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Fire fighting system for buildings in India: what it is made of, which building needs what, high-rise and factory rules, upkeep and cost

Updated October 2026By Flamekite Editorial DeskFacts checked against official sources on 29 October 2026

Fire fighting system for buildings in India: extinguishers, risers, hydrants, sprinklers, pumps and alarms by NBC Table 7, high-rise rules over 15 m, and rates.

High-rise line: 15 m; Annex E rules apply from here, whatever the use; High-rise rules
Office of 15 m to 24 m: 1,00,000 litres; Underground tank, plus wet riser, yard hydrant and sprinklers (Table 7); Requirements by building
Factory fire drill: Every 2 months; At least, under Model Rule 68(12); Factory rules
Comprehensive AMC, one Delhi office: Rs 20,45,880; A year, hydrant, sprinkler, detection and alarm; GeM 2022; Cost by part

Quick answer

A building's fire fighting system is every fixed and portable installation kept ready to find, fight and contain a fire: fire extinguishers and hose reels for occupants, a down-comer or wet riser with landing valves, yard hydrants, automatic sprinklers, a fire water tank and fire pumps to feed them, and a fire alarm to warn people and the pump room. Special rooms add gas or wet chemical suppression.

In India the building rule your state applies decides the mix, mostly NBC 2016 Part 4 Table 7, by occupancy and height. A block of flats of 15 m to 35 m needs extinguishers, hose reels, a down-comer, a manual alarm and a 25,000 litre terrace tank; an office of 15 m to 24 m adds a wet riser, yard hydrants, sprinklers throughout, automatic detection, a 1,00,000 litre underground tank and 2,280 l/min pumps.

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Fire fighting system diagrams: how each system is laid out

Fire fighting system at a glance: the parts and their IS codes

Each part of a building's fire fighting system, the Indian Standard it is built or kept to (editions BIS listed on 24 October 2026), and its own Flamekite page.
What	The rule	Source
Fire extinguishers	IS 2190:2024 for selection, placing and upkeep; IS 15683:2018 portable and IS 16018:2012 wheeled	IS 2190:2024
Hose reels and internal hydrants	IS 3844:1989 (reaffirmed 2020)	BIS, IS 3844:1989
Yard (external) hydrants	IS 13039:2014	BIS standards database
Fire water supply and tanks	IS 9668:1990	BIS standards database
Automatic sprinklers	IS 15105:2021; water spray and mist are separate codes, IS 15325 and IS 15519 (cl. 1.4)	BIS, IS 15105:2021
Fire pumps	IS 15301:2003, installation and maintenance of fire fighting pumps	IS 15301:2003
Detection and alarm	IS 2189:2026, fifth revision, March 2026	BIS, IS 2189:2026
Which building needs which	NBC 2016 Part 4 Table 7: 12 columns from extinguishers to terrace pumps, by occupancy and height, with 24 notes	NBC 2016, Table 7
Extinguishers in Table 7	Required in every row except A-2 private homes	NBC 2016, Table 7
Service life CPWD assigns	Wet riser and sprinkler systems 20 years; fire alarm 15 years	CPWD Maintenance Manual

Fire fighting system types: first-aid, water-based, gas and detection

The four families of installation in an Indian building, who uses each, and the page that covers it in full.
Option	What it includes	Who works it	Starts	Typical first need in Table 7	Source
First-aid fire fighting	Extinguishers and first-aid hose reels	Occupants and staff	By hand	Extinguishers in every row but A-2; hose reels in most rows from the smallest	NBC 2016, Table 7
Hydrant system	Down-comer or wet riser, landing valves, hose, yard hydrants	Trained staff and the fire brigade	By hand; pumps start on pressure drop	Down-comer for flats from 15 m; wet riser and yard hydrant for offices above 15 m	NBC 2016, Table 7
Automatic sprinklers	Heads, installation valve, alarm gong, pipes	No one: heat opens each head	Automatically, head by head	Basements over 200 m² in many rows; whole building for offices above 15 m and flats above 45 m	NBC 2016, Table 7
Fire pumps and tanks	Underground and terrace tanks, main, diesel and jockey pumps	Automatic, stopped only by hand	On pressure drop	Terrace pump for 15 m to 35 m flats; pump house once a wet riser is needed	IS 15301:2003
Detection and alarm	Call points, detectors, panel, sounders, voice evacuation	Occupants (manual) or detectors (automatic)	By hand or automatically	Manual alarm from 15 m flats; automatic detection in hotels, hospitals, offices above 15 m	NBC 2016, Table 7
Gas and special suppression	Clean agent, CO2, wet chemical, water mist or spray	Automatic, with a manual release	On detection, after a warning delay	Not a Table 7 column: asked by clause for kitchens, panels and server rooms	BIS, NBC 2016 Part 4

