 4115 Referral to Revision of Laws

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D. Defensor, Majority Leader, for a change of referral of House Bill. 276 entitled “An Act amending PD 1185, otherwise known as the “Fire Code of the Philippines, Providing for Effective Implementation thereof, and for other Purposes” since the bill was thoroughly discussed and approved by the Committee on Public Order and Safety during the 13th_Congress.

November 7, 2007 BFP gives briefing to the members of the House Committee on Public Order and Safety on the agency accomplishments, new programs and proposed legislation.

February 12, 2008 House deliberation by the Committee on Public Order and Safety on Fire Code Amendment Bills: HB 276 and 2881 authored by Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio and Salvador H. Escudero III; HB 383 authored by Rep. Roilo Golez.

March 4, 2008 Committee on Public Order and Safety submits Committee Report on the bill entitled “An Act Amending PD 1185 otherwise known as the Fire Code of the Philippines and for other Purposes” in substitution of HB Nos. 276 and 2881.

May 6, 2008 House Committee on Ways and Means conducts meeting/public hearing on the Fire Code amendment bill.

May 12, 2008 Rep. Darlene Magnolia R. Antonino-Custodio files Fire Code Amendment bill increasing penalties for both government officers who are negligent of their duties and owners/operators/occupants of buildings and structures who do not comply with rules and regulations under the Fire Code. Co-authors of the bill: Congressmen Salvador H. Escudero III, Rodolfo W. Antonino and Marcelino R. Teodoro, respectively.

May 19, 2008 After referral to the House Committee on Rules, recommendations for the Fire Code amendment bill were approved by the Committee on Public Order and Safety.

May 27, 2008 Fire Code amendment bill approved in the Second Reading in the House of Representatives.

June 11, 2008 Fire Code amendment bill approved in the Third Reading in the House of Representatives with 196 yeas,

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and both zero nays and abstain.

June 17, 2008 Senate receives House version of Fire Code amendment bill.

August 20, 2008 SENATE. Prepares and submits jointly by the Committee(s) on PUBLIC ORDER AND ILLEGAL DRUGS and LOCAL GOVERNMENT with Senator(s) FRANCIS “CHIZ” G ESCUDERO, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., MANNY VILLAR, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II and BENIGNO S. AQUINO III as author(s) per Committee Report No. 94, recommending its approval in substitution of SB Nos. 1477, 1740, 1954 and 2196, taking into consideration SRN-296;

August 26, 2008 SENATE. Committee Report(s) Calendared for Ordinary Business;

Sponsors: Senator(s) GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, FRANCIS “CHIZ” G. ESCUDERO, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, RAMON A. REVILLA JR. and MANNY VILLAR;

September 2, 2008 Senator MANUEL “LITO” M. LAPID was made a co – author;

September 3, 2008 SENATE. Assigns for Consideration by Special Order; Sponsorship speech of Senator(s) GREGORIO B HONASAN II;

Senator Zubiri was made co-author and co-sponsor; Co-sponsorship speech of Senator(s) MANNY VILLAR; September 09,2008 Period of interpellation in Senate closes;

September 16,2008 Period for committee and individual amendments in Senate;

September 17, 2008 Manifestation of Senator(s) GREGORIO B. HONASAN II; September 22, 2008 SENATE. Reconsideration of the termination of the

committee amendments;

Period of committee amendments;

Questions of Senators Pimentel, Jr. and Gordon; Period of committee amendments closes;

September 23, 2008 SENATE. Period of individual amendments; Period of individual amendments;

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Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;

September 29,2008 Senate. Period of individual amendments and approval on second reading with amendments

September 30, 2008 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;

October 6, 2008 SBN-2553 AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1185, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, Approved on Third Reading;

- In favor: (18) EDGRADO J. ANGARA, BENIGNO S AQUINO III, JOKER P. ARROYO, RODOLFO G. BIAZON, “COMPANERA” PIA S. CAYETANO, ALAN PETER”COMPANERO” S. CAYETANO, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FRANCIS “CHIZ” G. ESCUDERO, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, MANUEL “LITO” M. LAPID, M.A. MADRIGAL, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR., RAMON A. REVILLA JR., MANNY VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F ZUBIRI; Against (None); Abstention: (none);

October 7, 2008 Senate sends to the House of Representatives requesting of concurrence the approved Senate Bill; October 7, 2008

