By Jack Murphy and Sean DeCrane
ICCCodeDevelopment Final Hearings (Long Beach, California) the Group-A public hearings will start September 30and continue until October 5, 2015. The voting process will be conducted either in-person or via remote access.
Firefighters, Register Now for Remote ICC Final Code Hearings Voting
The “Taming the Fire Environment Series”Firefighter Safety and Codes – A Necessary Partnershipin collaborating with Vision 20/20 – Strategy 5 and the IAFC消防生命安全部分将发布IBC / FS Group-A code proposals that will be impacting our work environment, the fireground.
2nd GROUP: IBC/FS CODE PROPOSALS FOR CONSIDERATION:
Code Change No. |
Code Section |
Proponent (1) |
Subject Matter |
Committee Actions (2) |
EB23 |
IEBC 403.2 |
FLSS |
School lock down |
AM |
G89 |
IBC 404.2 |
Bob Davidson, Davidson Code Concepts |
Sprinklers in atrium |
D |
G121 |
IBC 420.7 |
FLSS |
Cooking in Group R-2 |
AS |
G139 |
IBC 505.2.3 |
BCAC |
Mezzanine egress |
AS |
G165 |
IBC 510.12 |
Dennis Richardson, American Wood Council |
CLT |
D |
G166 |
IBC 511.1 |
Carl Wren, Austin FD |
Roof top occupancy |
D |
E47 |
IBC 1010.1.1 |
BCAC |
Size of egress doors |
AM |
E40 |
IBC 1009.7.2 |
Lawrence Lincoln, Utah Chapter |
Exterior area of assisted rescue |
AS |
E134 |
IBC 1029.9.1 |
BCAC |
Aisle width |
AS |
(1) Proponent:
a. BCAC – Building Code Action Committee
b. FLSS – Fire/Life Safety Section
c. FCAC – Fire Code Action Committee
(2) Committee Action:
a. AS –Approved as Submitted
b. AM-Approved and Modified, or
c. D-Disapprove as submitted
Be safe out there.
Jack J. Murphy, MA,is a fire marshal (ret.)/fmr. deputy chief and has served as a deputy fire coordinator for the N.J. Div. of Fire Safety (Bergen Region). He is the Chairman of the New York City High-RiseFire Safety Directors Assoc., a member of the NFPA High-Rise Building Safety Advisory and 1620-Pre-Incident Planning Committees. He has published various fire service articles and authored: RICS;Rapid Incident Command System Field Handbooks; the “Pre-Incident Planning” Chapter-29 of the Fire Engineering’s Handbook for Firefighter I & II; and co-authored, “Bridging the Gap: Fire Safety and Green Buildings.” Jack isaPennWell Fire Group ExecutiveBoard member,a188金宝搏是正规吗contributing editor,co-hosts Taming the Fire Environment on the Fire Engineering website and he has received the2012 Fire Engineering Tom Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award.
Sean P. DeCrane,is a 24-year veteran of the Cleveland Fire Department. He currently serves as a Battalion Chief and Chief of Training for the Cleveland Fire Training Academy. Sean is a State of Ohio Certified Instructor and represents the International Association of Fire Fighters in the International Code Council. He also has served on the 2009 and 2012 International Fire Code Development Committees and is the current Committee Chair for the 2015 Edition. He was awarded the 2010 ICC Fire Service Award and the 2013 IAFC Fire Life Safety Section’s Fire Service Award. DeCrane also serves on the NFPA 1 Fire Code Technical Committee. In addition, Sean serves on the Underwriters Laboratories Fire Council, the United States Fire Administration’s Residential Fire Environment Workshop Project, the United States Fire Administration’s project on Fire Fighting Tactics in Wood-Frame Residential Construction and the Modern Fire Environment Education Committee. He is a contributor for188金宝搏是正规吗Magazine and co-hosts Taming the Fire Environment on the Fire Engineering website.
