The chart below offers a quick overview of regulations affecting the fire sprinkler industry in individual states. It provides a summary of legislation and codes. This information was gathered by the American Fire Sprinkler Association and was published in the November 2000 edition of Sprinkler Age magazine. A survey was mailed to the Fire Marshal in each state.
The following questions were asked on the survey:
1 = Name of State
2 = What, if any, National Codes have been adopted by your state?
3 = What additional NFPA standards, if any, have been adopted by your state?
4 = What edition of NFPA 13 has been adopted by your state?
5 = If you haven’t adopted the latest edition of NFPA 13, do you allow local jurisdictions to use the latest edition?
6 = Do you intend to adopt the international building code?
7 = Do you intend to adopt the international fire code?
8 = Has your state adopted NFPA 25?
9 = Have located jurisdictions in your state adopted NFPA 25?
10 = Does your state require a P.E. to do sprinkler design concepts? (i.e. identify occupancies and water supply)
11 = Does the Office of the State Fire Marshal have authority over all projects in the state or only over state-owned or state-financed projects?
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NJ | BOCA ’96 amended | None | 1994 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | All for Fire Code Enf. |
NY | None | None | 1991 ed. ref. | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | N/A |
PA | BOCA 1999 | None | None | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | None |
CT | BOCA 1996 amended; NFPA 101 1997 amended | NFPA 13, 13D, 13R, 25 | 1999 | — | — | — | Yes | — | Yes or NICET | State |
NC | SBCCI ’94 amended | None | 1996 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | No | All |
CA | UBC, UFC, CBC, CFC, all amended | 1999 | 1996 | No | Unk | Unk | No | No | No | State |
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