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.

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

View/Download application for appointment to the Seattle Fire Code Advisory Board. Note: Vacancies currently exist in positions representing the public, retail business and the manufacturing/warehouse industry.

Fire Code Advisory Board members are listed below according to their designated area of representation:

Architects, Donald E. Breiner, AIA

Building Owners and Managers Association, Lee Burns

Chemical Engineers, Chris Haussmann, PE

Fire Protection Industry, Patrick Dillon

Insurance, Greg Miller, PE

Labor, Scott Yurczyk

Marine, Allen Rainsberger

Mechanical Engineers, Rae Anne Rushing, PE

Manufacturing / Warehouse, Vacant

Petroleum Industry, Merlin L. Figueira, PE

Port of Seattle, Marie Fritz

Research / Labs, Dino Seccareccia

Retail, Vacant

Public, Anne Donnegan

Public, Vacant

To contact the Fire Code Advisory Board e-mail FCAB@seattle.gov or write to:

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

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Last Modified:   March 13, 2008