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Fire Code Enforcement Information
Welcome to the Town of Fuquay-Varina Fire Department and the Fire Code Enforcement Division. A comprehensive program of fire code compliance is managed through the International Fire Code, along with North Carolina Building Code Council Amendments.
Fire Code Inspections are required for all places of business. Periodic inspections will be conducted based on your type of business. An example below illustrates the minimum frequency rate of inspections:
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1 Year Inspections - Assembly - (Restaurants, clubs and places of entertainment); Hazardous - (Hazardous-materials, flammable liquids facilities); Institutional - (Hospital, nursing homes, licensed care facilities, jails); High-Rise Buildings and residential except one and two family dwellings.
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2 Year Inspections - Industrial facilities; Educational facilities (Except public schools).
- 3 Year Inspections - Business; Mercantile, Storage facilities; Churches and synagogues.
Plans review and new construction inspections are conducted in close cooperation with the Town of Fuquay-Varina Building Inspections Department. To schedule inspections of new construction and fire protection systems you must call the request line at (919)552-1407. Inspections requested prior to 4:00pm are scheduled for next day service. A complete set of civil and architectural plans, specifications, and calculations are required for review. Plans may be submitted with the building inspections department submittal package.
Plans and inspections related to fire protection include:
- Site Plan - (Fire lanes, fire hydrants, standpipes, fire department connections "FDC", and fire alarm/sprinkler systems with appropriate calculations). All plans are submitted and then permits will be granted once approval of said plans meet fire protection guidelines.
- Automatic fire extinguishing systems, or fire sprinklers, including fire pumps and standpipes.
- Fire alarm systems.
- Occupancy classification for the use of storage or hazardous materials.
- Installation or removal of tanks for liquid motor fuels and LPG, LNG, CNG.
- High-piled combustible storage occupancies.
- Kitchen hood fire protection systems.
- Paint spray booths and associated systems.
- Special agent protection systems.
- Compressed gas or medical gas systems.
Fire Inspection Goals
- To raise the public's awareness of fire safety considerations.
- To identify fire hazards that must be eliminated for a safer environment.
- To develop records and reports of inspection information that will serve in public record.
- To verify proper functioning and maintenance of installed fire protection systems and other building fire protection equipment and features.
Common Fire Safety
A fire inspection should include checking for the following:
- The means of egress as pertaining to life safety considerations.
- Fire protection systems - fire alarms that give early warning to occupants and fire suppression systems that control fire in the early stages.
- Heating systems as they affect the furnace, the fuel-supply and ignition systems, vents and chimney.
- Electrical systems - including electrical distribution, motors, extension cords, lamps, lighting fixtures, grounding and other related areas.
- Mechanical systems, such as heating and air conditioning systems.
- Storage - where materials are being storred and how they are arranged in occupancies, recycling programs have had an impact on buildings not designed to house these used products until they are scheduled for pickup.
For additional information on new or upfit construction plans review and inspections contact Buddy Walters at (919)753-1014 or bwalters@fuquay-varina.org.
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