CIVIL DEFENCE DEPARTMENT MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, QATAR

FIRE SAFTEY STANDARDS

MINIMUM REQUIERMENTS

QFSS-8.2.3_Fire Command Centre_Rev A Revision C Page 1 of 1

Material:

FIRE (EMERGENCY) COMMAND CENTRE FSS No: 8.2.3

Item Provisions Notes

1.0 Occupancy Type A Fire Command Centre shall be provided in any high rise building or building requires any of the following installation:

a. emergency voice communication system; and b. smoke control system.

Fire Command Centre is not required for all apartment buildings. The centre can be used for other purposes during normal days.

Application

2.0 Location

Fire Command Centre shall be located:

a. Adjacent to the fire lift lobby at the designated storey of the building (ie the lobby of the building on the ground floor or immediately adjacent thereto), and

b. With safe access from outside, or c. Alternatively at the logical main entrance where the fire response

team will report if there is no fire lift in the building.

3.0 Equipment Fire command centre shall contain control and supervisory equipment/panel in accordance with NFPA 101 and the following:

a. Main fire alarm panel b. Emergency voice communication control panel c. Fire fighters’ smoke-control station (NFPA 92A)

4.0 Size Fire Command Centre shall be of adequate size to house all above-mentioned equipment and a free working space of at least 6 sq m.

5.0 Compartment Fire Command Centre shall have not less than 2 hours fire resistance separation from other parts of the building.

CIVIL DEFENCE DEPARTMENT MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, QATAR

FIRE SAFTEY STANDARDS

MINIMUM REQUIERMENTS

QFSS-8.2.3_Fire Command Centre_Rev A Revision C Page 2 of 1

Material:

FIRE (EMERGENCY) COMMAND CENTRE FSS No: 8.2.3

Item Provisions Notes

6.0 Emergency Lighting and Power Fire Command Centre shall be provided with emergency lighting in accordance with NFPA 101 and 70. All lighting and equipment essential for emergency operation in the centre shall also be connected to secondary power supply by fire resistant cables complying with NFPA 70.

7.0 Ventilation Systems Air conditioning or Mechanical ventilation (ACMV) where required for the Fire Command Centre shall be provided with secondary power supply and shall have ductworks independent of any other ductwork serving other parts of the building. Any part of the supply duct running outside the Fire Command Centre which it serves shall either be enclosed or constructed to give a fire resistance rating of at least 2 hours. The minimum outdoor air supply in non air-conditioned Fire Command Centre shall be 6 air-changes per hour.

8.0 Services Services and equipment not serving the Fire Command Centre shall not pass through the centre.

Prepared by: Yeo Swee Khiank Date: 17th September 2007