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Cumberland County Fire Marshal's Office

In short

Cumberland County Fire Marshal's Office issues 2 permits we publish for Cumberland County, last verified 2026-10-21. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Fire Inspection (by Occupancy and Floor Area)Cumberland County Fire Marshal's Office$75–$350 per inspection, by square footage, for Assembly (A-1 to A-5), Educational ("Day Cares (not in residential homes) and Private Schools") and the Three-Year Inspection Fee for "Business, Mercantile, Storage": up to 2,500 sq ft $75; 2,501-10,000 $100; 10,001-50,000 $150; 50,001-100,000 $200; 100,001-150,000 $250; 150,001-200,000 $300; over 200,000 $350. "Day cares (in a residence)" $75 per visit; re-inspection fee $75 per visit (Exhibit A)Assembly once every year; Educational (except public schools) once every two years; Business, Mercantile, Storage once every three years (Fire Prevention Code Enforcement page)2026-10-21
Fire Code Permits and Fire Plan Reviewonly if it applies to youCumberland County Fire Marshal's OfficeAll Commercial Building Construction (fire trade) reviews: Standard Fee (Total Job Cost) x (0.00125) = Fire Fee ($100 minimum). Alarm detection systems equipment $5 per initiating device ($75 minimum). Sprinkler auto extinguisher system 1.05 per sprinkler head, $75 minimum. Tanks, pumps, piping new construction $100. Tent permit $75 per visit. Fireworks/explosives permit $450 (Exhibit A).per review or permit2026-10-21

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 Inspection (by Occupancy and Floor Area)

The Cumberland County Fire Marshal's Office inspects commercial occupancies in its service area on a schedule set by occupancy. The Fire Prevention Code Enforcement page lists the Fire Marshal's service areas as "All rural areas of Cumberland County" and the "Town limits of Linden, Wade, Godwin, Falcon and Stedman", and states that "The City of Fayetteville, Town of Hope Mills, and Town of Spring Lake provide fire code enforcement in their respective jurisdictions." The same page lists the schedule: Assembly occupancies "Once Every Year"; Educational occupancies, except public schools, "Once Every Two (2) Years"; and "Business, Mercantile, Storage, and Churches/Synagogues" "Once Every Three (3) Years". County Code Sec. 6.2-24 provides for fire prevention fees fixed in an annual schedule approved with the budget ordinance. Per the FY2027 Adopted Budget fee schedule (Exhibit A, Fire Inspections, printed pp. 366-367), adopted by the Budget Ordinance on June 23, 2026 (Sec. II.e), in effect for FY2027 (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027), each inspection of an Assembly occupancy, an Educational occupancy ("Day Cares (not in residential homes) and Private Schools") or a Business, Mercantile or Storage occupancy (the Three-Year Inspection Fee) is charged by floor area, from $75 up to 2,500 sq ft to $350 over 200,000 sq ft. A day care in a residence is $75 per visit, and a re-inspection is $75 per visit (FY2026: $50).

Fire Code Permits and Fire Plan Review

Commercial construction, fire protection systems, tents and fireworks in the Fire Marshal's service area are reviewed or permitted by the Cumberland County Fire Marshal's Office. The Fire Prevention Code Enforcement page lists the Fire Marshal's service areas as "All rural areas of Cumberland County" and the "Town limits of Linden, Wade, Godwin, Falcon and Stedman", and states that "The City of Fayetteville, Town of Hope Mills, and Town of Spring Lake provide fire code enforcement in their respective jurisdictions." Per the FY2027 Adopted Budget fee schedule (Exhibit A, Fire Inspections, printed pp. 366-367), adopted by the Budget Ordinance on June 23, 2026 (Sec. II.e), in effect for FY2027 (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027), All Commercial Building Construction (fire trade) reviews are charged at total job cost times 0.00125, with a $100 minimum; alarm detection systems equipment is $5 per initiating device with a $75 minimum; a sprinkler system is 1.05 per sprinkler head with a $75 minimum; and tanks, pumps and piping in new construction are $100. A tent permit is $75 per visit and a fireworks/explosives permit $450. Contact the Fire Marshal's Office, 910-321-6625, to confirm which reviews and permits apply at a given address.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Cumberland County
Phone
910-321-6625

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.

  1. Budget OrdinanceCumberland County Budget & Performance · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-21
  2. County of Cumberland, NC Adopted Annual Budget FY2027 (Reference: Exhibit A - Fire Inspections; Environmental Health Fee Schedule; Exhibit C - Planning & Inspections Fees)County of Cumberland, North Carolina · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-21
  3. Cumberland County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6.2 (Sec. 6.2-24, Permit and inspection fees)Cumberland County, North Carolina (via Municode) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-21
  4. Fire Prevention Code EnforcementCumberland County Fire Marshal's Office · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-21

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