The 2006 Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code is a fully integrated custom code based on the 2006 International Fire Code. The Code establishes statewide standards to safeguard life and property from the hazards of fire or explosion arising from the improper maintenance of life safety and fire prevention and protection materials, devices, systems and structures and the unsafe storage handling, and use of substances, materials and devices, including fireworks, explosives and blasting agents, wherever located.