Ch. 7 Fire and Smoke Protection Features — 2025 California Building Code
California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · California
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Italicized text is a California amendment to the model code, as printed in the official publication.
Sections in this part
- Section 701 — GENERAL
- Section 702 — MULTIPLE-USE FIRE ASSEMBLIES
- Section 703 — FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS AND FIRE TESTS
- Section 704 — FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING OF STRUCTURAL MEMBERS
- Section 705 — EXTERIOR WALLS
- Section 706 — FIRE WALLS
- Section 707 — FIRE BARRIERS
- Section 708 — FIRE PARTITIONS
- Section 709 — SMOKE BARRIERS
- Section 710 — SMOKE PARTITIONS
- Section 711 — FLOOR AND ROOF ASSEMBLIES
- Section 712 — VERTICAL OPENINGS
- Section 713 — SHAFT ENCLOSURES
- Section 714 — PENETRATIONS
- Section 715 — JOINTS AND VOIDS
- Section 716 — OPENING PROTECTIVES
- Section 717 — DUCTS AND AIR TRANSFER OPENINGS
- Section 718 — CONCEALED SPACES
- Section 719 — FIRE-RESISTANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PLASTER
- Section 720 — THERMAL- AND SOUND-INSULATING MATERIALS
- Section 721 — PRESCRIPTIVE FIRE RESISTANCE
- Section 722 — CALCULATED FIRE RESISTANCE
Cite as: 2025 California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) Chapter 7 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission
User notes:
About this chapter: Chapter 7 provides detailed requirements for fire-resistance-rated construction, including structural members, walls, partitions and horizontal assemblies. Other portions of the code describe where certain fire-resistance-rated elements are required. This chapter specifies how these elements are constructed, how openings in walls and partitions are protected and how penetrations of such elements are protected.
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