The Texas fire-code answers you came here for.
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Tools & lookups
Building Signal Check (ERCES / BDA)
Find out whether IFC §510 and NFPA 1225 apply to your building. Four questions, sixty seconds, backed by our 91-city Texas AHJ database.
Texas AHJ Lookup
91 Texas cities and counties — find your Authority Having Jurisdiction, the code editions they enforce, and the local amendments that matter.
Code library
Texas Fire Code, explained
How Texas adopts the International Fire Code and the NFPA standards by reference, what the State Fire Marshal's Office actually governs, and how local AHJ amendments work in practice.
NFPA Code Explainers
Plain-English summaries of NFPA 10, 13, 25, 72, 80, 96, 101, 2001, 20, and 1225 — what each standard requires, who it affects, and how often.
Inspection Frequency Guide
Every fire-protection system and its NFPA-required inspection interval on one downloadable sheet. The cheat sheet for property managers.
Emergency Readiness Checklist
40-point self-assessment for property managers. Find your fire-protection gaps before the AHJ does.
Tools & downloads
Free Building Compliance Audit
A NICET-certified Zion technician walks your building, checks NFPA + AHJ status across every system, and sends a written summary within 48 hours. No commitment to use Zion for remediation.
Emergency Readiness Checklist
40-point self-assessment for property managers. Find your fire-protection gaps before the AHJ does.
Glossary of Fire-Protection Terms
AHJ, NICET, ITM, RPZ, FACU, NAC, SLC, IDC, PIV, FDC, OS&Y, RPZA — the acronyms decoded.
Frequently Asked Questions
The questions our techs answer most often — from "how often must I test my fire alarm" to "what does NFPA 25 require for my sprinkler system."