Dear Stakeholders and All Interested Parties:
I am pleased to announce the release of the ‘2nd REVISED Draft 2025 Ohio Fire Code’ (OFC) – also known as Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) sections 1301:7-7-01 through 1301:7-7-80 – and the ‘Report on Comments’ (ROC), regarding all comments received to update the current 2017 OFC.
This information is being provided pursuant to the requirements of Executive Order 2011-01K and Senate Bill 2 of the 129th General Assembly, which requires state agencies, including the Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of State Fire Marshal (SFM), to draft rules in collaboration with stakeholders, assess and justify any adverse impact on the business community (as defined in S.B. 2), and provide an opportunity for the affected public to provide input on the rules. The OFC is being reviewed as a part of the required five-year rule review process.
With the release of the 2nd Revised Draft 2025 OFC and the ROC, we will enter the next phase of the rule revision process and the beginning of the formal rule filing process, i.e., filing with the Common Sense Initiative (CSI) office.
You can view the proposed rules, along with the ROC and the Business Impact Analysis (BIA) instrument by going to the SFM’s OFC update page:
2025 Proposed Ohio Fire Code Update | Ohio Department of Commerce
On this website page you will find the most recent version of the draft 2025 OFC (including red-lined copies of each rule), as well as the “Report on Comments”, a “Significant Changes” document, the “Business Impact Analysis” and all other previously released documents regarding this OFC update.
If you wish to submit a comment regarding the 2nd Revised Draft 2025 OFC or the BIA with the CSI office, your comments must be sent to both the SFM (OhioFireCode@com.ohio.gov) AND to the Common Sense Initiative Office (csipubliccomments@governor.ohio.gov) by the close of business on Monday March 24, 2025.
If you have any questions regarding the 2nd Revised Draft 2025 OFC, any of its associated materials, or the update process in general, please send an inquiry to OhioFireCode@com.oh.gov or contact the SFM Code Enforcement Bureau at (614) 728-5460.
Thank you.
Tracie Boyd
Assistant Division Counsel / Code Development Officer
Ohio Department of Commerce
Division of State Fire Marshal
8895 East Main Street
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
P: 614-752-8200