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Hand Book on 'Fire Safety of High Rise in Mumbai' Published on 1st February 2000 This compilation consists of informative articles by experts on services for high rise and special buildings, Role of component agencies, Basic parameters for fire safety in structural design & detailing, Evaluation of fire safety code for high rise buildings, Developments in vertical transport, Case studies on various type of buildings and major fires in the world, Personal experience of actual fire incidents, suggestions thereof and Recommendations to planning and other statutory authorities or consideration of pragmatic approach in framing regulations on the subject. Price: Rs.500/-

Table of Contents
Chapter	Topic
One	Know your Fire Brigade
Two	Saga of Sacrifice 14th April 1944-Fire Service Day
Three	Mumbai Fire Brigade- Cronology of events
Four	Those who died at alter of duty
Five	Administrative set-up of Mumbai Fire Brigade
Six	Organizational set-up of Mumbai Fire Brigade
Seven	List of Chief Fire Office
Eight	List fire Station in Gr. Mumbai
Nine	Fire fighting and rescue appliances with Mumbai Fire Brigade
Ten	Graphic illustrations of Fire fighting equipments
Eleven	Muncipal Fire Brigade: Extract from Mumbai Muncipal Corporation Act - 1888 Chaper - XIV
Twelve	Definitions of Terms and Expressions
Thirteen	Requirements of N.O.C. from Chief Fire Officer
Fourteen	Submission of proposal for N.O.C. from Chief Fire Officer
Fifteen	Guide lines for planning and designing of High rise and special buildings
Sixteen	Refuge Area : Guidelines and Norms
Seventeen	Revision of Rates of Capitations fees - Guidelines - norms
Eighteen	Fire Protection Requirements
Nineteen	Additional Fire Protection requirements for multi-storeyed, highrise & special buildings
Twenty	Planning requirements and guidelines for Star Category Highrise Residential Hotel Buildings
Twenty one	Guidelines for Cinema / Theatre requirements
Twenty two	Required Fire resistance for building material / construction
Twenty three	Concepts in the design for Fire Safety in tall buildings
Twenty four	Fire safety Precautions : DO's & DON’T's
Twenty five	Fire Insurance for Buildings - General Guidelines
Twenty six	Profile of Loss Prevention Association of India Ltd. (LPA)
Twenty seven	Profile of Tariff Advisory Committee (TAC)
Twenty eight	Profile of General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC)
Twenty nine	Graphic illustrations of Fire Fighting requirements
Thirty	Telephone directory of Mumbai Fire Brigade : Principal Officers Fire Stations
Thirty one	List of Consultants : for Fire Protecting Systems
Thirty two	List of Contractor : for Fire Fighting Systems Installations

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