Fire Department Permits

Department:                                            

Fire Department (Headquarters)

 

605 Worthington Street

 

 

Staff Liaison:

Captain David Rivera, Fire Marshal

 

(413) 787-6410

 

Email: DRivera@springfieldcityhall.com

 

 

Office Hours:

8:00 am- 4:00 pm, Monday- Friday

 

 

Permits Issued:

Fire Alarm Installations

Sprinkler Installations

Fire Reports from Insurance Company 

L.P. Gas Permits

Oil Burner Permits

Aboveground/Belowground Removal/Installation

Cutting and Welding Operations 

Flammable Combustable Fluid Permits

Fireworks 

Transportation of Flammable Fluid/Tank Trucks

Smoke Detector Inspection/New Homes/Resale

Dumpster Permits

Misc. Permits

 

 

Process for Obtaining Permit(s):

Permits are obtained and filed at Fire Headquarters located on 605 Worthington Street during regular business hours.

Download Forms online

 

 

Time frame for Decision:

Not applicable

 

 

Appeal Process:

Not applicable

 

 

Fee Schedule:

See table below 

 

 

Applicable Local, State, Federal Statutes

M.G.L Chapter 148, 527 CMR

 


Permit Fees

Permit/ Service

Fee

Blasting permit

$ 50.00

Cutting & Welding

$ 50.00

Disconnect/Disable Fire Alarm/Sprinkler System

$ 50.00

Fire alarm system

  • Initial connection to Radio Box
  • Annual fee for Radio Box
  • Monitoring fee for central station per property: Central office or other signals to fire dept. per protected property per year (this fee shall be the responsibility of the property owner and/or business owner operating on site)
  • Private fire alarm test with Radio Box
  • Private alarm system test

 

$ 300.00

$ 300.00

$ 150.00

 

$ 75.00

$ 50.00

Fireworks permit /Site review

$ 50.00

Firing Cannon

$ 50.00

Flammable Fluid, Solid Storage-Class A- up to 165 gallons

$ 50.00

Flammable Fluid, Solid Storage-Class B- up to 500 gallons

$ 50.00

Flammable Fluid, Solid Storage-Class C- up to 1000 gallons

$ 50.00

Flammable Fluid, Solid Storage-over 1001 gallons

$ 50.00

Installation and Removal of AboveGround / BelowGround Storage Tanks (per gallon capacity)

  •  0-1500
  •  1501-5000
  •  5001-7500
  •  7501 and over

 

$ 50.00

$ 75.00

$ 150.00

$ 250.00

Fuel oil, Gasoline, & Diesel fuel storage permit (annual, based on gallons)

  • 0 to 500 gallons
  • 501 to 2500 gallons
  • 2501 and over gallons

 

$ 50.00

$ 75.00

$ 150.00

 

Fumigating

$ 50.00

Install Carbon Monoxide Detectors

$ 50.00

Oil Burner/Oil Tank for Home heating

$ 50.00 each

Storage of ammunition/Small arms

$ 50.00

Unvented  Propane/Natural gas heater

$ 50.00

Self Serve Gas Station

$ 50.00

Smoke Detector / CO Inspection: 1-family

$ 50.00

Smoke Detector / CO Inspection: 2-family

$ 100.00

Smoke Detector / CO Inspection:  Multifamily (3-6 units)

$ 150.00

Smoke Detector / CO Inspection: Multifamily 7 units $200 (add $50 each additional unit)

$ 200.00- 450.00

Smoke Detector / CO Inspection: Multifamily (13+ units)

$ 500.00

Fire Alarm Installation / Plan Review

$ 100.00

Sprinkler Systems- Wet system permit & pre-plan review

$ 100.00

Sprinkler Systems- Dry system permit & pre-plan review

$ 100.00

Suppression Systems- Wet Chemical system permit & pre-plan review

$ 50.00

Storage LP propane 0-100 gallons

$ 50.00

Storage LP propane 101-1000 gallons

$ 125.00

Storage LP propane Over 1001 gallons

$ 225.00

Tanker Truck permit - Storage

$ 50.00 every 2 yrs.

Tanker Truck permit - Overnight Parking

$ 50.00 every 2 yrs.

Dumpster Permits - 6 yards or greater in the aggregate

$ 50.00/ dumpster

Quarterly Inspections:

  • Nursing and rest homes
  • Clinics and HMO's
  • Hotels and motels
  • Theaters
  • Lodging houses
  • Housing for the elderly
  • Group Homes
  • Inn Holders

 

 

 

$ 50.00 for each quarterly inspections

Annual / C.I. Inspections

$ 50.00










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