Florida Administrative Code

Pursuant to section 633.206(1)(b), F.S., these rules apply to all new, existing, and proposed Adult Family Care Homes licensed in accordance with chapter 429, Part II, F.S. Rulemaking Authority 429.73(2), 633.104(1) FS. Law Implemented 429.73(2), 633.206(1)(b) FS. History-New 2-7…

As used in these rules: (1) "AFCH" means adult family care home. (2) "Agency" means the Agency for Health Care Administration. (3) "AHJ" means the local authority having firesafety and fire prevention jurisdiction which employs or contracts with at least one firesafety inspector …

The following portions of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 101, the Code for Safety to Life from Fire in Buildings and Structures, known as the Life Safety Code, adopted in subsection 69A-60.004(1), F.A.C., apply to this rule chapter: (1) All of Chapter 24, "One an…

Pursuant to subsection 58A-14.004(4), F.A.C., there shall be no more than five (5) residents in any AFCH. The maximum number of residents in any particular AFCH shall be determined by the agency in consultation with the AHJ. Pursuant to subsection 429.67(7), F.S., any relative wh…

(1) The evacuation capability for each AFCH shall be determined by a series of fire exit drills as "prompt" or "slow." (a) An evacuation capability of "prompt" shall measure the ability of a group to move to a point of safety outside the AFCH within a drill time of three minutes …

(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 aft…

(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 …

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 Ventilatio…

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 existi…

(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 distr…

As used in this rule chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) "Ancillary plant" is comprised of the building, site, and site improvements necessary to provide such facilities as vehicle maintenance, warehouses, maintenance, or administrative buildings necessary to provide su…

(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 Oc…

(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 pla…

(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 in…

(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 saf…

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, 1…

(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 …

(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 depart…

(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…

(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 t…

(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.…

(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 compli…

(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/G…

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. History-New 2-18-03, Formerly 4A-58.010, Repealed 4-12-15.

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. History-New 11-15-01, Formerly 4A-60.001.

(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 subj…

(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…

(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…

(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 Builder…

(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) "Man…

(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…

(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 tr…

(1) Definitions. For purposes of this rule section: (a) "Code" means the Florida Fire Prevention Code as described in Rule 69A-60.002, 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 Divi…

(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…

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. History-New 8-13-03, Formerly 4A-61.001, Amended 10-28-15, Transferred to 69D-4.001.

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) "Divis…

(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 H…

(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…

(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 …

(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 na…

Rulemaking Authority 633.104, 633.508(2) FS. Law Implemented 633.45(1)(a), 633.508(2) FS. History-New 9-15-02, Formerly 4A-62.005, Repealed 6-23-11.

Rulemaking Authority 633.104(1), 633.508 FS. Law Implemented 633.45(1)(a), 633.508 FS. History-New 9-6-04, Repealed 3-19-13.

Rulemaking Authority 633.104(1), 633.508 FS. Law Implemented 633.45(1)(a), 633.508 FS. History-New 9-6-04, Amended 1-1-09, Repealed 3-19-13.

Unless otherwise specified herein, for purposes of this rule chapter the definitions of the words and terms contained in Section 440.02, F.S., apply. For the purposes of part II of this rule chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following definitions also ap…

(1) Safety Policy. Each firefighter employer shall issue and make available to all firefighter employees a safety policy containing a clear and concise view of the firefighter employer's determination that safety and health management shall be of primary importance and that all e…

(1) Firefighter employers identified through Rule 69A-62.023, F.A.C., by an investigative recommendation or by a substantiated complaint, shall be inspected for compliance with the requirements of rule Chapter 69A-62, F.A.C. Deficiencies and recommendations, if any, will be noted…

(1) Definitions. (a) "Severe injury" means a line of duty injury that results in: 1. Fatality; 2. Loss of a limb; 3. Loss or impairment of a bodily member, organ or mental faculty; 4. More than 24 hours of hospitalization; or 5. Permanent disfigurement to a commonly visible porti…

(1)(a) "Firefighter employer" is defined in Section 633.504(2), F.S. (b) "Firefighter place of employment" or "place of employment" is defined in Section 633.504(4), F.S. (c) "Firefighter employee" is defined in Section 633.504(1), F.S. (2) A firefighter employer shall follow the…

(1) Each employer, as defined in Section 112.191, F.S., should strive to achieve the best practices outlined in the Employer Cancer Prevention Best Practices - Self-Assessment Tool, Form DFS-K4-2203, for the prevention of cancer as it relates to personal protective equipment, dec…

For purposes of Rules 69A-62.030 through 69A-62.036, F.A.C., following definitions apply: (1) "Abatement date" means a specific date provided by the division on the Notice of Violation on or before which the firefighter employer must correct a violation to avoid penalty. "Abateme…