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Michigan Fire Code

Michigan Fire Code. Codes and Standards for a Safer World. Who is NFPA?. Founded in 1896 Open, Consensus Process – ANSI Accredited Nonprofit, Membership Association 70,000 Members from 120 Countries… 8,000 Volunteers working on 300 Codes and Standards .

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Michigan Fire Code

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  1. Michigan Fire Code Codes and Standards for a Safer World

  2. Who is NFPA? • Founded in 1896 • Open, Consensus Process – ANSI Accredited • Nonprofit, Membership Association • 70,000 Members from 120 Countries… 8,000 Volunteers working on 300 Codes and Standards

  3. Mission & Leadership are Important • Serving for 116 Years • 22-Member, Diverse BODs • Mission: To reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education.

  4. Research & Reports • Annual FF Death & Injury Report, Fire Investigations Reports, and Fire Data & Statistics Reports are examples of invaluable tools for code users and enforcers & TCs to keep codes Current • FPRF – Projects such as Solar Power Systems (Fire Fighter Safety); Hydrogen Safety; Unwanted Alarms and many more…

  5. No Cost to the Taxpayers! • 1st Year: Free NFPA 1/101 AHJ Training, Codebooks and Workbooks • 2nd & 3rd Years: Free AHJ Training, Codebooks and Workbooks on Major Reference Documents • No Unfunded Mandates on the Local Level

  6. What Does This Mean to Michigan – Real Dollars? • 569 Comp Codes Since 2002 (NFPA 1, 25, 70 Series, 101 and many more… • MI Used ‘97 NFPA 1 – Comp Training and Codes are Tracked only to 2002 • WI Experience is Similar to Michigan: Since 2002 $877,492 in Free Training & Comp Codes for NFPA 1 Alone…Many other examples

  7. Fire CodesBased on the 2000 UFC NFPA 1 Fire Code International Fire Code

  8. NFPA 1 Fire Code 2012 International Fire Code 2012 Part I Administrative Part II General Safety Provisions Part III Building and Equipment Part IV Special Occupancies Part V Hazardous Materials Part VI Referenced Standards Part VII Appendices • Part I Administrative • Part II General Fire Safety • Part III Occupancy • Part IV Processes • Part V Equipment • Part VI Hazardous Materials • Annexes

  9. IFC Application Of Building Code • IFC:102.4 The design and construction of new structures shall comply with the International Building Code • Any alterations, additions, changes in use or changes in structures required by this code, which are within the scope of the International Building Code, shall be made in accordance therewith

  10. Building/Fire Code References2012 Edition • IBC references the IFC in 84 Code sections • Administrative language can identify these sections and provide the applicable reference in NFPA 1 Fire Code • This would be part of the adoption language when adopting NFPA 1 Fire Codewith the IBC in place of the IFC

  11. Building/Fire Code References2012 Edition • The IBC directly references 45 NFPA documents in 104 sections • The IFC directly references 79 NFPA documents in 371 sections • The IBC directly references the IFC in 84 sections; in 45 of those sections you are sent to an NFPA document

  12. IBC Fire Code Cross References 2012 Edition

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  15. IBC Fire Code Cross References 2012 Edition

  16. IBC Fire Code Cross References 2012 Edition

  17. IBC Fire Code Cross References 2012 Edition

  18. Conclusion • There is much to consider before deciding which fire code is best for the State of Michigan. • NFPA 1, Fire Code™ has a long history of proven compatibility with all building codes and is currently the state fire code in 19 U.S. states.

  19. Conclusion (Cont…) • Technical guidance for existing buildings is a critically important issue. In this respect, NFPA 1 and NFPA 101, Life Safety Code® are the industry benchmarks and have been used in Michigan for decades. • However, there is more to consider than code compatibility and technical provisions.

  20. Conclusion (Cont…) • When a state adopts a fire code, it is entering into a professional partnership with that code writing organization. Therefore, it is equally important to know what that organization stands for and its history of commitment (or lack thereof) to fire and life safety. • We hope you will carefully consider each of these issues and support the adoption of NFPA 1, Fire Code.

  21. Thank you!Questions? Fire Code Field Office Central Regional Office Russ Sanders, Director 502-894-0411 rsanders@nfpa.org • Jim Dolan, Director • 732-492-8397 • jdolan@nfpa.org

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