House Committee on Public Order and Safety communicates with Rep. Arthur D. Defensor Sr., Chairman Committee on Rules, the Committee’s concurrence to Senate Bill No. 2553 which substantially adopted the provisions contained in the House version. October 8, 2008 House of Representatives adopts SBN-2553 as an

amendment to HBN-4115;

November 3, 2008 Senate sends to the House of Representatives for signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN-2553 and HBN-4115

November 19, 2009 Senate sends to the Office of the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, for her signature and approval, through PLLO the enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2553 and HBN-4115;

December 16, 2008 BFP constitutes Sub-Committees 1 to 43 through Bureau Order No. COM-2008-073 to review, rewrite and/or

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modify various Rules and its Divisions of existing Implementing Rules and Regulations of PD 1185 to come up with a new IRR of the new Fire Code of the Philippines.

December 19, 2008 Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo approves Republic Act NO. 9514 entitled “An Act Establishing a Comprehensive Fire Code of the Philippines, Repealing Presidential Decree No. 1185 and for other Purposes”

January 5, 2009 Publication of RA 9514 in two newspapers of general circulation, Manila Bulletin and The Manila Times

January 13, 2009 BFP issues Bureau Order Nos. OTH-2009-016 and DS-2009-002 to constitute a permanent secretariat which will provide support to all Sub-Committees, Technical Working Group and Steering Committee relative to the drafting of new Fire Code IRR.

January 13 to

February 2, 2009 Presentation of outputs for Rules 1 to 43 of the old Fire Code IRR by Sub-Committees hand-in-hand with the deliberation of Sub-Com A to F, supported by a Dream Team composed of documentors and moderator. The group of interpellators came from the different fire regional offices, invited technical resource persons and officers from the BFP National Headquarters.

January 28, 2009 BFP constitutes Fire Code IRR Technical Working Group (TWG) pursuant to Bureau Order No. COM-2009-021 to work on outputs interpolated by different Sub-Committees and to harmonize, reconcile and research on unresolved issues elevated by the Sub-Committees for resolution by Steering Committee

January 29 to February 13, 2009

TWG was in-housed at Angel’s Hills Retreat and Formation Center, Tagaytay City inclusive of Saturday and Sunday to work and produce full draft of IRR

February 12-14, 2009 BFP Steering Committee joins the TWG in Tagaytay to simultaneously deliberate and approve full draft of IRR March 4, 2009 BFP submits draft Implementing Rules and Regulations

of the new Fire Code to the Office of the DILG Secretary, Hon. Ronaldo V. Puno

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April 21, 2009 BFP constitutes a Mobile Training Team, a panel of resource speakers, for a range of topics including the new Fire Code and its IRR and the Citizens Charter. May 5, 2009 Kick-off of BFP Mobile Training Team to regions to

introduce the amended Fire Code of the Philippines and its IRR, Citizens Charter to officers and personnel of the BFP; train fire marshals, fire safety inspectors, fire investigators, chiefs of fire safety enforcement section and other BFP personnel nationwide on the new and systematic procedures of the BFP’s frontline services May 19, 2009 DILG through its Legal Service comments on the

submitted draft IRR by the BFP

June 18, 2009 BFP officials meet with DILG executive staff including Assistant and Undersecretaries and Legal Service regarding its position on the comments and amendments to the submitted draft IRR

June 19, 2009 Final version of IRR submitted to the Office of the Secretary, DILG

June 24, 2009 DILG Secretary Ronaldo V. Puno approves the IRR.

October 17, 2009 Publication of RA 9514 Implementing Rules and Regulations in the Manila Times.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

A. Authors and sponsors: Senators… Senator Gregorio B. Honasan II, Senator Benigno “Noynoy” S. Aquino III, Senator Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero, Senator Miriam Defensor- Santiago, Senator Ramon B. Revilla Jr. and Manuel B. Villar; Congressmen: Rep. Darlene Magnolia R. Antonino-Custodio, Co-authors: Rep. Salvador H. Escudero III, Rep. Rodolfo W. Antonino, Rep. Marcelino R. Teodoro, Rep. Rufos B. Rodriguez, Rep. Eduardo R. Gullas, Rep. Jose Carlos V. Lacson, Rep. Reno G. Lim, Rep. Florencio C. Garay, Rep. Nerissa Corazon Soon-Ruiz, Rep. Edcel C. Lagman, Rep. Roilo Golez.

