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1.  FIRE SAFETY EVALUATION CLEARANCE (FSEC)

 

Office or Division:

Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)

Classification:

1.  SIMPLE TRANSACTION

2.  COMPLEX TRANSACTION

Type of Transaction:

1.  GOVERNMENT TO CITIZEN (G2C)

2.  GOVERNMENT TO BUSINESS ENTITY (G2B)

Who may avail:

OWNER, CONTRACTOR OR BUSINESS ENTITY

CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS

WHERE TO SECURE

1. Accomplished application form for

FSEC/Unified Application Form (UAF)

 

2. Three (3) complete sets of the following (Proposed Plan):

a.  a. Architectural Documents;

b.  Civil Documents;

c.  Electrical Documents;

d.  Mechanical Documents;

e.  Plumbing Documents;

f.  Electronics Documents;

g.  Sanitary Documents; and

h.  Fire Protection Documents.

 

3. Three (3) sets of Fire Safety Compliance Report (FSCR), if necessary

 

4. One (1) set of Cost Estimates of the building including labor cost signed and sealed by the Designer/ Contractor duly notarized by the owner

 

5. Management Certificate for Hot Works

Operations (1 original copy)

 

CLIENT STEPS

AGENCY ACTION

FEES TO BE PAID

PROCESSING TIME

PERSON RESPONSIBLE

1. Fill-out and submit the application form for FSEC/UAF

1. Receive and record application documents

Application Fee: Php 200

maximum of ten (10) min- utes

Customer Re- lations Of-ficer (CRO)

2. Proceed to FCA for

2. Assess the Fire Code Fees to be paid by the client and issue OPS

One-tenth of one

maximum of

Customer Re-

Fire Code Fees (FCF) assessment

per centum (0.1%)

of the verified

ten (10) min- utes

lations Of-ficer

(CRO)

 

estimated value of

 

 

 

the buildings but

 

 

 

not more than Php

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

FORMULA

 

 

 

Verified estimated

 

 

 

value

 

 

 

X 0.001

 

 

 

Payment should be

 

 

 

< Php 50,000.00

 

 

3. Pay the assessed

3. Collect the payment and issue Official Receipt (OR)

 

maximum of ten (10) min- utes

Fire Code Collect-

FCF amount reflected

in the Order of

ing Agent (FCCA)

Payment Slip (OPS).

 

4. Proceed to CRO for the release of Claim Stub

4. Release the Claim Stub

 

max of five (5)

minutes

CRO

 

5. Evaluate and issue appropriate documents

 

Maximum of

 

three (3) days

for the

following type

of building

whose floor

area not ex-

ceed 1500

square meter

mentioned

below

Plan Evaluator

Chief, Fire

Safety

Enforcement

Unit (FSEU)

City/Municipal

Fire Marshal

1. Single

dwelling

residential

building not

more than 3

storey

 

 

 

2.Commercial buildings not more than 2 storey

 

3.  Renovation to a mall with issued building

permit

 

4.  Ware- house storing non-hazardous Maximum sev- en (7) days - for those buildings/ establishment not mentioned

above

Plan Evaluator Chief, Fire Safety Enforcement Unit (FSEU)

City/Municipal Fire Marshal

5. Claim the FSEC and Fire Safety Checklist/ Notice of Disapproval (NOD)

6.Release FSEC and Fire Safety Checklist /NOD

 

maximum of ten (10) minutes

CRO

TOTAL

 

minutes

 

2.  FIRE SAFETY INSPECTION CERTIFICATE FOR OCCUPANCY (FSIC)

 

Office or Division:

Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)

Classification:

1.  SIMPLE TRANSACTION

2.  COMPLEX TRANSACTION

Type of Transaction:

1.  GOVERNMENT TO CITIZEN (G2C)

2.  GOVERNMENT TO BUSINESS ENTITY (G2B)

Who may avail:

OWNER, CONTRACTOR OR BUSINESS ENTITY

CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS

WHERE TO SECURE

1. Accomplished application form for

FSIC/Unified Application Form (UAF)

 

2. Endorsement from Office of the Building Official (OBO)

 

2. Certificate of Completion

 

3. Certified true copy of assessment fee for securing Occupancy Permit from OBO

 

4. As-Built Plan, if necessary

 

