The newly adopted 2019 Oregon Fire Code is effective November 15, 2019.
For the purposes of new construction plan review only, a phase-in period has been implemented for the 2019 Oregon Fire Code, the 2014 Oregon Fire Code stays in adoption for a period of 90-days beginning October 1, 2019 and ending December 31, 2019.
During the 90-day phase-in period noted above, new construction plan review can be done to either the 2014 Oregon Fire Code or the 2019 Oregon Fire Code as directed by the local building and fire code officials.
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This code is founded on principles intended to establish provisions consistent with the scope of a fire code that adequately protects public health, safety and welfare; provisions that do not unnecessarily increase construction costs; provisions that do not restrict the use of new materials, products or methods of construction; and provisions that do not give preferential treatment to particular types or classes of materials, products or methods of construction.