Codes & Permits

Fees

• Fire Prevention Bureau Fees (PDF)

Fire Protection System Report Submittals – Important Notice

The Grand Junction Fire Department has established a new process for all locally licensed fire protection contractors who inspect, test, and maintain fire protection systems within the City of Grand Junction and Grand Junction Rural Fire Protection District. Effective February 1, 2025, all fire protection system inspection, test, and maintenance (ITM) reports are required to be submitted to the Grand Junction Fire Department electronically via The Compliance Engine’s online system at www.thecomplianceengine.com.   This new process will assist the Grand Junction Fire Department in ensuring the reliability of fire protection systems within our jurisdiction while reducing false alarms.

Systems to be submitted:  Fire Sprinkler, Fire Pump, Standpipe, Fire Alarm, Paint/Spray Booths, Kitchen Hood Suppression, Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning, Clean Agent, Smoke Control and Emergency Responder Radio Coverage. 

Mission

Grand Junction Fire Department's Fire Prevention Bureau is to pursue avenues of fire and life safety hazard risk reduction through enforcement of internationally recognized fire codes and standards. Its primary goal is the reduction of life loss, personal injury, property damage, and the serious socio-economic impacts of fire.

We strive to achieve this goal by:

• Consistent enforcement of fire, life safety, and hazardous material regulations.
• Providing consultation and education services to the development community.
• Providing education and information to the public in the prevention of fires, reduction of life safety hazards, and the proper storage and handling of hazardous materials.

Fire Prevention City Ordinance

City Ordinance Number 5269 (PDF) (includes amendments to the 2024 International Fire Code) and Municipal Code Chapter 15.44 charge Grand Junction's Fire Prevention Bureau with enforcement of the 2024 International Fire Code (IFC). This code was developed in conjunction with a full set of modern construction codes including the International Building Code. The City of Grand Junction and the Mesa County Building Department have also adopted the International Building Code, which works in tandem with the International Fire Code. Copies of the International Fire Code may be viewed at the Grand Junction Fire Department Fire Prevention Bureau or purchased from a book store or on the internet.

Services provided by the Fire Prevention Bureau include consulting, plan reviews, fire protection system inspections, fire and life-safety inspections and fire code complaint inspections. Scheduled fire company inspections of commercial properties are conducted regularly in the City of Grand Junction. The objective of these inspections is to identify and initiate correction of fire and life-safety hazards, verify contact information, educate the occupants and familiarize fire personnel with the property in the event of a fire.