Fire and Life Safety

DSA's Fire and Life Safety (FLS) program serves DSA stakeholders by its role in the plan review of School Construction projects and provides regulation recommendations to the State Fire Marshall for incorporation into the California Building and Fire Codes. The FLS program also develops DSA Interpretation of Regulations (IR), Bulletins, Policies and Procedures pertaining to FLS issues. DSA FLS is dedicated to the safety of occupants in buildings under DSA's jurisdiction, as related to fire resistive building materials, fire alarms, fire suppression equipment, safe occupant egress, and fire fighting equipment access.

Fire & Life Safety Publications

• FLS Plan Submittal Requirements, Guidelines, and Checklists
  • Plan Submittal Requirements - Fire & Alarm Detection (PDF - 106 KB)
  • AFSS Plan Review Submittal Guidelines (PDF - 68 KB)
  • Modernization Plan Submittal Checklist: Access and Fire/Life Safety (Excel - 691 KB) || Worksheet Prepared by OPSC
• Interpretations of Regulations
  • IR 3-1: Storage Room Occupancy Separation (PDF - 23 KB) Revised 09/18/07
  • IR 9-1: Automatic Fire Suppression System Coverage in Concealed Interstitial Space (PDF - 26 KB) Issued 10/15/07
  • IR 11B-1: Visual Alarms in Classrooms (PDF - 23 KB) Revised 11/01/07
  • IR E-1: Grounding of Relocatable Buildings (PDF - 87 KB) Revised 10/03/07
  • IR E-2: Ground Fault Circuit-Interrupter (PDF - 31 KB) Revised 10/03/07
• Bulletins
  • BU 08-01: Safety Notice for Clow Medallion and F2500 Fire Hydrants with Cast Years of 2002, 2003, and 2004 (PDF - 43 KB) Issued 1/22/08
  • BU 07-04: DSA Stop Work order for AFSS (PDF - 51 KB) Issued 12/10/07; Effective 01/02/08
  • BU 06-01: Kitchen Hood Fire Suppression Systems (PDF - 41 KB) Updated 12/12/07
• DSA Policies
  • PL 07-03: Fire Department Access with School Drop Off Areas (PDF - 22 KB) Issued 8/08/07
• DSA Procedures
  • Procedure 07-02: Modernization Grant for Accessibility & Fire/Life Safety Requirements (PDF - 43 KB) Issued 4/18/07
  • Procedure 05-01: Rapid Interpretation Process (RIP) (PDF - 34 KB) Issued 11/23/05
• SB 575
  • SB 575 - Green Oaks Family Academy Elementary School Fire Protection Act Implementation Policy (PDF - 119 KB)
  • "Questions and Answers" on Implementation of SB 575 (PDF - 62 KB)

FLS Jobs

• Fire and Life Safety Officer I (PDF - 40 KB)
• Fire and Life Safety Officer II (PDF - 43 KB)

FLS DSA Academy Courses

• Plan Review - Fire & Life Safety Process and Procedures
• Project Inspector - In-depth Fire & Life Safety

FLS Links

• State Fire Marshall
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
• California Automatic Fire Alarm Association (CAFAA)
• California American Fire Sprinkler Association (CAFSA)
• International Code Council (ICC)

If there is something on the subject Fire and Life Safety that you'd like to see included here, or you have questions about content currently on the DSA FLS web page, please contact David Casey at DSA Headquarters by e-mail at david.casey@dgs.ca.gov, or call 916/327-8919.