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Fire-Resistance Rating

Type of Construction

C.I.⁽²⁾

Floors over Basement

Other Floors

Roof

3 h

3 h

1.5 h

Noncombustible

8⁽¹⁾

2 h

2 h

1 h

Noncombustible

7

1 h

1 h

45 min

Noncombustible

6

45 min

45 min

0 h

Noncombustible

5

45 min

45 min

45 min

Heavy Timber

5

45 min

45 min

45 min

Combustible

5

45 min

0 h

0 h

Noncombustible

4

45 min

45 min

0 h

Combustible

4

30 min

0 h

0 h

Noncombustible

3

30 min

30 min

0 h

Combustible

3

0 h

30 min

0 h

Combustible

2

0 h

0 h

0 h

Combustible

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Group A

Occupancy H.I.⁽⁵⁾

Division 1

Small

Medium

Large

Dinner Theatres

4

5

6

Live Theatres

4

5

6

Motion Picture Theatres

4

5

6

Opera Houses

4

5

6

Television Studios (With Audience)

4

5

6

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Group A

Occupancy H.I.⁽⁵⁾

Division 2

Small

Medium

Large

Art Galleries

3

4

6

Auditoria

3

4

6

Billiard Halls, Amusement Arcades

3

4

6

Bowling Alleys

3

4

6

Churches

3

4

6

Clubs, Lodges (Non-Residential)

3

4

6

Community Halls

3

4

6

Concert Halls

3

4

6

Court Rooms

3

4

6

Dance Halls

3

4

6

Daycare Centres

3

4

6

Exhibition Halls (Without Sales)

3

4

6

Exhibition Halls (With Sales)

See Group E

Gaming premises

3

4

6

Gymnasia (Multi-Purpose)

3

4

6

Gymnasia (Athletic)

3

4

6

Lecture Halls

3

4

6

Libraries

3

4

6

Licensed Beverage Establishments

3

4

6

Licensed Clubs, Lodges

3

4

6

Museums

3

4

6

Passenger Stations / Depots

3

4

6

Public Heritage Buildings

3

Recreational Piers

3

4

6

Restaurants

3

4

6

Schools, Colleges

3

4

6

Undertaking Premises

3

4

6

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Group A

Occupancy H.I.⁽⁵⁾

Division 3

Small

Medium

Large

Arenas (No Occupancy On Activity Surface)

3

4

6

Armouries (No Occupancy On Activity Surface)

3

4

6

Enclosed Stadia or Grandstand

3

4

6

Ice Rinks (No Occupancy On Activity Surface)

3

4

6

Indoor Swimming Pools

3

4

6

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Group A

Occupancy H.I.⁽⁵⁾

Division 4

Small

Medium

Large

Amusement Park Structures

2

3

5

Bleachers

1

3

5

Grandstands (Open)

1

3

5

Reviewing Stands

1

3

5

Stadia (Open)

1

3

5

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Group B

Occupancy H.I.⁽³⁾⁽⁵⁾

Division 1

Small

Medium

Large

Detention Facilities (Minimum Security)⁽⁴⁾

4

5

6

Detention Facilities (All Other Types of Security)

6

6

7

Police Station with Detention

3

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Group B

Occupancy H.I.⁽⁵⁾⁽⁷⁾

Division 2

Small

Medium

Large

Hospital, Nursing Home, Geriatric, Sanitorium ⁽⁶⁾ (Immobile)

4

5

7

Hospital, Nursing Home, Geriatric, Sanitorium ⁽⁶⁾ (Non-Ambulatory)

4

5

6

Hospital, Nursing Home, Geriatric, Sanitorium ⁽⁶⁾ (Ambulatory)

3

4

6

Psychiatric Hospitals (Maximum Confinement)

4

5

7

Psychiatric Hospitals (Minimum Confinement)

3

4

6

Police Station With Detention

3

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Group B

Occupancy H.I.⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾

Division 3

Small

Medium

Large

Residential care facilities

(Ambulatory)

3

4

6

(Non-Ambulatory)

4

5

6

Children Custodial Homes

3

4

6

Convalescent Homes

(Ambulatory)

3

4

6

(Non-Ambulatory)

4

5

6

Orphanages

3

4

6

Sanatoria Without Detention Quarter

(Min. Confinement)

3

4

6

(Max. Confinement)

