Interim Regulations Demand Certain Facilities Inside a Fire Bunker

At present the interim regulations on fire bunkers are in force in the state of Victoria. The regulations made it compulsory the standardization of fire bunkers through approval by building surveyors on satisfying certain conditions. Apart from this, it requires some amenities inside a fire bunker when people use it as a shelter during bushfire. Basically any structure going to be used as a fire shelter should have,

• Safe access to the building.
• Adequate sanitary facilities.
• Provision for looking the external environment.
• Safe egress from the building.
• Provision for identification of such a structure by suitable sign board.

Before installing such a structure, the persons responsible for such installation must specify,

• The maximum number of people that it can accommodate and the duration of maximum stay.
• Actions to which the building may be subjected.
• The possible effect of buildings, vegetation and topography in the vicinity.
• The effect of external fire intensity.
• The prevention of unpleasant experiences within the structure during a fire.

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