Performance-Based Approach to Fire Safety Design
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Performance-Based
Approach to Fire Safety
Design
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To help businesses reduce regulatory compliance costs, SCDF will implement three-year Fire Certificate (FC) validity periods for renewal applications from 1 Apr 2026 onwards. Please refer to the
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Fire Code 2023
Home Fire Alarm Device (HFAD)
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Petroleum and Flammable Material Licences
Emergency Response Plan
Company Emergency Response (CERT)
Amusement Rides Approval
Workers' Dormitory Application
Pre-Application Consultation for DECAMS Licence
Fire Safety E-Services
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Code of Practice for Fire Precautions in Rapid Transit Systems (CPFPRTS) 2022
Code of Practice for Fire Precautions in Road Tunnels (CPFPRT) 2025
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Performance-Based Approach to Fire Safety Design
Introduction
The performance-based approach to fire safety design relies on the use of fire engineering principles, calculations and/or appropriate software modelling tools to satisfy the intentions of the Code of Practice for Fire Precautions in Buildings 2013 (Fire Code). This new approach provides alternative means of meeting the intentions of the Fire Code. Building practitioners will have the added flexibility in the application of fire safety for their buildings by having a choice of using the performance-based approach, the prescriptive approach or a combination of both.
The performance-based approach is unique in that its provisions spell out the intent of the code qualitatively but the means of achieving the desired intent of the code is open to the building practitioner. The building practitioner will need to substantiate that the proposed solution fully meets the intent of the Fire Code using established fire safety engineering methodology.
The performance-based regulatory system was officially launched on 1 July 2004.
Registration for Fire Safety Engineers (FSE)
List of Projects involving Performance-Based Fire Safety Design
Situations Deemed Unsuitable For Use of Performance-Based Approach
List of Approved CPE Courses
Fire Safety Engineers (FSE) Dialogue Session/Workshop
Register of Fire Safety Engineers
Performance-Based Plan Approval Process
Performance-Based Provisions
Performance-Based Provisions Code Structure
Frequently Asked Questions
Circulars on Performance-Based Fire Safety Issues
Singapore Fire Safety Engineering Guidelines 2025
Government officials will NEVER ask you to transfer money or disclose bank log-in details over a phone call. Call the 24/7 ScamShield Helpline at 1799 if you are unsure if something is a scam. For details, visit the
ScamShield website
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To help businesses reduce regulatory compliance costs, SCDF will implement three-year Fire Certificate (FC) validity periods for renewal applications from 1 Apr 2026 onwards. Please refer to the
SCDF Fire Certificate
webpage for more information.
The Civil Defence Heritage Gallery and Emergency Preparedness Centre will reopen to the public from 21 Apr 2026. The weekly Saturday morning Fire Station Open House will also be resumed with effect from 25 Apr 2026.
1
/
3
Fire Code 2023
Home Fire Alarm Device (HFAD)
Plans Submission Process
Permits and Certifications
Petroleum and Flammable Material Licences
Emergency Response Plan
Company Emergency Response (CERT)
Amusement Rides Approval
Workers' Dormitory Application
Pre-Application Consultation for DECAMS Licence
Fire Safety E-Services
Downloads
Useful Links
Code of Practice for Fire Precautions in Rapid Transit Systems (CPFPRTS) 2022
Code of Practice for Fire Precautions in Road Tunnels (CPFPRT) 2025
Hero banner for all pages except home page
Performance-Based Approach to Fire Safety Design
Introduction
The performance-based approach to fire safety design relies on the use of fire engineering principles, calculations and/or appropriate software modelling tools to satisfy the intentions of the Code of Practice for Fire Precautions in Buildings 2013 (Fire Code). This new approach provides alternative means of meeting the intentions of the Fire Code. Building practitioners will have the added flexibility in the application of fire safety for their buildings by having a choice of using the performance-based approach, the prescriptive approach or a combination of both.
The performance-based approach is unique in that its provisions spell out the intent of the code qualitatively but the means of achieving the desired intent of the code is open to the building practitioner. The building practitioner will need to substantiate that the proposed solution fully meets the intent of the Fire Code using established fire safety engineering methodology.
The performance-based regulatory system was officially launched on 1 July 2004.
Registration for Fire Safety Engineers (FSE)
List of Projects involving Performance-Based Fire Safety Design
Situations Deemed Unsuitable For Use of Performance-Based Approach
List of Approved CPE Courses
Fire Safety Engineers (FSE) Dialogue Session/Workshop
Register of Fire Safety Engineers
Performance-Based Plan Approval Process
Performance-Based Provisions
Performance-Based Provisions Code Structure
Frequently Asked Questions
Circulars on Performance-Based Fire Safety Issues
Singapore Fire Safety Engineering Guidelines 2025