4

5

6

Group Homes For Developmentally Handicapped Residents

(Min. Confinement)

3

4

6

(Max. Confinement)

4

5

6

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Group C

Occupancy H.I.⁽⁴⁾

Small

Medium

Large

Apartments

3

4

6

Boarding Houses/Group Homes

3

Clubs, Residential

3

4

6

Colleges, Residential

3

4

6

Convents

3

4

6

Dormitories/Hostels

3

4

6

Hotels

3

5

6

Houses

2

2

Lodging Houses

3

Live/work units

4

5

7

Monasteries

3

4

6

Public Heritage Buildings

3

Rectories

2

Retirement Homes

3

4

6

Rooming Houses

3

Schools, Residential

3

4

6

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Group D

Occupancy H.I.⁽⁵⁾

Small

Medium

Large

Advertising and Sales Offices

3

3

5

Automatic Bank Deposit

3

4

5

Barber/Hairdresser Shops

3

4

5

Beauty Parlours

3

4

5

Branch Banks

3

4

5

Car Rental Premises

3

3

5

Chiropractic Offices

3

4

5

Communications Offices (Telephone)

3

4

5

Communications Offices (Telex)

3

4

5

Communications Offices (Courier)

3

3

5

Computer Centres

3

4

5

Construction Offices

3

3

5

Costume Rental Premises

3

4

5

Dental Offices (Denture Clinic)

3

4

5

Dental Offices (General)

3

4

5

Dental Offices (Surgical/Anaesthesia)

4

5

6

Dry Cleaning Depots

3

4

5

Dry Cleaning Premises (Self-Serve)

4

4

5

Health/Fitness Clubs

3

4

5

Laundries (Self-Serve)

4

4

5

Massage Parlours

3

4

5

Medical Offices (Examination)

3

4

5

Medical Offices (Surgical/Anaesthesia)

4

5

6

Offices (Business)

3

3

5

Offices (Charitable)

3

3

5

Offices (Legal/Accounting)

3

3

5

Offices/Studios (Design)

3

4

5

Pharmacy Offices

3

4

5

Photographic Studios

3

4

5

Physiotherapy Offices

3

4

5

Police Stations (No Detention)

3

4

5

Printing and Duplicating

4

5

6

Public Heritage Buildings

3

Public Saunas

3

4

5

Radio Stations (No Audience)

3

4

5

Small Tool Rental Premises

3

4

5

Suntan Parlours

3

4

5

Veterinary Offices

3

4

5

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Group E

Occupancy H.I.⁽⁵⁾

Small

Medium

Large

Automotive/Hardware Department Stores

4

5

7

China Shops

3

4

6

Department Stores

4

5

7

Electrical Stores (Fixtures)

3

3

5

Exhibition Halls (With Sales)

4

5

7

“Fast Food” Outlets

3

4

5

Feed and Seed Stores

4

5

7

Flea Markets

4

5

7

Flowers Shops

3

4

6

“Food” and Vegetable Markets

3

4

6

Garden Shops

3

4

6

“Gas” Bars

4

5

7

Gift Shops

3

4

6

Home Improvement Stores

4

5

7

Kitchen/Bathroom Cupboards Stores

3

4

6

Plumbing Stores (Fixtures/Accessories)

3

3

5

“Pop” Shops

3

4

6

Public Heritage Buildings

3

Rentals (See “Group D”)

Restaurants (Not More Than 30 Persons)

3

4

5

Shopping Malls

4

5

7

Stationery/Office Supply Stores

3

4

6

Stores (Art)

3

4

6

Stores (Baked Goods)

3

4

6

Stores (Beer)

3

4

6

Stores (Book)

3

4

6

Stores (Camera)

3

4

6

Stores (Candy)

3

4

6

Stores (Clothing)

3

4

6

Stores (Drugs)

4

4

6

Stores (Electronic)

3

4

6

Stores (Floor Coverings)

4

5

7

Stores (Food)

3

3

6

Stores (Furniture/Appliances)

3

4

6

Stores (Hardware)

4

5

7

Stores (Health)

4

4

6

Stores (Hobby)

3

4

6

Stores (Jewellery)

3

3

5

Stores (Paint/Wallpaper)

4

5

7

Stores (Pet)

3

4

6

Stores (Records/Tapes)

3

4

6

Stores (Spirits)

