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Chapter 9 — FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS

918 Emergency Responder Communication Coverage — 2025 California Building Code

California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · California

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Cite as: 2025 California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) § 918 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission

918.1 General.

[F] 918.1 General. In-building two-way emergency responder communication coverage shall be provided in all new buildings in accordance with Section 510 of the California Fire Code .

CHAPTER 10 – MEANS OF EGRESS

(Matrix Adoption Tables are nonregulatory, intended only as an aid to the code user. See Chapter 1 for state agency authority and building applications.)

Adopting agency BSC BSC-CG SFM HCD 1 HCD 2 HCD 1/AC DSA AC DSA SS DSA SS/CC OSHPD 1 OSHPD 1R OSHPD 2 OSHPD 3 OSHPD 4 OSHPD 5 OSHPD 6 BSCC DPH AGR DWR CEC CA SL SLC
Adopt entire chapter X X X X X
Adopt entire chapter as amended (amended sections listed below) X X X X X X X X X
Adopt only those sections that are listed below X
Chapter / Section
1003.1 X X X
1003.1.1 X
1003.1.2 X X X
1003.2 X
1003.3, Exception X
1003.3.1 X
1003.3.3.1 X
1003.3.4 X X X
1003.5 X X X
Table 1004.5 X
1004.9 X
1005.3.1 X
1005.3.2 X
1005.7.1 X
1005.7.2 X
1006.2.1 X
Table 1006.2.1 X
1006.2.2 X
1006.2.2.3 X
1006.2.2.4 X
1006.2.2.6 X
1006.2.2.7 X
1006.2.2.8 X
Table 1006.3.4(1) X
Table 1006.3.4(2) X
1008.2 X
1008.3 X
1008.3.2 X
1009.1 X X X X X
1009.2 X X
1009.3 X X
1009.4.1 X
1009.4.2 X
1009.5 X X X X X
1009.6 X
1009.6.3 X X X X X
1009.6.4 X
1009.7.2 X
1009.8.1.1 X X
1009.8.2 X X X
1009.9 X X
1009.10 X
1009.11 X X
1009.12 X X X

CHAPTER 10 – MEANS OF EGRESS —continued

Adopting agency BSC BSC-CG SFM HCD 1 HCD 2 HCD 1/AC DSA AC DSA SS DSA SS/CC OSHPD 1 OSHPD 1R OSHPD 2 OSHPD 3 OSHPD 4 OSHPD 5 OSHPD 6 BSCC DPH AGR DWR CEC CA SL SLC
Adopt entire chapter X X X X X
Adopt entire chapter as amended (amended sections listed below) X X X X X X X X X
Adopt only those sections that are listed below X
Chapter / Section
1010 (1st paragraph below title only) X
1010.1.1 X X
1010.1.1.1 X
1010.1.2 X
1010.1.2.1 X
1010.1.4 X X
1010.1.6 X X
1010.1.7 X X
1010.2.1 X
1010.2.2 X X X
1010.2.4 X
1010.2.7.1 X
1010.2.7.2 X
1010.2.8 X
1010.2.8.1 X
1010.2.11.1 X
1010.2.12 X
1010.2.12.1 X
1010.2.12.1 (Item 4, 6.3 & 6.4 only) X
1010.2.13 X
1010.2.5 X
1010.2.15 Reserved X
1010.3.1 X
1011 (1st paragraph below title only) X
1011.2 X
1011.5.2 X
1011.5.2 [DSA-AC: exc. 4 only] X
1011.6 X
1011.11 X
1011.11 (2nd paragraph only) X
1011.15 X
1012 (1st paragraph below title only) X
1012.1 X
1012.6.3 X
1012.6.4 X
1012.6.5 X
1012.10 X
1013.1 X
1013.2 X
1013.4 X X X
1013.6.3 X
1013.7 X

CHAPTER 10 – MEANS OF EGRESS —continued

Adopting agency BSC BSC-CG SFM HCD 1 HCD 2 HCD 1/AC DSA AC DSA SS DSA SS/CC OSHPD 1 OSHPD 1R OSHPD 2 OSHPD 3 OSHPD 4 OSHPD 5 OSHPD 6 BSCC DPH AGR DWR CEC CA SL SLC
Adopt entire chapter X X X X X
Adopt entire chapter as amended (amended sections listed below) X X X X X X X X X
Adopt only those sections that are listed below X
Chapter / Section
1013.8 X
1014 (1st paragraph below title only) X
1014.8 X X
1015.2 X X
1015.3 X X X X X
1015.4 X
1015.8 X X X
1016.2 X
1016.2.2 X
Table 1017.2 X
1018.2 (1st paragraph below title only) X
1018.3 Exception only X
1018.5 Exception only X
1019.3 X
1019.4 X
1020.2 X
Table 1020.1 X
Table 1020.2 X
1020.5 X X X X
1020.6 X
1020.7 X
1022.3 X
1023.2 X
1023.9 X X
1023.9 (2nd paragraph only) X
1023.9.1 X
1023.11 X
1024.2 X
1026.4.1 X
1026.4.2 X
1026.6 X
1028.5 X
1029.3.1 X
1029.9.1 X
1030.2 X
1030.3 X
1030.6.3.2 X
1030.9 X
1031.2 X
1031.2.1 X
1031.2.2 X
1031.2.3 X

The state agency does not adopt sections identified with the following symbol: The Office of the State Fire Marshal’s adoption of this chapter or individual sections is applicable to structures regulated by other state agencies pursuant to Section 1.11.

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