Fire fighting system installation in 8 steps, from plan approval to NOC

Classify the building
Occupancy group, height to the last livable floor and floor area pick the Table 7 row, which lists every installation the building needs.
Check your state's rule
Most states apply NBC 2016 through their fire Act or bye-laws; Maharashtra has its own Schedule-I, Uttarakhand a low-rise order, Assam NBCS 2026.
Get the fire plan approved
Submit tanks, pump room, risers, hydrants, sprinkler and alarm layouts with the building plan for the provisional or plan-stage approval your state runs.
Build tanks and pump room
Civil work first: the underground and terrace tanks and a pump room 6 m clear of other buildings or behind a 4 hour wall (IS 15301 cl. 6.12).
Install pumps, risers, hydrants and sprinklers
Water-based systems go in together because they share the tank and pumps; Maharashtra wants one agency for this whole group (MFS clause 6.1).
Wire detection and alarm
Detectors, call points and panel to IS 2189, linked to the sprinkler flow switches and pump status.
Test every system
Hydrant pressure test at 700 kPa for 30 minutes, sprinkler tests, pump flows at 7 and 4.5 kgf/cm², alarm tests, then place extinguishers.
Inspection and final NOC
The fire officer checks each installation on site against the approved plan. In Maharashtra a licensed agency signs Form A for the building.

Fire fighting system components list: 12 parts in one building

Every Table 7 column is a component. Here is what each does, with the page that explains it in full.

Fire extinguisher: Portable (17 kg or less) or wheeled unit for a fire in its first minutes; see /fire-extinguishers. IS 2190:2024
First-aid hose reel: Reel off the riser that untrained occupants can run out; no floor point more than 6 m from the nozzle (IS 3844 cl. 6.5). BIS, IS 3844:1989
Down-comer: Pipe fed from the terrace tank by a terrace pump, with a landing valve on each floor; used in lower buildings such as 15 m to 35 m flats. NBC 2016, Table 7
Wet riser: Main kept full under pressure from the pump house, with a landing valve, hose and branch pipe on every floor; see /fire-hydrant-system. BIS, IS 3844:1989
Yard hydrant: Outdoor hydrant on a ring main round the building, at least 2 per premises (IS 3844 cl. 5.11). BIS, IS 3844:1989
Fire service inlet: Ground-level connection through which a fire tender pumps into the riser (IS 3844 cl. 5.2.3). BIS, IS 3844:1989
Automatic sprinkler: Heat-opened head over each part of the floor; see /fire-sprinkler-system. BIS, IS 15105:2021
Underground fire tank: Static water kept only for fire fighting, from 50,000 litres for a small warehouse to 2,50,000 for a five-star hotel (Table 7). NBC 2016, Table 7
Terrace tank: Roof tank, 5,000 to 25,000 litres by row, plus 5,000 where a basement exceeds 200 m² (Note 6). NBC 2016, Table 7
Fire pumps: Main, diesel standby and jockey pumps that start on pressure drop; see /fire-pump. IS 15301:2003
Fire alarm: Manual call points, automatic detectors, panel and sounders; see /fire-alarm-system. BIS, IS 2189:2026
Special suppression: Clean agent, CO2, wet chemical or mist for rooms water would harm or cannot reach; see /fire-suppression-system. BIS, NBC 2016 Part 4

How fire fighting systems work together in a building fire

No part works alone. The alarm warns, the first-aid layer holds the fire small, and the pumps keep the water-based systems charged until the brigade arrives.

