Fire Alarm and Detection Systems
Baltimore City Code, Building Codes, Part VIII, Section 907
in effectSection 907. Fire Alarm and Detection Systems
907.1 General. {As in IFC}
907.1.1 Construction documents. {As in IFC}
907.1.2 Fire alarm shop drawings.
Fire alarm shop drawings shall be prepared and signed by a system designer with one of the following:
1. Fire Alarm System Certification from the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies, the International Code Council, or a registered Fire Protection Engineer, or
2. Manufacturer certification in design for the specific type and brand of system being provided.
907.1.3 Equipment. {As in IFC}
907.2 Where required – New buildings and structures. {As in IFC}
Exception 2: {Not Adopted}
907.2.1 to 907.2.7 {As in IFC}
907.2.8 Group R-1. {As in IFC}
907.2.8.1 Manual fire alarm system. {As in IFC}
Exceptions: {Not Adopted}
907.2.8.2 Automatic smoke detection system. {As in IFC}
907.2.9 Group R-2. {As in IFC}
907.2.9.1 Manual fire alarm system. {As in IFC}
Exceptions: {Not Adopted}
907.2.9.2 to 907.2.9.3 {As in IFC}
907.2.10 Single- and multiple-station smoke alarms. {As in IFC}
907.2.10.1 Group R-1. {As in IFC}
907.2.10.2 Groups R-2, R-3, R-4, and I-1. {As in IFC}
907.2.10.2.1 Obligations of landlord and tenant.
Except as otherwise provided in this § 907.2.10.2, the landlord is responsible for the installation and, on written notice by certified or registered mail, the repair or replacement of all required detectors. The tenant is responsible to inform the landlord, in the manner just described, of any smoke detector that becomes defective. A tenant may not remove or render a smoke detector inoperative.
907.2.10.2.2 Light signal for hearing impaired.
The landlord must provide a smoke detector that is designed (and has been tested and certified by an approved testing laboratory) to alert persons with hearing impairments if the tenancy is occupied by a person who is hearing impaired and the tenant has asked for the detector in writing by certified or registered mail.
907.2.10.2.3 One-, two-, and three-family dwellings.
An occupant of a 1-, 2-, or 3-family dwelling must:
1. equip his or her own living unit with the number of detectors required by this § 907.2.10.2, each of which must be an approved battery- or AC primary electric-powered smoke detector, and
2. maintain those smoke detectors according to manufacturer’s guidelines.
907.2.10.3 to 907.2.10.7 {As in IFC}
907.2.11 to 907.2.23 {As in IFC}
907.3 to 907.10 {As in IFC}
(Ord. 24-341 Section 1.)
Source: City of Baltimore Department of Legislative Reference, City of Baltimore Law Library (codes.baltimorecity.gov; Open Law Library bulk XML)URL: https://codes.baltimorecity.gov/us/md/cities/baltimore/code/building-codes/VIII/907Fetched: 10/25/2026