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Seattle Fire Marshal urges SBCC to correlate new battery-energy-storage provisions and NFPA references across CR102 documents

Washington State Building Code Council · June 10, 2026
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Summary

The Seattle Fire Marshal’s office requested multiple clarifications and correlations between CR102 files for IBC and IFC, recommended adding 2027 IFC battery provisions to Washington WAC language, and sought updated NFPA 855 references and exceptions to avoid misapplication of sprinkler and permit requirements.

Ken Brulette (Seattle Fire Marshal's Office) provided detailed comments across several CR102 submissions, focusing on energy-storage and battery-safety language and cross-document correlation.

Brulette asked that the purpose and scope of the battery-storage section be broadened to include all battery types (not only lithium), requested the addition of recently approved 2027 IFC clarifications related to automatic sprinkler-system design and alternative suppression, and recommended updating the referenced NFPA 855 edition to 2026 in the WAC. He also identified multiple numbering, duplication and correlation errors between the CR102 documents for the IFC and IBC and offered highlighted written language to assist correction.

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