Fire Load:- Fire load is amount of heat in kilo calories which is liberated by the combustible part of the building for combustible material kept in the floor area, Formula for determined the fire load is as under:- A building or any section of the building containing 1800Kg of combustible material having a calorific value of 4500 KealiKg Combustible material X Calorific value of heat 100 1800X4500 100 =8100 Kilo calories per sq. meter (Fire Load) ‘Types of Fire Load 1. Low fire load: - Not exceeding 2,75,000 Kcal/ Sq.m and as applying generally to Residential, Hotel, Schoo), Libraries, Hospital, Public Hi Commercial Offices, Club Houses, ‘Theater and Cinemas, lege, 2.Moderate fire load: - Exceeding 2,7,000 KealiSq.m but not exceeding §,50,000 Keal/Sq.m appiying generally to Retail Shop, Emporium, Bazaar, Factories and ‘Workshops. 3. High Fire Load: - Where the value exceeding 5, 50,000 KoaliSq.m but does not exceeds 411,00,000 Keal/Sq.m applying to fre d grading to Godowns, and similar structure to used for bulk storage.