St. Johns County
St. Johns County Fire Rescue, Fire Prevention
In short
St. Johns County Fire Rescue, Fire Prevention issues 2 permits we publish for St. Johns County, last verified 2026-10-20. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Marshal Permits: Kitchen Hood, Fire Suppression and Annual Operational Permits (Unincorporated St. Johns)only if it applies to you | St. Johns County Fire Rescue, Fire Prevention | Per the Fire Department section of the FY 27 Schedule of Fees and Services (amended 09/15/2026): Permit Issuance Fee $26.00; Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Hoods $73.00; Fire Suppression System $75.00; annual permits for operations $60 a year per site for each listed activity, including flammable or combustible liquid storage, flammable finish application, and storage, handling or use of compressed gases; tents and membrane structures $60.00 per event. Starting work without a Fire Marshal permit costs double the normal application fee. | per installation for hood and suppression permits; annual per site for operational permits; per event for tents | 2026-10-20 |
| Annual Fire Inspection for Child Care Facilities (Unincorporated St. Johns)only if it applies to you | St. Johns County Fire Rescue, Fire Prevention | Per the FY 27 Schedule of Fees and Services (amended 09/15/2026), "Fire Inspections (for facilities required to hold a license to operate)", by floor area: 0-5,000 sq ft $42.00; 5,001-12,000 $58.00; 12,001-25,000 $97.00; 25,001-50,000 $116.00; 50,001-75,000 $135.00; 75,001-100,000 $154.00; 100,001-250,000 $193.00; 250,001-500,000 $231.00; 500,001-750,000 $270.00; 750,001-1,000,000 $308.00; over 1,000,000 $385.00. After the second re-inspection, the original cost of the inspection is charged again. | annual | 2026-10-20 |
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
Fire Marshal Permits: Kitchen Hood, Fire Suppression and Annual Operational Permits (Unincorporated St. Johns)
St. Johns County Fire Rescue's Fire Prevention section enforces the Florida Fire Prevention Code under Florida Statute 633 and Florida Administrative Code 69A, and its Permits & Forms page carries applications for commercial building plans, fire alarms, fire sprinklers, tents and other fire prevention permits. Ordinance 2016-29 provides for county enforcement of the Florida Fire Prevention Code through civil citations and establishes a Fire Code Board of Appeals. A restaurant or café installing a commercial kitchen exhaust hood or a fire suppression system needs a Fire Marshal permit: the FY 27 schedule sets the permit issuance fee at $26.00, a kitchen exhaust hood at $73.00 and a fire suppression system at $75.00. The schedule's "Permits for Operations" list sets an annual permit of $60 a year per site for each listed activity, so an auto repair shop that stores flammable or combustible liquids or applies flammable finishes, or any business that stores or uses compressed gases, holds the matching operational permit; a tent or membrane structure for a sale or event takes a $60.00 permit per event. This record covers unincorporated St. Johns County. Fire Prevention: 3657 Gaines Road, St. Augustine, (904) 209-1740, FirePrevention@sjcfl.us.
Annual Fire Inspection for Child Care Facilities (Unincorporated St. Johns)
St. Johns County Fire Rescue's Fire Prevention Business page states: "Certain occupancy types, such as day care centers and public schools, are required by Florida Statutes to have an annual fire inspection." Its Fire Prevention page lists fire safety inspections of licensed facilities such as day cares among its duties. A child care center in unincorporated St. Johns County therefore has an annual fire inspection, billed under the FY 27 schedule's line for fire inspections of facilities required to hold a license to operate, at a rate set by floor area from $42.00 for up to 5,000 square feet. The Business page says that inspection checklists are available to help owners prepare, that an owner may request an inspection, and that deficiencies lead to a notice of violation with a reasonable time to correct them before enforcement. The state child care license itself is issued by the Department of Children and Families and is not repeated here. Fire Prevention: 3657 Gaines Road, St. Augustine, (904) 209-1740, FirePrevention@sjcfl.us.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- St. Johns County
- Phone
- 904-209-1740
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.
- Fire PreventionSt. Johns County Fire Rescue · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-20
- Fire Prevention BusinessSt. Johns County Fire Rescue · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-20
- Fire Prevention Permits & FormsSt. Johns County Fire Rescue · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-20
- St. Johns County Ordinance 2016-29 (enforcement of the Florida Fire Prevention Code; civil infractions; Fire Code Board of Appeals)St. Johns County Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-20
- St. Johns County's Schedule of Fees and Services, Exhibit "A" (Amended 09/15/2026, FY 27 Current)St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-20
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