1. Detection
A detector or a person at a call point raises the alarm; IS 2189 says detection is no substitute for sprinklers or other extinguishing systems (foreword). BIS, IS 2189:2026
2. First aid
Occupants use extinguishers and hose reels while the fire is small; the Factories Act Model Rules treat fixed systems as additions to this layer, never substitutes (rule 68(13)). DGOSH Model Rules
3. Sprinklers open
Heat opens the heads over the fire; water flowing through the installation valve rings the gong and signals the alarm panel. BIS, IS 15105:2021
4. Pumps start
Falling pressure starts the jockey and then the main pump; the diesel takes over on power failure, and only a person stops the main pump (IS 15301 cl. 5.4). IS 15301:2003
5. Hydrants in use
Staff or firefighters couple hose to the landing valves; the riser stays charged from the pump house. BIS, IS 3844:1989
6. Brigade boosts
The fire tender pumps into the riser through the fire service inlet if the building's water runs low. BIS, IS 3844:1989

Fire fighting system requirements by building under NBC 2016 Table 7

One line per common building, with all the installations Table 7 marks for it. Extinguishers are required in every row shown. The rows were read off the printed pages.

	Riser	Yard hydrant	Sprinklers	Alarm	Water and pumps
Flats and hostels, 15 m to 35 m NBC 2016, Table 7	Down-comer	No	Basement over 200 m²	Manual	25,000 litre terrace tank, 900 l/min terrace pump
Flats and hostels, above 45 m to 60 m NBC 2016, Table 7	Wet riser	Yes	Whole building	Manual	1,50,000 underground, 10,000 terrace
Flats and hostels, above 60 m NBC 2016, Table 7	Wet riser	Yes	Whole building	Manual and automatic	2,00,000 underground, 10,000 terrace
Hotel under 15 m, floors 300 to 1,000 m² NBC 2016, Table 7	Wet riser above ground plus one	No	Basement over 200 m²	Manual and automatic	10,000 per 500 m² (at least 50,000), 1,620 l/min pumps
School, 15 m to 24 m NBC 2016, Table 7	Down-comer	No	Basement over 200 m²	Manual	25,000 litre terrace tank
Hospital, 15 m to 24 m NBC 2016, Table 7	Wet riser	Yes	Whole building	Manual and automatic	1,50,000 underground, 20,000 terrace
Office or shops, above 15 m to 24 m NBC 2016, Table 7	Wet riser	Yes	Whole building	Manual and automatic	1,00,000 underground, 10,000 terrace, 2,280 l/min pumps
Office above 30 m NBC 2016, Table 7	Wet riser	Yes	Whole building	Manual and automatic	2,00,000 underground, 20,000 terrace, 2,850 l/min pumps
Mall with cinemas or food courts NBC 2016, Table 7	Wet riser	Yes	Whole building	Manual and automatic	2,00,000 underground, 20,000 terrace
Moderate hazard factory over 1,000 m² BIS, NBC 2016 Part 4	Wet riser	Yes	Whole building	Manual and automatic	1,50,000 underground, 20,000 terrace, two electric and one diesel pump of 2,280 l/min
Warehouse under 15 m, over 250 m², ground floor only NBC 2016, Table 7	Wet riser	Yes	Whole building	Manual and automatic	50,000 underground, 10,000 terrace

Every pump set has a 180 l/min jockey. Add 5,000 litres to the terrace tank where a basement exceeds 200 m² (Note 6). More rows, with hose reel columns, are on the NBC 2016 page; the per-system pages show each column in depth.

Which fire fighting system rule your state applies

BIS withdrew NBC 2016 on 30 April 2026, but a state that names it in its fire law keeps applying Table 7. Find your case.

