Ontario Fire Code Requirements
Buildings Requiring Fire Safety Plans The Fire Code (Section 2.8 – Emergency Planning) requires a fire safety plan to be prepared for:
• Group A & B (assembly & institutional) occupancies,
• Group C (residential) occupancies (occupant load exceeding 10),
• Group D & E (business, personal service and mercantile) occupancies (occupant load exceeding 300), • Group F – Division 1 (high hazard industrial) occupancies (occupant load exceeding 25),
• Group F – Division 2 (medium hazard industrial) occupancies (occupant load exceeding 100),
• Group F – Division 3 (low hazard industrial occupancies (occupant load exceeding 300),
• Buildings containing 4 or more storeys (including below grade),
• Outdoor tire storage yards,
• Buildings containing flammable and combustible liquids exceeding 500 L or 250 L of Class I liquids,
• Laboratories where flammable or combustible liquids are used or handled
• Every building required by the Building Code to have a Fire Alarm System.