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State of Rhode Island, Fire Safety Code , Board of Appeal and Review

Statutes

Fire Laws

Rhode Island General Laws, 1956, as amended -- Title 23 Health and Safety

Chapter 28.01 Comprehensive Fire Safety Act, 23-28.01-1 through 23-28.01-6

Chapter 28.1 Fire Safety Code - General Provisions, 23-28.1-1 through 23-28.1-10.

Chapter 28.2 Office of the State Fire Marshal, 23-28.2-1 through 23-28.2-30.

Chapter 28.3 Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal and Review, 23-28.3-1 through 23-28.3-11.

Chapter 28.4 Safety and Health Programs for Fire Departments, 23-28.4-1 through 23-28.4-7.

Chapter 28.5 Inspection of Buildings, 23-28.5-1 through 23-28.5-7.

Chapter 28.6 Places of Assembly, 23-28.6-1 through 23-28.6-24.

Chapter 28.7 Hotels and Motels, [Repealed.]

Chapter 28.8 Fire Escapes - Outside Stairways, [Repealed.]

Chapter 28.9 Heating and Cooking Facilities, [Repealed.]

Chapter 28.10 Health Care Facilities, [Repealed.]

Chapter 28.11 Fireworks and Pyrotechnics, 23-28.11-1 through 23-28.11-32.

Chapter 28.12 Schools, 23-28.12-1 through 23-28.12-42.

Chapter 28.13 Boarding Homes, 23-28.13-1 through 23-28.13-35.

Chapter 28.14 Rooming Houses, [Repealed.]

Chapter 28.15 Child Day Care Centers, 23-28.15-1 through 23-28.15-23.

Chapter 28.16 Apartment Houses, [Repealed.]

Chapter 28.17 Industrial, Mercantile, Business, and Storage Buildings, [Repealed.]

Chapter 28.18 Theatres, [Repealed.]

Chapter 28.19 Tents - Grandstands - Air-Supported Structures, 23-28.19-1 through 23-28.19-20.

Chapter 28.20 Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, 23-28.20-1 through 23-28.20-12.

Chapter 28.21 Fuel Oil Installations, [Repealed.]

Chapter 28.22 Flammable and Combustible Liquids, 23-28.22-1 through 23-28.22-24.

Chapter 28.23 Exit Signs, [Repealed.]

Chapter 28.24 Emergency Lighting, [Repealed.]

Chapter 28.25 Fire Alarm Systems, 23-28.25-1 through 23-28.25-9.

Chapter 28.26 Dip Tanks Containing Flammable or Combustible Liquid, [Repealed.]

Chapter 28.27 Spray Application Using Flammable or Combustible Material, [Repealed.]

Chapter 28.28 Explosives, 23-28.28-1 through 23-28.28-38.

Chapter 28.29 Model Rocket Engines, [Repealed.]

Chapter 28.30 Community Residences for the Mentally Retarded, Mentally Ill, Drug Abusers, and Alcoholics, [Repealed.]

Chapter 28.31 Horse Stables, [Repealed.]

Chapter 28.32 Sales or Leasing and Servicing of Portable Fire Extinguishers and Fixed Fire Extinguishing Systems, [Repealed.]

Chapter 28.33 Storage and Handling of Liquefied Natural Gas, [Repealed.]

Chapter 28.34 Fire and Carbon Monoxide Detection Systems, [Repealed.]

Chapter 28.35 Fire Detectors and Carbon Monoxide Systems in Existing Residential Occupancies, [Repealed.]

Chapter 28.36 Notification of Fire Fighters, Police Officers and Emergency Medical Technicians After Exposure to Infectious Diseases, 23-28.36-1 through 23-28.36-4.

Chapter 28.37 Vaccination of Firefighters to Prevent Hepatitis B, 23-28.37-1 through 23-28.37-4.

Chapter 28.38 Detention and Correctional Occupancies [Repealed.]

Chapter 28.39 Housing for the Elderly - Emergency Generators Required [Repealed.]

Chapter 29.1 Rehabilitation Building And Fire Code For Existing Buildings And Structures, 23-29.1-1 through 23-29.1-7.