BC Fire Code

Last updated on May 7, 2026

The BC Fire Code is a provincial regulation on fire safety. It covers requirements for:

Buildings under construction
Existing buildings and facilities

Download Fire Code 2024 (PDF, 235.1KB)

BC Fire Code 2024

As the BC Fire Code (BCFC) is an adopted National Fire Code (NFC) with a few amendments, BCFC users will need to use the adopting and amending Ministerial Orders for the BCFC as well as the NFC.

British Columbia will not be producing a consolidated BCFC document.

Fire Code users will obtain a copy of the NFC from the nrc-publications.canada.ca website to use together with the Schedule of Ministerial Order No. FSA 2023 1 as the BCFC.

Printed versions of the code is available to buy from King's Printer.

Office of the Fire Commissioner

The Office of the Fire Commissioner leads fire safety awareness and prevention in B.C. They are responsible for administering and enforcing the BC Fire Code.

Visit the Office of the Fire Commissioner to learn more about:

Code revisions

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BC Fire Code 2018

The BC Fire Code 2018 applies to building permits applied for between December 10, 2018 and March 7, 2024.

Adopted 2015 National Fire Code changes in the 2018 Code include:

More construction site fire safety requirements for mid-rise combustible buildings
Updates to hot works activities and final inspections
Harmonized dangerous goods classification system
New referenced standards for reusing and refurbishing storage tanks

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