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Division II — ADMINISTRATION.›Part I — GENERAL PROVISIONS.›Chapter 9 — FIRE-PROTECTION SYSTEMS.›SECTION 907. – FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEMS.

San Francisco Fire Code § 907.7 Fire Alarm and Detection Systems

San Francisco Fire Code · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-10-23 · San Francisco

Cite as: San Francisco Fire Code § 907.7 · Text as of 2026-10-23

907.7.4. Fire Alarm Certification Required.

All new fire alarm systems shall be certificated in accordance with San Francisco Fire Department Administrative Bulletin 3.03. Fire alarm systems providing service that complies with all requirements of this code shall be certificated by an organization that is part of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory Program. A document attesting to the certification shall be located on or near the fire alarm system control unit or, if no control unit exists, on or near a fire alarm system component.

Exceptions:
  1. Household fire-warning systems and fire alarm systems in one- or two-family dwellings or three-unit apartment houses.

  2. Fire alarm control units whose primary function is to monitor a sprinkler system or other dedicated function fire alarm systems.

The following San Francisco Fire Code section replaces the corresponding California Fire Code section:

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