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State fire marshal urges updating Kansas fire code from 2006 standard; seeks streamlined adoption process
Summary
The State Fire Marshal told the committee Kansas relies on an outdated 2006-based fire-prevention code for most of the state and urged a mechanism to adopt newer national code versions more frequently and with fewer administrative barriers, while maintaining local enforcement for life-safety issues.
Richard Watson, chief deputy/chief of prevention at the State Fire Marshal's Office, told the committee that Kansas currently uses a fire-prevention code based largely on 2006-era national standards for about 95% of the state. He said national consensus standards have been repeatedly updated (most recently in the mid-2020s) and that newer editions incorporate construction materials,…
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