Fairburn updates code to adopt current International Fire Code and NFPA standards

Fire Chief Cornelius Robinson introduced an ordinance amendment to Chapter 29 to streamline the city's fire and life-safety code by adopting current editions of the International Fire Code and National Fire Protection Association standards by reference rather than naming specific code years. Fire Marshal Chief Christopher Campbell explained the change would remove references to particular code years (for example, the 2018 code) and allow the city to follow the versions adopted by the State of Georgia, which adopted the 2024 International Fire Code effective Jan. 1.