What edition of the Florida Fire Prevention Code is in force?

The 8th Edition (2023), effective December 31, 2023, per the State Fire Marshal's Florida Fire Prevention Code page. It is NFPA 1 and NFPA 101 with Florida amendments.

When does the Florida Fire Prevention Code 9th Edition take effect?

The State Fire Marshal's page lists the 9th Edition with an effective date of December 31, 2026. As of November 11, 2026 the Florida Administrative Register shows the proposed rule for 69A-60.002 published June 12, 2026 and no adopted-rule notice yet, so the 8th Edition is the code in force until the rule is filed. Confirm with your fire marshal.

Which NFPA editions does the 9th Edition use?

The State Fire Marshal has posted Florida-specific edits to NFPA 1 and NFPA 101 for the 9th Edition; the 2024 editions of NFPA 1 and NFPA 101 are the base documents named in the rule development material. Read the posted edits for the exact text.

Who enforces the Florida Fire Prevention Code?

The State Fire Marshal adopts the code under section 633.202, Florida Statutes; the local fire official (the authority having jurisdiction) enforces it at the building.

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Florida Fire Prevention Code: what is in force, and when the 9th Edition takes effect

In force today: the 8th Edition (2023), effective December 31, 2023. Next: the 9th Edition, which the State Fire Marshal's page lists with an effective date of December 31, 2026; the rule that adopts it was proposed on June 12, 2026 and no adopted-rule notice had been published as of November 11, 2026. Until that notice is filed, the 8th Edition is the enforceable code.

Sources: Florida State Fire Marshal, Florida Fire Prevention Code (FFPC) (8th Edition "Effective date: December 31, 2023"; 9th Edition "Effective date: December 31, 2026"; Notice of Proposed Rule 69A-60 and the 9th Edition Florida-specific edits to NFPA 1 and NFPA 101); Florida Administrative Register, Rule 69A-60.002 history (Proposed, June 12, 2026, Vol. 52/114; Development, May 4, 2026; Development for the 9th Edition, August 26, 2024); s. 633.202, F.S. (2026 Florida Statutes: "The State Fire Marshal shall adopt a new edition of the Florida Fire Prevention Code every third year"). Last checked by AHJ Radar: November 11, 2026. Our monitor reads the State Fire Marshal page daily; the date it last read it is shown on the Florida record.

The short answer

	Edition	Base documents	Date	Where it stands
In force	8th Edition (2023)	NFPA 1 and NFPA 101, 2021 editions, with Florida amendments	Effective December 31, 2023	Adopted; enforceable today
Next	9th Edition	NFPA 1 and NFPA 101, 2024 editions, with Florida amendments (posted as Florida-specific edits)	Listed as effective December 31, 2026	Proposed rule published June 12, 2026; no adopted-rule notice as of November 11, 2026

The State Fire Marshal's page labels the two editions by their year of development and prints each one's effective date. The Florida Administrative Register's history for Rule 69A-60.002 is where the adoption shows up: a notice of the type "Final" or "Adopted" with a filing date. When that appears, the 9th Edition's effective date is fixed; until then the date on the page is the planned one.

How a Florida fire code edition becomes law

Section 633.202(1), Florida Statutes, reads: "The State Fire Marshal shall adopt a new edition of the Florida Fire Prevention Code every third year." The code is built on NFPA 1 (Fire Code) and NFPA 101 (Life Safety Code) with Florida amendments, and once adopted it applies statewide without local adoption (s. 633.202(4)). The adoption is done by rule, in Chapter 69A-60, Florida Administrative Code. The rulemaking steps are public: a Notice of Rule Development, workshops, a Notice of Proposed Rule, a hearing if one is requested, and then the adopted rule filed with the Department of State with its effective date. For the 9th Edition the register shows the Development notice of August 26, 2024, a second Development notice on May 4, 2026, and the Proposed notice of June 12, 2026.

What changes with an edition

The base documents move from the 2021 to the 2024 editions of NFPA 1 and NFPA 101, and Florida's amendments to each are re-issued. The State Fire Marshal posts the Florida-specific edits for both documents on the code page; those edits, with the NFPA text, are the code. Which provisions reach an existing building, as opposed to new construction, is a question for the text of each chapter and for your fire official; this page does not make that determination.

What a building team can do before the date

When	What	Who confirms
Now	Keep working to the 8th Edition. Permits, inspections and corrections are measured against the code in force on the day.	Your fire marshal or fire inspector
Before December 31, 2026	Read the posted 9th Edition Florida-specific edits to NFPA 1 and NFPA 101, and note anything that reaches existing buildings.	A licensed fire protection engineer or contractor, on the items that touch your systems
Permits near the changeover	Ask which edition applies to a permit pulled before the effective date and finished after it.	The local building and fire officials who issue the permit
Contracts	Confirm your fire alarm, sprinkler and life-safety contractors know the edition they are inspecting and testing to.	The contractor, in writing

What is not on this page, and why

The text of the Florida amendments is not restated here; the State Fire Marshal's posted edits are the authoritative copy and they change until the rule is filed. Local amendments adopted by a county or city under s. 633.202(3) are not listed; your fire official has them. This page says what the official documents say about editions and dates; it does not say which requirements apply to a particular building, and it is not legal advice.

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