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Division II — ADMINISTRATION.›Part I — GENERAL PROVISIONS.›Chapter 5 — FIRE SERVICE FEATURES.›SECTION 511. – LOCAL FIRE SAFETY FEATURE REQUIREMENTS.

San Francisco Fire Code § 511.1 Local Standards for High-Rise Buildings and Tunnels

San Francisco Fire Code · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-10-23 · San Francisco

Cite as: San Francisco Fire Code § 511.1 · Text as of 2026-10-23

Except as stated in the next paragraph, an approved air replenishment system shall be installed in all buildings having floors used for human occupancy located more than 120 feet (22 860 mm)1 above the lowest level of Fire Department vehicle access. This requirement shall apply for all buildings meeting this definition when the building permit application for construction was made after March 30, 2004.

Exception: All buildings that are covered by this section but that are equipped with a fire service access elevator (FSAE) pursuant to California Building Code Section 3007 are not required to install an air replenishment system. The air replenishment system will provide a means for firefighters to refill air bottles for self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) through a permanently installed piping distribution system. The system shall be tested and maintained in accordance with San Francisco Fire Department Administrative Bulletin 5.07.

The fire code official may require an air replenishment system be installed in new underground transportation or pedestrian tunnels exceeding 300 feet (91 440 mm).

CODIFICATION NOTE

  1. So in Ord. 39-26.

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