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Chapter 9 — FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS

908 Emergency Alarm Systems — 2025 California Fire Code

California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · California

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Italicized text is a California amendment to the model code, as printed in the official publication.

Cite as: 2025 California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9) § 908 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission

908.1 Group H occupancies.

Emergency alarms for the detection and notification of an emergency condition in Group H occupancies shall be provided as required in Chapter 50.

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908.2 Group H-5 occupancy.

Emergency alarms for notification of an emergency condition in an HPM facility shall be provided as required in Section 2703.12.

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908.3 Fire alarm system interface.

Where an emergency alarm system is interfaced with a building’s fire alarm system, the signal produced at the fire alarm control unit shall be a supervisory signal.

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908.4 Carbon dioxide enrichment systems.

A gas detection system shall be provided in rooms and indoor areas in which carbon diox- ide enrichment processes are located in accordance with Section 5307.3.2.

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