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As Rhode Island approached the 10-year anniversary of the tragic Station nightclub fire on June 20, 2012 Governor Lincoln Chafee signed into law 2012 – H 7959 Substitute A2 and 2012– S 2564 Substitute B, putting in motion the first significant changes to the state’s fire safety codes since the Comprehensive Fire Safety Act of 2003.4 These two bills mandated the State Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal & Review (Board) review, revise and update the current code to include the following National Fire Protection Association5 (NFPA) codes: NFPA 1, Fire Code, 2012 edition. NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, 2010 edition. NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2012 edition.