B. Chairman on Committee on Public Order and Illegal Drugs : Senator Gregorio B. Honasan II

Vice Chairman : Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. Juan Miguel F. Zubiri

Members: Rodolfo G. Biazon

Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson

Maria Ana Consuelo “Jamby” Madrigal

Juan Ponce Enrile Richard J. Gordon Manuel “Lito” M. Lapid Ex-Officio Members: Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada

Francis “Kiko” N. Pangilinan

Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr.

C. Committee Secretary on Public Order and Ilegal Drugs : Director Xerxes N. Nitafan

D. House Committee on Public Order and Safety Committee Secretary Melita Salvador

Rosario B. Sahijuan

Supervising Legislative Staff II : Aleli Lalaine A. Gimpal

SLSO I Josefina Flores

E. BFP Chiefs DIRECTOR JOSE E COLLADO, CES(E)

DIRECTOR ENRIQUE C LINSANGAN, MPA, DPS CSUPT ROLANDO M BANDILLA JR., CESO IV F. Legislative Liaison Staff : SR SUPT WARLITO P DAUS

FO2 Edelyn G Lorenzo

FO2 Roda C Toledo

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Name District/Party List Name District/Party List

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ORDER AND

SAFETY FOR THE MINORITY

HON. RODOLFO W. ANTONINO

Chairman 4

th_{District, Nueva Ecija} _{HON. TEOFISTO DL. GUINGONA III} ₂ND_{District, Bukidnon}

HON. EDWIN C. UY 2ND_{District, Isabela} _{HON. BENJAMIN DR. ASILO} ₁st_{District, Manila}

HON. CECILIA M. SEARES-LUNA Lone District, Abra HON. MUJIV S. HATAMAN Party-List, ANAK

MINDANAO

HON. RIZALINA L. SEACHON-LANETE 3rd_{District, Masbate} _{HON. DANILO RAMON S FERNANDEZ} ₁st_{District, Laguna}

HON. THOMAS L. DUMPIT, JR. 2nd_{District, La Union} _{EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS}

HON. HENRY M. DUENAS, JR. Lone District, Taguig City HON. PROSPERO C. NOGRALES

Speaker 1

ST_{District, Davao City}

HON. YEVGENY VICENTE B. EMANO 2nd_{District, Misamis Oriental} _{HON. RAUL V. DEL MAR}

Deputy Speaker 1

st_{District, Cebu City}

HON. EUFROCINO M. CODILLA SR. 4th_{District, Leyte} _{HON. ERIC D. SINGSON}

Deputy Speaker 2

nd_{District, Ilocos Sur}

HON. ROQUE R. ABLAN, JR. 1st_{District, Ilocos Norte} _{HON. ARNULFO P. FUENTEBELLA}

Deputy Speaker 3

rd_{District, Camarines Sur}

HON. RAUL T. GONZALEZ, JR Lone District, Iloilo City HON. SIMEON A. DATUMANONG

Deputy Speaker Maguindanao Lone District,

HON. MARY ANN L. SUSANO 2nd_{District, Quezon City} _{HON. MA. AMELITA C. VILLAROSA}

Deputy Speaker Lone District, Occ. Mindoro

HON. ROZZANO RUFINOO B. BIAZON Lone District, Muntinlupa HON. PABLO P. GARCIA

Deputy Speaker 2

nd_{District, Cebu}

HON. JOSEPH EMILIO A. ABAYA 1st_{District, Cavite} _{HON. ARTHUR C. DEFENSOR SR.}

Majority Floor Leader 3

rd_{District, Iloilo}

HON. MANUEL “WAY KURAT” E. ZAMORA 1st_{District, Compostela}

Valley HON. NEPTALI M. GONZALES II Sr. Deputy Majority Floor Leader Lone District, Mandaluyong HON. JOSEPH A. SANTIAGO Lone District, Catanduanes HON. JESUS CRISPIN C. REMULLA

