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Middlesex County

Middlesex County Office of the Fire Marshal, Department of Public Safety and Health

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Middlesex County Office of the Fire Marshal, Department of Public Safety and Health issues 3 permits we publish for Middlesex County, last verified 2026-10-09. 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
Uniform Fire Code Inspection and Business Registration (County Fire Marshal, Six Served Municipalities)only if it applies to youMiddlesex County Office of the Fire Marshal, Department of Public Safety and HealthThe county Office of the Fire Marshal page publishes no fee amount for inspections, business registration or fire safety permitsnot stated on the county Office of the Fire Marshal page2026-10-09
Welding/Torch (Hot Work) Permit (County Fire Marshal)only if it applies to youMiddlesex County Office of the Fire Marshal, Department of Public Safety and HealthThe county's Application for Welding/Torch Permit has an office-use 'Fee Amount' box and prints no amountissued for the date and time of work entered on the application2026-10-09
Outdoor Dining Propane Pedestal Heater Approval (County Fire Marshal)only if it applies to youMiddlesex County Office of the Fire Marshal, Department of Public Safety and HealthThe county Fire Safety Fact Sheet on propane pedestal heaters prints no fee amountnot stated in the county fact sheet2026-10-09

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

Uniform Fire Code Inspection and Business Registration (County Fire Marshal, Six Served Municipalities)

The county Office of the Fire Marshal page states that the Fire Marshal's responsibilities include enforcing 'the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code and Fire Safety regulations for the County of Middlesex, as well as Highland Park, Middlesex, Milltown, City of South Amboy and the Boroughs of Dunellen and South River.' The page lists the inspection of life hazard uses, the inspection of non-life hazard uses (except owner-occupied one- and two-family dwellings), fire safety compliance and fire safety permits among the office's major activities, links a Business Registration Application, and states that applications may be emailed to firemarshal@co.middlesex.nj.us. The record therefore applies to a business premises in one of those six municipalities, and a premises elsewhere in the county is outside its scope. The county page publishes no fee amount, so no figure is given here.

Welding/Torch (Hot Work) Permit (County Fire Marshal)

The county Office of the Fire Marshal page links an Application for Welding Torch Permit and states that applications may be emailed to firemarshal@co.middlesex.nj.us. The county form asks for the date, time and location of the work, an on-site contact and the company's details, and lists propane, open flame, welding, torch and generator as items for the permit. The form states: 'THERE MUST BE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON SITE OR PERMIT WILL NOT BE ISSUED', and that for a roofing permit a one-hour fire watch must be conducted after hot work is performed. The applicant agrees to comply with the fire code and any conditions imposed by the fire official. The form has an office-use 'Fee Amount' box but prints no amount. The Fire Marshal page names the County of Middlesex and six municipalities as the area where the office enforces the Uniform Fire Code.

Outdoor Dining Propane Pedestal Heater Approval (County Fire Marshal)

The county Office of the Fire Marshal page links 'Outdoor Propane Heater Regulations for Outdoor Dining', a Fire Safety Fact Sheet on propane pedestal heaters written for restaurants offering outdoor dining. The fact sheet states that prior to approval a completed permit application, a drawing of the proposed layout of heaters, tables and canopies, the specifications of the heating units and the proposed cylinder storage location must be submitted to the Fire Marshal's office. It states that the heaters are for outdoor use only, cannot be used under canopies or tents at any time, must be commercially rated, must keep at least five feet from structures and overhangs and twenty feet from tents and canopies, and that indoor storage of propane cylinders must be approved by the Fire Marshal and may not be in a basement. The fact sheet prints no fee. The Fire Marshal page names the County of Middlesex and six municipalities as the area where the office enforces the Uniform Fire Code.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Middlesex County
Phone
732-316-7171

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. Middlesex County Fire Marshal, Application for Welding/Torch PermitMiddlesex County, New Jersey · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
  2. Middlesex County Office of the Fire Marshal pageMiddlesex County, New Jersey · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
  3. Middlesex County Office of the Fire Marshal, Fire Safety Fact Sheet: Propane Pedestal HeatersMiddlesex County, New Jersey · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09

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