Chapter 5 — FIRE SERVICE FEATURES
Section 510
California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9) · 2022 edition · updated 2026-09-10 · California
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EMERGENCY RESPONDER COMMUNICATION COVERAGE
510.1 Emergency responder communication coverage in¶
new buildings. Approved in-building, two-way emergency responder communication coverage for emergency responders shall be provided in all new buildings. In-building, twoway emergency responder communication coverage within the building shall be based on the existing coverage levels of the public safety communication systems utilized by the jurisdiction, measured at the exterior of the building. This section shall not require improvement of the existing public safety communication systems.
Exceptions:
Where approved by the building official and the fire code official, a wired communication system in accordance with Section 907.2.13.2 shall be permitted to be installed or maintained instead of an approved radio coverage system.
Where it is determined by the fire code official that the radio coverage system is not needed.
In facilities where emergency responder radio coverage is required and such systems, components or equipment required could have a negative impact on the normal operations of that facility, the fire code official shall have the authority to accept an automatically activated emergency responder radio coverage system.
510.2 Emergency responder communication coverage in¶
existing buildings. Existing buildings shall be provided with approved in-building, two-way emergency responder communication coverage for emergency responders as required in Chapter 11.
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