Firefighting lobby

Approved Document B2, ‘Fire safety: Buildings other than dwellinghouses’, requires that other than in blocks of flats, firefighting stairs and firefighting lifts should be approached through a firefighting lobby.

A firefighting lobby is:

Where:

• A firefighting stair is ‘…a protected stairway that connects to the accommodation area through only a firefighting lobby.’.
• A firefighting lift is ‘...a lift with additional protection and with controls that enable it to be used by the fire and rescue service when fighting a fire.

[edit] Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki

• Approved document B.
• Approved documents.
• Building regulations.
• Fire.
• Fire and rescue service.
• Fire door.
• Fire protection engineering.
• Firefighting route.
• Firefighting lift.
• Firefighting stair.
• Lobby.