FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES Policies Declaration

The Fire Code of the Philippines aims to raise national Along with the private sector, the government shall create and
awareness and include everyone in fire prevention and adopt rules and regulations considering recent advancements in
suppression to lessen fire losses. fire technology. These rules should also be appropriate for
Filipino conditions.
Fire prevention and safety must receive equal, if not greater,
emphasis than fire suppression or extinguishment. The Fire Department must be professionalized. Educational
institutions must integrate fire technology and fire protection
engineering courses into their curricula to spread knowledge of
What is PD 1185 RA 9514? fire prevention and safety measures.
Republic Act No. 9514 is the amended or revised passage from Applicability of Fire Code of the Philippines and
Presidential Decree No. 1185 or also known as the Fire Code Enforcement Responsibility
of the Philippines. The lapses from PD 1185 were sorted out
and resolved at the commencement of RA 9514. Section 4 of this Code indicates that the Fire Code
requirements must apply to all persons and all public and
private buildings, facilities, or structures. The effectivity
applies to properties constructed before and after the
Objectives of the Fire Code of the Philippines
implementation of the Fire Code of the Philippines.
•To prevent fire-related injuries, deaths, and property loss and
According to Section 6, the Fire Service is under the Director
damage that have reached worrisome proportions, undermining
General of the Integrated National Police. The Director
society’s economic and social benefits.
General shall enforce this Code and relevant requirements of
•To raise national awareness and include everyone in fire other fire protection or fire safety laws. In addition, the
prevention and suppression to lessen fire losses. Director General, with the permission of the Secretary of
National Defense, has the power to:
•Adopt universal fire safety standards, including fire safety
construction and installing protective and safety measures in •Develop implementing rules and regulations, as well as
buildings and structures. administrative penalties;

•To establish an organization responsible for implementing and •Reorganize the Integrated National Police Fire Service as
coordinating fire safety, prevention, and suppression efforts in necessary and appropriate;
all sectors of society.
•Engage into long-term agreements for the acquisition of fire
prevention, fire fighting, and fire protection equipment,
materials, supplies, and related technical services for the Fire Examples of materials that are hazardous and should be
Service. This can be done through public auctions or properly stored are combustible waste products, corrosive
discussions that include advance payments; and liquids such as ammonium nitrate and oxidizing materials,
cellular materials like nitrate plastic and foam, paints, firework
•Enter into Memoranda of Understanding with other materials, and the like.
government departments and private institutions to define areas
of corporation and coordination. They should also delineate
responsibility for fire safety, fire prevention education, fire
suppression, fire prevention, and other matters of concern. Fire safety measures for hazardous operations/processes

Inspections, Safety Measures, Fire Safety Construction, The following hazardous operations/processes must include
and Protective and Warning Systems fire safety measures:

According to Section 8, owners, administrators, occupants, and •Soldering or welding

all other responsible people shall ensure their properties
•Commercial baking and drying
comply with the following:
•Trash management
Inspection Required
•Pressurized/forced-draft burning apparatus
As a condition of granting permits and/or licenses by local
government units and other government agencies concerned, •Forging and smelting
the Director General or his lawfully authorized agent must
conduct a fire safety inspection. •Motion picture projection utilizing arc lamps

Inspections shall also include the use or occupation of •Refining, distillation, and solvent extraction, among other
buildings or structures. The inspection also includes installing things
fire protection and fire safety equipment and the electrical
system in any building or structure. •Any other activities or processes stipulated in the Rules and
Regulations in the future
Hazardous Materials
Fire safety measures are required for the manufacturing,
storing, handling, and/or usage of hazardous materials. As part of the Fire Safety Program under the Fire Code of the
Philippines, a building or structure shall have fire safety
systems such as:
•Sprinkler systems, hose boxes, hose reels, or standpipe Administrative Penalties
systems, as well as other firefighting equipment
Anyone who violates any provision of the Fire Code will have
•Fire detection and suppression systems an administrative fine of not more than Php 12,000. Violators
will also receive suspension or closure of their properties that
•Firewalls to separate adjacent buildings or warehouses and don’t comply with the requirements.
storage spaces from other occupants in the same structure
•Fire-resistive flooring and walls that reach up to the next level
slab or roof, curtain boards, and other fire-containing or Punitive Penalty
stopping components
If a violator fails to correct the deficiency or eliminate the fire
•Closure of all exits in a zone providing safe access to a public hazard, they will be imprisoned for not less than six months up
route or safe dispersion area to six years. The violator will also be fined not more than Php
20,000.
•Smoke and heat-sealed stairwells, vertical shafts, horizontal
exits, and other means of egress
GROUP 3
•A fire exit plan on each floor of the building, displaying MEMBERS:
boldly on the door of each other room the routes from each AMOD, Sitty-Wardah M.
other room to appropriate exits MUSA, Rakim D.
MUSA, Raiyan S.
•Fire-resistant self-closing doors leading to corridors
PUNDOGAR, Nurhania R.
•Fire dampers in central air conditioning ducts ABDULLAH, Mohammad Yusuf R.
MOHAMMAD, Muhammad Hossyn
•Roof vents for firefighters
•Well-marked and lighted exits with emergency lighting to
effectively illuminate escape ways in the event of a power
outage.

Penalties for Violators of the Fire Code of the Philippines