Deputy Majority Floor Leader 3

rd_{District, Cavite}

HON. NUR G. JAAFAR Lone District, Tawi-tawi HON. JUAN EDGARDO “Sonny” M. ANGARA

Deputy Majority Floor Leader

Lone District, Aurora

HON. JUAN MIGUEL “MICKEY” M. ARROYO 2ND_{District, Pampanga} _{HON. ALBERT S. GARCIA}

nd_{District, Bataan}

HON. RAMON “RED” H. DURANO VI 5TH_{District, Cebu} _{HON. RENE M. VELARDE}

Deputy Majority Floor Leader Party-List, BUHAY HON. FAYSAH RPM DUMARPA 1st_{District, Lanao del Sur} _{HON. ANNA YORK P. BONDOC}

th_{District, Pampanga}

HON. EXEQUIEL B. JAVIER Lone District, Antique HON. JANETTE L. GARIN

st_{District, Iloilo City}

HON. THELMA Z. ALMARIO 2nd_{District, Davao Oriental} HON. VINCENT “BINGBONG” P. CRISOLOGO

Deputy Majority Floor Leader

1st_{District, Quezon City}

HON. ANTONIO T. KHO 2nd_{District, Masbate} _{HON. RONALDO B. ZAMORA}

Minority Floor Leader Lone District, San Juan HON. VICTOR F. ORTEGA 1st_{District, La Union} _{HON. ROILO GOLEZ}

Sr. Minority Floor Leader 2

nd_{District, Paranaque}

HON. PEDRO “LOLOY” P. ROMUALDO Lone District, Camiguin HON. DARLENE ANTONINO-CUSTODIO

Deputy Minority Floor Leader

1st_{District, South Cotabato}

HON. MARCELINO “MARCY” R. TEODORO 1st_{District, Marikina City} _{HON. SATURNINO C. OCAMPO}

Deputy Minority Floor Leader Lone District, Party-List, BAYAN MUNA

HON. BERNARD F. PINOL, JR. 2ND_{District, North Cotabato} _{HON. DIDAGEN P. DILANGALEN}

Deputy Minority Floor Leader Lone District, Shariff Kabunsuan

HON. MARK LLANDRO L. MENDOZA 4TH_{District, Batangas} _{HON. FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR.}

Deputy Minority Floor Leader 2

nd_{District, Ilocos Norte}

HON. NICANOR M. BRIONES Party-List, AGAP HON. HERMINIA M. RAMIRO

Chairperson, Committee on Accounts

2nd_{District, Misamis Occ.}

HON. ISIDRO T. UNGAB 3rd_{District, Davao City} _{HON. ELPIDIO F. BARZAGA, JR.}

Deputized by Hon. Speaker Nograles

2nd_{District, Cavite}

HON. GLENN A. CHONG Lone District, Biliran IRR TECHNICAL WORKING

GROUP

HON. NIEL “JUNJUN” C. TUPAS, JR. 5th_{District, Iloilo} _{SSUPT LEONIDES P PEREZ} _{IRR- Technical Working Group}

HON. CANDIDO P. PANCRUDO, JR. 1st_{District, Bukidnon} _{CINSP ROEL JEREMY G DIAZ} IRR- Technical Working Group

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HON. JUNIE E. CUA Lone District, Quirino CINSP JHUFEL M BRANANOLA IRR- Technical Working Group

HON. FLORENCIO T. MIRAFLORES Lone District, Aklan SINSP GILBERT B ARELLANO IRR- Technical Working Group

[HON. VICTOR S. DOMINGUEZ] + Lone District, Mt. Province SINSP REYNALDO D ENOC IRR- Technical Working Group

HON. ARNULFO F. GO 2nd_{District, Sultan Kudarat} _{INSP ESTRELLA-LUZ M LANTION} IRR- Technical Working Group

HON. FRANCISCO T. MATUGAS 1st_{District, Surigao del Norte} _{INSP LYNELLE V MACATIAG} IRR- Technical Working Group

HON. FRANKLIN P. BAUTISTA 2nd_{District, Davao del Sur} _{INSP ANALISA S SANTOS} IRR- Technical Working Group

HON. BENHUR L. SALIMBANGON 4th_{District, Cebu} _{INSP JAN GARRY D LUNAS} _{IRR- Technical Working Group}

HON. NELSON L. DAYANGHIRANG 1st_{District, Davao Oriental} _{INSP ARVIN SANTOS} IRR- Technical Working Group

HON. MARINA P. CLARETE 1st_{District, Misamis Occidental} _{ENGR. NELSON S SE SR.} _{IRR- Technical Working Group}

HON. MANUEL M. MAMBA 3rd_{District, Cagayan} _{ENGR. MARIANO V JOSEPH} _{IRR- Technical Working Group}

