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Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-57 - UNIFORM FIRESAFETY STANDARDS FOR ADULT FAMILY CARE HOMES › Section 69A-57.006 - Fire Exit Drills

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A fire exit drill
				shall be conducted by each provider at each AFCH at least three (3) times per
				year to assure that the evacuation capability of the facility is "prompt."
				Subject to subsection
				 69A-57.005(2),
				F.A.C., each fire exit drill shall be conducted at least 30 days after the
				previous fire exit drill. The AHJ is permitted to require an additional fire
				exit drill in conjunction with an annual firesafety inspection.
(2) The purpose of each fire exit drill is to
				familiarize each occupant with the procedures required for the safe, orderly,
				and expeditious exiting of the building or structure. All occupants shall exit
				the building or structure to a predetermined area of safety. The climate and
				weather conditions shall be taken into consideration when scheduling any fire
				exit drill.
(3) Each fire exit
				drill shall be conducted at an unexpected time and under varying conditions
				that may occur in the case of fires.
(4) Each fire exit drill shall be applicable
				to all occupants of the AFCH with emphasis on the safe, orderly, and
				expeditious exiting under proper discipline.
(5) Any occupant subject to a fire exit drill
				shall proceed to a predetermined location outside the building and remain there
				until all occupants are accounted for. Occupants shall be allowed to return to
				the building only when permitted by the person conducting the fire exit
				drill.
(6) The provider shall keep
				a record of each fire exit drill on Form DFS-K3-1437, (rev. 02/2017), Fire Exit
				Drill Records for Adult Family Care Homes,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08264
,
				which is hereby adopted and incorporated into these rules by reference. Copies
				of the form may be obtained by writing to the Department of Financial Services,
				Division of State Fire Marshal, Bureau of Fire Prevention, 200 East Gaines
				Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0342. The record shall list as a minimum:
(a) The date the drill was
				conducted.
(b) The time of day the
				drill was conducted.
(c) The amount
				of time, in minutes and seconds, that were required for all occupants to safely
				exit the building.
(d) Any unusual
				circumstance affecting the safe, orderly and expeditious exit from the
				building, which shall be in narrative or outline form.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-57 - UNIFORM FIRESAFETY STANDARDS FOR ADULT FAMILY CARE HOMES › Section 69A-57.007 - Inspections

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The firesafety inspector shall conduct a
				firesafety inspection for each AFCH prior to occupancy as an AFCH.
(2) The provider shall request from the AHJ a
				firesafety inspection within 30 days following receipt of notification of
				license renewal.
(3) The AHJ or the
				Division is permitted to require additional firesafety inspections.
(4) The provider shall be responsible for
				requesting all required firesafety inspections.
(5) Each required firesafety inspection shall
				be completed by the AHJ, where available.
(6) Any time there is no AHJ to perform a
				firesafety inspection, the provider shall notify the Division in writing. The
				Division shall inspect or cause the facility to be inspected in accordance with
				section  633.206, F.S.
(7) A firesafety inspector, or special state
				firesafety inspector, certified in accordance with chapter 633, F.S., shall
				complete each firesafety inspection.
Rulemaking Authority
					 429.73(2),
					 633.104(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented 429.73(2),
					 633.206(1)(b)
					 FS.
New 2-7-01, Amended 11-29-01, Formerly
					 4A-57.007.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-57 - UNIFORM FIRESAFETY STANDARDS FOR ADULT FAMILY CARE HOMES › Section 69A-57.008 - Cooking Equipment; Exception

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Notwithstanding any previous construction or interpretation
				  of any law, rule, or code provision, any time a single range or stove is used
				  in an arrangement similar to that of a single family residence, the AFCH shall
				  not be required to comply with NFPA 96, Standard for Ventilation Control and
				  Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations, as adopted in rule
				   69A-3.012,
				  F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority
					 429.73(2),
					 633.104(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented 429.73(2),
					 633.206(1)(b)
					 FS.
New 2-7-01, Formerly
					 4A-57.008.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-58 - FIRESAFETY IN EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES › Section 69A-58.001 - Administration and General Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The Division of State Fire Marshal in consultation with the
				  Department of Education hereby adopts firesafety rules for use by board fire
				  officials and local fire officials when conducting plans reviews for new
				  construction and firesafety inspections of new construction and existing
				  buildings located in educational facilities, educational plants, ancillary
				  plants, and auxiliary facilities to ensure the safety of
				  occupants.
Rulemaking Authority
					 633.104(1),
					 (7),
					 1013.12(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented 633.104(7),
					 633.206,
					 633.208,
					 1013.12,
					 1013.371,
					 1013.38
					 FS.
New 2-18-03, Formerly 4A-58.001, Amended 11-26-06,
					 11-4-12.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-58 - FIRESAFETY IN EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES › Section 69A-58.002 - Scope: New Construction and Existing Facilities

