Fairfield Municipal Code Art. I Fire Prevention Code (CA)

§ 8.1. Adoption of the 2025 California Fire Code.¶

For the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion, those certain Codes and Standards known as the 2025 Building Standards Code, Title 24, California Code of Regulations, Part 7, Part 9 (2025 California Fire Code) in its entirety including Division II of Chapter 1, and including Appendices Chapters 4, A, B, BB, C, CC, D, H, & I are hereby adopted. Further, to the extent not inconsistent with the 2025 California Fire Code, Chapters 3, 5, 8, and Appendix D of the 2024 International Fire Code published by the International Code Council, Inc. are hereby adopted. These Codes and Standards are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, save and except such portions as are deleted, modified, or amended by Section 8.3 of this City Code. Said Codes and Standards are adopted by reference pursuant to Section 50022, et seq., of the Government Code of the State of California, and collectively shall be known as the Fire Code of the City of Fairfield.

(Ord. No. 2025-11, § 1)

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§ 8.2. Enforcement of the Fire Code.¶

The Fire Code shall be enforced by the Fire Chief or his or her designee.

(Ord. No. 2025-11, § 1)

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§ 8.3. Amendments, Additions and Deletions.¶

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.1 of this City Code, the following sections and appendices of the Fire Code are amended as follows:

Chapter 1

Administration

Chapter 1, Administration, is amended as follows:

Section 101.1 is amended to read as follows:

Section 101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Fire Prevention Code of the City of Fairfield, hereinafter referred to as "this code."

Section 102.1 is amended by adding item (5) to state the following:

5.	Where not otherwise limited by law, the provisions of this code shall apply to vehicles, ships, boats, trains, and mobile vehicles when said vehicles are fixed in a specific location within the boundaries of this jurisdiction.

Subsection 102.7.3 – Supplemental rules and regulations, is added to read as follows:

102.7.3 Supplemental Rules and Regulations. The Fire Chief is authorized to render interpretations of this code and to make and enforce rules and supplemental regulations in order to carry out the application and intent of its provisions. Such interpretations, rules and regulations shall be in conformance with the intent and purpose of this code and shall be available to the public during normal business hours. These rules and regulations shall be contained in the Fairfield Fire Department Prevention Standards, which shall hereinafter be referred to in this code as "Standards."

Subsection 103.3.1 – Fire Prevention Division Personnel and Police, is added to read as follows:

103.3.1 Fire Prevention Division Personnel and Police. The Fire Chief and personnel assigned to the Fire Prevention Division shall have the powers of a police officer in performing their duties under the following codes: California Fire Code, National Fire Codes, any fire or life safety sections of the California Building Code, Health and Safety Code , Public Resources Code , and other city, county, or state fire related laws or codes not specifically covered in any part of this code. When requested to do so by the Chief, the Chief of Police is authorized to assign such available police officers as necessary to assist the fire department in enforcing the provisions of this code.

Subsection 103.3.2 – Peace Officers, is added to read as follows:

103.3.2 Peace Officers. The Fire Chief is authorized to designate a member, or members, of the fire department as a peace officer as described in Section 830.37 and 853.5 of the California Penal Code who shall enforce the Penal Code and California Fire Code. These police powers include the issuance of citations (Notice to Appear), powers of arrest and detention.

Subsection 104.2.1 – Fees, is added to read as follows:

104.2.1 Fees. The Fire Chief may establish a schedule of fees, as approved by the City Council, to be charged and collected for plan checking, required inspection services, and for the issuance of permits pursuant to Section 105 of this Code. In addition, this schedule may include a fire service fee to be charged to any person, firm, corporation or business that through negligence, violation of the law or as a result of carelessness is responsible for the cause of any fire service response to the scene of such an incident. A copy of the fee schedule shall be kept in the office of the City Clerk and the Office of the Fire Marshal and shall be available for public inspection.

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