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Fire commission adopts updated administrative bulletins on alarms, lockboxes, EV charging and energy storage

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The commission voted to adopt a package of administrative bulletins clarifying fire‑alarm submissions, introducing Knox locking caps for inlets, updating policies for electric‑vehicle charging in enclosed garages, switching key‑box vendors to Knox and revising energy‑storage permitting procedures.

The San Francisco Fire Commission on Jan. 22 adopted a series of administrative bulletins that update department guidance for fire‑alarm signaling, fire department connection security, electric‑vehicle charging in enclosed garages, key‑box vendors and residential energy‑storage systems.

Fire Marshal Ken Coughlin described each bulletin and the operational rationale behind the clarifications. Administrative Bulletin 2.01 updates plan‑submission guidance about legacy “plain old telephone service” (POTS) lines for alarm systems and clarifies when and how the department will accept alternate communications for alarm monitoring. Coughlin said the bulletin simply updates the model code language to provide clearer submission instructions.

Administrative Bulletin 4.05 introduces Knox‑brand locking caps for fire department inlet connections. Coughlin said metal inlet caps have been removed or replaced with plastic caps in some…

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