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) This rule chapter establishes uniform
				requirements to provide a reasonable degree of safety from fire in new
				construction and existing buildings located in educational facilities,
				educational plants, ancillary plants, and auxiliary facilities under the
				jurisdiction of a district school board or a public college board of
				trustees.
(2) This rule chapter
				includes procedures for withdrawal of sites and facilities from use until
				unsafe conditions are corrected.
(3) Section
				 1002.33(1),
				F.S., states, "All charter schools in Florida are public schools." Charter
				schools shall utilize facilities that comply with the firesafety provisions
				specified within its charter, or if the charter does not address specific
				firesafety provisions, the charter school shall utilize facilities that comply
				with the Florida Fire Prevention Code, the edition as adopted in rule chapter
				69A-60, F.A.C., pursuant to section
				 1002.33(18),
				F.S.
(a) All charter schools are subject to
				the inspection requirements of rule
				 69A-58.0041, F.A.C.
(b) Each board shall conduct or cause to be
				conducted each inspection required by paragraph
				 69A-58.004(1)(a),
				F.A.C., and the reporting requirements of paragraph
				 69A-58.004(6)(a),
				F.A.C.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-58 - FIRESAFETY IN EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES › Section 69A-58.0031 - New Construction of Educational Facilities

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) New construction and new buildings are
				subject to and controlled by NFPA 1, the edition as adopted in rule
				 69A-3.012, F.A.C., in Chapter
				20.2, relating to "Educational Occupancies" and NFPA 101, the edition as
				adopted in rule  69A-3.012, F.A.C., Chapter 14,
				"New Educational Occupancies," except where specifically otherwise provided in
				this rule chapter.
(2)
				Notwithstanding any rule or adopted code or standard in conflict herewith, the
				following procedures apply with respect to new construction and new buildings.
(a) Prior to commencement of any new
				construction or remodeling:
1. The board
				shall submit for review at least one copy of the site plan for each new
				facility and each new facility addition exceeding 2,500 square feet to the
				local fire official providing fire-protection to the facility in accordance
				with section  1013.38(1),
				F.S.
2. All site plans reviewed by
				the local fire official shall be reviewed in accordance with section
				 1013.38(1),
				F.S.
3. The board shall approve or
				cause to be approved the plans, drawings, designs, proposals, blueprints, and
				other construction or remodeling documents and evaluate the same for complete
				compliance with the Florida Fire Prevention Code.
4. In addition to the site plans submitted,
				the board may show compliance with all applicable firesafety codes and
				standards by at least one (1) of the means provided in sections
				 1013.38(2)(a) through
				(d), F.S.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-58 - FIRESAFETY IN EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES › Section 69A-58.004 - Firesafety Inspections

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) There shall be
				one (1) required annual inspection of existing educational facilities,
				ancillary plants, and auxiliary facilities, as follows:
(a) Pursuant to section
				 1013.12(2)(c),
				F.S., a firesafety inspection of each building of each educational plant and
				each ancillary plant shall be made annually by the board.
(b) Pursuant to section
				 1013.12(3)(b),
				F.S., a firesafety inspection of each building of each educational plant and
				each ancillary plant may be made annually by the local fire
				official.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-58 - FIRESAFETY IN EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES › Section 69A-58.0041 - Charter Schools

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) All authorized
				charter schools located on property that is owned or leased by a school
				district or a public college shall be inspected in accordance with section
				 1013.12(2)(c),
				F.S., and the provisions of this rule chapter.
(2) All other authorized charter schools
				shall be inspected by the local fire official providing emergency services to
				the charter school in accordance with section
				 1013.12(5)(b),
				F.S., and the provisions of this rule chapter.
(3) Inspections of charter schools shall be
				certified to the division using the same procedure as all other public schools
				and colleges in accordance with subsection
				 69A-58.004(6),
				F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority
					 633.104(1),
					 (7),
					 1013.12(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented 663.104(7),
					 633.206,
					 633.208,
					 1013.12,
					 1013.371,
					 1013.38
					 FS.
New 11-4-12.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-58 - FIRESAFETY IN EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES › Section 69A-58.005 - Serious Life Safety Hazards

