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Florida's ERRCS deadlines and what they mean for installers

Florida's statute put dates on in-building radio coverage for existing high-rises, and a cited building gets at least one year to finish the fix. That is a market with a calendar. Here is what the law says, read straight from the source.

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The dates in the statute

DateWhat was dueWhoCitation
January 1, 2024Apply for the permit and show the building will comply by January 1, 2025Existing high-rise buildings not in compliance, including high-rise apartmentsF.S. 633.202(18)(a)
January 1, 2025Meet the minimum radio signal strength for fire department communicationsExisting high-rise buildings, including high-rise apartmentsF.S. 633.202(18)(a)

Florida deadline

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Every date here comes from the statute or rule cited under it.

Florida compliance date for existing high-rises

Existing high-rise buildings had to apply for a permit by January 1, 2024 and meet the minimum radio signal strength by January 1, 2025. F.S. 633.202(18)(a)

After a notice of violation, the owner gets at least 1 year to finish the work. F.S. 633.202(18)(g)

After the deadline: citations and the one-year window

When a fire marshal requires an existing building to retrofit after those dates, the owner gets at least one year from the notice of code violation to finish (F.S. 633.202(18)(g)). For an installer, the citation date is the start of a known clock.

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Why timing wins

The citation date starts a known clock

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Notice of code violationDay one of the clock
At least 1 year laterThe retrofit has to be finishedF.S. 633.202(18)(g)

What the owner has to fit inside that year

  1. Signal test
  2. Written bids
  3. Licensee consent
  4. Permit
  5. Install
  6. Acceptance test
47 CFR 90.219(b)(1)(i); IFC 2021 510.3, 510.5.4
In Florida, a required retrofit after the statutory dates gets at least one year from the notice. The pins show when a call lands; they are not statistics.Source: F.S. 633.202(18)(g); IFC 2021 510.3, 510.5.4; 47 CFR 90.219.

What does not change by county

Local fire marshals may not enforce stricter requirements than the Florida Fire Prevention Code and the statute for requiring, designing or installing a system (F.S. 633.202(18)(i)). Every new system or change needs the express consent of the frequency license holder (F.S. 633.202(18)(d)).

What does change by county

The statute gives the local fire marshal the job of setting the minimum signal strength (F.S. 633.202(18)(a)), so levels and steps differ. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue's guideline, for example, requires -95 dBm and DAQ 3.0 in 90% of general areas and 99% of critical areas, a pre-test before plans, separate 450 MHz and 800 MHz grid maps at acceptance, and a service contract with four-hour runner response.

Re-assessments keep the work recurring

Florida fire marshals may require a new coverage assessment no more than once every 3 years for an existing high-rise or an existing building over 12,000 total gross square feet, and every 5 years for other existing buildings, with exceptions (F.S. 633.202(18)(c)2).

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Sources

Primary documents we read for this page. Rules change; confirm with your fire marshal (AHJ).

  1. Florida Statutes 2026, section 633.202, subsection (18), The Florida SenateVerified October 25, 2026 · statute
  2. General Guidelines for the Deployment of Two-Way Radio Communication Enhancement System (BDAs), Miami-Dade County Fire Prevention DivisionVerified October 25, 2026 · ahj document
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