Section 633.202(1), F.S., requires the Division of State Fire Marshal to adopt, by rule, the Florida Fire Prevention Code (FFPC). This rulemaking will amend sections of the FFPC that incorporate the National Fire Protection ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

Division of State Fire Marshal

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

69A-60.003Standards of the National Fire Protection Association, NFPA 1, the Fire Code, Florida 2018 Edition, Adopted

69A-60.004Standards of the National Fire Protection Association, NFPA 101, the Life Safety Code®, Florida 2018 Edition, Adopted

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Section 633.202(1), F.S., requires the Division of State Fire Marshal to adopt, by rule, the Florida Fire Prevention Code (FFPC). This rulemaking will amend sections of the FFPC that incorporate the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Standard 1 and NFPA Standard 101 to remove sections of each document related to refuse and trash in doorsteps and means of egress and sections related to structural components of buildings dealing with falls. This rule amendment will update the FFPC related to the NFPA Standard 1, Section 10.18.4 – Means of Egress and Sections 11.10.1 and 11.10.1.1 – Two-way radio Communication Enhancement Systems; and the NFPA Standard 101, Sections 24.2.8, A24.2.8, 12.2.1.2, 14.2.1.5, 16.2.1.1, 26.2.4, 28.2.1.4, 30.2.1.3, 32.2.2.7, 32.3.2.1.3, 36.2.1.6.1, 36.2.1.6.2, 38.2.1.5.1, 38.2.1.5.2, 40.2.1.3, and 42.2.1.3 – Grab Bars, pursuant to Section 633.202(5)(a), F.S.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The FFPC will be amended to edit portions of the NFPA Standard 1 and the NFPA Standard 101 regarding refuse in means of building egress and grab bars and other structural components within buildings.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 633.104, 633.202, 633.208, F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 633.104, 633.202, 633.208, F.S.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: John Gatlin, Chief, Bureau of Fire Prevention, Division of State Fire Marshal, 200 E. Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0342 [phone] or [e-mail].

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.