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Serious life safety hazards as set forth in section
				 1013.12, F.S., and in paragraph
				(2)(b), below, require prompt corrective action by the board or withdrawal of
				the educational or ancillary plants or affected portions thereof from use until
				corrected.
(2)
(a) Serious life safety hazards include:
1. A non-functional fire alarm system. A
				non-functional fire alarm system is one impaired to the extent that a
				significant portion is not in operation and the system is incapable of
				functioning as it was designed.
2.
				A non-functional fire sprinkler system. A non-functional fire sprinkler system
				occurs any time a significant portion of any one (1) zone is impaired to the
				extent that the sprinkler system is incapable of automatic activation within
				the protected space or when any system component lacks an adequate water
				supply.
3. A door with a padlock or
				other lock or device which precludes egress at any time;
4. An inadequate exit;
5. A hazardous electrical system
				condition;
6. Potential structural
				failure;
7. Storage conditions that
				create a fire hazard.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-58 - FIRESAFETY IN EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES › Section 69A-58.006 - Vacant and Abandoned Buildings

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Board buildings no longer in use and abandoned shall be free
				  of combustible waste and secured in such a manner as to prevent firesafety
				  hazards and unauthorized or unlawful entry.
Rulemaking Authority
					 633.104(1),
					 (7),
					 1013.12(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented 633.104(7),
					 633.206,
					 633.208,
					 1013.12,
					 1013.371,
					 1013.38
					 FS.
New 2-18-03, Formerly 4A-58.006, Amended
					 11-26-06.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-58 - FIRESAFETY IN EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES › Section 69A-58.007 - Counties, Municipalities, and Independent Special Fire Control Districts Having Firesafety Responsibilities, Without Firesafety Inspectors

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Any county, municipality, or independent
				special fire control district having firesafety responsibilities which does not
				employ or has not contracted with a firesafety inspector certified under
				section  633.216(1),
				F.S., to enforce the Florida Fire Prevention Code as required by section
				 633.208(2),
				F.S., at the time of the adoption of this rule chapter is permitted to contact
				the division and request that the division perform the inspections required by
				the local fire official pursuant to section
				 1013.12(3),
				F.S., and this rule chapter and performed under section
				 633.216(1),
				F.S.
(2) Upon receiving such
				request, the division shall perform the inspections required by this rule
				chapter during the period of time the county, municipality, or independent
				special fire control district is not in compliance with section
				 633.216(1),
				F.S., and does not employ or is not under contract with a firesafety inspector
				certified under section
				 633.216(1),
				F.S., not, however, to exceed one (1) annual inspection per facility.
(3) Each such county, municipality, or
				independent special fire control district having firesafety enforcement
				responsibilities shall employ or contract with a firesafety inspector certified
				under section  633.216(2),
				F.S., pursuant to the requirement of Section
				 633.216(1),
				F.S., to fulfill the obligation imposed by section
				 633.208, F.S.
(4) No county, municipality, or independent
				special fire control district having firesafety enforcement responsibilities
				which employs or contracts with a firesafety inspector as of the effective date
				of section  1013.12, F.S., is authorized to
				request that the State Fire Marshal perform the inspections referred to in this
				section, and the State Fire Marshal shall not perform any inspection for such
				county, municipality, or independent special fire control district having
				firesafety responsibilities.
Rulemaking Authority
					 633.104(1),
					 (7),
					 1013.12(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented 633.104(7),
					 633.206,
					 633.208,
					 633.216,
					 1013.12,
					 1013.371,
					 1013.38
					 FS.
New 2-18-03, Formerly 4A-58.007, Amended 11-26-06,
					 11-4-12.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-58 - FIRESAFETY IN EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES › Section 69A-58.008 - Standards and Requirements for Existing Buildings; Additions to Rule Chapter 69A-60, the Florida Fire Prevention Code

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Consistent with Section
				 1013.12, F.S., and this rule
				chapter, educational facilities are subject to rule chapter 69A-60, F.A.C., the
				Florida Fire Prevention Code, which incorporates rule chapter 69A-58, F.A.C.,
				by reference.
(2) Fire department
				access roads. Paved fire department access roads shall not completely encircle
				an educational plant or portions thereof.
Rulemaking Authority
					 633.104(1),
					 (7),
					 1013.12(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented 633.104(7),
					 633.206,
					 633.208,
					 1013.12,
					 1013.371,
					 1013.38
					 FS.
New 2-18-03, Formerly 4A-58.008, Amended 11-26-06,
					 4-12-15.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-58 - FIRESAFETY IN EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES › Section 69A-58.0081 - Means of Egress

