Vehicle Access Requirements

EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

• PART 3 BUILDING
  
• PART 9 BUILDING
  

BUILDING REQUIRING TO FACE

• 1 STREET
  BUILDING FACE HAVING THE PRINCIPAL ENTRANCE (MIN. BETWEEN 3M AND 15M - FROM BUILDING FACE TO ROAD EDGE )
  
• 2 STREETS
  50% OF BUILDING PERIMETER INCLUDING PRINCIPAL ENTRANCE FACE
  
• 3 STREETS
  75% OF BUILDING PERIMETER INCLUDING PRINCIPAL ENTRANCE FACE
  

Ladder deployment obstructions between the fire truck and the building to be considered. Example:

TREES 
TELEPHONE POLES AND LAMP STANDARDS
OVERHEAD WIRES
ROOF OVERHANGS
MAX 70O CLIMBING ANGLE FOR LADDERS

ACCESS ROUTE DESIGN

• HAVE A CENTRE LINE RADIUS NOT LESS THAN 13 M (42 FT. 6")
  
• HAVE AN OVERHEAD CLEARANCE NOT LESS THAN 5 M (16 FT. 4")
  
• HAVE A CHANGE OF GRADIENT NOT MORE THAN 1 IN 12.5 OVER A MINIMUM DISTANCE OF 15 M
  
• BE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT 36,364 KG (80,000 LBS.) GVW SURFACED WITH CONCRETE, ASPHALT OR OTHER MATERIAL DESIGNED TO PERMIT ACCESSIBILITY UNDER ALL CLIMATIC CONDITIONS AND BE MAINTAINED SNOW AND ICE FREE AND PERIMETER DEFINED
  
• HAVE TURNAROUND FACILITIES FOR ANY DEAD-END PORTION OF THE ACCESS ROUTE MORE THAN 90 M LONG
  
• BE CONNECTED WITH A PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE
  
• BFD REQUIRED WIDTH 7.3M (24 FT.)
  
• SIGNAGE - FIRE TRUCK ACCESS LANES TO BE POSTED
  
• FIRE LANE - NO PARKING AND OUTLINE MARKED IF REQUIRED