The Washington State Legislature and the Washington State Building Code Council have adopted the codes listed below to comprise the Washington State Building Code for use throughout the state.

• 2006 International Building Code
• 2006 International Residential Code
• 2006 International Mechanical Code, except the standards for liquefied petroleum gas installations shall be in accordance with NFPA 58 (Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases) and NFPA 54 (National Fuel Gas Code)
• 2006 International Fire Code

The City of Seattle City Council approved, and the Mayor signed City Ordinances adopting and amending the above codes in the Fall of 2007. Prior to that time, the 2003 version of these same codes were in effect.

The mayoral appointed Fire Code Advisory Board, a fifteen member board confirmed by the Seattle City Council, spent more than a year reviewing the new fire code and Seattle’s proposed fire code amendments.

Washington State is scheduled to adopt the 2009 Edition of the International Codes with an anticipated effective date of July, 2010.  The Seattle Fire Code Advisory Board will begin review of the 2009 International Fire Code and proposed Seattle Amendments in the the spring of 2009.  The resulting 2009 Seattle Fire Code is targeted for adoption with anticipated effective date of July, 2010.  Persons interested in being considered to fill vacancies on the Seattle Fire Code Advisory Board are encouraged to apply.

Seattle Fire Code Advisory Board

The Fire Code Advisory Board’s members are designated by City Ordinance 119799 to represent the public, business, industry, and technical professions. Members serve a term of three years.

View/Download application for consideration of appointment to the Seattle Fire Code Advisory Board and submit your completed application by Email along with:

• A resume
• Your current professional affiliations and memberships
• Your respective level of participation in each of those professional organizations

Applications are being accepted through March 10, 2009, for persons interested and qualified to represent any of the following area(s) of interest:

Architects, Donald E. Breiner, AIA  Term Ended - Seeking Replacement

Building Owners and Managers Association, Lee Burns

Chemical Engineers, Vacant

Fire Protection Industry, Patrick Dillon

Insurance, Greg Miller, PE

Labor, Scott Yurczyk

Marine, Allen Rainsberger

Mechanical Engineers, Rae Anne Rushing, PE

Manufacturing / Warehouse, Gary E. Anderson

Petroleum Industry, Merlin L. Figueira, PE

Port of Seattle, Marie Fritz

Research / Labs, Dino Seccareccia

Retail, Vacant

Public, Anne Donnegan

Public, Lucas Grothkopp

For questions, or to receive a printed copy of the application for consideration of appointment to the Fire Code Advisory Board or to submit an application by mail or fax, use the contact information below:

Fire Code Advisory Board
C/O Seattle Fire Department Fire Prevention Division
220 Third Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98104
Attn: Diane Hansen

Phone:  206-386-1451
Fax:     206-386-1359
Email:   Diane Hansen

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Last Modified:   February 13, 2009