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EVAs - POLICIES,ENFORCEMENTAND RELATED MATTERSPOLICIES4.1 The purpose of an EVA is to assist the FSD inthe carrying out of fire fighting and rescue operationsin the event of a fire or other emergency.4.2 Prior to 1964, building plans were not requiredto be submitted to the FSD for approval and it was notuntil 1980 that the provision of EVAs to new buildingswas made a mandatory requirement for certain types of butnot all developments (para. 4.4 below). Between 19G4 and1980, the FSD's policy, which was advisory in nature, wasthe provision of an EVA to one face of the building.4.3 After 1980, agreement was reached with the thenCrown Land and Survey Office to include an 'Access forFire Services Appliances and Personnel' clause in thelease document of all developments. A copy of thestandard clause is in Annex XXIII. However, this clausecannot be applied to redevelopments unless there is achange in scope or lease conditions.EVA Requirements4.4 The FSD has since 1980 formulated a set of morecomprehensive departmental policies and requirements withregard to the provision of accesses for fire appliancesin various types of building developments. Theserequirements, which have been revised from time to timeas necessary, are applied across the board, and there isno difference in standard for public and private- 30 -