Smoke Detectors: Miramar vs Pompano Beach

Miramar enforces the Florida Building Code Residential R314 and the Florida Fire Prevention Code (NFPA 101 / NFPA 72, 2021 editions) as adopted by the State Fire Marshal, plus Broward County local fire amendments. Smoke alarms are required in every sleeping room, outside each sleeping area, and on every story. F.S. 553.883 mandates 10-year sealed-battery alarms when battery units are replaced.

Smoke alarms in Pompano Beach are governed by the Florida Building Code, Residential, §R314 (8th Ed., 2023) and NFPA 72, both adopted statewide and enforced locally by Pompano Beach Building Inspections and Fire-Rescue. Alarms must be installed in every sleeping room, outside each sleeping area, and on every story including basements. New construction and substantial alterations require hardwired, interconnected, battery-backed alarms. Short-term rentals must additionally pass a Chapter 153 inspection.