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Board debates retroactive sprinklers and access rules in proposed International Fire Code changes
Summary
The board discussed proposed International Fire Code provisions that would require automatic sprinklers in certain existing A-2 occupancies and new remoteness/access criteria for subdivisions. Staff will inventory affected facilities (including local VFW and similar halls) and return with a draft ordinance and site visits.
The Salina Building Advisory Board on Nov. 5, 2025, opened an extended discussion of proposed International Fire Code (IFC) changes that would affect life-safety requirements for existing assembly occupancies and subdivision access.
Fire Marshal Joe Kvasick described the IFC provision commonly called "retroactive sprinkling": after years of NIST research and national discussion following the Station nightclub fire, the model code narrows the requirement to certain A-2 occupancies (bars, nightclubs, banquet halls, similar assembly uses). Kvasick said NIST preferred a broader retroactive requirement but the International Code Council (ICC) and IFC limited the model-code retrofit trigger in…
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