Types of Permits
Fee
Time
Blasting (require fire watch detail)
$100
Limit 30 days
Tank trucks
$100
2 years
Flammable fluids and gases
$50
1 year
Tar kettles
$50
Per job
Gunpowder
$75
Per year
Oil burners — permit to installers
$25
Per job
Oil burners — inspection for installers
$35
Per job
Removal and installation of tanks less than or equal to 275 gallons
$50
Per tank
Removal and installation of tanks greater than 275 gallons (1,000 gallons or over require fire watch detail)
$100
Per tank
SARA Title III annual MSDS fee (material safety data sheet) update
$100
Per year
Hazardous material/waste inspections
$50
Per inspection
Smoke detector inspection of houses being sold (MGL c. 148, § 26F)
$50
Single family
Up to 5 units per inspection
$25
Each additional unit
Reinspection each visit
$25
Plus $10 per unit reinspection
Nursing and convalescent homes
Under 25 beds
$250
Per inspection
From 26 to 100 beds
$300
Per inspection
Nursing schools and clinics
$75
Per inspection
Kindergarten
$200
Per inspection
Private schools
$50
Per inspection
Team inspection (Building, Health and Fire Departments)
$50
Per inspection
Lodging houses and rooming houses
$200
Per year
Inns
Under 100 rooms
$200
Per year
Above 100 rooms
$300 plus
$5 for each additional room
Open burning permit — MGL c. 48
$100
Per job
Permit for display of fireworks (MGL c. 148, § 39A)
$100
Per job
Junkyards
$100
Per year
Lumberyards
$100
Per year
Theater inspections
$75
Quarterly
Inspection of commercial garages
$50
Per year
Dormitory inspection
Up to 100 occupants
$100
Per year
Over 100 occupants
$100 plus
$5 for each occupant
Gasoline stations
$50
Per year
Total team check-out by Fire Department
Fire Alarm Division consists of final acceptance test for occupants
$100
Per floor (one time)
Certification of fire alarm detection by Fire Alarm Division
$75
Initial site visit and inspection
6 or more units
$10
Per unit inspection
Reinspection visit call back
$25
Plus $10 per unit reinspection
Review of plans, prints and specifications
$150
Minimum based on size of project
On-site visits – fire protection
$25
Initial connection of master box to system
$250
Initial connection to central office or other signal to fire alarm
$100
Annual fee for connection to municipal fire alarm system (rate of $25 per month — includes central office and private alarm systems)
$300