No single statewide fire code; State Fire Marshal inspection standard is NFPA 1 (2021) + NFPA 101 (2021), 28 TAC §34.303. Enforced by Municipal fire marshals under local ordinances; Texas State Fire Marshal's Office (TDI) for state buildings and areas without local fire ordinances. Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.
SFMO standard (effective Sept 1, 2023) governs inspections under Gov't Code §417.008 and state-owned/leased buildings; it does not apply where a local government has adopted fire ordinances. Cities adopt and enforce their own IFC editions.
Source: primary document
Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; the building view resolves them from your ZIP.
In force; no newer NFPA edition proposed (TDI 2026 rule index shows no Ch. 34 inspection-standard action)
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.
No single statewide fire code; State Fire Marshal inspection standard is NFPA 1 (2021) + NFPA 101 (2021), 28 TAC §34.303. SFMO standard (effective Sept 1, 2023) governs inspections under Gov't Code §417.008 and state-owned/leased buildings; it does not apply where a local government has adopted fire ordinances. Cities adopt and enforce their own IFC editions.
Municipal fire marshals under local ordinances; Texas State Fire Marshal's Office (TDI) for state buildings and areas without local fire ordinances.
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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