Section 404 — FIRE SAFETY, EVACUATION AND LOCKDOWN PLANS — 2025 California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9)

404.1 General. ¶

404.1 General. Where required by Section 403 or other sections of this code, fire safety, evacuation and lockdown plans shall comply with Sections 404.2 through 404.4.1. [California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 1, §3.10] Evacuation of Buildings. Upon notification of fire, conduct of any fire drill, upon activation of the fire alarm, or upon orders of the fire authority having jurisdic- tion, buildings or structures within the scope of California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 1 regulations shall be immediately evacuated or occupants shall be relocated in accordance with…

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404.2 Contents. ¶

404.2 Contents. Fire safety, evacuation and lockdown plan contents shall be in accordance with Sections 404.2.1 through 404.2.3.2. 404.2.1 Fire evacuation plans. Fire evacuation plans shall include the following: 1. Emergency egress or escape routes and whether evacuation of the building is to be complete by selected floors or areas only or with a defend-in-place response. 2. Procedures for employees who must remain to operate critical equipment before evacuating. 3. Procedures for the use of elevators to evacuate the building where occupant evacuation elevators complying with Section 3008 of…

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404.3 Maintenance. ¶

404.3 Maintenance. Fire safety, evacuation and lockdown plans shall be reviewed or updated annually or as necessitated by changes in staff assignments, occupancy or the physical arrangement of the building.

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404.4 Availability. ¶

404.4 Availability. Fire safety, evacuation and lockdown plans shall be available in the workplace for reference and review by employees, and copies shall be furnished to the fire code official for review on request. 404.4.1 Distribution. The fire safety, evacuation and lockdown plans shall be distributed to the tenants and building service employees by the owner or owner’s agent. Tenants shall distribute to their employees applicable parts of the fire safety plan and lockdown plan affecting the employees’ actions in the event of a fire or other emergency.

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404.5 College and university pre-fire planning. ¶

404.5 College and university pre-fire planning. The Chancellor, President, or his designated representative, shall, in cooperation with the enforcing agency, propose procedures to be followed in case of fire or other emergency in accordance with the provisions of Section 403.9.2.1.1.

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404.6 Office buildings. ¶

404.6 Office buildings. All office buildings two or more stories in height, except high-rise buildings as defined by Health and Safety Code Section 13210, shall comply with this section. 404.6.1 Owner(s) or operator(s) shall employ either one of the following methods of providing emergency procedures and informa- tion to the building occupants: 1. Emergency procedures information published in the form of a leaflet, brochure or pamphlet shall be available to all persons entering the building. Emergency procedures information shall be located immediately inside all entrances to the building, as…

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