IfYour state's fire Act, rules or bye-laws name NBC 2016
The Table 7 row for your occupancy and height lists every installation; the fire officer's NOC conditions add to it. NBC 2016 Gazette of India
IfYour building is in Maharashtra
Schedule-I of the 2006 Act, substituted in 2023, sets the installations by row, and only a licensed agency installs them. Fire NOC Maharashtra MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
IfYour building is in Uttarakhand and under 12 m
The order of 6 June 2025 sets lighter kits; a one-floor shop or clinic under 500 m² needs extinguishers and automatic extinguishers on the panel, UPS and DG set. Fire NOC Uttarakhand Uttarakhand GO 2025
IfYour building is in Assam
Since 14 August 2026 the fire Act asks for measures as per the BIS National Building Construction Standards, so NBCS 2026 Part F applies. NBC 2026 Assam Act XIII of 2026
IfYour workplace is in Uttar Pradesh with 5 or more floors or 20 m or more
Rule 12 of the UP OSH Rules 2026 binds the employer to NBCS 2026 Part F. OSH Code 2020 UP Gazette

Fire fighting system for high-rise buildings: 6 added rules

NBC 2016 treats every building of 15 m and above as high-rise, whatever its use, and Annex E and Table 7 add these on top of the low-rise kit.

15 m
High-rise rules start
Annex E applies from 15 m, measured to the terrace of the last livable floor. NBC 2016, Annex E
24 m
Refuge areas
Above 24 m, refuge areas at or just above 24 m and about every 15 m, open on one side and fully sprinklered. NBC 2016, Annex E
30 m, 60 m
A Fire Officer on site
Business buildings of 30 m and above, residential of 60 m and above and institutional of 15 m and above need a qualified Fire Officer (clause 4.10.1). NBC 2016, Annex E
Above 60 m
Automatic detection in flats
Flats and hostels above 60 m add automatic detection to the manual alarm and a 2,00,000 litre underground tank. NBC 2016, Table 7
60 m, 120 m
Alternate sprinkler riser
Sprinklers fed from a main and an alternate riser above 120 m for homes and 60 m for other uses. NBC 2016, Annex E
150 m and up
Intermediate tanks and pumps
Once a building passes 150 to 175 m, intermediate tanks and pumps at 160 to 180 m. NBC 2016, Annex E

Fire fighting system for factories: Factories Act and Table 7 rules

A factory answers to two regimes: the state fire rule for its installations and the Factories Act rules for first-aid fire fighting and drills.

Do

Hold fire drills at least once in every 2 months, with a trained person in charge and trained fire teams (Model Rule 68(12)). DGOSH Model Rules
Keep first-aid fire fighting equipment even where sprinklers and hydrants are installed: they are additions, not substitutes (rule 68(13)). DGOSH Model Rules
Give a moderate hazard factory over 1,000 m² a wet riser, yard hydrants, sprinklers throughout and two electric and one diesel pump of 2,280 l/min (Table 7 Note 11). BIS, NBC 2016 Part 4
Install a jockey pump of 3 to 10 percent of pumping capacity, never below 180 l/min (IS 15301 cl. 6.5). IS 15301:2003

Don’t

Do not build low or moderate hazard factories above 18 m, or high hazard factories and warehouses above 15 m, under Table 7. NBC 2016, Table 7
Do not read the DGOSH Model Rules as binding by themselves: rule 68 binds only where your state adopted it. DGOSH Model Rules
Do not leave a G-2 or G-3 floor without sprinklers: Table 7 asks them in every G-2 and G-3 row. BIS, NBC 2016 Part 4

Fire fighting system numbers every owner should know

Six figures from the codes that come up in almost every building's fire file.

15 m
Height from which a building is high-rise under NBC 2016 Annex E NBC 2016, Annex E
30 m
Greatest distance from a hydrant to any point it covers (IS 3844 cl. 5.2.2) BIS, IS 3844:1989
6 m
Furthest any floor point may be from a hose reel nozzle (IS 3844 cl. 6.5) BIS, IS 3844:1989
700 kPa
Hydrant system pressure test, held 30 minutes (IS 3844 cl. 8.1) BIS, IS 3844:1989
200 m²
Basement size above which many rows add basement sprinklers and Note 6 adds 5,000 terrace litres NBC 2016, Table 7
180 l/min
Jockey pump in every Table 7 pump set NBC 2016, Table 7

Fire fighting system testing and commissioning before the NOC

Each system has its own handover test in its code. Together they make the file the fire officer asks for.

