Standard for Fire Safety in Rapid Transit Systems - Singapore Civil ...

2.5.5.2 The fire alarm system shall comply with the requirements of
the SS CP 10 Code of Practice for The Installation and
Servicing of Electrical Fire Alarm Systems except as herein
modified:
(a) For underground station without Fire Command Centre
(FCC), the main alarm panel shall be located in the
firemen’s staircase at ground level. All fire alarm
signals shall also be transmitted to the Passenger
Service Centre (PSC), if provided;
(b) Buffer area, air lock, air plenum, above-ground outdoor
cooling tower enclosure and naturally cross-ventilated
public areas need not be provided with detectors.
(c) Station public areas shall not be provided with alarm
bells and manual call points. Ancillary areas of
aboveground light rapid transit (LRT) stations shall not
be provided with alarm bells.
(d) Alarm bells in the commercial spaces on the
commercial floor shall only sound if sprinklers,
detectors or manual call points are activated within the
commercial spaces.
(e) In addition to the alarm bells, sufficient visual
alarm devices e.g. beacon lights shall be provided in but
not limited to the following plantrooms where the
background noise is excessive:
(i) Environment control system plantroom;
(ii) Tunnel ventilation fan room;
(iii) Underplatform exhaust fan room;
(iv) Smoke extract fan room;
(v) Civil Defence generator room; and
(vi) Civil Defence cooling tower room.
(f) For fire detection in station public areas, linear heat
detectors of the optic fibre type and optical beam linetype
detectors can be considered in the concealed
ceiling spaces and under the ceilings respectively.
Where linear heat detectors are used, the coverage shall
be equivalent to the point-type detectors.
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