Seattle Fire Marshal presses SBCC to align battery/energy‑storage language across codes and update NFPA reference
The Seattle Fire Marshal urged SBCC to add clarifying IFC language on batteries and energy storage (including exceptions and sprinkler design references), update the NFPA 855 reference to the 2026 edition, and correct multiple correlation errors between IBC and IFC CR102 documents.
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Ken Brouillette of the Seattle Fire Marshal's Office provided detailed testimony asking SBCC to clarify and correlate proposed WAC language across the International Fire Code and International Building Code to reflect recent national code action and improve implementability for battery energy storage systems.
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