Florida Administrative Code

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 History-New 2-18-03, Formerly 4A-58.010, Repealed 4-12-15.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

A firefighter employer shall allow the division, on request and presentation of official credentials, without delay to enter and to inspect any place of employment at any reasonable time for the purpose of assuring compliance with the Act and this rule chapter. Rulemaking Authori…

(1) Under the Act, the division is authorized to conduct inspections or investigations for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the Act and division rules. The division shall conduct an inspection or investigation to determine jurisdiction, the occurrence of a violation, or to…

(1) All records required by rule Chapters 69A-62, 69A-37, 69L-56, F.A.C., or statutory Chapter 633 or 440, F.S., must be maintained for five (5) calendar years following the end of the calendar year during which they were created. (2) Each firefighter employer shall maintain all …

(1)(a) If the division determines that a firefighter employer is not in compliance with the Act or a division rule or order, the division shall issue to the firefighter employer a Notice of Violation on Form DFS-K4-1566, revised July, 2004, which the division hereby adopts and in…

After a firefighter employer has abated a noticed violation that created a particular hazard, the Firefighter Employer shall provide to each affected firefighter employee safety training designed to prevent recurrence of the violation within the time frame specified by the Divisi…

(1) The division shall issue a notice assessing a penalty to a firefighter employer that fails to timely abate a violation of the Act or division rule. (2) The division shall serve the notice assessing a penalty in the manner provided for by law and shall insure that such notice …

Part IV of this rule chapter incorporates by reference the definitions for "accident" and "injury" contained in Section 440.02, F.S., and the definition of "occupational disease" contained in Section 440.151(2), F.S. Furthermore, with respect to part IV, the following definitions…

Except as provided in Rule 69A-62.042, F.A.C., Part IV, of this rule chapter applies only to a firefighter employer of twenty or more firefighter employees or to a firefighter employer of fewer than twenty firefighter employees that the division "identified." Rulemaking Authority…

(1) A firefighter employer shall establish, maintain, and administer a safety committee in the workplace. A firefighter employer of fewer than twenty firefighter employees may appoint a Safety Coordinator in lieu of a Safety Committee. (a) The firefighter employer shall determine…

(1) The safety committee, under the direction of the firefighter employer, shall: (a) Establish and communicate procedures for conducting internal safety inspections of the workplace. When approved by the firefighter employer, these procedures shall be used to evaluate the effect…

(1) The division is permitted to conduct an evaluation of a firefighter employer to assure compliance with the provisions of this rule chapter. (2) Firefighter employers subject to an evaluation by the division shall: (a) Meet with a representative of the division; (b) Assign a c…

A firefighter employer who violates the Act, any provision of this rule chapter, or any lawful order of the division is subject to penalties authorized by the Act. Rulemaking Authority 633.522 FS. Law Implemented 633.522 FS. History-New 9-6-04.

(1) Scope. This rule sets forth the conditions of design, production, distribution, and display of the official state Firefighter Memorial Flag to honor firefighters who have died in the line of duty. (2) Purpose. To preserve the reverence and dignity associated with the flag, an…