Missoula
Missoula Fire Department, Fire Prevention Bureau
In short
Missoula Fire Department, Fire Prevention Bureau issues 3 permits we publish for Missoula, last verified 2026-09-12. 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 Plan Review and Inspection (Commercial Construction) | Missoula Fire Department, Fire Prevention Bureau | Building Plan Review: $243.00 up to 2,000 sq ft, plus $18.00 per additional 1,000 sq ft. Fire Sprinkler and Fire Alarm Plan Review: $333.00 up to 5,000 sq ft, plus $23.00 per additional 1,000 sq ft (lower rates apply to alterations/tenant improvements). Matching Inspection Fees: $184.00 base plus $13.00/1,000 sq ft; $539.00 sprinkler final plus $38.00/1,000; $271.00 alarm final plus $19.00/1,000. Per the FY2027 Fire Fee Schedule (Resolution 8971), effective October 1, 2026. | one-time, per project | 2026-09-12 |
| Fire Department Vendor Review (Mobile Food)only if it applies to you | Missoula Fire Department, Fire Prevention Bureau | $88 one-time | not stated in the published fee schedule | 2026-09-12 |
| Fire Department Café Review (Sidewalk Café)only if it applies to you | Missoula Fire Department, Fire Prevention Bureau | $85 one-time | not stated in the published fee schedule | 2026-09-12 |
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 Plan Review and Inspection (Commercial Construction)
A City-charged fire plan review and inspection fee for new commercial construction, additions, or remodels, charged by the Missoula Fire Department itself under its FY2027 Fire Fee Schedule (Resolution 8971). This is separate from, and paid on top of, the ordinary Commercial Building Permit fee recorded above. No separate fee is published for the Fire Prevention Bureau's own routine five-year business-occupancy inspection cycle for an already-operating business — its own page confirms those costs 'are included in your permitting fees from Development Services.'
Fire Department Vendor Review (Mobile Food)
Missoula Public Health's own Mobile Retail Food page states directly: 'A fire inspection may be required by the Missoula Fire Marshal as part of your Itinerant Vendor License. You are required to have any fire-suppression ventilation hoods in your mobile inspected by the Fire Marshal or a third-party inspector.' This $88.00 Vendor Review fee, priced on the Fire Department's FY2027 fee schedule (Resolution 8971, effective October 1, 2026), is layered on top of the City's Itinerant Vendor License fee recorded above.
Fire Department Café Review (Sidewalk Café)
Applies to a restaurant or coffee shop adding sidewalk café seating. The $85.00 Café Review fee is set by the Fire Department's FY2027 fee schedule (Resolution 8971, effective October 1, 2026), and it is layered on top of the Business License's own $331.00 (new) / $79.00 (renewal) Sidewalk Café Endorsement fee on the City's Business License & Registration Fee Schedule effective October 1, 2026.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Missoula
- Phone
- (406) 552-6210
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.
- Business Fire Inspection — the Fire Prevention Bureau's own page confirming plan check and inspection fees for construction 'are included in your permitting fees,' with no separate fee for the routine 5-year business inspection cycleCity of Missoula, Montana, Missoula Fire Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-12
- Business License & Registration Fee Schedule, effective October 1, 2026 (FY2027, adopted by Resolution 8970) — the per-FTE fee tables for General, Contractor, Itinerant/Mobile Vendor, Liquor, and Cannabis licenses, plus Daycare, Sidewalk Café, and Pawnbroker endorsement feesCity of Missoula, Montana, Community Planning, Development & Innovation · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-12
- Mobile Retail Food Establishments — MPH's own page confirming the $285 Basic Plan Review Fee for mobiles and the City's own Itinerant Vendor License requirement to vend in city limitsMissoula Public Health (Missoula City-County Health Department) · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-12
- Resolution 8971 — FY2027 Fire Prevention Bureau Fee Schedule, adopted August 17, 2026 and effective October 1, 2026: Building/Sprinkler/Alarm Plan Review and Inspection fees scaled by square footage, plus flat Vendor Review ($88), Café Review ($85), and Sign Review ($121) feesCity of Missoula, Montana, Missoula Fire Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-08
Other offices serving Missoula
- Missoula Public Health (Missoula City-County Health Department)
- City of Missoula, Community Planning, Development & Innovation — Permit & Business Licensing Coordinators
- City of Missoula, Current Planning and Land Use Division
- City of Missoula, Community Planning, Development & Innovation — Building Division
- City of Missoula, Board of Adjustment
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