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S.No DELHI FIRE SERVICE HEADQUARTERS: NEW DELHI
1. Name of the building
2. Address of the Building
3. Name and Address of builder/promoter
4. Name and Address of owner/occupiers of Individual Flats.
5. Plot Area 
  a. Title 
  b. Land use (in case of residential building Indicate no. of dwelling units)
6. Covered area (at grade level)
7. Height of the building
8.   a. Overall height (from grade level) 
  b. Whether set back areas are conforming to unified building bye-laws 12.4(b)
9.   a. Number of basements (Please Indicate level below grade in each case) 
  b. If basement extends beyond the building line, please indicate the load bearing strength of the roof of basement. 
  c. Area of basement 
  d. Whether any piazza is proposed? If so, details of the level of piazza and ramps etc. be indicated
10. Number of Floors (including ground floor)
11. Occupancy (Use-please mention separately for basement & floors)
12. Covered area of typical floor of bldg. Blocks.
13. Parking areas (please give details)
14. Details of surrounding property features
15. Approach to proposed building, width of the road and connecting roads, if any
16. Please give details of water supply available exclusively for fire fighting.
17. Has wet riser(s) been provided? If so, please indicate the number of risers and internal dia of each.
18. Has any down comer been provided? If so, please give details.
19. Please indicate the present arrangement for replenishment of water for fire fighting.
20. Is a public or other water storage facility available nearby? If so, please give the capacity and distance from your building, also please indicate if it is readily accessible.
21. Please give any other information that you can, regarding available of water supply for fire fighting.
22. Have internal hydrants been provided If so, please indicate no. of hydrants on each floor including basement(s) and terrace.
23. Have first add-hose reels been provided? If so, please indicate: 
  a. No. of hose reels on each floor including basement(s) 
  b. Bore and length of hose-reel tubing on each reel. 
  c. Size (bore) and type of nozzle fitted to each hose reel. 
  d. Is the hose reel connected directly to the riser or to the hydrant outlet?
24. Has fire hose been provided near each hydrant? If so, please indicate 
  a. The type of hoses 
  b. The size (bore) of hoses. 
  c. The length of each hose 
  d. Total number of hoses provided near each hydrant.
25. Have branch pipes been provided? If so, please Indicate 
  a. The type of branch pipes 
  b. Size of nozzle fitted to each branch
26.   a. If the basement is used for car parking or storage, has it been sprinkled? 
  b. Whether any cubicals proposed in the basement? If so, the area of each cubical be indicated? 
  c. Whether segregation/compartmentation of the basement has been provided? If so, please indicate
27. Is the building equipped with automatic fire detection and alarm system? If so, please indicate: 
  a. The type of detectors used 
  b. The standard to which the detectors confirm 
  c. The code to which the installation confirms.
28. Have manual call boxes been installed in the building for raising an alarm in the event of an outbreak of fire? If so, please give details
29. Has public address system been provided between the various floors and the fire control room in entrance lobby?
30. Has an intercom system been provided between the various floors and the fire control room in entrance of the building?
31. Has a fire control room be provided in the entrance lobby of the building?
32. How many staircases have been provided in the building? Please indicate in each case: 
  a. Width of the stairway 
  b. Width of the treads 
  c. Height of the rigors 
  d. if the treads are of the non-slip type.
33. What is the average occupant load per floor?
34. How many lifts have been installed in the building? Please indicate in each case. 
  a. The floors between which the lift runs. 
  b. The type of doors fitted to the lift car and at each landing 
  c. Fire resistance rating of lift car and landing doors, if known. 
  d. Floor area of the lift car. 
  e. Loading capacity of the lift car. 
  f. Has communication system been installed in the lift for car? 
  g. Has a Fireman's switch been installed in the lift for grounding it in the event of fire?
35. Have any stationary fire pump(s) been installed for pressurizing the wet riser? If so, please indicate 
  a. The number of pumps 
  b. The size of suction and delivery connection of each pump 
  c. The output of each pump. 
  d. The maximum head against which the pump can operate at the output mentioned at (c) 
  e. Is the pump automatic in action?
36. Has a standby source of power supply been provided? Lift is through a generator, please indicate 
  a. the capacity (output) 
  b. the functions that can be maintained simultaneously by the use of generator, such as operating lift(s) fire pumps emergency lighting etc. 
  c. Is the generator automatic in action or has to be started manually?
37. Has any yard hydrant been provided from the building's fire pump?
38. Where more than one lifts are installed in a common enclosure have individual lifts been separated by fire resisting walls or 2 hours fire rating?
39. Has the lift shaft(s) lift lobby or stairwell been pressurized? If so, give details.
40. Have the lift lobbies and staircase been effectively enclosed to prevent fire/smoke entering them from outside at any floor?
41. Have all exists and direction of travel to each exit been sign-posted with illuminated signs?
42. Has a false ceiling been provided in any portion of the building? If so, please indicate location and also mention if the material used for the false ceiling is combustible or non-combustible.
43. Is the building centrally air-conditioned? If so, please indicate 
  a. The material used for construction of duct and its fittings. 
  b. The type of tinning used for ducts, if any 
  c. The type of lagging used, if any for insulating any portion of the duct, please also indicate how the lagging is secured. 
  d. If false ceiling is provided, please give information as at 42 above 
  e. If plonum is used a return air passage has it been protected with fire detectors? Please give details. 
  f. Has a separate AHU been provided for each floor? 
  g. Whether automatic shut down of AHU is coupled with detection system? 
  h. Is the ducting for each floor effectively isolated or is it continuous or more than one floors? 
  i. Are the fire dampers being provided?
44. Where are the switchgear and transformers located? If inside the building, please indicate. 
a. If the switchgear and transformer(s) have been housed in 
separate compartments, effectively separated from each 
other and from other portion of the buildings by a four hours 
fire resistive wall? 
b. What precautions have been taken to prevent a possible fire 
in the transformer(s) from spreading?
45. I Where electric cables, telephone cables, dry/wet risers/down 
comers pass through a floor or wall have the spaces (apertures) round the cables/pipes been effectively sealed/plugged with non-combustible, fire resistant material? 

