2021 IFC with Tennessee amendments (Rule 0780-02-02), effective Apr 17, 2025, replacing the 2012 IFC adopted Aug 4, 2016. Enforced by State Fire Marshal's Office (Dept of Commerce and Insurance) Codes Enforcement adopts; it reviews plans and inspects new buildings outside 50+ exempt jurisdictions (e.g., Nashville, Memphis/Shelby, Knoxville/Knox, Chattanooga), which enforce locally; SFMO inspects existing schools, day cares and state facilities yearly. Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.
Tennessee amendments let the local fire chief, with police and EMS, find radio coverage unneeded (IFC 510) and allow NFPA 13R in Group R up to four stories. State-adopted NFPA 101 (2021) now covers only small residential board-and-care.
Source: primary document
Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; the building view resolves them from your ZIP.
In force; no 2024 IFC rulemaking or adoption notice found (SFMO codes news page lists none)
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.
2021 IFC with Tennessee amendments (Rule 0780-02-02), effective Apr 17, 2025, replacing the 2012 IFC adopted Aug 4, 2016. Tennessee amendments let the local fire chief, with police and EMS, find radio coverage unneeded (IFC 510) and allow NFPA 13R in Group R up to four stories. State-adopted NFPA 101 (2021) now covers only small residential board-and-care.
State Fire Marshal's Office (Dept of Commerce and Insurance) Codes Enforcement adopts; it reviews plans and inspects new buildings outside 50+ exempt jurisdictions (e.g., Nashville, Memphis/Shelby, Knoxville/Knox, Chattanooga), which enforce locally; SFMO inspects existing schools, day cares and state facilities yearly.
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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