The Fire Prevention Division provides the following services for Business, Residential, Commercial, they include:
- Fire code inspection requests
- Fire safety complaints
- Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario inspections
- Occupant load calculations
- Fire route applications
- Fire safety plan review
- Firework permits
- Pyrotechnics permits
- Burn permits
- Fire code alternative solution proposals
- Risk and Safety Management Plans (propane storage facilities)
- Legislated vulnerable occupancy inspections
- Fire investigations
- Property file searches
Fire Code
The Fire Code is a regulation made under the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 consisting of a set of minimum requirements respecting fire safety within and around existing buildings and facilities. The owner is responsible for complying with the Fire Code, except where otherwise specified. The municipal fire department enforces the Fire Code. The regulation may be accessed on e-Laws.
The publication 2015 Fire Code Compendium, which includes the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997, the 2007 Fire Code as amended to January 1, 2015, and the Fire Code Supplement FCS-1, is available for purchase through the Publications Ontario website at Publications Ontario or by phone at 1-800-668-9938.