Vermont · Fire code

The fire code in force in Vermont now.

Vermont Fire & Building Safety Code 2025, adopting NFPA 1 and NFPA 101 (2021 editions) with state amendments. Enforced by Dept. of Public Safety, Division of Fire Safety (state fire marshal); local officials may enforce via municipal inspection agreements. Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.

Enter a Vermont ZIP code for the building view

Fire code in Vermont

Verified on the source
In force

Vermont Fire & Building Safety Code 2025, adopting NFPA 1 and NFPA 101 (2021 editions) with state amendments

State-amended fire and life-safety code covering new and existing buildings; current edition took effect Nov 4, 2025, replacing the prior code.

Source: primary document

Who enforces it

Dept. of Public Safety, Division of Fire Safety (state fire marshal); local officials may enforce via municipal inspection agreements

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 Nov 4, 2025

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.

Questions about the fire code in Vermont

Which fire code applies in Vermont today?

Vermont Fire & Building Safety Code 2025, adopting NFPA 1 and NFPA 101 (2021 editions) with state amendments. State-amended fire and life-safety code covering new and existing buildings; current edition took effect Nov 4, 2025, replacing the prior code.

Who enforces the fire code in Vermont?

Dept. of Public Safety, Division of Fire Safety (state fire marshal); local officials may enforce via municipal inspection agreements.

What changes next for the fire code in Vermont?

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.

Other areas in Vermont

Everything in force in Vermont

Priced per building. Your whole team is included.

One address, every authority that can cite it, and a record of who saw what. Cancel anytime. Public pages stay free.