The Fees and Permits information can also be found in the Fire Rescue Bylaw #15309.
Invoice Payment
For payment options see Corporate Billing and Accounts Receivable Invoices.
Fire Inspections (Schedule A)
| Fire safety plan review and inspection(s) | $392 + 19.60 (GST) = $441.60 |
| First hour of research | $142.80 per address |
Maximum charge for 4 addresses per building or building complex
To obtain a property search regarding deficiencies,
| Occupancy load approval | $137 + 6.85 (GST) = $143.85 |
| Occupancy load certificate replacement fee | $71 + 3.55 (GST) = $74.55 |
| Occupancy load calculation | $137 + 6.85 (GST) = $143.85 |
| New business licence approval - low and moderate risk | $71 + 3.55 (GST) = $74.55 |
| New business licence approval - high and maximum risk | $213 + 10.65 (GST) = $223.65 |
| Second Re-Inspection of Quality Management Plan occupancy or building | $135 + 6.75 (GST) = $141.75 |
| Requested inspection | $135 + 6.75 (GST) = $141.75 |
| Application fee for flammable and combustible fuel tank. Plans review including site inspections | $521 + 26.05 (GST) = $547.05 |
| Inspection related to the installation or removal of flammable/combustible fuel tank | $99x3 = 297 + 14.85 (GST) per hour |
| Fire Rescue Standby Service* | Charges as per Schedule C |
| Plans examining and letter of compliance related to the installation or removal of flammable/combustible fuel tank** | $224 + 11.20 (GST)= $235.20 |
*Required as a condition of the issuance of the permit or where the Fire Marshal has determined that there is sufficient risk to the safety of people or property to merit on-scene Fire Rescue Services.
** These items require a remittance fee to the Government of Alberta Safety Codes Council.
See Fuel Storage Tank System Permits for more information.
Major Development
| Plan review | $135 + $6.75 (GST) = $141.75 |
Special Events
During the hours of 8am to 5:20pm, Monday to Friday.
| Floor Plan Review and Inspection* | $135 + $6.75 (GST) = $141.75 |
| Special Event Food Outlet Inspection* | no charge |
*A minimum 2 hours will apply when outside the listed hours - Charges as per Schedule C
Permits (Schedule B)
| Per permit, per vehicle, up to 1 year | $86 |
| Small indoor venues (per venue, up to 1 year) | $135 |
| Outdoor venues (per permit, per event) | $135 |
| Sale of fireworks and pyrotechnic devices (per permit, up to 1 year) | $99 |
| Family/Consumer (low hazard) fireworks (per permit, per event) | $147 |
| High-hazard display of fireworks (per permit, per event)* | $181 |
| Use of pyrotechnic devices (per permit, per event)* | $99 |
*During the hours 8am-5:20pm Monday to Friday (not including Statutory Holidays)
Please note:
- A minimum 2-hour fee (charges as per Schedule C) will apply when outside the noted times
- Requires remittance fee to the Government of Alberta Safety Codes Council
- On-site Fire Inspections are required for High Hazard and Pyrotechnic Devices permits
Learn more at Firework Permits and Safety
| Open Burning per municipal address (up to one year) | $135 |
| Special Event fire Pits/Bonfires (per permit, per event) | $135 |
Fire Rescue Fees (Schedule C)
Costs and expenses of an action or measure taken by Fire Rescue Services not listed in this section are the amount owing.
False Alarms
Response related to malfunctioning Fire Safety Installations or other safety monitoring devices, at the same premises responded to during a calendar year.
| Residential | Commercial | |
| First response to false alarm | no charge | no charge |
| Second response to false alarm | $86 | $331 |
| Third response to false alarm | $423 | $659 |
| Fourth response to false alarm | $842 | $1316 |
Security Alarms
| Residential | $842 |
| Commercial | $1316 |
Fee per apparatus, per half hour or portion thereof.
| Pumpers, pump tankers, 4X4 mobile pumps, rescue trucks, aerial trucks, jet boat, ambulance bus, air monitoring truck | $422 |
| Chiefs’ vans/cars, salvage truck, hose tender, fan truck,water cannon, mobile command, bus, medical support units, Metzler boat, Zodiac and any other unspecified apparatus |
$212 |
| Hazardous Material Apparatus* (initial response) | $631 |
| Hazardous Material Apparatus* (subsequent time) | $422 |
*plus expenses, and a 15% handling charge for all materials and supplies
| Non Motor Vehicle Accident response handled and completed by one single pumper apparatus | $279 |
| Major Hazardous Material Response* (initial response) | $631 |
| Major Hazardous Material Response* (subsequent time) | $422 |
*per apparatus, for each half hour or portion thereof, plus expenses, and a 15% handling charge for all materials and supplies
| Overtime* | $67 |
| Dispatch, monitoring, and response management* | $67 |
| Fire Inspection* | $67 |
| Fire Investigation** | $67 |
| K-9 search per team **(includes a handler and a canine) | $88 |
* per half hour or portion thereof
**per half hour or portion thereof, plus expenses
Administration Fees (Schedule D)
Costs and expenses of an action or measure taken by Fire Rescue Services not listed in this section are the amount owing.
| Hard copy photographs (up to 5) | $49 + $2.45 (GST) = $51.45 |
| Each additional hard copy photograph | $10 + $0.50 (GST) = $10.50 |
| Digital photographs (up to 20) | $60 + $3.00 (GST) = $63 |
| Each additional digital photograph | $5 + $0.25 (GST) = $5.25 |
Requested copies of Fire Rescue Run Reports, Dangerous Goods Reports, Fire Investigation Reports, or Patient Care Reports, related to a specific incident, including letters of summary and all services associated with providing requested information.
| Per report, up to 2-hours research and preparation | $83 + $4.15 (GST) = $87.15 |
| Plus: thereafter, per 30-minutes or portion thereof | $52 + $2.60 (GST) = $54.60 |
Includes witness interviews.
| Per member, per hour or portion thereof plus expenses (2-hour minimum) | $168 + $8.40 (GST) = $176.40 |
| Plus: thereafter, per member, per 30-minutes or portion thereof | $52 + $2.60 (GST) = $54.60 |
For More Information
311 Contact Centre
If you are calling from outside of Edmonton: 780-442-5311
| Telephone | 311 |
|---|---|
| TTY | 711 |
| Website | https://311.edmonton.ca |