Fire Safety: Related Laws
U.S.
- U.S. Code > Title 7 > Chapter 59 > Subchapter I - Rural Community Fire Protection
- U.S. Code > Title 15 > Chapter 25 - Flammable Fabrics
- U.S. Code > Title 15 > Chapter 49 - Fire Prevention and Control
- U.S. Code > Title 42 > Chapter 15A - Reciprocal Fire Protection Agreements
- CFR > Title 44 > Chapter I > Subchapter C - Fire Prevention and Control
Alabama
Alaska
- Alaska Statutes > Title 18 > Chapter 70 - Fire Protection
- Alaska Statutes > Title 18 > Chapter 74 - Cigarette Fire Safety
Arizona
- Arizona Laws > Title 36 > Chapter 13 > Article 2.2 - Smoke Detectors in Residential Housing
- Arizona Laws > Title 36 > Chapter 13 > Article 9 - Firefighting Foam
- Arizona Laws > Title 37 > Chapter 9 > Article 4 - Office of the State Fire Marshal
- Arizona Laws > Title 37 > Chapter 9 > Article 5 - Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity
California
- California Codes > Health and Safety Code > Division 12 - Fires and Fire Protection
- California Codes > Public Utilities Code > Division 4.1 > Chapter 6 - Wildfire Mitigation
- California Codes > Water Code > Division 28 - Wildfire Prevention and Recovery Act of 2019
Connecticut
- Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 420a - Manufacture of Bedding and Upholstered Furniture
- Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 449 - Fire Wardens
- Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 450 - The Northeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact
- Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 541 - Building, Fire and Demolition Codes. Fire Marshals and Fire Hazards. Safety of Public and Other Structures
Delaware
- Delaware Code > Title 6 > Chapter 25G - Chemical Flame Retardant Restrictions [Effective July 1, 2023].
- Delaware Code > Title 16 > Chapter 65 - Fires
- Delaware Code > Title 16 > Chapter 66 - Fire Prevention
- Delaware Code > Title 16 > Chapter 66D - Fire-Resistance-Related Construction [Effective Upon Meeting the Contingency in 83 Del. Laws, C. 479, &Sect; 2]
- Delaware Code > Title 16 > Chapter 67 - Authority of Fire Departments and Fire Police Within the State
Florida
- Florida Statutes > Chapter 191 - Independent Special Fire Control Districts
- Florida Statutes > Chapter 633 - Fire Prevention and Control
- Florida Regulations > Division 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal
Guam
- Guam Code > Title 10 > Chapter 58 - Fire Prevention Chapter 58a: Burglary and Robbery Alarms
- Guam Code > Title 10 > Chapter 72 - Guam Fire Department
- Guam Code > Title 10 > Chapter 73 - Fire Prevention
- Guam Code > Title 10 > Chapter 74 - Combustibles
Hawaii
- Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 132 - Fire Protection
- Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 132C - [Repealed On Contingency - See Note] Reduced Ignition Propensity Cigarettes Law
Idaho
- Idaho Code > Title 31 > Chapter 14 - Fire Protection District
- Idaho Code > Title 39 > Chapter 89 - Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity
- Idaho Code > Title 44 > Chapter 18 - Employment of Firefighters
Illinois
- Illinois Compiled Statutes > Chapter 20 > State Fire Marshal
- Illinois Compiled Statutes > Chapter 70 > Fire Protection
- Illinois Compiled Statutes > Chapter 425 - Fire Safety
Indiana
Iowa
- Iowa Code > Chapter 100 - State Fire Marshal
- Iowa Code > Chapter 100B - Fire and Emergency Response Services Training and Volunteer Death Benefits
- Iowa Code > Chapter 100C - Fire Extinguishing and Alarm Systems Contractors and Installers
- Iowa Code > Chapter 100D - Fire Protection System Installation and Maintenance
- Iowa Code > Chapter 101 - Combustible and Flammable Liquids and Liquefied Gases
Kansas
- Kansas Statutes > Chapter 19 > Article 36 - Fire Protection
- Kansas Statutes > Chapter 31 - Fire Protection
- Kansas Statutes > Chapter 75 > Article 15 - State Fire Marshal
- Kansas Statutes > Chapter 80 > Article 15 - Fire Protection
- Kansas Statutes > Chapter 80 > Article 19 - Fire Department or Company
Kentucky
- Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 75 - Fire Protection Districts
- Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 95A - Fire Protection Personnel
- Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 227 - Fire Prevention and Protection -- Electricians
Louisiana
Maine
- Maine Revised Statutes > Title 5 > Part 10-A - Fire Protection Services
