National Building Code 2016, Part 4
The national fire and life safety code.
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Fire Code Expert answers fire code questions in plain words, with the clause that says so, or a straight statement that the code does not say.
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2,547Rule records
185 / 185Eval questions correct
0Answers written by a language model
Measured, not asserted
Filter first, then rank
On a 47-question evaluation that includes adversarial cases, where the tempting wrong answer sits in a newer and longer document, filtering by jurisdiction, adoption and sanction date before ranking beat plain similarity search on the same questions and corpus.
How an answer is made
No language model writes the answer
Answers are composed from rule records retrieved for the question, so the system cannot invent a requirement.
Your question
In plain words, about a real building.
Filter
Jurisdiction, whether a code is adopted at all, the building's sanction date, occupancy, height and basements.
Rank
Only then, rank what is left.
Compose
Build the answer from the records themselves.
Cite or refuse
Give the clause, or say plainly that the code does not hold a value.
Seven verdicts
Refusing counts as a correct answer
01Answered, with the clause02Applicability: does the code apply at all
03Defers to a standard04Assumed source, not yet verified
05No value held06Out of force at that date07No rule found
Maharashtra Schedule I
With its 33 notes, applied the way the notes scope each row.
Delhi Fire Service Rules 2010
As amended in 2025, down to individually citable sub-rules, plus eight Indian Standards.
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What is Fire Code Expert?
Fire Code Expert answers fire code questions asked in plain words. Each answer cites the clause it comes from, or states honestly that the code does not hold a value. Answers are composed from the retrieved rules; no language model writes them, so it cannot invent a requirement.
Which fire codes does Fire Code Expert know?
It holds 2,547 rule records, including the National Building Code of India 2016 Part 4, the Maharashtra Schedule I with its 33 notes, the Delhi Fire Service Rules 2010 as amended in 2025 down to individually citable sub-rules, and eight Indian Standards.
How accurate is Fire Code Expert?
It answers 185 of 185 questions correctly across fourteen evaluation sets. On a 47-question set that includes adversarial cases, its filter-then-rank method scored 47 of 47, against 36 of 47 (76.6 percent) for naive similarity search on the same questions and corpus.
Does Fire Code Expert know which rules applied when my building was approved?
Yes. Effective dates are keyed to the building's sanction date, not to today, and a state rule may only be equal to or stricter than the national one.
How do I use Fire Code Expert?
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