San Antonio Fire Department

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Business Forms & Permit Applications

After-Hours Inspection Request Form

Fire Codes & Standards

Information Bulletins & Code Interpretations

Hazmat Reporting Requirements

Links
Comm. Safety & Ed. Division Home Safety Quiz Poster Contest Winners Annual Report (2008) (2007) SAFD History Tell Us What You Think

Hotlines

Arson: 210-227-FIRE (3473)

SA Crime Stoppers:
224-STOP (7867)

Poison Control Center
800-222-1222

Information Bulletins and Code Interpretations

Code Interpretations

Aerial Fire Apparatus Access Road	CI2006-005
Fire Department Vehicle Access for Sprinklered Buildings	CI2006-006
Fire Hydrant Location and Spacing for Sprinklered Buildings	CI2006-007
Platted Easements for Fire Lanes across Lot Lines	CI2006-008
Fire Apparatus and Firefighter Access at Exterior Wall Five or Less from a Property Line or Building	CI2006-009
Fire Sprinklers vs. Multiple Fire Apparatus Roads for Multiple-Family Residential Developments	CI2006-014
Requirement for "Separate" Fire Apparatus Access Roads for Multiple-Family Residential Developments	CI2006-017
Fire Alarm Audibility Testing Requirements for Residential Occupancies	CI2006-019
Backflow Prevention Assembly "Listing" Requirements	CI2006-021
Determining When fire Alarm System Permits Are Required	CI2006-022
Fire Alarm Visible Notification Appliance Intensities In Sleeping Areas	CI2006-023
Protection of fire Alarm System Control Equipment	CI2006-024
Requirement for the installation of duct mounted smoke detectors	CI2007-003
Requirements for the installation of notification appliances in common areas and employee work areas	CI2007-004
Fire Department Connection (FDC) Requirements	CI2008-002
Standpipe System Hose connection Locations	CI2008-003
Commercial hod Requirements for Domestic-type Cooking Appliances used in Commercial Occupancies	CI2008-006

Information Bulletins

Professional Engineer (PE) Review / Certification of Fire Alarm System Plans	IB102a
Professional Engineer (PE) Review / Certification of Automatic Fire Sprinkler System Plans	IB102b
Fire Sprinkler Permit Application and Checklist	IB107
Fast-Track Fire Sprinkler Permits	IB108
Fire Sprinkler Modification involving Twenty (20) Heads or Less	IB109
Tent Certificate of Occupancy and Application	IB112
Code interpretation Requests	IB115
San Antonio Fire Department Policy on Fire Alarm Wiring Requirements for R-2 Occupancies	IB118
San Antonio Fire Department Policy on Aerial fire apparatus Access for R-1 and R-2 Occupancies	IB119
Fire Alarm Permit Application and Checklist (Form Only)	IB122
Fast-Track Fire Alarm System Permits	IB123
Certificate of Occupancy Permit Requirements	IB126b
Fire Alarm and Detection System Modifications Involving Five (5) or Fewer Devices	IB135
Hydraulic Calculation Requirement for Automatic Fire Sprinkler System Modifications	IB140
Fire Flow Test Reports	IB143
Building and Fire Codes Board of Appeals	IB144a
Requirements for Fire Alarm System Inspections	IB155