CIVIL DEFENCE DEPARTMENT

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, QATAR

FIRE SAFTEY STANDARDS

MINIMUM REQUIERMENTS
Material:

FIRE (EMERGENCY) COMMAND CENTRE

Item

Provisions

1.0

Occupancy Type

FSS
No:

8.2.3
Notes

A Fire Command Centre shall be provided in any high rise building or

building requires any of the following installation:

Application

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.
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 abovementioned 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.

QFSS-8.2.3_Fire Command Centre_Rev A

Revision C

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CIVIL DEFENCE DEPARTMENT

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, QATAR

FIRE SAFTEY STANDARDS

MINIMUM REQUIERMENTS
Material:

FIRE (EMERGENCY) COMMAND CENTRE

Item

Provisions

6.0

Emergency Lighting and Power

FSS
No:

8.2.3
Notes

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

QFSS-8.2.3_Fire Command Centre_Rev A

Date:

17th September 2007

Revision C

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