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Seattle Fire Code

2009 Seattle Fire Code in Effect

Fire Prevention Alert - #2011-01

Issue Date:  December 12, 2011
Subject:  Revision of Luminous Egress Path Marking in Existing High Rise Buildings

On November 18, 2011 the State Building Code Council took an emergency action to revise the Washington State amendments to the 2009 International Fire Code. This action effectively repealed the requirements pertaining to retrofitting floor identification signs and photo luminescent or self-luminous exit path markings in exit enclosures in existing high-rise buildings. The effective date of this action was December 2, 2012.  Click the links below for more information.



The 2009 Seattle Fire Code became effective October 30, 2010.

The current fire code is comprised of the 2009 International Fire Code (IFC), published by the International Code Council (ICC), with Seattle Amendments as adopted in City of Seattle Ordinance 123393.
 

Also effective on this date are the:

  • 2009 Seattle Building Code
  • 2009 Seattle Municipal Code
  • 2009 Seattle Residential Code
  • 2009 Seattle Fuel Gas Code

Now available online for free! You can  view electronic copies of the Seattle Building Codes Collection, currently including the Seattle Fire Code and the Codes listed above, for free online in a read-only PDF format.

2009 Seattle Building Codes Collection (off-site)

Purchase of Seattle Codes

For hard copies of the Seattle codes, contact DPD's Public Resource Center.   The 2009 Seattle Fire Code may also be purchased over the counter at the Seattle Fire Marshal’s Office, 220 3rd Avenue South, Floor 2, weekdays from 8 AM to 4:30 PM.  The price is $73.00.  Seattle code books may also be purchased on line from the International Code Council (ICC) though the cost is higher.
 

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Last Modified:   December 13, 2011

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