HON. NARCISO D. SANTIAGO, III Party-List, ARC ENGR. ARIEL T. MIRANDA IRR- Technical Working Group

HON. TEODOLO M. COQUILLA Lone District ENGR. PEDRO LABUGUEN IRR- Technical Working Group

STEERING COMMITTEE INTERPELLATOR

CSUPT ROLANDO M BANDILLA JR Chairman CSUPT ARIEL BARAYUGA RD, Region 4A

CSUPT NIMFA D CUARTEL Vice-Chairman CSUPT SAMUEL PEREZ RD, Region 12

CSUPT RUBEN F BEARIS JR Member SSUPT MA. SOFIA B MENDOZA RD, CAR

CSUPT JOSE D MAMARIL Member SSUPT PABLITO CORDETA RD, NCR

CSUPT CARLITO S ROMERO Member SSUPT NORMAN PINION RD, Region 4B

CSUPT DANILO R BARADI Member SSUPT BOBBY BARUELO QCFD, NCR

CSUPT RODRIGO R ABRAZALDO Member SSUPT RUBEN MORALES QCFD, NCR

CSUPT VICTORIANO C REMEDIO Member SSUPT LEONIDES PRADES FD4, NCR

CSUPT ARIEL A BARAYUGA Member SUPT MARCHEL PANGILINAN ORD, NCR

SSUPT HERBERT B CEZAR Member SUPT JUAN REYES QCFD, NCR

SSUPT MARIO SOCORRO C TIMONERA Member SUPT MANUEL M MANUEL NCR

SUPT JERRY D CANDIDO Member SUPT OSCAR B VILLEGAS QCFD

NUP Danilo R Cabrera Member SUPT MAURICIO RAMOS FD 3, NCR

NUP Manuel C Betos Member SUPT FELIXBERTO ABRENICA FD 1, NCR

NUP Francisca N Ramilo Member SUPT ESMAEL CODILLA Region 7

SFO3 Maya Bernardita F Patrocinio Secretariat SUPT LINDY C LAUZON Region 10

FO3 Marichelle M Collado Secretariat SUPT ALAN N ALADANO Region 10

SFO1 Eldie V Arubang Sr. Photographer SUPT LOUIE S PURACAN Region 11

NUP Joeren A. Maculada Photographer CINSP CARLOS T DUENAS Region 11

PRESENTER CINSP RENATO B CAPUZ NCR

CSUPT NIMFA D CUARTEL BFP-NHQ CINSP ADAN L BITHAO NCR

CSUPT RUBEN F BEARIS JR. BFP-NHQ CINSP ROBERTO C ARAGON CAR

CSUPT VICTORIANO C REMEDIO BFP-NHQ CINSP ENRY L BAGYAN CAR

CSUPT DANILO R BARADI BFP-NHQ CINSP REX ARVIN AFALLA CAR

CSUPT CARLITO S ROMERO BFP-NHQ CINSP VONRAD FERNANDO B DOBLUIS Region 7

CSUPT JOSE D MAMARIL BFP-NHQ CINSP IAN O MANALO Caloocan, FD-2, NCR

CSUPT ARIEL A BARAYUGA Region 4A CINSP ROEL JEREMY DIAZ FD 2, NCR

CSUPT RODRIGO R ABRAZALDO BFP-NHQ CINSP SAMUEL TADEO FD 3, NCR

CSUPT SAMUEL R PEREZ Region 12 CINSP GUAVIN L LOOD Region 10

SSUPT NORMAN V PINION Region 4B CINSP ROBERTO C ARAGON CAR

SSUPT MARIO SOCORRO C TIMONERA BFP-NHQ CINSP ENRY L BAGYAN CAR

SSUPT LEONARDO O PRADES JR BFP-NCR CINSP ARVIN REX A AFALLA CAR

SSUPT FENNIMORE V JAUDIAN IATF-DILG CINSP MARIO SAN DIEGO QCFD, NCR

SSUPT JOSEPH B BACAREZA BFP-NHQ CINSP WILFREDO P BALINAS FD 1, NCR

SSUPT RUBEN A MORALES BFP-NCR CINSP ROMEL C TRADIO Region 4A

SUPT OSCAR B VILLEGAS BFP-NCR SINSP GALLO M MACASINAG Region 5

SUPT ADERSON A COMAR BFP-NHQ SIINSP ARNOLD L ULANDAY QCFD, NCR

SUPT JOCELYN B COLLADO BFP-NHQ SINSP GIL C ANDRES Region 11

