Fire codes and standards

Overview

The fire discipline of Safety Services is responsible for establishing and interpreting the codes, standards and respective regulations under the Safety Codes Act.

Municipal Affairs works in partnership with the Safety Codes Council to develop and provide relevant information to the fire industry, building owners and authorities having jurisdiction.

Fire reporting is mainly carried out by Alberta fire rescue services and the insurance industry.

• Learn more about fire reporting

Codes and standards – Current

The code in the fire discipline currently in force:

• National Fire Code – 2019 Alberta Edition – Declared in force on December 1, 2019

Purchase codes and standards

To purchase a copy of the standards, contact the National Research Council (NRC) at 1-800-672-7990 or visit the NRC website.

STANDATA

Technical and Corporate Services and the Safety Codes Council develop Alberta Fire Code STANDATA jointly.

These STANDATA are for interpretations, clarifications, recommended practices or provincewide variances on codes and standards matters related to the Safety Codes Act or on related topics.

• Variance under the Safety Codes Act

2019

• STANDATA: Fire code interpretation [2019]
• STANDATA: Fire code variance [2019]
• STANDATA: Fire code bulletin [2019]

2014

• STANDATA: Fire code interpretation [2014]
• STANDATA: Fire code variance [2014]
• STANDATA: Fire code bulletin [2014]
• STANDATA: Fire code approved guideline [2014]
• STANDATA: Fire code errata [2014]

2006

• STANDATA: Fire code interpretation [2006]
• STANDATA: Fire code variance [2006]
• STANDATA: Fire code bulletin [2006]

1997

• STANDATA: Fire code interpretation [1997]
• STANDATA: Fire code variance [1997]
• STANDATA: Fire code bulletin [1997]

1992

• STANDATA: Fire code ruling [1992]
• STANDATA: Fire code bulletin [1992]
• STANDATA: Fire code interpretation [1992]

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STANDATA subscription

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Advisories

• Notice – National Building Code – 2019 Alberta Edition and National Fire Code – 2019 Edition
• Notice – Distillery Classification
• Notice – Intumescent or fire resistant coatings on exterior sheathing

Past codes

• Alberta Fire Code 2014: Declared in force on May 1, 2015
• Alberta Fire Code 2006: In force from September 2, 2007, to April 30, 2015
• Alberta Fire Code 1997: In force from June 1, 1998, to September 1, 2007
• Alberta Fire Code 1992: In force from August 31, 1992, to May 31, 1998

Contact

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