THANKS !
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about the Town of Zebulon Fire Inspection program. This page is designed to provide Zebulon Businesses some basic information about the Fire Inspection program.

WHAT IS THE STATE FIRE PREVENTION CODE ?
The Fire Prevention Code is a set of minimum mandatory firesafety standards that apply to all occupancies in North Carolina except one and two family dwellings. The Fire Prevention Code is uniformly enforced in all areas of the State. The fire code primarily regulates:

1. General Precautions Against Fire

2. Fire Protection Requirements

3. Electrical Safety

4. Exits and Egress Maintenance

5. Flammable Liquid Safety

6. Other Specialized Operation Safety Requirements

HOW OFTEN WILL AN INSPECTION BE PERFORMED ?
The Town of Zebulon Fire Inspection Office will immediately respond to any complaint from the N.C. Governor’s Firesafety Hotline ( 1-800-662-7952 ) and complaints made to our office. Otherwise, inspections will be made following the State mandated minimum inspection schedule:

Once every year : Hazardous, Institutional, Residential, Assembly Occupancies

Once every 2 years : Industrial and Educational Occupancies

Once every 3 years : Business, Storage, Mercantile Occupancies, and Churches.

The fire inspectors will also assist building inspectors on new construction projects.

WHO WILL PERFORM THE FIRE SAFETY INSPECTIONS ?
All persons who enforce the State Fire Prevention Code are certified to do so by the North Carolina Code Qualifications Board. Each inspector that you work with has undergone extensive education and experiences to provide you with top quality service.

Not only are our inspectors certified to perform fire inspections, each is certified as a North Carolina firefighter. This enables us to bring you a clear understanding of fire behavior.

HOW WILL THE FIRE INSPECTION PROGRAM WORK ?
An inspector will call upon businesses within our inspection area. Upon arrival, the inspector will ask for the owner, manager, or safety officer. After greetings, the two will survey the premises. Then a systematic inspection will occur whereby a listing of code violations will be determined by the inspector. Each item will be thoroughly explained to the owner, manager, or safety officer. Priority items will be identified. Imminent hazards must be corrected immediately! A reinspection date then will be set for the inspector to return. This reinspection date will be mutually agreed upon by both parties.

The owner/operator will sign an inspection form and a copy will be left as a record of the inspection. When the inspector returns for the reinspection date all violations must be corrected. If corrections have not been properly abated there will be a fine per violation and a hourly rate will also be charged for the reinspection.

ARE THERE ANY CHARGES FOR THE SERVICES ?
Charges are based on a fee schedule designated to recover a portion of the cost of operating the Fire Prevention Code Enforcement Program. In the event there are no violations discovered or if the business owner corrects violations before the reinspection date, there is no charge for our services.  However, if the business fails to make corrections before the mutually agreed upon reinspection date, the business will be charged per outstanding violation, and an hourly rate for the reinspection will be applied. Permit fees may also apply. Any and all fire protection permits required must be approved and issued prior to actual construction, installation or alteration of the particular system. Permits include, but not limited to, fire alarm systems, sprinkler systems, private hydrants, hood suppression systems, fire pumps, etc. All fire protection permits are issued at the Zebulon Fire Department. Failure to obtain a permit before commencement of work will result in a $50.00 fine per day from the first day of work until the proper permit is issued.   All charges and fees will be collected by the Town of Zebulon Finance Department at 100 N. Arendell Avenue, Zebulon N.C. 27597.

The current fee schedule as adopted by the Town of Zebulon Board of Commissioners is listed below:

INSPECTION SERVICE FEES

PERMIT FEES
Categories                                                                   Each Permit

A.. Specialized Permits                                                  $ 100.00

-underground tank removal (per tank)

-hazardous chemical permit

B. All other permits required by the N.C.                          $ 50.00 (each)

State Fire Prevention Code

Permits for the following will be issued when they meet the technical code standard. They will be valid until such a time when a reinspection is due according to the state inspection schedule, or whenever the inspector determines that the business is no longer in compliance with the minimum code. The fire code currently requires that a permit be issued for the following operations:

TO SCHEDULE AN INSPECTION....
DIAL 269-6487 ( 24 hours a day )

All fire inspections are public record and are available upon request.

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