4

5

7

Stores (Toys)

4

5

7

Stores (Variety)

4

4

6

Stores (Video Sales/Rental)

3

4

6

Supermarkets

3

4

6

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Group F

Occupancy H.I.⁽³⁾

Division 1

Small

Medium

Large

Ammunition Manufacturing and Storage

3

6

8

Black Powder Manufacturing and Storage

3

6

8

Bulk Plants for Flammable Liquids

3

6

8

Bulk Storage Warehouse (Hazardous Substances)

3

6

8

Cereal and Feed Mills

3

6

8

Chemical Manufacturing/Processing Plant

3

6

8

Distilleries

3

6

8

Dry Cleaning Plants (Flammable)

3

6

8

Explosives Manufacturing and Storage

3

6

8

Fertilizer Manufacturing Plants

3

6

8

Fireworks Manufacturing and Storage

3

6

8

Flour Mills

3

6

8

Gas (Flammable) Compressor Stations

3

6

8

Gas (Flammable) Manufacturing and Storage

3

6

8

Grain Elevators

3

6

8

Lacquer Factories

3

6

8

Loading Area for all Group F, Division 1

3

6

8

Mattress Factories (High Fire Load)

3

6

8

Paint/Varnish/Pyroxylin Factories

3

6

8

Petrochemical Plants

3

6

8

Refineries

3

6

8

Rubber Processing Plants

3

6

8

Spray Painting Operations

3

6

8

Waste Paper Processing Plants (Dry)

3

6

8

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Group F

Occupancy H.I.⁽⁵⁾

Division 2

Small

Medium

Large

Aircraft Hangars

3

5

6

Abattoirs

3

4

5

Bakeries

3

5

6

Body Shops

3

5

6

Candy Plants

3

4

5

COLD STORAGE PLANTS

3

5

7

Combustible Insulation

Flammable Refrigerant

Combustible Packaging

Combustible Insulation

3

5

6

Flammable Refrigerant

Noncombustible Packaging

Combustible Insulation

3

4

5

Non-Flammable Refrigerant

Noncombustible Packaging

Noncombustible Insulation

2

3

4

Non-Flammable Refrigerant

Noncombustible Packaging

Dry Cleaning Establishments (Non-flammable or Non-explosive)

3

4

5

Electrical Substations

3

4

5

Factories (High Fire Load)

3

5

6

Freight Depots (High Fire Load)

3

5

6

Helicopter Landings (On Roof)

3

4

5

Laboratories (High Fire Load)

3

5

6

Laundries (Not Self-Serve)

3

4

5

Manufacturer Sales (High Fire Load)

3

5

6

Mattress Factories

3

4

5

Meat Packing Plants

3

4

5

Packaging Manufacturers (Cellulose)

3

4

5

Packaging Manufacturers (Noncombustible)

2

3

4

Packaging Manufacturers (Plastics)

3

5

6

Paper Processing Plants (Wet)

3

5

6

Plaining Mills

3

5

6

Printing Plants

3

4

5

Public Heritage Buildings

3

3

Repair Garages

3

5

6

Sample Display Rooms (High Fire Load)

3

5

6

Self-Service Storage Buildings

3

4

5

Service Stations (No Spray Painting)

3

5

6

Storage Rooms (High Fire Load)

3

5

6

Television Studios (No Audience)

3

4

5

Tire Storage

3

5

6

Warehouses (High Fire Load)

3

5

6

Welding Shops

3

5

6

Wholesale Rooms (High Fire Load)

3

5

6

Wood Working Factories

3

5

6

Workshops (High Fire Load)

3

5

6

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Group F

Occupancy H.I.⁽⁵⁾

Division 3

Small

Medium

Large

Creameries

2

2

3

Factories (Low Fire Load)

2

3

4

Freight Depots (Low Fire Load)

2

3

4

Laboratories (Low Fire Load)

2

3

4

Manufacturers Sales (Low Fire Load)

2

3

4

Power Plants

3

4

5

Public Heritage Buildings

3

3

Sample Display Rooms (Low Fire Load)

2

3

4

Storage Garages

2

3

4

Storage Rooms (Low Fire Load)

2

3

4

Warehouses (Low Fire Load)

2

3

4

Wholesale Rooms (Low Fire Load)

2

3

4

Workshops (Low Fire Load)

2

3

4