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Fire Commission approves local amendments to 2016 California Fire Code
Summary
The commission approved local amendments adopting the 2016 California Fire Code with San Francisco-specific changes: school registration for life-safety inspections, increased citation fines, tenant fire-safety disclosure for R-2 occupancies, larger clearances for hydrants/cisterns and clarified standards for emergency radio coverage.
Fire Marshal Dan DeCocio presented recommended local amendments to the 2016 California Fire Code on Sept. 28 and the Fire Commission voted to forward the amendments to the Board of Supervisors. DeCocio said the city must submit local amendments within an 180-day window and that San Francisco's changes are based on climate, geology and topography.
Key local changes include a…
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