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 8901 - Forest rangers
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 8902 - Forest fire wardens
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 8903 - General deputy wardens
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 8904 - Coordinating protective agencies
Maryland
- Maryland Code > PUBLIC SAFETY > Title 6 - State Fire Prevention Commission and State Fire Marshal
- Maryland Code > PUBLIC SAFETY > Title 7 - Fire, Rescue, or Emergency Medical Services Entities
- Maryland Code > PUBLIC SAFETY > Title 8 - Fire and Rescue Funds
- Maryland Code > PUBLIC SAFETY > Title 9 - Fire Protection and Prevention
Massachusetts
- Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 22D - Department of Fire Services
- Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 48 - Fires, Fire Departments and Fire Districts
- Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 148 - Fire Prevention
Michigan
- Michigan Laws > Chapter 29 - Fire Prevention
- Michigan Laws > Chapter 46 > Act 15 of 1942 - County Fire Protection
- Michigan Laws > Chapters 61-75 > Act 3 of 1895 > Chapter X - Fires and Fire Department
- Michigan Laws > Chapters 81-113 > Act 215 of 1895 > Chapter XXIX - Fire Department
- Michigan Laws > Chapter 123 > Act 327 of 1965 - Minimum Standards for Fire Departments
Minnesota
- Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 299F - Fire Marshal
- Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 299M - Fire Protection Industry Licensing
- Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 299N - Firefighter Training and Education
- Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 420 - Firefighters' Civil Service Commissions
- Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 438 - Fire Prevention
Missouri
- Missouri Laws > Chapter 320 - Fire Protection
- Missouri Laws > Chapter 321 - Fire Protection Districts
Montana
- Montana Code > Title 7 > Chapter 33 - Fire Protection
- Montana Code > Title 50 > Chapter 3 - State Fire Prevention and Investigation Program
- Montana Code > Title 50 > Chapter 39 - Fire Protection Equipment
- Montana Code > Title 50 > Chapter 61 - Fire Safety in Public Buildings
- Montana Code > Title 50 > Chapter 62 - Fire Hazards
Nebraska
- Nebraska Statutes > Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters
- Nebraska Statutes > Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity Act
- Nebraska Statutes > Wildland Fire Response Act
Nevada
New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 153 - State Board of Fire Control
- New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 154 - Firewards, Firefighters, and Fire Hazards
- New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 339-F - Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity
- New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 359-Q - Sale of Furniture With Flame Retardant Chemicals
New Mexico
- New Mexico Constitution Article XV § 2 - Forest fire prevention
- New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 3 > Article 35 - Fire-Fighting Facilities
- New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 5 > Article 7 - Fire District Bonds
- New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 57 > Article 2B - Fire-Safer Cigarette and Firefighter Protection
- New Mexico Statutes 57-2C-1. Child-resistant packaging for nicotine liquid
New York
- New York Laws > Executive > Article 6-C - Office of Fire Prevention and Control
- New York Laws > Executive > Article 18 - New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code Act
- New York Laws > General Business > Article 29 - Manufacture, Sale and Introduction or Movement In Commerce of Flammable Wearing Apparel, Fabrics, Related Material and Interior Furnishings Prohibited
- New York Laws > General Business > Article 35-F - Fire Sprinkler Information
- New York Laws > Multiple Dwelling > Article 4 - Fireproof Multiple Dwellings
North Carolina
- North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 58 > Article 80 - State Volunteer Fire Department
- North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 58 > Article 81 - Hotels; Safety Provisions
- North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 58 > Article 82 - Authority and Liability of Firemen
