2025 California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9), based on the 2024 IFC with California amendments; plus Title 19 CCR Div. 1 State Fire Marshal regulations. Enforced by Local fire chiefs/fire departments in their jurisdictions; State Fire Marshal in state-owned, specified state-occupied buildings and state institutions. Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.
Effective Jan 1, 2026 for permit applications on or after that date; 2022 edition governed applications through Dec 31, 2025. Adopted by the Building Standards Commission; fire amendments proposed by the State Fire Marshal.
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2025 Intervening Code Cycle supplement to Part 9 effective Jul 1, 2027
No federal fire code applies to a private building; OSHA's exit-route, fire-extinguisher and emergency-plan rules (29 CFR 1910 Subparts E and L) apply to every employer alongside the state fire code.
2025 California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9), based on the 2024 IFC with California amendments; plus Title 19 CCR Div. 1 State Fire Marshal regulations. Effective Jan 1, 2026 for permit applications on or after that date; 2022 edition governed applications through Dec 31, 2025. Adopted by the Building Standards Commission; fire amendments proposed by the State Fire Marshal.
Local fire chiefs/fire departments in their jurisdictions; State Fire Marshal in state-owned, specified state-occupied buildings and state institutions.
Supplement effective Jul 1, 2027. 2025 Intervening Code Cycle supplement to Part 9 effective Jul 1, 2027
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