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Doors.
(a) All doors in fire rated or smoke proof
				corridors shall be self-closing doors.
(b) Opposite swinging smoke stop doors in
				smoke partitions within the corridor shall comply with the requirements of
				section 8.4.3 of the edition of NFPA 101, as adopted in rule
				 69A-3.012, F.A.C.
(c) Darkroom doors.
1. In darkrooms with a capacity of 10 or more
				persons, a revolving darkroom door, if used, shall:
a. Have a pop-out safety feature;
				and,
b. Be equipped with a remotely
				located side-hinged door for secondary egress.
2. In darkrooms with a capacity of fewer than
				10 people, a revolving darkroom door with a pop-out safety feature is permitted
				to be used as the primary means of egress.
3. Revolving darkroom doors with a pop-out
				safety feature shall be conspicuously labeled.
4. In buildings designed on or after October
				18, 1994, the requirements of this section apply to darkrooms with an occupancy
				of 6 or more.
(d) Exit
				doors shall swing in the direction of exit travel.
(e) All egress doors and gates, regardless of
				use or location serving spaces designed to be occupied by 6 or more students,
				shall swing in the direction of exit travel.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-58 - FIRESAFETY IN EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES › Section 69A-58.0082 - Relocatable Buildings

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Relocatable
				buildings: Relocatable buildings sited after March 1, 2002 shall be separated
				as required by the Florida Building Code.
(a)
				Relocatable buildings shall be located to allow access by emergency vehicles to
				at least one (1) elevation of each building as approved by the local fire
				fighting authority that services the site in accordance with chapter 18 of NFPA
				1.
(b) Relocatable buildings sited
				within a cluster in accordance with this rule are permitted to achieve
				emergency vehicle access by providing vehicular access to within 200 feet of
				the entrance of the most remote relocatable unit and shall be provided with an
				independent fire alarm system with a manual pull station within 100 feet of
				each egress door.
Exception: When required by the board, a cluster shall be
				  protected by a fire zone extended from the main educational facility's fire
				  alarm control panel.
In addition, all of the following requirements shall be
				  met:
1. The minimum overhead open
				space within the perimeter of the cluster shall be fifty percent (50%) of the
				maximum conditioned gross area of the relocatable units within the
				cluster.
2. The minimum separation
				between individual units shall be as approved by the building official in
				accordance with chapter 553, part IV, F.S., the "Florida Building
				Code."
3. The nearest permanent
				building or cluster shall be a minimum of (60') sixty feet.
4. Any unprotected opening between adjacent
				wall spaces shall be as approved by the building official in accordance with
				chapter 533, part IV, F.S., the "Florida Building Code."
5. The minimum setback for non-combustible
				relocatable buildings shall be as permitted by local zoning
				requirements.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-58 - FIRESAFETY IN EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES › Section 69A-58.0083 - Protection from Hazards

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Interior
				vertical openings such as stairways, elevator shafts, light and ventilation
				shafts, and all service chutes between floors shall be enclosed or protected to
				prevent the spread of fire and smoke, and shall be maintained in their original
				fire and smoke-tight condition.
(2)
				Draftstopping. Any concealed space, such as a utility chase, attic, crawl
				space, or other vertical or horizontal opening between floors in which
				combustible material is exposed shall either be:
(a) Provided with draftstopping and automatic
				heat detection; or
(b) Provided
				with automatic fire sprinklers.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-58 - FIRESAFETY IN EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES › Section 69A-58.0084 - Seclusion Time Out Rooms

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Egress.
				Secured seclusion time-out rooms, when provided, shall be equipped with doors
				which allow egress at all times in the event of an emergency.
(2) Locking devices.
(a) Locking devices on secured seclusion
				time-out rooms are permitted only when such room is in full compliance with the
				criteria in this rule.
(b) An
				electro-magnetic locking device is the only approved device to secure a secured
				seclusion time-out room. The lock shall remain engaged only when the human hand
				is in contact with it placing pressure on it.
1. Upon release of pressure, the door shall
				unlock. The locking device shall be designed, and shall be operated, so that it
				cannot be engaged by leverage of an inanimate object or in any manner except by
				constant human contact.
2. The push
				button shall be recessed from the face of the unit housing, or in some other
				way designed to prevent taping or wedging the button in the engaged
				mode.
3. The device shall have an
				interface with the fire alarm system and shall automatically release and
				disengage upon activation of the fire alarm. The locking device shall
				automatically release and disengage in the event of power failure.
4. A timer shall not be used on the locking
				device.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-58 - FIRESAFETY IN EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES › Section 69A-58.009 - Florida Firesafety School Evaluation System