- North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 58 > Article 82B - Management of Aqueous Film-Forming Foams
- North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 58 > Article 83 - Mutual Aid between Fire Departments
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Rhode Island
- Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 11-13 - Explosives and Fireworks
- Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 22-18 - Commission on Fire Safety Issues
- Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 23-20.11 - Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity and Firefighter Protection
- Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 23-24.2 - Flammable Fabrics
- Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 23-26 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture
South Carolina
- South Carolina Code > Title 23 > Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal
- South Carolina Code > Title 23 > Chapter 10 - South Carolina Fire Academy
- South Carolina Code > Title 23 > Chapter 49 - Firefighter Mobilization
- South Carolina Code > Title 23 > Chapter 51 - Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity Standards and Firefighter Protection Act
- South Carolina Code > Title 40 > Chapter 80 - South Carolina Firefighters Employment and Registration Act
South Dakota
- South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 34 > Chapter 29B - Fire Prevention
- South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 34 > Chapter 31 - Fire-Fighting Equipment and Agreements
- South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 34 > Chapter 31A - Rural Fire Protection Districts
- South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 34 > Chapter 32A - Exchange of Fire Loss Information
- South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 34 > Chapter 35 - Range and Forest Fire Prevention
Tennessee
- Tennessee Code > Title 4 > Chapter 24 - Firefighting Training and Standards
- Tennessee Code > Title 4 > Chapter 31 > Part 5 - Tennessee Local Development Authority Rural Fire Protection Equipment Act of 1986
- Tennessee Code > Title 5 > Chapter 17 - County-Wide Fire Departments
- Tennessee Code 68-102-101 - Prevention and investigation of destructive fires by department of commerce and insurance
- Tennessee Code 68-102-102 - Specific duties of commissioner of commerce and insurance
Texas
- Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 50 - Fire Inquests
- Texas Health and Safety Code > Title 9 > Subtitle C - Fire
- Texas Insurance Code Chapter 6001 - Fire Extinguisher Service and Installation
- Texas Insurance Code Chapter 6002 - Fire Detection and Alarm Device Installation
- Texas Insurance Code Chapter 6003 - Fire Protection Sprinkler System Service and Installation
Utah
- Utah Code > Title 4 > Chapter 10 - Bedding, Upholstered Furniture, and Quilted Clothing Inspection Act
- Utah Code > Title 11 > Chapter 4 - Standard Fire-Fighting Equipment
- Utah Code > Title 11 > Chapter 7 - Fire Protection
- Utah Code > Title 15A > Chapter 5 - State Fire Code Act
- Utah Code > Title 53 > Chapter 7 - Utah Fire Prevention and Safety Act
Vermont
- Vermont Statutes > Title 9 > Chapter 77 - Smoke Detectors and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
- Vermont Statutes > Title 9 > Chapter 79 - Upholstered Furniture and Bedding
- Vermont Statutes > Title 9 > Chapter 80 - Flame Retardants
- Vermont Statutes > Title 20 > Chapter 171 - Fire Districts
- Vermont Statutes > Title 20 > Chapter 173 - Prevention and Investigation of Fires
Virginia
- Virginia Code > Title 9.1 > Chapter 2 - Department of Fire Programs
- Virginia Code > Title 27 - Fire Protection
Washington
- Washington Code > Chapter 9.40 - Fire, crimes relating to
- Washington Code > Chapter 18.160 - Fire sprinkler system contractors
- Washington Code > Chapter 18.270 - Fire protection sprinkler fitting
- Washington Code > Chapter 43.44 - State fire protection
- Washington Code > Chapter 49.105 - Fire-resistant material applicators
West Virginia
- West Virginia Code > Chapter 7 > Article 17 - County Fire Boards
- West Virginia Code > Chapter 15A > Article 10 - Fire Marshal
- West Virginia Code > Chapter 15A > Article 11 - Fire Commission
- West Virginia Code > Chapter 29 > Article 3 - Fire Prevention and Control Act
- West Virginia Code > Chapter 29 > Article 3A - Authority of Local Fire Departments