SUPT VERONICA S CATALUNA BFP-NHQ SINSP GILDERD D TULABING Region 7

SUPT JERRY D CANDIDO BFP-NHQ SINSP JAIME D ROBLES

SUPT LILIBETH Q SIMANGAN BFP-NHQ SINSP JOSE R COLMINERO

SUPT JOSE S EMBANG BFP-NCR SINSP FELIX L ABAD

SUPT MAURICIO V RAMOS BFP-NCR SINSP ARMANDO B LUMADILLA Region 10

SUPT OSCAR B VILLEGAS BFP-NCR SINSP ROMMEL E VILLAFUERTE Region 10

SUPT MARCHEL D PANGILINAN BFP-NCR SINSP CLINT S CHA Region 10

SUPT MANUEL M MANUEL BFP-NCR SINSP AMANDO C ELEVADO JR Region 3

CINSP ROEL JEREMY G DIAZ BFP-NCR SINSP ANGELICO B BUYAYO CAR

CINSP RICARDO C PERDIGON BFP-NCR SINSP JESUS P SUGUI CAR

CINSP HYACINTH N GRAGEDA BFP-NHQ SINSP LESTER KENNETH C GIMOTEA Region 6

CINSP JHUFEL M BRANANOLA BFP-NHQ SINSP PEDRO B FELICILDA Region 10

CINSP ROMEO M MALTEZO JR BFP-NHQ SINSP ALAN A CABOT Region 10

CINSP MARY JOY M CANDELARIO BFP-NHQ SINSP JOSE EDWARD REBUENO NCR

CINSP BERNALITA L SILAGAN BFP-NHQ SINSP FRANCIS B MANG-USAN CAR

CINSP ERNESTO F GANDIA BFP-NHQ INSP REYNALDO T PANGANIBAN FD 3, NCR

CINSP ANTONIO B PANESA BFP-NHQ INSP WILFREDO S FRANCO SR CAR

CINSP ARNOLD D ALBA BFP-NHQ INSP RENANTE J BATCHINE NCR

CINSP CRISFO L DIAZ BFP-NHQ INSP HERMINIGILDO G CATALUNA JR NCR

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CINSP LEONARDO SABELLINA BFP-NHQ INSP EFREN N BERENA

CINSP MARY JOY M CANDELARIO BFP-NHQ INSP RICHARD G BAANG Region 10

CINSP LEONARDO I SABELLINA JR BFP-NHQ INSP JAN GARRY D LUNAS QCFD, NCR

CINSP VONRAD FERNANDO B DOBLUIS Region 7 INSP LE ROY S ENRIQUEZ QCFD

CINSP JHUFEL M BRANANOLA BFP-NHQ INSP LORNA D PARCELLANO Region 6

CINSP JUAN M REYES BFP-NCR INSP JENNY MAE I CARDINAL Region 6

CINSP MARIO E SAN DIEGO BFP-NCR INSP REYNALDO F PANGANIBAN

SINSP RUBEN B RAMIREZ JR. BFP-NHQ INSP PUBLIO D PLOTENA Region 6

SINSP ROMEO A PEPITO JR. BFP-NHQ SFO4 Edgardo N Santos FD4, NCR

SINSP VILMA R TUSCANO BFP-NHQ SFO4 Peter S Se BFP-NCR

SINSP JERLIN JERDEN S SALES BFP-NHQ SFO4 Alexander DJ Marquez

SINSP ANTHONY F FIGURASIN BFP-NHQ SFO4 Magtanggol M Silla QCFD, NCR

SINSP REYNOLD A SALVADOR JR. SFO4 Romulo S de la Merced QCFD, NCR

SINSP NOEL C CRISOSTOMO BFP-NHQ SFO4 Rodolfo M Espina QCFD, NCR

SINSP GILBERT B ARELLANO BFP-NHQ SFO3 Arnel G Pinca QCFD, NCR

SINSP EVANGELINE C PANGAN BFP-NHQ SFO2 Gilberto A Daya FD 1, NCR

SINSP EDEN M ALTAMIA BFP-NHQ SFO2 Antonio L Patino Jr Region 6

SINSP KARLO BENITO R CRUZ BFP-NHQ SFO2 Sonny M Homillada Region 10

SINSP RECHELL S BAZAR BFP-NHQ SFO2 Gilberto Daya FD 1, NCR

SINSP CESAR PATROCINIO JR QCFD, NCR SFO1 Ariel C Benitez Region 6

SINSP DENNIS A MOLO BFP-NHQ FO2 Niel Pamulo

SINSP JEANETTE D JUSAYAN BFP-NHQ ENGR. EDGARD E VILLAFUERTE FD IV

