22 Jun 2020 - Installing Fire Board below our roof awning

We had installed a roof awning few years back but early this year, we received a letter from SCDF claiming that we did not submit our awning plan to them for approval.  We later realized that many other residents in the estate had received similar letters too.  We were all caught by surprise because most of us had gotten a Professional Engineer (PE) or Qualified Person (QP) to approve our plans before we erect the awning.  At that time, no one had advised us that we need to submit our plan to SCDF for their approval.  We even invited SCDF officers to come and clarify the matter.  According to SCDF, this has all along been a mandatory requirement under the Fire Safety Act.  Apparently, not many people are aware of this though.  One solution provided to us is that we need to install a 1 hour fire rated board below the awning.  Soon after, the government implemented the circuit breaker measures due to the Covid-19 situation and we had to delay our rectification works.

Now that the circuit breaker measures have been relaxed, we engaged a PE to assist us in submitting our plan to SCDF, and followed by getting a contractor to install the required fire board below our awning.  The work has been completed (see below) and we are now waiting for the inspection by SCDF before they issue us a Fire Safety Certificate.

For anyone who intends to erect an awning, do take note of this requirement by SCDF.