Section 1031 — EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE
2025 California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9) · 2025 edition · ingested 2026-07-07 · California
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[BE] 1031.1 General. Emergency escape and rescue openings shall comply with the requirements of this section. [BE] 1031.2 Where required. In addition to the means of egress required by this chapter, emergency escape and rescue openings shall be provided in Group R occupancies: 1. Group R-2 occupancies located in stories with only one exit or access to only one exit as permitted by Tables 1006.3.4(1) and 1006.3.4(2). 2. Group R-3 and R-4 occupancies. Basements and sleeping rooms below the fourth story above grade plane shall have not fewer than one emergency escape and rescue opening in…