5. Fire Safety Compliance and Commissioning Report (FSCCR), if necessary

 

CLIENT STEPS

AGENCY ACTION

FEES TO BE PAID

PROCESSING TIME

PERSON RESPONSIBLE

1. Fill-out and submit the application form for FSIC/UAF

1.1 Receive and record the application documents

Fifteen percent (15%) of all fees charged by the Local Government Unit (LGU) but no case shall be lower than P 500

 

FORMULA

All fees charged by the LGU

X 0.15

Payment should be

> P 500..00

maximum of ten (10) minutes

Customer Relations Officer (CRO)

2. Proceed to FCA for Fire Code Fees (FCF) assessment

2.1 Assess the Fire Code Fees to be paid by the client and issue OPS

 

maximum of ten (10) minutes

Fire Code Assessor (FCA )

3. Pay the assessed FCF amount reflected in the Order of Payment Slip (OPS).

3.1 Collect FCF and issue Official Receipt (OR)

 

maximum of ten (10) minutes

Fire Code Collecting Agent (FCCA)

4. Proceed to CRO for the release of Claim Stub

4.1 Release the Claim Stub

 

maximum of five (5) minutes

CRO

 

4.2 Conduct

Inspection and issue appropriate documents

 

Maximum three

(3) days for the following type of build-

ing whose floor area not exceed 1500 square meter

 

1. Single dwelling residential building not more than 3

storey 2.Commercial buildings not more than 2 storey

3.  Renovation to a mall with issued building

permit

4.  Ware- house storing non-hazardous

 

Maximum seven (7) days

- for those buildings/ establishment not mentioned above

Fire Safety Inspector Chief, Fire Safety Enforcement Unit (FSEU) City/Municipal Fire Marshal

5. Claim the FSIC/Notice of Disapproval (NOD)/ Notice to Comply (NTC), if occupied

5.1 Release FSIC/ NOD/NTC, if occupied

 

maximum of ten (10) minutes

CRO

TOTAL

 

minutes

 

3.  FIRE SAFETY INSPECTION CERTIFICATE FOR NEW BUSINESS (FSIC)

 

Office or Division:

Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)

Classification:

1.  SIMPLE TRANSACTION

2.  COMPLEX TRANSACTION

Type of Transaction:

1.  GOVERNMENT TO CITIZEN (G2C)

2.  GOVERNMENT TO BUSINESS ENTITY (G2B)

Who may avail:

OWNER, CONTRACTOR OR BUSINESS ENTITY

CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS

WHERE TO SECURE

1. Accomplished application form for

FSIC/Unified Application Form (UAF)

 

2. Certified true copy of valid Occupancy

Permit

 

3. Assessment of Business Permit Fee/ Tax Assessment Bill from BPLO

 

4. Affidavit of Undertaking that there was no substantial changes made on building/ establishment

 

5. Copy of Fire Insurance, if neces-sary

 

6. Fire Safety Maintenance Report (FSMR) if necessary

 

7. Management Certificate for Hot Works,

if necessary

 

CLIENT STEPS

AGENCY ACTION

FEES TO BE PAID

PROCESSING TIME

PERSON RESPONSIBLE

1. Fill-out and submit the application form for FSIC/UAF

1.1 Receive and record the application documents

Fifteen percent (15%) of all fees charged by the Local Government Unit (LGU) but no case shall be lower than P 500

 

FORMULA

All fees charged by the LGU

X 0.15

Payment should be

> P 500.00

maximum of ten (10) minutes

Customer Relations Officer (CRO)

2. Proceed to FCA for Fire Code Fees (FCF) assessment

2.1 Assess the FCF to be paid by the client and issue OPS

 

maximum of ten (10) minutes

Fire Code Assessor (FCA)

3. Pay the assessed FCF amount reflected in the Order Of Payment Slip (OPS)

3.1 Collect the FCF and issue Official Receipt (OR)

 

maximum of ten (10) minutes

Fire Code Collecting Agent (FCCA)

4. Proceed to Customer Relations Officer (CRO) for the released of Claim Stub

4.1 Release the claim stub

 

maximum of

five (5) minutes

CRO

 

4.2 Conduct of inspection and issue appropriate documents

 