SINSP ROMEO F CELOSO BFP-NHQ ENGR. ARSENIO J ILAS FD I

SINSP JESSIE Y CALUMPIANO BFP-NHQ ENGR. GEORGIE C QUIZON FD I

SINSP BENJAMIN I FABELLA BFP-NHQ ENGR. PEDRO P LABUGUEN JR. BFP-NCR

SINSP NELFA C CABRERA-LEHNERT BFP-NHQ ENGR. RESTITUTO F GABISAN Region 7

SINSP JOSE EDWARD T REBUENO ENGR. NELSON S SE SR. BFP-NHQ

SINSP RECHELL S BAZAR BFP-NHQ ENGR. ARIEL T MIRANDA FD 3, NCR

INSP EMMANUEL L LABERINTO BFP-NHQ ENGR. EDWIN C MEJIA QCFD, NCR

INSP EMMANUEL C RAGPALA BFP-NHQ ENGR. RAMIL E MORALES

INSP ZALDY D URBI BFP-NHQ {DOCUMENTATION TEAM}

INSP AURELIUS MERCADO BFP-NHQ SFO1 Maricel Balilo BFP-NHQ

INSP JAN GARRY D LUNAS BFP-NCR FO3 Roberto C Padua BFP-NHQ

INSP ANALISA S SANTOS BFP-NHQ FO2 Sharlane Palisoc BFP-NHQ

INSP ARMANDO R OCASION BFP-NHQ FO2 Joy Marie C Campomanes BFP-NHQ

INSP ARNEL C RAMILO BFP-NCR FO2 Raquel L Pica BFP-NHQ

INSP GERARD VENEZUELA BFP-NHQ FO1 Reagan B Sanchez BFP-NHQ

INSP TEODORO GAELA BFP-NCR FO1 Paul Jordan M Mirasol BFP-NHQ

INSP DANILO V ATCHICO BFP-NCR FO1 Led M Caliao BFP-NHQ

INSP ENRIQUE C MIRANDO BFP-NCR FO1 Bai Nina M Mama BFP-NHQ

INSP OLIMPIO C AGUISANDA BFP-NCR ENGR. Bobby A Atayde BFP-NHQ

INSP FIDEL C DE JESUS FO1 Antonieta Catacutan BFP-NHQ

INSP ESTRELLA-LUZ M LANTION BFP-NHQ FO1 Arlene Manhuyod BFP-NHQ

INSP KAREN S BATU BFP-NHQ FO1 Glenda Omana BFP-NHQ

INSP RICO S ODAD BFP-NHQ FO1 Ronalyn Bravo BFP-NHQ

INSP ANGELITO C ANSAY BFP-NHQ FO1 Daryn Lou Testa BFP-NHQ

INSP JANET J GERMINAL BFP-NHQ FO1 Ryan Agustin BFP-NHQ

INSP JOYCELYN P HERNAEZ BFP-NHQ FO1 Al Francis Abadillos BFP-NHQ

INSP VICTOR S VELASCO BFP-NHQ FO1 Randy Llonoso BFP-NHQ

INSP MARIA SIMONA B CEMITARA BFP-NHQ FO1 Charles Medrozo BFP-NHQ

INSP REDEL Q BONCOLMO BFP-NHQ FO1 Napoleon Dequina BFP-NHQ

INSP CARMEN B CASTELO BFP-NHQ NUP Christine Marcelino BFP-NHQ

INSP BONA EILEEN P PENAS BFP-NHQ DREAM TEAM

INSP MANUEL A NACHOR BFP-NHQ INSP STEPHEN JARDELEZA BFP-NHQ

INSP MICHELLE H CASTRO BFP-NHQ INSP EMMANUEL RAGPALA BFP-NHQ

INSP MA THERESA S AVINANTE BFP-NHQ INSP RICO ODAD BFP-NHQ

INSP ANNA RIZZA B CELOSO BFP-NHQ INSP RHODA RIA GUILA BFP-NHQ

INSP ELBERTO C MARQUESES JR BFP-NHQ FIRE STATION INSP LYNELLE MACATIAG BFP-NHQ

INSP STEPHEN G JARDELEZA BFP-NHQ INSP ANGELITO ANSAY BFP-NHQ

INSP RHODA RIA M GUILA BFP-NHQ INSP MICHELLE CASTRO BFP-NHQ

INSP LYNELLE V MACATIAG BFP-NHQ FIRE STATION INSP JANET GERMINAL BFP-NHQ

INSP ARVIN CHRISTIAN C SANTOS BFP-NCR INSP LUCILYN B SAYLON BFP-NHQ

NUP FRANCISCA N RAMILO BFP-NHQ INSP REDEL BONCOLMO BFP-NHQ

NUP MANUEL C BETOS BFP-NHQ INSP AURELIUS MERCADO BFP-NHQ

NUP EDWIN C MEJIA INSP MARIA SIMONA CEMITARA BFP-NHQ

NUP DANILO R. CABRERA BFP-NHQ INSP MANUEL NACHOR BFP-NHQ

