CIVIL DEFENCE DEPARTMENT

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, QATAR

FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS

MINIMUM REQUIERMENTS
Subject:

RISING MAIN FOR FIRE FIGHITNG

Item
1.0

Provisions
Type of rising main system shall be provided appropriate to the building as
follow:

FSS
No:

6.2
Notes
Type

Dry Rising Main

Any floor at habitable height beyond 10m and not exceeding 28m above
ground level
Wet Rising Main
For building having a habitable height exceeding 28m above the ground
level
Separate dry and wet rising main systems in a building may be permitted by
CDD.
2.0

3.0

Number and distribution of rising main shall be as follow:

All parts of any floor not more than 28m above the ground level is
within 38m from a landing valve, the distance to be measured along a
route suitable for hose lines, including any distance up or down a
stairway.

One rising main is provided for one or a series of floors higher than
28m above ground, with each rising main serving not more than 930m2
of any floor and subject to all parts of the floor to be within 38m from a
landing valve.

Position of rising mains and associated landing valves shall be located in

the following order or priority:

Number

Location

a. Within a smoke-stop lobby

b. In the common area and within a protected shaft, immediately outside
the exit staircase if there is no smoke-stop lobby
c. Inside exit staircase where smoke-stop lobby and common area are not
provided
4.0

Minimum nominal bore of rising main shall be:

5.0

Size

100mm where the rising main does not exceed 45m in habitable height
and only one landing

The inlet to the rising main shall be located:

a. On an external wall or a boundary of a building and to be within 18m of
the adjacent fire appliance access road. Each rising main for residential
building shall be fitted within a breeching inlet directly at the foot of the

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Location of
Breeching inlet

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MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, QATAR

FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS

MINIMUM REQUIERMENTS
Subject:

RISING MAIN FOR FIRE FIGHITNG

Item

Provisions
same riser stack.

c. In a conspicuous position readily visible and accessible to the fire

fighters.
The landing valve of the rising main shall be installed between 1m and
1.4m.

Prepared by:

Yeo Swee Khiank

6.2
Notes

b. As close as possible to the rising main they serve with any connecting
pipe between thee inlet and the vertical run of the rising main kept to a
minimum and given a fall towards the drain valve. The total pressure
loss of the dry rising main shall not exceed 6bars based on the design
water flow rate. This is correspond with the maximum habitable height
of 60m.

6.0

FSS
No:

Date:

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MINIMUM REQUIERMENTS

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Habitable height more than 28m

10m

28m

Annex A

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MINIMUM REQUIERMENTS
Annex B

28m

28m
23m

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Annex C

<28m

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Annex D

10m

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