Utah · Fire code

The fire code in force in Utah now.

2024 IFC (no appendices) with Utah amendments, plus NFPA 1 ch. 38, NFPA 54 and NFPA 58 (2024 editions); effective Jul 1, 2026 (Utah Code 15A-5-103). Enforced by Legislature adopts by statute; local fire code officials (cities, counties, fire protection districts) enforce; State Fire Marshal / Utah Fire Prevention Board rules (R710), including state-owned buildings (R710-4). Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.

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Fire code in Utah

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In force

2024 IFC (no appendices) with Utah amendments, plus NFPA 1 ch. 38, NFPA 54 and NFPA 58 (2024 editions); effective Jul 1, 2026 (Utah Code 15A-5-103)

H.B. 45 (2026) replaced the 2021 IFC with the 2024 edition and moved NFPA 13/13R/13D and NFPA 72 to 2022 editions. Utah's statewide IFC amendments are codified in Utah Code 15A-5 Part 2.

Source: primary document

Who enforces it

Legislature adopts by statute; local fire code officials (cities, counties, fire protection districts) enforce; State Fire Marshal / Utah Fire Prevention Board rules (R710), including state-owned buildings (R710-4)

Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; the building view resolves them from your ZIP.

What changes next

In force

In force since Jul 1, 2026 (2024 IFC); no newer edition adopted

The federal layer

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.

Dated items

Next 24 months
Jan 1, 2027
2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code joins the State Construction Code (15A-2-103(2)) with Utah amendments in new 15A-3-1101: designated WUI areas must fall below risk category 5 on the Smoothed Structure Exposure Score map unless excepted; IWUIC Section 602 deletedUtah Legislature (H.B. 41, 2026 General Session); Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands grants exceptions
Dated

Questions about the fire code in Utah

Which fire code applies in Utah today?

2024 IFC (no appendices) with Utah amendments, plus NFPA 1 ch. 38, NFPA 54 and NFPA 58 (2024 editions); effective Jul 1, 2026 (Utah Code 15A-5-103). H.B. 45 (2026) replaced the 2021 IFC with the 2024 edition and moved NFPA 13/13R/13D and NFPA 72 to 2022 editions. Utah's statewide IFC amendments are codified in Utah Code 15A-5 Part 2.

Who enforces the fire code in Utah?

Legislature adopts by statute; local fire code officials (cities, counties, fire protection districts) enforce; State Fire Marshal / Utah Fire Prevention Board rules (R710), including state-owned buildings (R710-4).

What changes next for the fire code in Utah?

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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