International Fire Code

This chapter governs the manufacturing, storage, and display of aerosol products, including their classification and specific requirements for various scenarios.

This chapter establishes fire and life safety requirements for airports, heliports, helistops, and aircraft hangars, covering general precautions, maintenance, fueling, and fire suppression.

This chapter establishes provisions for the installation, operation, and maintenance of various building services and systems, including fuel-fired appliances, emergency power, electrical, refrigeration, elevators, battery storage, and commercial kitchen hoods.

This chapter establishes requirements for equipment, processes, and operations that involve combustible dust explosion hazards.

This chapter establishes regulations for the equipment, processes, and operations involving combustible fibers to mitigate fire hazards.

This chapter establishes requirements for the safe storage, use, and handling of compressed gases, including those in containers, cylinders, tanks, and systems.

This chapter establishes minimum construction, fire safety, and means of egress requirements for buildings constructed prior to the adoption of the current code.

This chapter regulates the safe storage and use of corrosive materials, including specific requirements for quantities that exceed maximum allowable limits.

This chapter establishes regulations for the safe storage, use, and handling of cryogenic fluids, including specific requirements for containers and systems.

This chapter establishes the specific meanings of words and terms used throughout this code, applying these definitions unless explicitly stated otherwise.

This chapter establishes the requirements for dry cleaning plants and their associated operations, including solvent classifications, general use, operating procedures, and fire protection.

This chapter establishes requirements for emergency planning, reporting, coordination with emergency response forces, and procedures for managing various emergencies across different occupancies.

This chapter governs the possession, manufacture, storage, handling, sale, and use of explosives, explosive materials, fireworks, and small arms ammunition.

This chapter outlines the requirements for fire protection systems, covering their design, installation, inspection, operation, testing, and maintenance across various building types.

This chapter specifies requirements for and the maintenance of fire-resistance-rated construction, including provisions for vertical shafts and floor openings.

This chapter establishes fire safety requirements for structures during construction, alteration, or demolition, covering aspects from temporary heating to fire suppression systems and access for firefighting.

Chapter 5 outlines the requirements for fire service features in buildings, structures, and premises, including access, identification, water supplies, and emergency responder communication.

This chapter outlines regulations for the safe storage, use, dispensing, mixing, and handling of flammable and combustible liquids, aiming to prevent and mitigate related dangerous conditions.

This chapter establishes requirements for areas and operations involving flammable finishes, including spray finishing, dipping, powder coating, and floor surfacing operations.

This chapter regulates the storage and use of flammable gases and flammable cryogenic fluids, referencing other chapters for general compressed gas and cryogenic fluid requirements.

This chapter establishes requirements for the safe storage and use of flammable solids, including general provisions, definitions, and specific regulations for magnesium.

This chapter establishes requirements for ripening processes involving the introduction of ethylene gas to promote the maturation of fruits, vegetables, and other crops.

This chapter establishes the scope and fire safety requirements for fumigation and thermal insecticidal fogging operations conducted within structures.

This chapter establishes general requirements for fire safety, including occupancy and maintenance provisions to prevent and control fire hazards across all structures and premises.

This chapter establishes general provisions for preventing and controlling dangerous conditions related to the storage, dispensing, use, and handling of hazardous materials.

This chapter establishes requirements for the safe storage of high-piled combustible materials, including classification, designation, and fire protection features.

This chapter governs the safe storage and use of highly toxic and toxic materials, including solids, liquids, compressed gases, and ozone generators.

This chapter regulates the installation and operation of industrial ovens and furnaces, requiring compliance with NFPA 86 and other referenced codes.

This chapter establishes regulations for interior finishes, trim, furniture, furnishings, decorative materials, and vegetation within both new and existing buildings.

This chapter establishes requirements for the storage, handling, transportation, and installation of liquefied petroleum gas (LP-gas) and related equipment.

This chapter establishes requirements for the storage, manufacturing, and processing of timber, lumber, plywood, veneers, and their byproducts, including specific facility types and materials.

This chapter establishes requirements for the manufacture of organic coatings, excluding nonflammable or water-thinned coatings and application operations.

This chapter establishes fire and safety regulations for marina facilities, including general precautions, fire protection equipment, and fuel-dispensing operations.

This chapter establishes requirements for the design, construction, arrangement, and maintenance of means of egress systems in buildings and portions thereof.

This chapter establishes regulations for automotive, marine, fleet vehicle, and aircraft motor fuel-dispensing facilities, as well as repair garages, incorporating references to other key building and fuel codes.

This chapter establishes requirements for the safe storage and use of organic peroxides, referencing Chapter 27 for general hazardous materials provisions.

Chapter 40 establishes requirements for the storage and use of oxidizers, including oxidizing gases and cryogenic fluids, often referencing other specific chapters.

Chapter 41 establishes requirements for the safe storage and use of pyrophoric materials, including specific provisions for compressed gases and references to other hazardous material chapters.

This chapter establishes regulations for the storage and handling of pyroxylin (cellulose nitrate) plastic substances, materials, or compounds in various forms.

This chapter outlines the administrative provisions of the Fire Code, including its scope, the authority and responsibilities of the fire code official, permit requirements, inspections, and enforcement procedures.

This chapter establishes requirements for semiconductor fabrication facilities and related research and development areas classified as Group H-5, addressing hazardous material storage, use, and handling.

This chapter establishes the scope and specific compliance requirements for temporary and permanent tents and other membrane structures.

This chapter establishes regulations for tire rebuilding plants, tire storage, and tire byproduct facilities, covering construction, fire safety precautions, storage dimensions, fire department access, and water supply.

This chapter establishes regulations for the safe storage and use of unstable (reactive) materials, including specific requirements for compressed gases.

This chapter establishes requirements for the safe storage and use of water-reactive solids and liquids in various quantities within a building.

This chapter establishes the fire safety regulations for welding, cutting, open torch applications, and other hot work operations and associated equipment.