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Council adopts local amendments to International Fire Code; ordinance passes unanimously
Summary
The City Council passed Ordinance 4889 amending local adoption of the International Fire Code (2021 cycle) including updated emergency responder communications, energy storage provisions, and new local enforcement tools; roll‑call was 6–0 in favor.
The Kirkland City Council adopted local amendments to the International Fire Code (2021 edition) on a unanimous 6–0 roll‑call vote, approving Ordinance 4889.
What the ordinance does
Assistant Fire Marshal Jason Chappell told the council the ordinance updates the city’s fire code to align with the model code changes and to add a set of local amendments. Major elements described by staff include:
- New model sections such as emergency responder communications (distributed antenna systems) and a consolidated section for energy storage systems (battery energy storage), which were introduced in the 2018–2021 code cycles.
- A local operational permit for “positive alarm sequence” (PAS) responses, which allows a…
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