Fire Safety

Providing inspections, plan review, and code consultation; serving as a fire protection and life safety resource for all UC Berkeley-owned and occupied buildings.

Corridor Safety Requirements

During an emergency, the primary objective is the safe and efficient evacuation of all occupants. Campus corridors, hallways, and exit paths, including pathways leading from large rooms and laboratories, are designed to provide the most direct route out of a building. To maintain these life-safety standards and ensure compliance with the California Fire Code, the Campus Fire Marshal has established the following requirements for corridor usage and equipment placement.

General Restrictions

In accordance with CFC Section 1020.4 (Obstruction) and Section 1032.2 (...

Campus Appeal Process for Code Application or Violation Disputes

Office of Environment, Health & Safety
2015

In accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Regents of the University of California (effective date May 22, 2015), the UC Berkeley campus Office of Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) Fire Prevention Division (FPD) has established this formal appeal process to facilitate dispute resolution at the campus level.

When a campus entity wishes to appeal a dispute regarding one or more requirements enforced by an FPD staff member, the issue will be discussed with the Lead Designated Campus Fire Marshal (Lead DCFM)....

Fire & Life Safety: Doors

Office of Environment, Health & Safety
Changing Door Locks

All doors on campus must comply with state law requiring exit doors to be operable from the inside without the use of a key or any special knowledge or effort. (California Building Code 1008.1.9, 2013 Ed.)

The intent of this code is to provide that any occupant of a room shall be able to open the door with one single motion which causes all locks and latches to simultaneously disengage. Deadbolts, padlocks/combination locks with clasps, and chain locks are examples of locking devices which are in violation of the California Building Code. Security locks installed on...

Evacuating Campus Building Upon Activation of a Fire Alarm

Office of Environment, Health & Safety
2009

Evacuating Campus Building Upon Activation of a Fire Alarm - Fact Sheet

Fire Extinguisher Monthly Inspection Guide

Office of Environment, Health & Safety

Fire/Life Safety Submittal Checklist

Brandon Taylor

Fire Prevention Specialist
Fire Prevention
Building Fire Inspections
Event Permit
Fire Drills
Fire Extinguisher Training

Zach Mckeithan

Plans Examiner (Construction Inspector)
Fire Prevention
Construction Inspection
Building Plan Review

Flammable & Combustible Liquids Storage In Campus Laboratories

Office of Environment, Health & Safety
2006

California Fire Code (CFC) regulations limit the quantity of flammable and combustible liquids that can be stored in research and teaching laboratories. This fact sheet provides a simplification of the complicated CFC regulations, and establishes standard practice at University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). For questions not covered in this fact sheet, or for assistance with more complicated issues, please contact the Office of Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) for situation-specific guidance.

Fire Safety for Animal Behavior Field Stations - Fact Sheet

2000