Codes of Record
Record of adoptionAll seven codes in Iowa

Iowa

NFPA 855, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems
2023 NFPA 855in force

In force since September 10, 2025. Instrument: State fire code, 481 IAC 280.8 (2024 IFC with Iowa amendments).

VerifiedRead twice; the passage is on file word for word.
Applies
Through the IFC, chapter 12, derived from the fire code edition
Instrument
State fire code, 481 IAC 280.8 (2024 IFC with Iowa amendments)
Citation
481 IAC 280.8(1); Iowa Code 10A.511
Scope
Statewide
Amendments
Substantial
Read on
Oct 24, 2026 from 4 state pages
Transition rule
Not on file yet. Which permit date decides the edition is planned research.

What the record says

The passages that set the edition, quoted from the state’s own pages, each 30 words or fewer.

“ARC 9472C, IAB 8/6/25, effective 9/10/25”

“International Fire Code, 2024 edition, published by the International Code Council, available at www.iccsafe.org, with the following amendments.”

“This rulemaking will become effective on September 10, 2025.”

Exceptions and notes

2024 IFC adopted by ARC 9472C; chapter 12 references NFPA 855-2023 (derived, not named on a state page). No energy storage amendment seen; state page does not name NFPA 855.

Cross-check

What the code adoption trackers list for Iowa. Where one differs, the state’s own record decides.

No tracker reading is on file for this value.

How Iowa adopts the NFPA 855

Not yet researched.

History

Dated NFPA 855 actions on file for Iowa.

No dated NFPA 855 action is on file for Iowa yet.

For information only. Your local building or fire official decides which code applies. We check state records often but can miss a recent change, so confirm with your official before you design, permit, or install. Terms of use

These labels describe the state’s record on the date it was read. None of them is an approval from a state, a code publisher, or a local official.