Hydrants: whole installation held at 700 kPa for at least 30 minutes with a drop of at most 50 kPa, then a flow test (IS 3844 cl. 8.1, 8.2). BIS, IS 3844:1989
Pumps: flow at 7 and 4.5 kgf/cm² and the gauge at 120 percent of 7, written in the pump house register (IS 15301 cl. 7.2.1). IS 15301:2003
Sprinklers: pressure test, flushing, full-flow test, diesel start sequence and alarm gong checks (IS 15105 cl. 14). BIS, IS 15105:2021
Alarm: every detector and call point tested and a general alarm sounded; the panel in plain view in the entrance lobby (IS 2189 cl. 4.6). BIS, IS 2189:2026
Extinguishers: types matched to the hazard and placed and marked as IS 2190:2024 asks, with the BIS mark. IS 2190:2024
Static tank with a yellow SWT plate showing its capacity; isolating valves locked open (IS 9668 cl. 5.11; IS 3844 cl. 9.1). BIS, IS 9668:1990
In Maharashtra, Form A signed for the building by the licensed agency (rule 4(1)). Rules 2009

Fire fighting system maintenance: one calendar for every part

Each code sets its own cycle. Put together, a building's routine looks like this.

Daily
Run the main pump at least 5 minutes and time the jockey pump (IS 15301 cl. 7.3.1); check the alarm panel shows normal (IS 2189). IS 15301:2003
Weekly
Run the diesel pump 10 minutes and check 4 hours of fuel (IS 15301 cl. 7.3.2); test one alarm device per zone (MFS guidelines). IS 15301:2003
Monthly
Open each hydrant and check its washers. MFS Form B guidelines
Quarterly
Flow 3 adjacent hydrants together for at least 1,125 litres a minute at 5.25 kgf/cm²; clean detectors. MFS Form B guidelines
Every 6 months
Sprinkler discharge test and pump motor insulation (IS 15105 cl. 15.6.4); inspect hydrant inlets and valves (IS 3844 cl. 9.3). Maharashtra's Form B falls in January and July. BIS, IS 15105:2021
Yearly
Run each hose reel fully out for at least 30 litres a minute (IS 3844 cl. 9.7); test every detector and call point (IS 2189). BIS, IS 3844:1989

Fire fighting system cost estimate in India: official rates by part

Flamekite’s working from the official rules; no government publishes this figure.

No Indian schedule prices a whole fire fighting system or a rate per square foot. An estimate is built item by item; these are official public figures with their dates.

As published

Main fire pump, 2,400 l/min at 76 m (Maharashtra PWD CSR 2018-19, 13-1-3)Rs 2,86,931Jockey pump 240 l/min: Rs 63,770 MH PWD CSR 2018-19, ch. 13
Single outlet gun metal landing valve (13-6-30)Rs 7,863 MH PWD CSR 2018-19, ch. 13
Hose reel drum with 30 m hose (13-7-2)Rs 6,234 MH PWD CSR 2018-19, ch. 13
GI pipe 100 mm, above ground (13-5-6)Rs 1,473 a metre MH PWD CSR 2018-19, ch. 13
Sprinkler head, 68 °C bulb (13-10-1)Rs 396 each MH PWD CSR 2018-19, ch. 13
2-zone conventional fire alarm panel (13-8-12)Rs 16,632Optical smoke detector Rs 1,632 MH PWD CSR 2018-19, ch. 13
Fire audit, per m² of floor (13-12-1)Rs 6 MH PWD CSR 2018-19, ch. 13
Comprehensive AMC of hydrant, sprinkler, detection and alarm, one New Delhi officeRs 20,45,880 a yearGeM contract, 2022, GST included CDSCO GeM contract

Maharashtra rates are from 2018-19, GST extra, with a location uplift outside district headquarters. Tanks, the pump house and civil work are priced in other chapters. CPWD gives a wet riser or sprinkler system a 20-year life and an alarm 15 years, which sets when replacement enters the budget. Each system page lists more items.

