Founding Organizations:
International Code Council
National Fire Protection Association
CCSC Toolkit
The documents* in this toolkit are provided to assist those working to ensure the most current safety codes are implemented in their communities. We appreciate all the Coalition members that are contributing to this effort. If you have something that you would like to contribute, please send it to info@coalition4safety.org. We are looking for any material that you may have or use that helps to communicate the importance of using the most current building safety codes available, so please focus your submittals on those that assist in the code review and adoption process.
*This toolkit includes materials submitted by members of this coalition. The Coalition for Current Safety Codes (CCSC), and the International Code Council (ICC) that maintains the website for the Coalition, maintain this toolkit as a service for coalition members and other visitors to the site. Not all documents contained in this toolkit necessarily reflect the views of CCSC, ICC or NFPA. Neither CCSC, ICC nor NFPA endorse or validate the claims of any product data or information posted on this site.
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Toolkit Documents
- No Code, No Confidence. How strong is my building code?
- Why Americans Aren’t Concerned About Building Codes (even though they should be)
- Resilience Policy Resource Guide and Retrofitting Program Playbook for State Insurance Regulators
- Resilience Policy Resource Guide and Retrofitting Program Playbook for State Insurance Regulators - Addendum August 2024
- The Status of Texas Residential Building Codes
- Building Codes: The Foundation For Resilience – Commentary From the BuildStrong National Thought Leaders Forum
- DOE Study: Enhancing Resilience in Buildings Through Energy Efficiency
- FEMA Brochure: Protecting Communities and Saving Money: The Case for Adopting Building Codes
- FEMA Study: Building Codes Save: A Nationwide Study of Loss Prevention
- FEMA Study: Building Codes Save: A Nationwide Study of Loss Prevention (Appendices)
- FEMA Resources: Building Code Adoption Tracking
- NIST Technical Investigation: Building Code Recommendations from Joplin, Missouri Tornado of 2011
- Verisk: BCEGS Classifications and Survey Process
- Rating the States: An Assessment of Residential Building Code and Enforcement Systems for Life Safety and Property Protection in Hurricane-Prone Regions
- Building Code Overview
- Benefits of Statewide Building codes
- Model Legislation
- Benefits of Wind-resistant Building Codes – Hurricane Charley Summary Report
- Status of Building Codes in New Jersey and New York: The Future of Resilience in a Post-Sandy Environment
- Codes Save: International Code Council Resources
- News Release: Montana Strengthens Building Safety and Resilience by Adopting ICC/MBI Off-Site Construction Standards
- News Release: International Code Council Testifies Before the U.S. House’s Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Resilient Building Codes
- Article: The International Code Council’s Role in Code Development and Building Safety
- CAL FIRE Current Emergency Incidents Information
- CALBO Wildfire Recovery Hub
- CA Executive Order N-45 State of Emergency for Los Angeles & Ventura Counties
- Los Angeles Mayor Bass E.O on rebuilding
- FEMA website for CA Wildfires – Assistance
- ICC Pulse LA Area Wildfires
- ICC Pulse Update on LA Area Wildfires
- NFPA Journal on LA Wildfires
- NFPA offers resources for reporting on wildfires