New Jersey Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70-5:76); State Fire Prevention Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70-3) = 2018 International Fire Code, New Jersey Edition, adopted Apr 15, 2024. Enforced by Local enforcing agencies (municipal/fire district fire officials); DCA Division of Fire Safety, Bureau of Fire Code Enforcement, in state-enforced towns; DCA Division of Fire Safety adopts the code. Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.
Replaced the 2015 IFC edition (operative Jul 1, 2018). Adds energy-storage/solar chapter and combustible-mulch limits (operative Apr 15, 2025). Subchapter 4 (N.J.A.C. 5:70-4) sets retroactive fire-safety requirements for existing buildings.
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Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; the building view resolves them from your ZIP.
In force; no 2021/2024 IFC New Jersey edition proposal found on DFS pages (UCC moved to 2024 I-codes Aug 17, 2026, so fire and building code editions now differ)
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.
New Jersey Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70-5:76); State Fire Prevention Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70-3) = 2018 International Fire Code, New Jersey Edition, adopted Apr 15, 2024. Replaced the 2015 IFC edition (operative Jul 1, 2018). Adds energy-storage/solar chapter and combustible-mulch limits (operative Apr 15, 2025). Subchapter 4 (N.J.A.C. 5:70-4) sets retroactive fire-safety requirements for existing buildings.
Local enforcing agencies (municipal/fire district fire officials); DCA Division of Fire Safety, Bureau of Fire Code Enforcement, in state-enforced towns; DCA Division of Fire Safety adopts the code.
Nothing is scheduled. The rule above stays in force until the state adopts a newer edition or amends the program; AHJ Radar re-checks the source weekly.
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