Fire fighting system gaps that stop a fire NOC

The faults below are the ones that span systems; each system page lists its own.

If Installations built to a lower Table 7 row than the building now falls in
Recheck the row after any change of use, added floor or new basement over 200 m²; the row decides every column (Notes 6, 20). NBC 2016, Table 7
If Hydrants and sprinklers installed but no extinguishers
Place extinguishers too: Table 7 asks them in every row but A-2, and fixed systems never replace first aid (Model Rule 68(13)). DGOSH Model Rules
If Pumps on Manual, or a main pump that stops by itself
Every pump on Auto; the main pump stopped only by the manual push button (IS 15301 cl. 5.4, 6.1). IS 15301:2003
If Separate contractors for pumps, hydrants and sprinklers in one building
In Maharashtra, one agency per system group across the whole building (MFS clause 6.1). MFS Form B guidelines
If Alarm panel in a locked room or shaft
Move it to the entrance lobby in plain view (IS 2189 cl. 4.6). BIS, IS 2189:2026
If A storage building raised above 15 m
Table 7 does not permit storage buildings above 15 m (Note 20). NBC 2016, Table 7

Fire fighting system myths the codes contradict

Four claims about whole-building fire systems that the codes do not support.

You may have read
A building with sprinklers needs no fire alarm.
Myth
What the sources say
Table 7 marks both for most rows above 15 m, and IS 2189 says detection and sprinklers do different jobs. BIS, IS 2189:2026
You may have read
Every building above 15 m needs a wet riser and a pump house.
Myth
What the sources say
Flats and hostels of 15 m to 35 m need a down-comer fed by a terrace pump; schools of 15 m to 24 m the same. NBC 2016, Table 7
You may have read
One national licence lets any contractor install a fire fighting system anywhere.
Myth
What the sources say
There is no national licence; Maharashtra licenses agencies by system and class, and other states license, empanel or neither. Rules 2009
You may have read
Gas suppression is a Table 7 requirement for offices.
Myth
What the sources say
Table 7 has no suppression column; NBC 2016 clause 6.5.2(b) asks clean agent or CO2 only for special locations and panels in some business buildings. BIS, NBC 2016 Part 4

Fire fighting system for 3 buildings: worked examples

Flamekite's reading of Table 7 for three common buildings in states that name NBC 2016. Your fire service's reading prevails.

Case 1
A 50 m residential tower
Group A-4 flats, 50 m, one basement of 600 m².
What applies Extinguishers, hose reels, a wet riser, yard hydrants, sprinklers in the whole building, a manual alarm, a 1,50,000 litre underground tank and a 15,000 litre terrace tank (10,000 plus 5,000 for the basement). Refuge areas apply above 24 m; flats with balconies are exempt. NBC 2016, Table 7
Case 2
A 22 m office building
Group E business, 22 m, no basement.
What applies Wet riser, yard hydrants, sprinklers throughout, manual and automatic alarm, 1,00,000 litres underground, 10,000 on the terrace, and 2,280 l/min electric and diesel pumps with a 180 l/min jockey (Note 10). NBC 2016, Table 7
Case 3
A 2,000 m² single-storey warehouse
Group H storage, 9 m, ground floor only.
What applies Over 250 m²: wet riser, yard hydrants, sprinklers, manual and automatic alarm, 50,000 litres underground and 10,000 on the terrace. It may not be raised above 15 m (Note 20). NBC 2016, Table 7

What Flamekite could not confirm about fire fighting systems

Four things a reader would expect here are not stated, because no official text was available to read on 29 October 2026.

A cost per square foot or per project for a complete system: no official schedule publishes one, so the page builds cost item by item.
HSN code and GST rate for a fire fighting installation contract: not confirmed from a CBIC or GST Council notification.
Current CPWD Delhi Schedule of Rates (E&M) for fire items: the rates above are Maharashtra's 2018-19 schedule instead.
Table 7 rows for uses not shown here: read your row on the NBC 2016 page or in the NBCS 2026 Part F table your state names.