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Any Florida school building which was
				initially occupied prior to January 1, 1985, is permitted to use the Florida
				Firesafety School Evaluation System originally dated September 19, 2000, and
				Amended June 28, 2001, which is located in Form DFS-K3-1456
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-01845
,
				(Rev 10-02) and which is hereby incorporated by reference, in lieu of or as an
				alternative to the requirements of rule
				 69A-58.008, F.A.C.
(2) The Florida Firesafety School Evaluation
				System, Form DFS-K3-1456
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-01845
,
				may be obtained by writing to the Division of State Fire Marshal, Bureau of
				Fire Prevention, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida
				32399-0342.
(3) The Florida
				Firesafety School Evaluation System must be authorized by the local fire
				official prior to the implementation of any of its alternative code provisions;
				however, a local fire official is not permitted to prohibit the use of the
				Florida Firesafety School Evaluation System for any building which was
				initially occupied prior to January 1, 1985.
(4) For buildings occupied after January 1,
				1985, boards, board fire officials and local fire officials may use the
				equivalency provisions of Section 1.4 of NFPA 101, the edition as adopted in
				rule 69A-3.021, F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority
					 633.104(1),
					 (7),
					 1013.12(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented 633.104(7),
					 633.206,
					 633.208,
					 1013.12,
					 1013.371,
					 1013.38
					 FS.
New 2-18-03, Formerly 4A-58.009, Amended 11-26-06,
					 11-4-12.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-58 - FIRESAFETY IN EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES › Section 69A-58.010 - Other Applicable Codes and Standards (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 633.104(1),
					 (7),
					 1013.12(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented 633.104(7),
					 633.206,
					 633.208,
					 1013.12,
					 1013.371,
					 1013.38
					 FS.
New 2-18-03, Formerly 4A-58.010, Repealed
					 4-12-15.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-60 - THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE › Section 69A-60.001 - Title

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
This rule chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the
				  Florida Fire Prevention Code.
Rulemaking Authority
					 633.104,
					 633.202,
					 633.208 FS. Law Implemented
					 633.104,
					 633.202,
					 633.208
					 FS.
New 11-15-01, Formerly
					 4A-60.001.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-60 - THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE › Section 69A-60.002 - Scope; Description of Florida Fire Prevention Code

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The Florida Fire Prevention Code is the
				minimum fire prevention code deemed adopted by each municipality, county, and
				special district with firesafety responsibilities, and applies to every
				building and structure throughout the state, except:
(a) Buildings and structures subject to the
				uniform firesafety standards adopted under Section
				 633.206, F.S.; and,
(b) Buildings and structures subject to the
				minimum firesafety standards adopted pursuant to Section
				 394.879,
				F.S.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-60 - THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE › Section 69A-60.003 - Standards of the National Fire Protection Association, NFPA 1, the Fire Code, Florida 2021 Edition, Adopted

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				NFPA 1, the Fire Code, Florida 2021 Edition, is hereby adopted and incorporated
				herein by reference and shall take effect on the effective date of this rule as
				a part of the Florida Fire Prevention Code.
(2)
(a)
				NFPA 1, Florida 2021 Edition, is copyrighted material that cannot be copied,
				but may be purchased by contacting the NFPA at 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy,
				Massachusetts 02169-7471; Phone 1(800)344-3555; Website
www.nfpa.org
.
(b) The copyrighted material referenced in
				paragraph (2)(a) may be accessed in a read-only, non-printable,
				non-downloadable format at the Division of State Fire Marshal website at:
https://www.myfloridacfo.com/division/sfm/bfp/florida-fire-prevention-code
;
				or maybe viewed, during regular business hours, at the offices of:
1. The Division of State Fire Marshal, 325
				John Knox Road, Third Floor, Atrium Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32303;
				or
2. The Florida Administrative
				Code and Register, R.A. Gray Building, 500 South Bronough Street, Tallahassee,
				Florida 32399-0250.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-60 - THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE › Section 69A-60.004 - Standards of the National Fire Protection Association, NFPA 101, the Life Safety Code[®], Florida 2021 Edition, Adopted

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) NFPA 101, the Life
				Safety Code®, Florida 2021 Edition, is hereby
				adopted and incorporated herein by reference and shall take effect on the
				effective date of this rule as a part of the Florida Fire Prevention
				Code.
(2)
(a) NFPA 101, Florida 2021 Edition, is
				copyrighted material that cannot be copied, but may be purchased by contacting
				the NFPA at 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169-7471; Phone
				1(800)344-3555; Website
www.nfpa.org
.
(b) The copyrighted material referenced in
				paragraph (2)(a) may be accessed in a read-only, non-printable,
				non-downloadable format at the Division of State Fire Marshal website at:
https://www.myfloridacfo.com/division/sfm/bfp/florida-fire-prevention-code
;
				or maybe viewed, during regular business hours, at the offices of:
1. The Division of State Fire Marshal, 325
				John Knox Road, Third Floor, Atrium Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32303;
				or
2. The Florida Administrative
				Code and Register, R.A. Gray Building, 500 South Bronough Street, Tallahassee,
				Florida 32399-0250.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-60 - THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE › Section 69A-60.005 - Publications Referenced in NFPA 1, the Florida 2021 Edition, and NFPA 101, the Florida 2021 Edition, Added to the Florida Fire Prevention Code

