50 states + DC · checked October 3, 2026
Which NFPA 72 edition does my state use?
Pick your state for the edition it adopted for fire alarm inspection and testing, the rule it comes from, and how sure that reading is. California and Delaware moved to the 2025 edition on January 1, 2026.
At a glance
2025
2 jurisdictions
2022
13 jurisdictions
2019
19 jurisdictions
2016
5 jurisdictions
2013
5 jurisdictions
2010
3 jurisdictions
Older
2 jurisdictions (2007, 2002)
None
2 jurisdictions (no statewide rule)
Changes ahead
Announced or proposed — not in force yet.
- Florida2019 → 2022 (expected — 9th edition is based on NFPA 1 2024) · 2026-12-31Proposed; adoption notice not yet published; the 9th edition’s NFPA 72 year not confirmed
- South Carolina2019 → 2022 (IFC 2024) · 2027-01-01Resolution pending in a Senate committee
- Washington2019 → 2022 (IFC 2024) · 2027-05-03Announced by the State Building Code Council; final adoption targeted 2026-10-16
- North Carolina2013 → 2019 (IFC 2021) · no earlier than 2027-05-01Date not set
- Connecticut2019 → 2022 (IFC 2024 · NFPA 1 2024) · postponed from 2026-07-01Awaiting legislative review
- Virginia2019 → 2022 (IFC 2024) · around 2027-10Planned
Every state
| State | NFPA 72 | Adopted through | In effect | How sure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2019 | IFC 2021 (Ala. Admin. Code 482-2-101) source | 2023-01-01 | From fire code |
| Alaska | 2019 | IFC 2021 (13 AAC 50.025) source | 2022-10-28 | From fire code |
| Arizona | 2016 | IFC 2018 (A.A.C. R4-36-201) source | 2022-01-07 (amended) | From fire code |
| Arkansas | 2019 | IFC 2021 (Arkansas Fire Prevention Code 2021) source | 2023-01-01 | From fire code |
| California | 2025 | 2025 California Fire Code — the state rulemaking amends NFPA 72-25 directly (California edition) source | 2026-01-01 | Rule names it |
| Colorado | 2019 | State rule names IFC 2021 + NFPA 72-2019 (8 CCR 1507-101) source | about 2021-07-01 | Rule names it |
| Connecticut | 2019 | IFC 2021 + NFPA 1 2021 (2022 Connecticut State Fire Code) source | 2022-10-01 | From fire code |
| Delaware | 2025 | State rule names the edition (1 DE Admin. Code 701 §3.1.44) source | 2026-01-01 | Rule names it |
| District of Columbia | 2013 | IFC 2015 (2017 DC Fire Code) source | 2020-05-29 | From fire code |
| Florida | 2019 | State rule names the edition (F.A.C. 69A-60.005, Florida Fire Prevention Code 8th edition) source | 2023-12-31 | Rule names it |
| Georgia | 2022 | State rule names NFPA standards one by one (Rule 120-3-3-.04) + IFC 2024 source | IFC 2024 from 2026-01-01; NFPA 72-2022 start date not confirmed | Rule names it |
| Hawaii | 2022 | NFPA 1 2024 (Hawaii State Fire Code) source | 2025-09-05 | From fire code |
| Idaho | 2016 | IFC 2018 source | 2021-01-01 | Secondary |
| Illinois | 2013 | NFPA 101 2015 (41 Ill. Adm. Code 100.7) source | 2020-01-01 | From fire code |
| Indiana | 2010 | State rule names the edition (675 IAC 28-1-28) source | 2014 | Rule names it |
| Iowa | 2022 | IFC 2024 (481 IAC 280.8) source | 2025-09-10 | From fire code |
| Kansas | 2007 | State rule names the edition (K.A.R. 22-1-3) source | 2011-02-04 (amended) | Rule names it |
| Kentucky | 2016 | NFPA 1 2018 + NFPA 101 2018 (815 KAR 10:060) source | 2023-09-26 (current text) | From fire code |
| Louisiana | 2013 | NFPA 1 2015 + NFPA 101 2015 (LAC 55:V.103) source | 2017-07-01 | From fire code |
| Maine | 2019 | State rule names the edition (16-219 CMR Ch. 17) source | 2019-11-27 | Rule names it |
| Maryland | 2022 | NFPA 1 2024 (COMAR 29.06.01) source | 2025-06-23 | From fire code |
| Massachusetts | 2019 | NFPA 1 2021 (527 CMR 1.00) source | 2022-12-09 | Secondary |
| Michigan | 2002 (state code) · 2010 (schools, dormitories) | State rules name the editions (R 29.1654; R 29.1902, 29.2002) source | 2011 / 2016 / 2017 | Rule names it |
| Minnesota | 2016 | State rule names the edition (Minn. R. 7511.8000 subp. 6) source | 2020 (State Fire Code 2020) | Rule names it |
| Mississippi | 2022 | IFC 2024 (Mississippi Fire Prevention Code) source | 2024-07-01 | From fire code |
| Missouri | No statewide rule | Cities and counties adopt their own codes source | — | — |
| Montana | 2019 | IFC 2021 (ARM 23.12.601) source | about 2023 | Secondary |