Maximum one

(1) day-with valid FSIC for

occupancy Maximum three

(3) days-with- out val-id FSIC for occupancy

Fire Safety Inspector Chief, Fire Safety

Enforcement Unit (FSEU)

City/Municipal

Fire Marshal

5. Claim the FSIC/Notice to Comply (NTC)

5.1 Release FSIC/ NTC

 

maximum of ten (10) minutes

CRO

TOTAL

 

minutes

 

4.  FIRE SAFETY INSPECTION CERTIFICATE FOR BUSINESS RENEWAL (FSIC)

 

Office or Division:

Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)

Classification:

1.  SIMPLE TRANSACTION

2.  COMPLEX TRANSACTION

Type of Transaction:

1.  GOVERNMENT TO CITIZEN (G2C)

2.  GOVERNMENT TO BUSINESS ENTITY (G2B)

Who may avail:

OWNER, CONTRACTOR OR BUSINESS ENTITY

CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS

WHERE TO SECURE

1. Accomplished application form for

FSIC/Unified Application Form (UAF)

 

2. Assessment of the Business Permit Fee/ Tax Assessment Bill

 

3. Copy of Fire Insurance, if neces-sary

 

4. Fire Safety Maintenance Report (FSMR), if necessary

 

CLIENT STEPS

AGENCY ACTION

FEES TO BE PAID

PROCESSING TIME

PERSON RESPONSIBLE

1. Fill-out and submit the Application form for FSIC/UAF

1.1 Receive and record the documents

Fifteen percent (15%) of all fees charged by the Local Government Unit (LGU) but no case shall be lower than P 500

 

FORMULA

All fees charged by the LGU

X 0.15

Payment should be

> P 500.00

maximum of ten (10) minutes

Customer Relations Officer (CRO)

2. Proceed to FCA for Fire Code Fees (FCF) assessment

2.1 Assess the FCF to be paid by the client and issue OPS

 

maximum of ten (10) minutes

Fire Code Asses- sor (FCA)

3. Pay the assessed FCF amount re- flected in the Order of Payment (OPS)

3.1 Collect the fire

code fees.

 

maximum of ten (10) minutes

Fire Code Collecting Agent (FCCA)

4. Proceed to CRO for the release of Claim Stub

4.1 Release the claim stub

 

maximum of

five (5) minutes

CRO

 

4.2 Conduct

inspection and issue appropriate documents

 

Maximum 1 day Fire Safety Inspector Chief, Fire

Safety Enforcement Unit (FSEU) City/Municipal Fire Marshal Maximum three

(3) days - for establishment with expired FSIC or with noted violations included in the

negative list

Fire Safety In- spector

Chief, Fire Safety Enforcement Unit (FSEU)

City/Municipal Fire Marshal

5. Claim the FSIC/Notice to Comply (NTC)

5.1 Release FSIC/ NTC

 

maximum of ten (10) minutes

CRO

TOTAL

 

minutes

 

 

 

 

HIGHLY TECHNICAL: i. Cases elevated to the National Office and Regional Offices that requires technical knowledge and expertise ii. Appeals iii. New Technologies, and iv. Special Structures

 

Fire Safety Compliance Report (FSCR) - A written report composed of plans, specifications and design analysis per building prepared by its Engineer/Architect-of-Record and Fire Safety Practitioner.

 

Fire Safety Compliance and Commissioning Report (FSCCR) - A compilation report of all approved submittals, test and acceptance forms of all fire protection and life safety features, which shall form part of the “as-built” documents turned over by the contractor to the building owner.

 

Fire Safety Maintenance Report (FSMR) - A written report prepared by the building owner, his/ her fire safety practitioner or authorized representative. This is a compilation of the maintenance and testing records kept by the building’s engineering and maintenance department, as a prerequisite for the issuance of FSIC for Business or Mayor’s Permit renewal, Certificate of Annual Inspection , Permit to Operate, PHILHEALTH Accreditation for Hospitals, DOH License to Operate and other permits or licenses being issued by other government agencies.

 

 

PAALALA: “MAHIGPIT NA IPINAGBABAWAL NG PAMUNUAN NG BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION SA MGA KAWANI NITO ANG MAGBENTA O MAGREKOMENDA NG ANUMANG BRAND NG FIRE EXTINGUISHER”