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) For purposes of this rule chapter, the
				following definitions apply:
(a) ANSI means
				the American National Standards Institute.
(b) ASME means the American Society of
				Mechanical Engineers.
(c) ASTM
				means the American Society for Testing and Materials.
(d) BHMA means the Builders Hardware
				Manufacturers Association.
(e) ICC
				means the International Code Counsel, American National Standard Accessible and
				Usable Buildings and Facilities.
(f) UL means Underwriters Laboratories,
				Inc.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-60 - THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE › Section 69A-60.006 - Manufactured and Prototype Buildings

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(a) "Manufacture" means the process of
				making, modifying, fabricating, constructing, forming or assembling or
				reassembling a product from raw, unfinished, semifinished, or finished
				materials.
(b) "Manufactured
				building" means a closed structure, building, assembly, or system of
				subassemblies, which may include structural, electrical, plumbing, heating,
				ventilating, or other service systems manufactured for installation or
				erection, with or without other specified components, as a finished building or
				as part of a finished building, which shall include but not be limited to
				residential, commercial, institutional, storage, and industrial structures. For
				purposes of this section, "manufactured building" includes "prototype building"
				as defined in this subsection.
(c)
				"Manufacturer" means any person who, or entity which, has been certified by the
				Department of Community Affairs to produce, modify, or produce and modify, a
				manufactured building for placement in, or which has been ultimately placed in,
				the State of Florida.
(d)
				"Prototype building" means a building constructed in accordance with
				architectural or engineering plans intended for replication on various sites
				and which will be updated to comply with the Florida Building Code and
				applicable laws relating to firesafety, health and sanitation, casualty safety,
				and requirements for persons with disabilities which are in effect at the time
				a construction contract is to be awarded.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-60 - THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE › Section 69A-60.007 - Enforcement of the Florida Fire Prevention Code

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Section
				 633.208, F.S., provides that
				each municipality, county, and special district with firesafety
				responsibilities is required to enforce the Florida Fire Prevention Code. Such
				enforcement requires inspection of each new building subject to the Florida
				Fire Prevention Code and includes periodic inspections of each existing
				building subject to the Florida Fire Prevention Code.
(2) The Florida Fire Prevention Code contains
				several provisions and requirements that may interrelate with the Florida
				Building Code. It is not the intent of the Florida Fire Prevention Code that
				such interrelation result in duplicate reviews and inspections by either the
				firesafety official or the building official. The authority having jurisdiction
				over firesafety is responsible for enforcement of the Florida Fire Prevention
				Code hereof and should discharge its obligation in a manner that does not
				expose those regulated to unnecessary or unnecessarily expensive duplication of
				effort. To that end, the authority having jurisdiction over firesafety is
				directed to clearly delineate responsibility for enforcement of the Florida
				Fire Prevention Code hereof, and, in the event that a dispute arises regarding
				the enforcement of the Florida Fire Prevention Code as related to the
				enforcement of the Florida Building Code, the authority having jurisdiction
				over firesafety shall resolve the dispute by the procedures set forth in
				chapters 633 and 553, F.S., as required by section
				 633.104, F.S.
(3) If deemed necessary by a fire official
				for a complete, accurate, and thorough firesafety plans review or inspection,
				the fire official may request assistance from a building, electrical, plumbing,
				or similar specialty inspector; however, nothing in this rule gives authority
				or jurisdiction to any person other than a firesafety inspector certified under
				section  633.216, F.S., to perform
				firesafety inspections required by law, rule, ordinance, or code.
(4)
(a)
				Section  633.104, F.S., provides that it
				is the intent of the legislature that there be no conflicts in the
				interpretation and enforcement of the Florida Fire Prevention Code and the
				Florida Building Code.
(b) In the
				event of a conflict between the Florida Fire Prevention Code and the Florida
				Building Code, the procedures set forth in chapter 553, F.S., and specifically
				either
1. Section
				 553.73(1)(d),
				F.S., relating to conflicts in general to be resolved through mediation;
				or
2. Section
				 553.73(11)(a)-(f),
				F.S., relating to conflicts in the application of the Florida Fire Prevention
				Code and the Florida Building Code to a specific project, as applicable, shall
				be followed.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-60 - THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE › Section 69A-60.0081 - Notice Required for Structures With Light-frame Truss-type Construction

