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Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board (NIFSAB) recently adopted a position statement urging Illinois municipalities and districts  to adopt minimum standards based on the International Building Code (IBC) and International Residential Code (IRC) and NFPA Codes, with the ability for local jurisdictions to adopt technical amendments that provide for more stringent requirements.
 

State Fire, Building and Life Safety Codes

State Fire Code Building Code Life Safety
Alabama1 NFPA 1-03/Standard IBC 2003
Colorado2(State Agencies) NFPA 1-00/Uniform/IFC Uniform/IBC 2006
Connecticut3  NFPA 1-03/IFC IBC 2003
Delaware NFPA 1-06 None 2006
Florida NFPA 1-03 IBC 2003
Kentucky NFPA 1-06 IBC 2006
Louisiana NFPA 1-03 IBC 2003
Maine NFPA 1-03 IBC - Local 2003
Maryland NFPA 1-03 IBC 2003
Michigan NFPA 1-97 IBC 1997/2000
Montana NFPA 1-03 IBC N/A
Nebraska NFPA 1-03 IBC 2003
New Hampshire NFPA 1-03 IBC 2003
New Mexico NFPA 1-97 IBC 1997
Rhode Island NFPA 1-03 IBC 2003
Tennessee NFPA 1-03 IBC 2003
Texas4 (State Facilities) NFPA 1-03 IBC 2003
Vermont NFPA 1-03 IBC 2003
West Virginia NFPA 1-03 IBC 2003
Wisconsin NFPA 1-00 IBC 2000 (Limited)

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Firefighters Speak Out For Residential Fire Sprinklers

 

Fire Sprinklers Save More Lives Than You Think

 

Missouri Group Home Fire Kills 10

 

Residential Sprinklers, Coming to a Community Near You

 

New National Survey Shows A Majority Of Homeowners Believe That Fire Sprinklers Increase A Home's Value

 

Residential Sprinkler System: A Wise Investment

 

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California Public Residential Sprinkler Study

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Example of Insurance Savings for Single-Family Homes

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Municipalities/Districts With NFPA 13D For New Single-Family Homes

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Click each highlighted town to view there code sprinkler requirements.

 

NO.

City

Date

Square Feet

1

Long Grove (Municipality)

April, 1988

0/13D

2

Barrington Fire Protection District

September, 1997

0/13D

3

Lake Barrington

December, 1997

0/13D

4

Village of Barrington

December, 1997

0/13D

5

Wheeling

July, 2000

0/13D plus manufactured homes

6

Clarendon Hills

August, 2000

2,000/13D

7

Park Ridge

March, 2001

0/13D

8

West Dundee

August, 2001

4,000/13D - all 1-2 family new con.

9

Hoffman Estates

January, 2002

1,000 for all use groups

10

Glen Ellyn

March, 2002

0/13D

11

Round Lake Beach

March, 2002

0/13D

12

Streamwood

June, 2002

1,000 Commercial/13D

13

LaGrange Park

July, 2002

0/A,E,H,I R1, R2; 2,000/13D

14

Mount Prospect

June, 2003

0/13D + condo conversions & mfg. homes

15

Berkeley

November, 2003

A,E,H,P,R,S - 0/13D / M,B,I - 3000

16

Matteson Fire Department

January, 2004

0/13D

17

Countryside Fire Protection District

March, 2004

0/13D

18

Huntley Fire Protection District

July, 2004

0/13D

19

North Maine Fire Protection District

July, 2004

0/13D

20

Indian Creek (Countryside FPD)

August, 2004

0/13D

21

Skokie

October, 2004

5,000/13D

22

Long Grove Fire Protection District

November, 2004

13D

23

Hickory Hills

January, 2005

0/13D multi-family retrofit

24

Justice

February, 2005

0/13D

25

Des Plaines

March, 2005

0/13D

26

Libertyville

March, 2005

1,000/13D

27

Sunnycrest FPD (Flossmoor)

January, 2005

13D

28

Bedford Park Fire Department

July, 2005

0/13D

29

Oak Forest

August, 2005

0/13D + 50% Commercial

30

Lincolnwood

October, 2005

5,000/13D

31

Libertyville Fire Protection District

November, 2005

0/13D

32

Green Oaks

November, 2005

0/13D

33

Bridgeview

November, 2005

0/13D, mfg homes

34

River Forest

March, 2006

5000/13D + 50 % single-family

35

Glenwood

June, 2006

0/13D + 50% assessed evaluation retrofit and

0/13D, 50% assessed valueation/ownership changes

36

Palos Hills

August, 2006

0/13D; Apartment to Condo

37

Villa Park

August/October 2006

1,500/13D

38

Oak Brook Terrace (Municipality)

December, 2006

0/13D, 50% Addition 

39

Prospect Heights

December, 2006

0/13D

40

Northbrook

February, 2007

5,000/13D plus townhomes

41

Bellwood

January, 2007

0/13D plus 50% retrofit to condo
42 Lake Bluff March, 2007 0/13D, 75% Addition
43 Lake Zurich Rural Fire Protection District April, 2007 13D
44 Lincolnshire/Riverwoods Fire Protection District May, 2007 13D
45 Highwood August, 2007 0/13D
46 Alsip October, 2007 0/13D Effective January 1, 2008
47 Palatine Rural FPD November, 2007 0/13D
48 Chicago Ridge FPD December, 2007 0/13D

 

 

Related Links

 


International Residentcial Code Fire Sprinkler Coalition

Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC)

Residential Fire Safety Institute (RFSI)

 

Federal Emergency Management Agency

U.S. Fire Administration’s Web Site

Firefighter Life Safety Summit Initial Report
Residential Fire Fatalities in the News
Catestrophic, multiple-fatality fires 2007

 

Get our free: Home Fire Prevention Checklist (in Adobe Acrobat format)

 

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