Florida Administrative Code

The following words or terms have the following definitions. (1) "Live Fire Training Instructor," sometimes referred to as LFTI, means any person certified by the Florida State Fire College as an Instructor I, II, or III who has completed the Live Fire Training Instructor program…

(1) A Live Fire Training Instructor is permitted to serve in any position during live fire training. (2) A Certified Live Fire Adjunct Trainer is permitted to lead crews, operate safety lines and perform in all other positions during live fire training except Instructor in Charge…

Student training as part of the Firefighter I or II program must comply with certified trainer to student ratios according to the edition of NFPA 1403 as adopted in these rules. Rulemaking Authority 633.418(1), 633.128(1), (2)(a), 633.508(6) FS. Law Implemented 633.128(1), 633.41…

(1) The Instructor in Charge (IIC) and the Safety Officer (SO) must each be certified as a Live Fire Training Instructor. (2) Any other person identified as actually leading a crew inside a structure or in the immediate proximity of an exterior prop and immediately supervising su…

(1) The initial exposure to live-fire conditions in recruit training must be under the strict supervision and control of the Instructor in Charge, with immediate egress capabilities available at ground level. (2) To observe basic fire behavior, each trainee shall be exposed to ve…

(1) The Instructor I and Firefighter II certifications are prerequisites for taking the Live Fire Training Instructor certification examination. (2) The person must be sponsored by the agency for which they will utilize certification such as a training center or fire department. …

(1) All Live Fire Training Instructor training must be conducted by a certified Live Fire Training Instructor II. (2) Training to be a Live Fire Training Instructor will be provided by the Florida State Fire College, or by the agencies or institutions approved pursuant to the pro…

(1) Successful completion of a Florida State Fire College approved certification test encompassing course objectives and materials with a passing score of 85% is required for certification. (2) For quadrennial renewal, a person is required to complete the 8 hour LFTI renewal cour…

Live Fire Training Instructor or Live Fire Training Instructor II Certification shall be revoked if: (1) Any instructor certification renewal requirement is not met. (2) Medical treatment is not provided as a result of an omission in planning or if any participant is abandoned du…

(1) The following terms will have these meanings for purposes of Rules 69A-37.501 and 69A-37.502, F.A.C.: (a) "Combination fire department" means a fire service provider utilizing a combination of volunteer and career firefighters to provide fire extinguishment or fire prevention…

(1) The Firefighter Assistance Grant Program is established pursuant to Section 633.135, F.S. The Firefighter Assistance Grant Program is created within the Division of State Fire Marshal to improve the emergency response capability of volunteer fire departments and combination f…

(1) The Firefighter Cancer Decontamination Equipment Grant Program is established pursuant to Section 633.137, F.S. The Firefighter Cancer Decontamination Equipment Grant Program is created within the Division of State Fire Marshal to help protect the health and safety of firefig…

These rules, comprising rule Chapter 69A-38, F.A.C., shall be known as "The Uniform Fire Safety Standards for Residential Facilities for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities." Rulemaking Authority 633.104 FS. Law Implemented 633.104, 633.206 FS. History-New 10-30-90, Forme…

The purpose of this rule chapter is to comply with Section 393.067(7), F.S., which states that the Agency for Persons with Disabilities shall adopt rules relating to minimum standards for facilities including "uniform firesafety standards established by the State Fire Marshal whi…

(1) These rules apply to any residential developmental disabilities facility required to be licensed by the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities, pursuant to Section 393.067, F.S. In any determination of the number of persons living in a facility, only those persons who a…

The authority having jurisdiction may modify these rules under the following conditions: (1) The provisions of NFPA 101A, "Guide on Alternative Approaches to Life Safety," as referenced in Rule 69A-3.012, F.A.C., shall be considered acceptable as an alternative method. (2) Altern…

The standards of the National Fire Protection Association for life safety from fire, as provided in NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, Chapter 32 for New and Chapter 33 for Existing, the edition as adopted by rule 69A-3.012, F.A.C., shall be the uniform fire safety standards required fo…

Documentation of Client's evacuation status shall be based on the speed of evacuation. Speed of Evacuation is to be determined via documentation of actual emergency egress and relocation drills conducted with the Agency for Persons with Disabilities personnel present, as evidence…

When required by the provisions of NFPA 101, developmental disabilities facilities may use NFPA 13, "Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems," or NFPA 13D, "Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes," or N…

Each facility coming within the scope of Part II shall comply with Sections 32-7 or 33-7 of NFPA 101, whichever is applicable. Rulemaking Authority 633.104(1) FS. Law Implemented 633.104(1), 633.206(1)(b) FS. History-New 10-30-90, Amended 7-11-01, Formerly 4A-38.026, Amended 7-30…

All facilities shall have all parts of the means of egress sufficiently sized to allow for emergency exiting of clients who may be confined in wheelchairs and or beds when applicable. Rulemaking Authority 633.104 FS. Law Implemented 633.104, 633.206 FS. History-New 10-30-90, Form…

(1) The appropriate chapters of the standards of the National Fire Protection Association for life safety from fire, as provided in NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, the edition as adopted by Rule 69A-3.012, F.A.C., shall be the uniform fire safety standards required for this state wit…

Documentation of a client's evacuation status shall be based on the client's speed of evacuation. Speed of evacuation is to be determined via documentation of actual emergency egress and relocation drills conducted with the Agency for Health Care Administration personnel present,…

Each intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled shall comply with the appropriate operating procedures of NFPA 101. Unless otherwise authorized by the authority having jurisdiction, fire exit drills shall be held with sufficient frequency to familiarize all occup…

