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Fire Prevention
The mission of the Fire Prevention Division is to reduce preventable fires and injuries in Zionsville. The primary functions of the division are:
- Code enforcement
- Education programs
- Fire investigations
The division takes a collaborative, educational approach to accomplish our mission of community risk reduction. The majority of Zionsville’s building and business owners share our goal of preventing unnecessary injuries and property loss and are active partners in maintaining a safe environment for residents and visitors.
FIREWORKS LAWS AND SAFETY TIPS
Services
- New construction is reviewed and inspected in conjunction with other Town departments for code compliance and to ensure our front-line crews have adequate access to respond to emergencies.
- All commercial buildings and businesses are inspected at least annually for code compliance.
- Educational outreach that monitors fire and injury trends and adapts our programs to address them.
- Investigating fires to determine where they originated and the cause.
- Managing preplan data so our front-line crews have access to the information during emergency responses for more effective mitigation.
Public Education
For information about our Public Education programs, click here.
- Apparatus Turnaround Design
- Autoturn Data- 2017 Aerial
- Autoturn Data- 100 Aeral blank
- Addressing Multitenant Structures
- Above-Ceiling Pre-Inspection Checklist
- Building Final Pre-Inspection Checklist
- Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Hood Worksheet
- Fire Alarm Record of Completion
- Kitchen and Fire Suppression Final Pre-Inspection Checklist
- Material and Test Certification for Underground Piping
- Plan Review and Inspection Flow Chart
- Plan Review and Inspection Flow Chart
- Rough-In and Framing Pre-Inspection Checklist
- Variance Request
- Fee Schedule
- COMING SOON: Request an Inspection
- Codes and Guidance for Tents
Fire Prevention Fees - effective 9/4/2024
| Second Re-inspection (approx. 15 days) | $100 | §51.046 |
| Third and All Subsequent (approx. 5 days) | $250 | §51.046 |
| All Subsequent Acceptance Tests (all types) | $75 | §51.046 |
| Fire Department Occupancy Permit | $75 | §51.046 |
| Construction/Building Plan Review | $.10/square feet ($75 minimum) | §51.046 |
| Construction/Building Plan Review-Big Box perimeter | (L*2+W*2) $.50 | §51.046 |
| Automatic Sprinkler System Per NFPA 13 | Number of Risers or Systems x $100 | §51.046 |
| Fire Alarm System Per NFPA 72 | Number of Fire Alarm Annunciation Zones per NFPA 72 x $100 | §51.046 |
| Special Hazard System (i.e. Hood Suppression System) | Number of Systems x $100 | §51.046 |
| Modification to an Existing System | Item Being Modified (i.e. Riser) x $75 | §51.046 |
| Construction or Installation w/o a Fire Protection Permit | Stop work Order + 5x Normal Permit Fee | §51.046 |
| Failed new construction inspection | $100/first failed inspection
$250/second failed inspection
$500/all subsequent failed inspections
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§51.046 |
| Failure to Implement a Required Fire Watch | $350/day/person-IDHS notified | §51.046 |
| Occupancy Without Occupancy Permit | $250/day | §51.046 |
| False/Faulty Alarms (alarms 4-6 in a calendar year) | $75/occurrence | §51.046 |
| False/Faulty Alarms (alarms 7-10 in a calendar year) | $150/occurrence | §51.046 |
| False/Faulty Alarms (alarms 11+ in a calendar year) | $250/occurrence | §51.046 |
| Tampering with a Life Safety System | $500/occurrence-IDHS and ZPD notified | §51.046 |