Standard for Fire Safety in Rapid Transit Systems - Singapore Civil ...
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2.7.2.6 Emergency fire phones (a two-way voice communication<br />
system) shall be provided <strong>in</strong> lieu of manual call po<strong>in</strong>ts <strong>in</strong> the<br />
station public areas such that a person needs not travel more<br />
than 90m to an emergency fire phone on any level to report a<br />
fire. The Passenger Service Centre (PSC), where provided, can<br />
be considered as a report<strong>in</strong>g station.<br />
2.7.2.7 For underground station, two-way emergency voice<br />
communication shall be provided between the <strong>Fire</strong> Command<br />
Centre (FCC) or <strong>in</strong> the absence of which, the ma<strong>in</strong> alarm panel<br />
(MAP) and the follow<strong>in</strong>g:<br />
(a) Every fire fight<strong>in</strong>g lobby;<br />
(b) <strong>Fire</strong> pump room;<br />
(c) <strong>Fire</strong> lift;<br />
(d) Local manual control <strong>for</strong> smoke control equipment;<br />
(e) All lift motor rooms;<br />
(f) Passenger Service Centre (PSC); and<br />
(g) Air-handl<strong>in</strong>g control rooms if a manual on/off switch<br />
<strong>for</strong> the station’s central air-condition<strong>in</strong>g system is not<br />
provided <strong>in</strong> the PSC.<br />
2.7.2.8 <strong>Fire</strong>men <strong>in</strong>tercom shall be provided <strong>for</strong> communication<br />
between the space where the tunnel dry ma<strong>in</strong>s breech<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>lets<br />
are located at ground level and the buffer areas. The <strong>in</strong>tercom<br />
unit at the buffer areas shall be located near the access stairs at<br />
the plat<strong>for</strong>m lead<strong>in</strong>g to the track level.<br />
.<br />
ANCILLARY<br />
AREA<br />
<strong>Fire</strong>men <strong>in</strong>tercom<br />
Staircase<br />
<strong>Fire</strong>men <strong>in</strong>tercom<br />
PLATFORM PUBLIC AREA<br />
<strong>Fire</strong>men <strong>in</strong>tercom<br />
Escalator<br />
<strong>Fire</strong>men <strong>in</strong>tercom<br />
Locations of firemen <strong>in</strong>tercom at plat<strong>for</strong>m level<br />
ANCILLARY<br />
AREA<br />
2.7.2.9 Underground stations shall be provided with radio<br />
communication facilities capable of operat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the frequency<br />
band of 470 – 490 MHz range.<br />
Emergency fire<br />
phones<br />
Two-way<br />
communication<br />
<strong>Fire</strong>men<br />
<strong>in</strong>tercom<br />
Radio<br />
communication<br />
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