REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 5, 2026
FROM
LUTHER SNOKE, Chief Executive Officer, County Administrative Office
SUBJECT
Title
Fire Code Ordinances from the City of Colton Fire Department, Big Bear Fire Authority, and City of Redlands Fire Department
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Ratify City of Colton's Ordinance No. O-12-25, which includes the adoption of the 2025 Edition of the California Fire Code with errata, and the 2024 International Fire Code, as well as local amendments, collectively to be known as the Fire Code of the City of Colton Fire Department.
2. Ratify Big Bear Fire Authority's Ordinance No. BBFA2025-001, which includes the adoption and amendment of the 2025 Edition of the California Fire Code with errata, and the 2025 Edition of the Wildland-Urban Interface Code, and the 2025 Edition of the California Residential Code, as well as local amendments, collectively to be known as the Fire Code of the Big Bear Fire Authority.
3. Ratify City of Redlands Fire Department's Ordinance No. 2997, which includes the adoption of the 2025 Edition of the California Fire Code, and Ordinance No. 2998, which includes the adoption of the Wildland-Urban Interface Code with errata, as well as local amendments, collectively to be known as the Fire Code of the City of Redlands Fire Department.
4. Delegate enforcement of the ordinances identified in Recommendation Nos. 1 through 3, to the chief of the fire protection district that adopted the ordinance, or the fire chief's authorized representative, pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 13869.7(h)(1)(A).
5. Direct the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District to take the following actions within 15 days pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 13869.7(c):
a. Transmit a copy of this item to each of the fire protection districts identified in Recommendation Nos. 1 through 3.
b. File a copy of this item and ordi...
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