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The most recent version of the code was the 2019 edition published January 1, 2020. Changes made to each edition are based on proposals made by state agencies. Proposals are presented to the California Building Standards Commission and must provide thorough justification for proposed changes.
California Technical Bulletin 117 (TB 117) is a California fire safety law, first implemented in 1975. It has recently been updated as a Technical Bulletin 117-2013. The law requires fabric to pass a smouldering test. The test exposes fabrics and foams to burning cigarettes for 45 minutes.
9,907 wildfires burned at least 601,625 acres (2,434.69 km 2) of land in the state of California during 2013. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The wildfires injured at least 125 people and killed at least 1. They also caused over $218.15 million (2013 USD) in damage. [ 2 ]
Updated editions of the code were published approximately every three years until 1997, which was the final version of the code. The UBC was replaced in 2000 by the new International Building Code (IBC) published by the International Code Council (ICC).
It is currently in its 8th edition (published in 2017, ISBN 978-0134237923). The book is now in close accordance to the 2017 Edition of NFPA 921 , Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigation; the 2014 Edition of NFPA 1033, Standard for Professional Guidelines for Fire Investigators; and the model curriculum of the Fire Emergency Service Higher ...
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