Fire Code of the Philippines

Minimum floor to ceiling height

• 2.30

• 2.40

• 2.70

• 2.80

Number of exits for place of assembly for 1000 occupants

• 3

• 4

• 2

• 1

Class of fire involving combustible metals, such as magnesium, sodium, potassium, and other similar materials

• Class A

• Class C

• Class D

• Class K

Occupant load per person for classrooms.

• 2.40 sq.m.

• 1.60 sq.m.

• 2.20 sq.m.

• 1.80 sq.m.

Minimum width of corridors, aisles, and ramps for exits in hospitals and nursing homes.

• 2.44 m

• 2.64 m

• 1.94 m

• 2.14 m

Minimum number of stories of apartment buildings requiring fire alarm system.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Minimum number of stories of apartment buildings requiring fire alarm system.

• Plenum

• Fulminate

• Phyrophoric

• Oxidizing material

Minimum fire resistance rating for a firewall.

• 1 hr

• 2 hrs

• 3 hrs

• 4 hrs

Minimum exit door width.

• 0.71 m

• 0.81 m

• 0.86 m

• 0.91 m

Maximum number of seats in a row opening on to an aisle at one side.

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8