Fire Permits & Fees

Services / Permits / Inspections

Services 

Description

Occurrence 

Fee

False Fire Alarm Response (per calendar year) 1st Free

2nd $100.00

3rd or more (per occurrence) $200.00
Records Search (per address) Per hour (1 hour minimum) $30.00

Each additional 15 minutes $7.50

 

Permits 

Description

Occurrence

Fee

Burn Permit (Bonfire, Pit BBQ) Per request Free
Fire Safety Operational Permit (FSOP)       Annually   $15.00
Tents > 400 square feet Per request - greater than 14 days* $150.00
Per request - less than 14 days* $300.00
Canopies > 1,200 square feet Per request - greater than 14 days* $150.00
Per request - less than 14 days* $300.00
Additional Tent/Canopy Each $40.00
Tent with Firework Sale** Per tent $250.00
Fireworks/Pyrotechnics Events Per event $250.00
Burglar Alarm Permits - Contact the Mesa Police Department Alarm Unit

*Fourteen (14) calendar days is determined from the date the request is submitted to DIMES
**Additional fee shall be applied for temporary sale of legal fireworks when conducted outside of a structure that requires in frequency inspection under Mesa Fire Code.

Inspections 

Fire Inspections support fire safety in our community by helping to identify and eliminate hazards. Per code, inspections are required for all high, medium, and low hazard occupancies (excluding one and two-family dwellings and home-based businesses) Occupancy type, use, and size define how Risk Classifications(PDF, 183KB) are established.

For information about construction fire permits, please contact Mesa's Department of Development Services / 480-644-4273.

Description Occurrence

Fee

Low Risk Occupancy*

Triennial

$161.00

Medium Risk Occupancy

Biennial

$161.00

High Risk Occupancy < 12,000 sq. ft.

Annually

$268.00

High Risk Occupancy 12,000 sq. ft. < 100,000 sq. ft.

Annually

$482.00

High Risk Occupancy 100,000 sq. ft. < 300,000 sq. ft.

Annually

$589.00

High Risk Occupancy 300,000 sq. ft. < 500,000 sq. ft.

Annually

$696.00

High Risk Occupancy 500,000 sq. ft. < 1,000,000 sq. ft.

Annually

$910.00

High Risk Occupancy1,000,000 sq. ft.

Annually

$1,339.00

Re-Inspection (Follow-up on site)

1st

Free


Each consecutive follow-up after
(< 100,000 sq. ft.)

$50.00


Each consecutive follow-up after
(100,000 sq. ft.)

$100.00

Mobile Food Preparation Vehicle(PDF, 553KB)  Per Inspection  $50.00

*Beginning July 1, 2018, we began inspecting low risk occupancies which require fire inspections based on the Arizona Administrative Code and Mesa City Code (Arizona Administrative Code Title 4, Ch. 36 Department of Fire, Building and Life Safety). Low risk inspections are completed every third year. Identification of fire code violations and the repair of those makes your business safer for you, employees, and the general public.

Ways to Pay

Ways to Pay

Types of Payments accepted:

  • Cash (in person only) 
  • Check or Money Order (payable to City of Mesa) 
  • Credit Card (in person or online only) 
  • Payments over the phone are not accepted
  • All Payments must include a copy of the invoice
Online  By Mail   In Person 

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  City of Mesa Customer Service  

P.O. Box 1466
Mesa, AZ 85211 


  City of Mesa Customer Service  
55 N. Center St. 
Mesa, AZ 85201

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