Pasco fire chief, building officials outline limits and options for local code changes after Cobalt apartment fire
Pasco County Fire Rescue and building-construction staff briefed commissioners on NFPA standards, local amendment procedures and constraints after the Cobalt apartment fire, explaining why attic sprinklers are not required under NFPA 13R and what technical local amendments could look like.
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Pasco Fire Rescue Chief Gwynn and JP Murphy, director of Building Construction Services, gave a factual briefing on multifamily building codes following the recent Cobalt apartment fire. They explained that NFPA 13R — the residential sprinkler standard referenced in many multifamily buildings — does not generally require sprinkler protection in attic spaces, and described the code guardrails and the limited scope for local technical amendments.
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