ENGR EDUARDO N BAJO INSP ARMANDO OCASION BFP-NHQ

ENGR ROLANDO CEPE INSP JOYCELYN HERNAEZ BFP-NHQ

ENGR. PEDRO P LABUGUEN BFP-NCR INSP BONA EILEEN PENAS BFP-NHQ

ENGR. NELSON S SE SR. BFP-NHQ INSP EMMANUEL RICAFORT BFP-NHQ

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NUP ARSENIO M RODRIGUEZ JR. INSP ANALISA SANTOS BFP-NHQ

SFO4 Romulo S dela Merced INSP JIMALYN TOLLEDO BFP-NHQ

SFO2 Rodolfo Espina INSP ESTRELLA-LUZ LANTION BFP-NHQ

SFO1 Ramon B Roque INSP ZALDY URBI BFP-NHQ

FO3 Violeta Ramirez BFP-NHQ INSP VICTOR VELASCO BFP-NHQ

FO3 Gabriel A Trinidad INSP CARMEN B CASTELO BFP-NHQ

FO3 Edgar B Fitero Technical, BFP-NHQ INSP MA. THERESA AVINANTE BFP-NHQ

FO3 Emil F Tanjuan Technical, BFP NHQ INSP GERARD VENEZUELA BFP-NHQ

FO2 Adolfo Sambo BFP-NHQ OVER-ALL SECRETARIAT

FO2 Joseph S Asi Region 11 INSP GABRIELLE MARIE G TORRES BFP-NHQ

FO2 Eduardo C Ramos FO3 AGUSTIN LOOD JR. BFP-NHQ

FO2 Joan M San Juan BFP-NHQ FO3 NAPOLEON D NOQUIS BFP-NHQ

FO2 Salamoden A Enca BFP-NHQ FO3 MARICHELLE M COLLADO BFP-NHQ

FO1 Edwin Golez BFP-NCR FO2 MARICEL SORIANO-PASCUA BFP-NHQ

FO1 Jonathan B Fabriquier BFP-NHQ FO1 NEYGEE ANGILOG BFP-NHQ

FO1 Gilbert M Agudelo BFP-NHQ FOI JOHNNY LAGRIMAS BFP-NHQ

FO1 Robert C Tajan BFP-NCR NUP EDITA P DEL MUNDO BFP-NHQ

FO1 Mea Ann O Palivino BFP-NHQ NUP RONALD VILLACERAN BFP-NHQ

FO1 Clarissa C Palad BFP-NHQ

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S. No. 2553 H. No. 4115

Republic of the Philippines

Congress of the Philippines

Metro Manila

Fourteenth Congress

Second Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-eight day of July, two thousand eight .

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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9514

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AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPEALING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1185 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the "Fire Code of the Philippines of 2008".

SEC. 2. It is the policy of the State to ensure public safety, promote economic development through the prevention and suppression of all kinds, of destructive fires, and promote the professionalization of the fire service as a profession. Towards this end, the State shall enforce all laws, rules and regulations to ensure adherence to standard fire prevention and safety measures, and promote accountability in the fire protection and prevention service.

SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. – As used in this Fire Code, the following words and phrases shall mean and be construed as indicated: