Topeka committee outlines education push as 2024 code expands carbon monoxide alarm requirements
City staff told the Public Health and Safety Committee that adopting the 2024 fire and property maintenance codes will broaden carbon monoxide (CO) alarm requirements for many existing institutional and residential occupancies that have fuel-burning appliances; staff promised outreach and a 90-day compliance window after publication.
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The Topeka City Council's Public Health and Safety Committee reviewed changes tied to the city's recent adoption of the 2024 international fire and property maintenance codes, and staff said the most immediately notable change is expanded carbon monoxide alarm requirements. Dylan Smith, a fire department representative, told the committee the state fire marshal is moving to adopt the 2024 fire prevention code and that the new code will expand CO detection requirements beyond the limited classes covered previously.
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