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Purpose:
				The purpose of this rule is to require the placement of an identifying symbol
				on structures constructed with a light-frame truss component in a manner
				sufficient to warn persons conducting fire control and other emergency
				operations of the existence of light-frame truss-type construction in the
				structure.
(2) Definitions.
(a) "Light-frame truss-type construction"
				means a type of construction whose primary structural elements are formed by a
				system of repetitive wood or light gauge steel framing members.
(b) "Approved symbol" means a Maltese Cross
				measuring 8 inches horizontally and 8 inches vertically, of a bright red
				reflective color, designed in accordance with Figure 1.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-60 - THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE › Section 69A-60.011 - Informal, Non-Binding Interpretations of the Florida Fire Prevention Code

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Definitions. For purposes of this rule
				section:
(a) "Code" means the Florida Fire
				Prevention Code as described under paragraph
				 69A-60.002(3)(a),
				F.A.C.
(b) "State Fire Marshal" or
				"Division" means the Chief Financial Officer of the State of Florida acting as
				State Fire Marshal, or the Division of State Fire Marshal, as the context
				requires.
(c) "Contractor" means
				the entity with which the State Fire Marshal enters into a contract to provide
				administrative services to facilitate the provision of informal, non-binding
				interpretations of the Code as described in Section
				 633.212, F.S.
(d) "Fire Code Interpretations Committee," or
				"FCIC" means the committee established to provide informal, non-binding
				interpretations of the Code.
(e)
				"Surcharge Funds" means funds from permit fees associated with the enforcement
				of the Florida Building Code, as described in Section
				 553.721,
				F.S.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-60 - THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE › Section 69A-60.012 - Purpose, Criteria and Procedures for Designation as an Approved Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory in Florida for Firesafety Purposes

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The purpose of this rule is to determine
				whether a laboratory is nationally recognized in accordance with the following
				provision:
(a) Section
				 633.306, F.S., pertaining to
				fire suppression equipment;
(b)
				Section  633.308, F.S., pertaining to
				fire extinguishers;
(c) Section
				 633.314, F.S., pertaining to
				certain types of fire extinguishers;
(d) Section
				 633.334, F.S., pertaining to
				fire protection systems; and,
(e)
				Section  633.348, F.S., pertaining to
				alarm systems.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-61 - RULES OF THE BUREAU OF FIRE AND ARSON INVESTIGATIONS › Section 69A-61.001 - Initial Investigation of Fires (Transferred)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					  633.104,
					  633.112 (6)(c),
					  633.508(7),
					 633.518 FS. Law Implemented
					 633.104,
					 633.112,
					 633.508(7),
					  633.518 FS.
New 8-13-03, Formerly 4A-61.001, Amended 10-28-15,
					 Transferred to  69D-4.001.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-62 - FIREFIGHTER EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS › Section 69A-62.0001 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Unless the text or context clearly requires otherwise, the
				  definitions in section
				   633.504, F.S., are applicable to
				  this rule chapter. In addition, for purposes of this rule chapter, the
				  following definitions apply.
(1) "Act"
				means sections  633.502 through
				 633.536, F.S.
(2) "Division" means the Division of State
				Fire Marshal of the Department of Financial Services of the State of
				Florida.
(3) "Exclusionary" zone or
				"hot" zone means the area immediately around the incident where serious threat
				of harm exists, which includes the collapse zone for a structure fire. Entry
				into such zone would require the use of breathing apparatus, protective
				clothing, and specialized training required under section
				 633.508(2),
				F.S., and this rule chapter.
(4)
				"Fire department" means any local fire department or fire district in the state
				responsible for municipal or county fire protection as recognized by the
				appropriate municipal or county government or the state. A fire department has
				the intent and purpose of carrying out the duties, functions, powers, and
				responsibilities normally associated with a fire department. These duties,
				functions, powers, and responsibilities include but are not limited to the
				protection and saving of life and property against fire, explosions, and other
				hazards, the prevention and extinguishment of fires, and the enforcement of
				municipal, county, and state fire prevention codes, as well as of any law
				pertaining to the prevention and control of fires and hazardous materials
				incident mitigation.
(5)
				"Firefighter employee" means a firefighter employee as defined in section
				 633.504, F.S.
(6) "IDLH" or "IDLH atmosphere" means an
				atmosphere which is immediately dangerous to life and health.
(7) "Trained commensurate to duty" means that
				the person must have documented training in the specific task assigned or
				combination of skills required to accomplish any series of tasks which may be
				assigned to that individual given a set of conditions or circumstances which
				that individual may undertake. Anticipated special circumstances such as
				hazardous materials operations, technical rescue, and similar conditions or
				circumstances require additional training.
(8) "Two-in, two-out rule" or "two-in,
				two-out" means and refers to 29 C.F.R.
				1910.134(g)(4), Including
				Notes One and Two, as modified by section
				 633.508(3),
				F.S.
Rulemaking Authority
					 633.104(1),
					 633.128(1)(a),
					 633.508 FS. Law Implemented
					 633.128(1)(a),
					 633.504,
					 633.508
					 FS.
New 9-6-04, Amended
					 12-12-17.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-62 - FIREFIGHTER EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS › Section 69A-62.001 - Uniform Minimum Firefighter Employment Standards; Adoption of OSHA Standards