| Nebraska | 2010 | State rule names the edition (153 NAC 1-001) source | 2021-02-28 (amended) | Rule names it |
| Nevada | 2022 | State rule names the edition (NAC 477.281, R205-24) + IFC 2024 source | 2026-01-01 | Rule names it |
| New Hampshire | 2022 | NFPA 1 2024 + NFPA 101 2024 (RSA 153:1, SB 494) source | 2026-07-27 | From fire code |
| New Jersey | 2016 | IFC 2018 (N.J.A.C. 5:70-3, existing buildings) keeps 72-16 source | 2024-04-15 | Rule names it |
| New Mexico | 2019 | IFC 2021 (10.25.5 NMAC) source | 2022-11-01 | From fire code |
| New York (state) | 2022 | IFC 2024 (2025 New York State Fire Code) source | 2025-12-31 | From fire code |
| North Carolina | 2013 | IFC 2015 (2018 North Carolina Fire Code) source | 2019-01-01 | From fire code |
| North Dakota | 2019 | IFC 2021 (NDAC 45-18-01) source | 2024-01-01 | From fire code |
| Ohio | 2019 | Ohio Fire Code 2025 (IFC 2021 basis); its reference list names 72-2019 source | 2025-11-20 | Secondary |
| Oklahoma | 2022 | IFC 2024 (OAC 748:20-4) source | 2026-09-14 (2016 before that) | From fire code |
| Oregon | 2022 | IFC 2024 (2025 Oregon Fire Code) source | 2025-10-01 | From fire code |
| Pennsylvania | No statewide rule | The state code covers new construction; existing-building inspection is set by local ordinance source | — | — |
| Rhode Island | 2022 | State rule names the edition (450-RICR-00-00-10, RI Fire Alarm Code) source | 2026-03-01 (2019 before that) | Rule names it |
| South Carolina | 2019 | IFC 2021 (2021 South Carolina Fire Code) source | 2023-01-01 | From fire code |
| South Dakota | 2013 | State rule names the edition (ARSD 61:15:01:04) + IFC 2015 source | 2016-10-17 | Rule names it |
| Tennessee | 2019 | IFC 2021 (Rule 0780-02-02) source | 2025-04-17 | From fire code |
| Texas | 2019 | State fire alarm licensing rule names the edition (28 TAC §34.607) source | 2023-09-01 | Rule names it |
| Utah | 2022 | State law names the edition (Utah Code 15A-5-302) + IFC 2024 source | 2026-07-01 (2019 before that) | Rule names it |
| Vermont | 2019 | NFPA 1 2021 + NFPA 101 2021 (2025 Vermont Fire & Building Safety Code) source | 2025-11-04 | From fire code |
| Virginia | 2019 | IFC 2021 (2021 Statewide Fire Prevention Code, 13VAC5-52) source | 2024-01-18 | From fire code |
| Washington | 2019 | IFC 2021 (WAC 51-54A) source | 2024-03-15 | From fire code |
| West Virginia | 2019 | NFPA 1 2021 (87CSR1) source | 2026-07-01 (current rule) | From fire code |
| Wisconsin | 2010 | NFPA 1 2012 (SPS 314) source | 2014-09-01 | From fire code |
| Wyoming | 2022 | IFC 2024 (041-1 Wyo. Code R. Ch.1 §2) source | 2024-06-26 | From fire code |
How this was checked
Each row was read from the state’s administrative code, statute or adopted fire code on or before October 3, 2026 (some through a public mirror such as Cornell LII when the state site was unreachable). «Rule names it» means the state text names the NFPA 72 edition. «From fire code» means the state adopted a fire code and the edition follows from that code’s referenced standards. «Secondary» means the state text itself could not be read. Local codes and building-type exceptions are not covered — confirm with your authority having jurisdiction.
Questions
Which edition should the inspection report say?
The edition adopted where the building is — which can be a city or county code, not the state’s. The record of inspection and testing asks for it, and the certification says the system was tested to that edition.
Why do some states say «follows from the fire code»?
Many states adopt the International Fire Code (or NFPA 1 / NFPA 101) and not NFPA 72 by name; the NFPA 72 edition then comes from that code’s list of referenced standards (IFC 2021 → NFPA 72 2019, IFC 2024 → 2022). Some states pick NFPA 72 separately, so these rows can be wrong where that happens.
Does New York City follow the New York State row?
No. New York City has its own fire code; the state row does not apply there.
Which states are on the 2025 edition?
California and Delaware, both from January 1, 2026 (as checked October 3, 2026).
Record the inspection to that edition
The free NFPA 72 inspection and testing form and the Strobeline app record the 2019 and 2022 editions today.