Boston
Boston Fire Department, Fire Prevention Division
In short
Boston Fire Department, Fire Prevention Division issues 3 permits we publish for Boston, last verified 2026-09-05. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate of Occupancy Inspection Fee | Boston Fire Department, Fire Prevention Division | Non-residential: $110 for the first 5,000 sq ft, plus $110 per additional 10,000 sq ft, capped at $1,000. This is the Boston Fire Department's own inspection fee; ISD separately charges a distinct fee for the same certificate, reported as $300 plus a $50 application fee. | issued once per qualifying occupancy | 2026-09-05 |
| Fire Inspection — Day Care Agencies | Boston Fire Department, Fire Prevention Division | $140 per inspection, quarterly or annually depending on occupancy | quarterly or annual, set at the point of occupancy | 2026-09-05 |
| Food Truck Fire Permit | Boston Fire Department, Fire Prevention Division | $150 per inspection | not stated on the page consulted | 2026-09-05 |
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
Certificate of Occupancy Inspection Fee
Two separate fee components exist — this BFD inspection fee, and an ISD fee — but no single source states a combined total, and the ISD line item is not explicitly labelled a Certificate of Occupancy fee in the schedule that carries it, only inferred from its context alongside Change-of-Occupancy fees. Both figures are disclosed here rather than asserting one total that isn't directly documented.
Fire Inspection — Day Care Agencies
Confirmed directly against the Fire Department's own fee schedule, which groups day care agencies with hotels, hospitals and dispensaries under this same inspection fee.
Food Truck Fire Permit
Confirmed directly against the city's own food-truck permitting guide, distinct from the general Food Service Permit's fee.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Boston
- Phone
- 617-343-3628
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.
- Boston Fire Department fee schedule, effective September 22, 2016Boston Fire Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-05
- City of Boston — Health and Fire Permit for a food truckCity of Boston · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-05
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