The Fire Prevention Division of the Fredville Fire Department works to make Fredville a fire-safe place for the residents, visitors and businesses who call it home.
Fire code regulations
The summaries listed below explain specific parts of the fire code. For more information, call Fire Prevention at (555) 010-4148.
Plan review: Send all plans for fire review using the city's online permitting portal.
Keep in mind:
- The summaries focus on requirements that come up often or tend to cause confusion, to help you understand and apply a long and detailed fire code.
- They do not list every fire code requirement.
- They cannot be used on their own to show that a project meets the fire code.
The complete fire code and the standards it references are listed under Helpful resources below. For questions about a specific project, contact the Fire Marshal's Office.
Code summaries
- Access control systems (PDF)
- Address marking policy (PDF)
- Ambulatory care facilities (PDF)
- Fire department connections for sprinkler systems (PDF)
- Basic construction requirements (PDF)
- Building access key boxes (PDF)
- Certificate of occupancy requirements (PDF)
- Child care facilities (PDF)
- Fire alarm systems (PDF)
- Fire apparatus access roads (PDF)
- Flow test letter (PDF)
- Fredville hydrant standards (PDF)
- Fredville amendments to the fire code (PDF)
- High-piled storage (PDF)
- Amendments recommended by the regional council of governments
- Recreational fires (PDF)
- Solar panels on homes (PDF)
- Home sprinkler systems (PDF)
- Signs (PDF)
- Tents for special events (PDF)
- Plan reviews by third parties
- Underground fire lines (PDF)
- Vehicle access gates (PDF)
- Water supply and fire hydrants (PDF)
Fire inspection and permit fees
The fee schedule was recently updated to make it easier to use: Fire Department fee schedule (PDF).
Questions about fees? Email [email protected] or call (555) 010-4148.
Preventing fires at home
Being prepared and well informed is one of the best ways to keep a house fire from starting. These guides can help keep your household safe:
- Home fire safety checklist (PDF)
- Troubleshooting smoke alarms (PDF)
Key boxes for building access
Rapid-entry key boxes must be ordered online from the fire department's approved key box manufacturer. When you order, choose City of Fredville, Texas, so the box matches the department's keys. The building owner or occupant is responsible for installing the box correctly and keeping it in good condition.
The installation rules are explained in the Building Access (PDF) and Vehicle Access Gates (PDF) documents.
- Order a key box from the approved manufacturer
- Online permitting portal
Helpful resources
- 2021 International Fire Code (IFC), available in the International Code Council's free online code library
- Codes and standards from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), listed on the association's website
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