Fire Building Code

The City of Austin has current adoptions of the 2009 edition of the International Fire Code and the 2009 edition of the International Building Code, which are copyrighted works owned by the International Code Council Inc.

Local Amendments to the International Fire Code

In the process of adopting the 2009 edition of the International Fire Code, the City of Austin adopted numerous local amendments to address concerns that were considered specific to the City. Click here to access the Fire Code adoption language and local amendments in the City of Austin Code

Fire Protection Criteria Manual

In an effort to make the application of codes and standards more predictable, the City of Austin has developed a series of technical interpretation manuals that include a manual of interpretations and guidance for fire code application. Click here to go to the Fire Protection Criteria Manual." Use the index in the left column (green background) to navigate within the Fire Criteria Manual.

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