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Annual Fire Operational License Payment

Effective February 1st, 2025 the City of Grand Forks will be charging a card processing fee of 3.5% (with a minimum fee of $2.00) on all credit/debit card payments. This includes online, phone, and in person payments. There will not be a fee for E-check, check, or cash payments.

What we can do for you!

A license issued by the Fire Department grants permission for an operation, process, or activity for which Fire Department approval is required.

Who do you call?

Grand Forks Fire Department Fire Prevention Division (701) 746-2566

What we need

Name of responsible person
An emergency contact/lockbox form completed
Address or location where the process or activity will occur
Date of operation, activity or process
Starting and ending time of the process or activity - annual or short-term site permit

The process:

The applicant must contact the Fire Prevention Division and requests a license.
Depending upon the process or activity, a Fire Marshal, or fire department representative may inspect the location prior to issuing a permit.
The Fire Marshal will issue a permit for a specific period of time, not to exceed one year.
The permit will identify specific instructions and restrictions to the permittee.

List of operations or activities which requires a permit:

Aerosol products	Amusement Buildings	Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems	Aviation Facilities
Carnivals and Fairs	Battery Systems	Cellulose Nitrate Film	Combustible Dust Producing Operations
Combustible Fibers	Compressed Gases	Covered Mall Buildings	Cryogenic Fluids
Cutting and Welding	Dry Cleaning Plants	Exhibits and Trade Shows	Explosives
Fire Alarm and Detection Systems and Related Equipment	Fire Hydrants and Valves	Fire Pumps and Related Equipment	Flammable and Combustible Liquids
Floor Finishing	Fruit and Crop-Ripening	Fumigation and Thermal Insecticidal Fogging	Hazardous Materials
HPM Facilities	High-Piled Storage	Hot Work Operations	Industrial Ovens
Lumber Yards and Woodworking Plants	Liquid or Gas-Fueled Vehicles or Equipment in Assembly Buildings	LP-Gas	Magnesium
Open Burning	Open Flames or Torches	Open Flames and Candles	Organic Coatings
Places of Assembly	Private Fire Hydrants	Pyrotechnical Special Effects Material	Pyroxylin Plastics
Refrigeration Equipment	Repair Garages or Motor Fuel-Dispensing Facilities	Rooftop Heliports	Spraying or Dipping
Standpipe System	Storage of Scrap Tires and Tire Byproducts	Temporary Membrane Structures, Tents and Canopies	Tire Rebuilding Plants
Waste Handling	Wood Products

City of Grand Forks, ND

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