Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County Fire Department / Consolidated Fire Protection District, acting as the county's Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA)
In short
Los Angeles County Fire Department / Consolidated Fire Protection District, acting as the county's Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) issues 2 permits we publish for Los Angeles County, last verified 2026-09-27. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act (APSA) Permitonly if it applies to you | Los Angeles County Fire Department / Consolidated Fire Protection District, acting as the county's Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) | $348–$21,080 annual Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act (APSA) fee, by total facility tank storage capacity (FY2026-27) | annual | 2026-09-27 |
| Hazardous Materials Business Plan / Handler / Generator Permit (CUPA)only if it applies to you | Los Angeles County Fire Department / Consolidated Fire Protection District, acting as the county's Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) | Annual fees under the Unified Program (FY2026-27): Hazardous Material Handler — Small Quantity Handler $437, Minor $633, Moderate $810, Major $1,120, Major-Large Volume $1,595, Major-Complex $2,462; Hazardous Waste Generator, by employee count, $528-$5,126; Tiered Permit — Conditionally Exempt $338, Conditionally Authorized $2,252, Permit by Rule $3,266. | annual | 2026-09-27 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act (APSA) Permit
An auto repair shop or contractor's yard with aboveground petroleum storage tanks above the state's regulatory threshold needs an annual Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act (APSA) authorization from LA County Fire as CUPA, within Fire's jurisdiction (the unincorporated area, 59 contract cities and La Habra by contract). The FY2026-27 fee scales with total facility tank storage capacity, from $348 at the smallest tier up to $21,080 for the largest facilities. Inside a city running its own fire department, that city's CUPA program applies instead.
Hazardous Materials Business Plan / Handler / Generator Permit (CUPA)
A business that handles, generates or stores hazardous materials above state reporting thresholds needs a Unified Program authorization from LA County Fire, acting as the county's CUPA, within Fire's own jurisdiction — the unincorporated area, 59 property-tax-funded cities and La Habra (Orange County) by contract, 60 cities total. An auto repair shop handling solvents, used oil and other automotive hazardous materials is mandatory in virtually every case; a restaurant, food truck, veterinary clinic or contractor is conditional, triggered only above the state's regulatory thresholds. The FY2026-27 annual Hazardous Material Handler fee ranges from $437 (Small Quantity Handler) to $2,462 (Major-Complex); a Hazardous Waste Generator instead pays $528 to $5,126 by employee count; and a facility needing a Tiered Permit pays $338 to $3,266 by tier. Applications are filed through the state's California Environmental Reporting System (CERS). Inside a city with its own fire department (the City of Los Angeles, Long Beach, Pasadena, Burbank, Glendale, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills and others), that city administers the CUPA program instead.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Los Angeles County
- Phone
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Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- About Us (jurisdiction: unincorporated area, 59 contract cities and La Habra by contract, 60 cities total)LA County Fire Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-27
- Permits and Fees, including the Unified Program (CUPA) hazardous-materials fee schedule, FY2026-27LA County Fire Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-27
Other offices serving Los Angeles County
- Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Division
- Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning
- Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control
- Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, Building and Safety Division
- Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector, Business License Section
- Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk
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