II Ventilation 
  a. Whether natural ventilation is relied upon? If so give details of the vents for the stairwell, lift shaft. 

  b. Whether mechanic ventilation has been proposed? If so, give details of the proposed system indicating the number of air changes for the basement and other floors. 

  c. Whether mechanical ventilation is coupled with automatic detection system? Please give details of the system.

46. Please indicate the number and type of fire extinguishers provided at various indications and the arrangement for the maintenance of the extinguishers.
47. Please indicate if all fire extinguishers bear the ISI certification mark.
48. Whether the refuge area has been provided? If so, the floor on which provided and the total area provided floor-wise.
49. Are the occupants of the building systematically trained in fire prevention, use of fire extinguishers and emergency procedures? If so, please give details.
50. Does an emergency organization exist in the building? If so, please give details and append a copy of the emergency (Fire) orders
51. Has a qualified Fire Officer been appointed for the building either individually or jointly with other building(s)
52. Has the building been protected against lightening? If so, does the lightening protect confirm to any code? Please indicate details.
53. The work has not been started on site and construction will be started only after final approval of the Competent Authority the position of construction site is given below:

 

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Signature of the Applicant/Arch. 

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  • Remarks of the concerned Local Body: The proposal has been broadly examined.The above information is correct and the proposal is permissible as far as DDA/MCD/NDMC is concerned (Additional comments, if any, may be given below or attached.
  • The proposed can be considered by Delhi Fire Service at conceptual stage is forwarded to Delhi Fire Service along with 3 sets of drawings which are according to Bye-laws, Master Plan, Zonal Plant and fire fighting regulations and policy instructions of Govt. The proposal involves relaxation in respect of height/set backs-----------------------------.The architect has been advised to furnish there quisite materials and documents given in the attached list, withinone-week time directly to the Delhi Fire Service. 
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Authority 

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