Ohio Fire Code, OAC 1301:7-7 (2025 update): 2021 IFC Chapters 1-11 and 20-80 plus 2024 IFC Chapter 12, with Ohio amendments, effective Nov 20, 2025. Enforced by Division of State Fire Marshal, Dept of Commerce (Code Enforcement Bureau; statewide interpretations, variances, state-issued permits); local fire chiefs, fire code officials and certified fire safety inspectors enforce locally and are the first-contact AHJ. Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.
Replaced the 2017 Ohio Fire Code on Nov 20, 2025. Operational and maintenance rules apply to existing buildings; construction rules only in listed cases. SFM interpretations bind statewide. Update tightened ERRCS acceptance testing and Group A alarm thresholds.
Source: primary document
Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; the building view resolves them from your ZIP.
In force since Nov 20, 2025; no newer edition on the SFM proposed-rules page; next five-year rule review Nov 20, 2030
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.
Ohio Fire Code, OAC 1301:7-7 (2025 update): 2021 IFC Chapters 1-11 and 20-80 plus 2024 IFC Chapter 12, with Ohio amendments, effective Nov 20, 2025. Replaced the 2017 Ohio Fire Code on Nov 20, 2025. Operational and maintenance rules apply to existing buildings; construction rules only in listed cases. SFM interpretations bind statewide. Update tightened ERRCS acceptance testing and Group A alarm thresholds.
Division of State Fire Marshal, Dept of Commerce (Code Enforcement Bureau; statewide interpretations, variances, state-issued permits); local fire chiefs, fire code officials and certified fire safety inspectors enforce locally and are the first-contact AHJ.
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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