For high-rise building fires, fire elevators can save firefighters energy and enable them to quickly approach the burning floor; For underground building fires, due to current equipment limitations, the danger of entering underground through stairs is higher than that of above ground buildings, and it is necessary to minimize the time to reach the fire site. Setting up fire elevators is conducive to meeting the needs of firefighting operations and fire rescue, creating favorable conditions for firefighting and rescue. Today we will share the relevant content on setting up fire elevators.

1、 Set up a venue

Residential buildings with a height greater than 33m.

2. A type of high-rise public building. (The podium may not be set up)

3. Class II high-rise public buildings with a building height greater than 32m. (The podium may not be set up)

4. Elderly care facilities with 5 floors or more and a total construction area greater than 3000 square meters (including those located in other buildings with 5 floors or more).

5. The underground or semi basement of a building equipped with fire elevators.

6. Underground or semi underground buildings (rooms) with a burial depth greater than 10m and a total construction area greater than 3000 square meters.

7. For high-rise buildings (warehouses) with a height greater than 32m and elevators installed, it is recommended to install one fire elevator in each fire compartment. However, buildings that meet the following conditions may not be equipped with fire elevators:

1) A high-rise tower with a height greater than 32m and an elevator installed, and no more than 2 people on any working platform on any floor.

2) Class D and Class E factories with a partial building height greater than 32m and a building area of no more than 50 square meters per floor above the partial height.

8. Except for mechanical car garages with no lanes and no personnel staying indoors, car garages with a building height greater than 32m should be equipped with fire elevators. The setting of fire elevators should comply with the relevant provisions of the Building Regulations.

2、 Setting requirements

1. Passenger or freight elevators that meet the requirements for fire elevators can also serve as fire elevators.

2. Fire elevators should be installed in different fire zones, and each fire zone should not be less than one.

3. Except for fire elevators located in warehouse corridors, cold storage corridors, or grain silo work towers, fire elevators should be equipped with front compartments and comply with the following regulations:

1) The front room should be set up against the exterior wall and should be directly connected to the outside on the first floor or through a passage of no more than 30 meters in length.

2) The usable area of the front chamber should not be less than 6.0 square meters, and the short side of the front chamber should not be less than 2.4 meters; The use area of the front room that is shared with the smoke proof staircase should still meet the regulatory requirements.

When smoke proof stairwells and fire elevator front rooms are used together, the usable area of the shared front room should not be less than 10.0 square meters for public buildings, high-rise buildings (warehouses); Residential buildings should not be less than 6.0 square meters.

The front room or shared front room of the scissor smoke proof staircase in residential buildings should not be shared with the front room of the fire elevator; When the shared front room of the staircase is shared with the front room of the fire elevator, the usable area of the shared front room should not be less than 12.0 square meters, and the short side should not be less than 2.4 meters.

3) Except for the entrance and exit of the front room, the positive pressure air supply outlet set in the front room, and the door openings specified in the regulations, no other doors, windows, or openings should be opened in the front room. 4) The doors of the front room or shared front room should use Class B fire doors and should not be equipped with rolling shutters. 4. A fire partition wall with a fire resistance limit of no less than 2.00 hours should be installed between the fire elevator shaft and machine room, and the doors on the partition wall should use Class A fire doors. 5. Drainage facilities should be installed at the bottom of the fire elevator shaft, and the capacity of the drainage shaft should not be less than 2m 3. The drainage capacity of the drainage pump should not be less than 10L/s. Water blocking facilities should be installed at the entrance of the front room of the fire elevator room. 6. Fire elevators should comply with the following regulations: 1) They should be able to stop on each floor. 2) The load capacity of the elevator should not be less than 800kg. 3) The running time of the elevator from the first floor to the top floor should not exceed 60 seconds. 4) The power and control cables, wires, and control panels of elevators should be equipped with waterproof measures. 5) A dedicated operation button for firefighters should be installed at the entrance of the fire elevator on the first floor. 6) The interior decoration of elevator cars should use non combustible materials. 7) A dedicated fire intercom telephone should be installed inside the elevator car.

Summary of requirements for setting up fire elevators: