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FIRE CODE

Distance to Exit Dead Ends Aisles

Assembly 46m w/o FFS 6.1 <60 seats - 0.76

61m w/ FFS >60 seats:
0.91 (1 side); 1.0 (2 sides)
Residential
a. Dorms 30.48 w/o FFS
46m w/ FFS
b. Apartment 15.5m
c. Hotel 15.5 (room to exit)
30m (travel to exit)

Institutional 9 Hospital & Nursing - 2.44

a. room to exit 30 w/o FFS Resi Custodian - 1.83
45 w/ FFS Common Aisle - 1.83
b. point in room to exit 46 w/o FFS
61 w/FFS
c. suite 15 w/ FFS
30 w/o FFS 6

Educational 46 w/o FFS

61 w/ FFS
a. Child Day Care
a.1 room to exit 30.5 w/o FFS
45.75 w/ FFS
a.2 point in room to exit 48.8 w/o FFS
60.05 w/ FFS
a.3 sleeping room 15.25 w/o FFS
30.5 w/ FFS

Mercantile 30.5 w/o FFS Class A - 1.5

46 w/ FFS
a. hi hazard 23

Business
a. ground 30.5
61 w/o FFS
91.5 w/ FFS

Industrial 31 w/o FFS 15.5 1.5 corridor

46 w/ FFS
a. hi hazard 23

Storage 23 w/o FFS

30.5 w/ FFS
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a. garage 46 w/o FFS

61 w/ FFS

b. hanger
b.1 internval of distance 46
b.2 interval of hori exit 30.5
b.3 mezzanine 27

STANDPIPE FIRE DOOR

DRY STANDPIPE Class A - 3 hrs openings thru a wall separating

Size bldgs or dividing bldg into fire
23 m or less 102 mm Ø areas
more than 23 m 153 mm Ø
outlet 64 mm Ø Class B - 1 hr or opening in enclosure of vertical
1 1/2 hrs transpo in bldgs (stairs, elevs., )
height from ffl min. 46 cm
max. 122cm Class C - 3/4 hr corridor and room partitions

WET STANDPIPE Class D - 1 1/2 hrs door/shutters in exterior walls

Size subject to severe fire exposure
15 m or less 51 mm Ø
more than 15 m 64 mm Ø Class E and F - subject to moderate or light
outlet 38 mm Ø 3/4 hr fire exposure

height from ffl min. 91 cm

max 182 cm

COMBINATION
Size 150 mm Ø
outlet 64 mm Ø

height from ffl min. 61 cm

max. 122 cm

STAIRS Class A Class B

min. width 112 cm 112 cm

91 cm < 50 O.L.
max ht. of riser 19 cm

min. thread 25 cm 23 cm

headroom 2m 2m

landing 112 cm 112 cm

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STAIRS Class A Class B

max ht. between landings 2.75 m 3.70 m

RAMPS Class A Class B

min. width 112 cm or > 76 - 112 cm

slope 8 -10 % 10 - 17 %

max ht. between landings no limit 3.66 m

FLAME SPREAD RATING

Interior Finish Flame Spread

Class A 25
Class B 26-75
Class C 76-200
Class D 201-500
Class E >500