Director of Administration and Management
ADMINISTRATIVE
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 112
May 18, 2011
Incorporating Change 2, February 24, 2022
FSD, WHS
SUBJECT: Washington Headquarters Services Fire Regulations (WHSFR)
References: See Enclosure 1.
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5110.04 and DoD Instruction
5025.01 (References (a) and (b)) and the guidance in section 2674 of title 10, United States
Code; the October 16, 2003 Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) memorandum; DoD
Directive 4715.01E; DoD Instruction 6055.06; and the December 31, 2009 Defense Facilities
Directorate memorandum (References (c) through (g)), this Administrative Instruction (AI):
a. Implements policy, establishes responsibilities, and provides procedures to prescribe the
minimum requirements necessary to establish a reasonable level of fire and life safety and
property protection from the hazards created by fire, explosion, and dangerous conditions within
Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) facilities.
b. Adopts by reference the latest edition of the WHSFR, as published by the Office of the
Pentagon Fire Marshal (OPFM) on its website at https://fire.whs.mil, under the delegated
authority of the Director, Facilities Services Directorate (FSD).
2. APPLICABILITY. This AI:
a. Applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational
entities within the DoD (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
b. Applies to all WHS facilities.
c. Does not apply to the Raven Rock Mountain Complex (RRMC), which falls under the
purview of the RRMC Fire Chief.