(1) All facilities shall have all parts of the means of egress sufficiently sized to allow for emergency exiting of clients who may be confined in wheelchairs and or beds when applicable. (2) Intermediate care facilities serving one to three clients, if their rate of evacuation i…

(1) The following portions of the National Fire Protection Association Standard 101, Florida edition, Life Safety Code, Chapter 32 for new facilities and Chapter 33 for existing facilities, the edition as adopted by Rule 69A-3.012, F.A.C., shall be the uniform fire safety standar…

Documentation of client's evacuation status shall be based on the speed of evacuation. Speed of Evacuation is to be determined via documentation of actual emergency egress and relocation drills conducted with the Agency for Persons with Disabilities personnel present, as evidence…

Each facility coming within the scope of PART IV shall comply with the appropriate operating feature provisions of Sections 32-7 or 33-7 of NFPA 101, whichever is applicable. Rulemaking Authority 633.104 FS. Law Implemented 633.104, 633.206 FS. History-New 7-30-07.

(1) An emergency egress and relocation drill shall be conducted by each owner at each facility at least three (3) times per year. Each emergency egress and relocation drill shall be conducted at least 90 days after the previous emergency egress and relocation drill. The AHJ, as d…

(1) The appropriate firesafety inspector shall conduct a firesafety inspection which must be determined to be satisfactory for each facility prior to its initial licensure. (a) The initial inspection requirements shall be based on a prompt evacuation capability. (b) The evacuatio…

Notwithstanding any previous construction or interpretation of any law, rule, or code provision, any time a single domestic range or stove is used in an arrangement similar to that of a single family residence, the facility shall not be required to comply with NFPA 96, Standard f…

(1) Each facility shall have installed at least one portable fire extinguisher with a minimum rating of 2A-10BC. (2) No portable fuel-fired heaters shall be permitted unless the heater is listed by a testing laboratory recognized by the United States Department of Labor, another …

(1) Firesafety Inspector Certification. This certificate is issued to Firesafety Inspectors who successfully complete the Firesafety Inspector Training Course outlined in subsection 69A-39.005(1), F.A.C., and the certification examination prescribed by the Division of State Fire …

(1) Firesafety Inspector Training Program. This training program is intended to prepare individuals to serve as an inservice firesafety inspector and firesafety inspector. This program is based on the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1031, Standard for Professional Qua…

(1) To receive Firesafety Inspector Certification from the Division, a score of 70 percent must be achieved on a certification examination administered by the Division. To be eligible for the examination, the applicant must submit Form DFS-K4-1023, "Application for Firesafety I I…

Applicants for certification as a Fire Code Administrator shall submit Form DFS-K4-2085, "Application for Fire Code Administrator Certification," which is incorporated by reference in subsection 69A-37.039(2), F.A.C., and can be obtained where indicated in subsection 69A-37.039(1…

Rulemaking Authority 633.104(3) FS. Law Implemented 633.216 FS. History-New 11-21-83, Formerly 4A-39.09, Amended 8-2-88, 3-1-89, Formerly 4A-39.009, Amended 8-27-12, 2-18-16, Repealed 5-10-21.

Rulemaking Authority 633.104 FS. Law Implemented 633.216 FS. History-New 11-21-83, Formerly 4A-39.10, Amended 8-2-88, 3-1-89, 12-10-01, Formerly 4A-39.010, Repealed 8-27-12.

These rules, comprising rule Chapter 69A-40, F.A.C., shall be known as "The Uniform Firesafety Standards for Assisted Living Facilities." Rulemaking Authority 633.104, 633.206 FS. Law Implemented 429.11, 633.206 FS. History-New 11-29-89, Amended 1-7-97, Formerly 4A-40.022.

The purpose of this rule chapter is to establish uniform requirements to provide a reasonable degree of safety from fire in buildings and structures used as assisted living facilities. These rules try to avoid requirements which might result in unreasonable hardship, or unnecessa…

(1) This rule chapter applies to any institution, building, or buildings, residence, private home, boarding home, home for the aged, or any other place, whether operated for profit or not, which is an assisted living facility under the definitions of Chapter 429, F.S., and of Rul…

(1) "Administrator" shall mean an individual meeting the definition in Section 429.02(2), F.S. (2) "Assisted Living Facility" (ALF) shall be as defined in Section 429.02(5), F.S. The definition does not apply to transient rentals as defined in Section 509.013(11), F.S. For firesa…

Unless the ALF is a legacy facility as defined in subsection 69A-40.027(5), F.A.C., the uniform firesafety standards applicable to ALFs in Florida, including other buildings or structures located on the premises of said ALFs, are the standards of the National Fire Protection Asso…

(1) The administrator of a legacy facility shall conduct an "Evacuation Capability Evaluation" and the local AHJ shall validate the evacuation capability evaluation as required in Section 429.41(1)(a), F.S. For purposes of this rule, "validate" shall mean that the evacuation capa…

Rulemaking Authority 633.104, 633.206 FS. Law Implemented 429.11, 429.41(1)(a), 633.206 FS. History-New 11-29-89, Amended 1-7-97, Formerly 4A-40.031, Repealed 10-27-19.

In accordance with the applicable sections of Chapters 22 and 23, NFPA 101, Life Safety Code®, 1994 edition, small legacy facilities (16 or fewer residents) are not required to comply with NFPA 96, Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commerical Cooking Operati…

(1) Code enforcement conflict resolution of code issues cited by local government shall be resolved by the local governmental agency and city and/or county enforcement boards which have been established pursuant to Chapters 553 and/or 633, F.S. (2) Code enforcement conflict resol…