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Chapter 80 — REFERENCED STANDARDS

Section B103

California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9) · 2022 edition · updated 2026-09-10 · California

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B103.1 Decreases. The fire code official is authorized to

reduce the fire-flow requirements for isolated buildings or a group of buildings in rural areas or small communities where the development of full fire-flow requirements is impractical.

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B103.2 Increases. The fire code official is authorized to

increase the fire-flow requirements where conditions indicate an unusual susceptibility to group fires or conflagrations. An increase shall be not more than twice that required for the building under consideration.

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B103.3 Areas without water supply systems.

For information regarding water supplies for fire-fighting purposes in rural and suburban areas in which adequate and reliable water supply systems do not exist, the fire code official is authorized to utilize NFPA 1142.

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