Questions about fire fighting systems in India

What is a fire fighting system?

All the installations a building keeps ready to fight a fire: extinguishers and hose reels, a down-comer or wet riser with landing valves, yard hydrants, sprinklers, fire tanks and pumps, a fire alarm and, in special rooms, gas or wet chemical suppression.

Fire fighting system kya hota hai?

Building mein aag se ladne ke liye lage sabhi upkaran: extinguisher, hose reel, riser aur hydrant, sprinkler, fire tank aur pump, fire alarm. Kaun sa chahiye, yeh NBC 2016 Table 7 aur aapke rajya ka niyam building ki oonchai aur upyog se tay karta hai.

What are the components of a fire fighting system?

Extinguishers, first-aid hose reels, a down-comer or wet riser with landing valves and hose, yard hydrants, a fire service inlet, sprinklers, underground and terrace fire tanks, main, diesel and jockey pumps, and a fire alarm.

What are the types of fire fighting system?

First-aid (extinguishers and hose reels), hydrant systems (down-comer, wet riser, yard hydrants), automatic sprinklers, fire pumps and tanks, detection and alarm, and special suppression such as clean agent, CO2 and wet chemical.

What are the fire fighting system requirements for a building in India?

The NBC 2016 Table 7 row for the building's occupancy and height, applied through the state fire rule. A 22 m office, for example, needs a wet riser, yard hydrants, sprinklers, automatic detection, a 1,00,000 litre underground tank and 2,280 l/min pumps.

What fire fighting system does a high-rise building need?

From 15 m NBC 2016 Annex E applies: refuge areas above 24 m, a Fire Officer from 30 m for offices and 60 m for flats, an alternate sprinkler riser above 60 m (120 m for homes) and intermediate tanks and pumps past 150 to 175 m, on top of the Table 7 row.

What fire fighting system does a factory need?

The Table 7 G row by hazard and area, through the state fire rule, plus first-aid equipment and fire drills at least every 2 months under the Factories Act rules where the state adopted Model Rule 68.

Which IS codes apply to a fire fighting system?

IS 2190:2024 for extinguishers, IS 3844:1989 for hydrants and hose reels, IS 13039:2014 for yard hydrants, IS 9668:1990 for water supply, IS 15105:2021 for sprinklers, IS 15301:2003 for pumps and IS 2189:2026 for alarms.

What is the fire fighting system cost estimate in India?

It is built item by item. Maharashtra's 2018-19 schedule gives Rs 2,86,931 for a 2,400 l/min main pump, Rs 7,863 for a landing valve, Rs 396 for a sprinkler head and Rs 16,632 for a 2-zone alarm panel, GST extra.

How is a fire fighting system tested before the NOC?

Hydrants at 700 kPa for 30 minutes, pump flows at 7 and 4.5 kgf/cm², sprinkler pressure and flow tests, and every alarm device, after which the fire officer inspects on site.

How often should a fire fighting system be maintained?

Daily pump runs and alarm panel checks, weekly diesel runs, monthly hydrant checks, quarterly flow tests, 6-monthly sprinkler discharge tests and yearly hose reel and detector tests.

Who can install a fire fighting system?

In Maharashtra only a licensed agency, which signs Form A. Other states license, empanel or leave it to the installer's certificate; the fire officer checks the work before the final NOC.

Keep reading

Fire extinguishersTypes, classes, IS 2190 placing and the BIS mark.
Fire hydrant systemWet riser, down-comer, yard hydrants and IS 3844 values.
Fire sprinkler systemHazard classes, IS 15105 design, tests and rates.
Fire alarm systemConventional vs addressable, detectors and IS 2189.
Fire pumpMain, diesel and jockey pumps and the pump room.
Fire suppression systemClean agent, CO2 and kitchen wet chemical systems.
Fire safety equipment listEvery item by building type and height.
NBC 2016 Part 4Table 7 in full, with notes.

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