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The Division
				adopts and incorporates as rules the following standards as they pertain solely
				to firefighter employees and firefighter employers: sections 1910.120(q),
				1910.134 as modified by section
				 633.508(3),
				F.S., and 1910.146, of Part 1910 of the Occupational Safety and Health
				Standards, 29 Code of Federal Regulations, effective April 8, 1998.
(2) A copy of all standards adopted and
				incorporated by reference in this rule may be obtained at
www.osha.gov
.
Rulemaking Authority
					 633.104(1),
					 633.508 FS. Law Implemented
					 633.128(1)(a),
					 633.506,
					 633.508
					 FS.
New 11-21-01, Formerly 4A-62.001, Amended
					 2-6-13.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-62 - FIREFIGHTER EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS › Section 69A-62.002 - Uniform Minimum Firefighter Employment Standards; Adoption of National Fire Protection Association Standards

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				The Department of Financial Services, Division of State Fire Marshal, adopts
				and incorporates as rules of the Division of State Fire Marshal the following
				standards as they pertain solely to firefighters and firefighter employers: The
				National Fire Protection Association, Inc., Standard 1500, Paragraph 7.15
				(Personal Alert Safety System [PASS]), 2007 edition. A PASS device shall be
				worn each time a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus is required.
(2) The standards published by the National
				Fire Protection Association adopted and incorporated in this rule chapter by
				reference may be purchased from the NFPA at: 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy,
				Massachusetts 02169-7471, or viewed on-line at
www.NFPA.org
.
Rulemaking Authority
					 633.104(1),
					 633.128(1)(a),
					 633.508 FS. Law Implemented
					 633.128(1)(a),
					 633.508
					 FS.
New 11-21-01, Formerly 4A-62.002, Amended 1-1-09,
					 5-22-11.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-62 - FIREFIGHTER EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS › Section 69A-62.003 - Requirements Applicable to Fire Scenes

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Except as provided in paragraph (a) or (b), a firefighter employee or any other
				person under the authority of the firefighter employer at the scene of a fire
				may not participate in any operation involving two-in, two-out as one of the
				two or more persons inside the Immediate Danger to Life and Health (IDLH)
				atmosphere or as one of the two or more persons outside of the IDLH atmosphere
				unless such firefighter or other person at the scene of a fire has successfully
				completed the training curriculum and examination requirements set forth in
				paragraph  69A-37.055(2)(a),
				F.A.C.
(a) United States Department of Defense
				firefighters responding in their capacity as U.S. Department of Defense
				firefighters meeting equivalent U.S. Department of Defense qualifications are
				exempt from the requirement in subsection (1).
(b) Volunteer firefighters having National
				Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) S-130, S-190, and Standards for Survival
				certification by the Florida Division of Forestry may participate in wild land
				fire suppression without meeting the requirement of subsection
				(1).
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-62 - FIREFIGHTER EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS › Section 69A-62.004 - Uniform Minimum Firefighter Employment Standards: Presence of Toxic Substances

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A firefighter
				employer shall maintain in the firefighter place of employment:
(a) A list of work areas, identified by name
				and location, where toxic substances, as defined in subsection (3) and not
				exempted by subsection (4), below, are present, and the chemical and common
				name of each toxic substance present; and,
(b) A material safety data sheet for each
				toxic substance listed above.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-62 - FIREFIGHTER EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS › Section 69A-62.005 - Exemption from 29 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 1910.134(g)(4) (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 633.104,
					 633.508(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 633.45(1)(a),
					 633.508(2)
					 FS.
New 9-15-02, Formerly 4A-62.005, Repealed
					 6-23-11.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-62 - FIREFIGHTER EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS › Section 69A-62.006 - Requirements for Recognition as a Fire Department (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 633.104(1),
					 633.508 FS. Law Implemented
					 633.45(1)(a),
					 633.508
					 FS.
New 9-6-04, Repealed
					 3-19-13.
Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-62 - FIREFIGHTER EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS › Section 69A-62.007 - Minimum Requirements for Class 9 Protection (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 633.104(1),
					 633.508 FS. Law Implemented
					 633.45(1)(a),
					 633.508
					 FS.
New 9-6-04, Amended 1-1-09, Repealed
					 3-19-13.