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San Juan County Fire & Rescue, Fire Marshal's Office

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San Juan County Fire & Rescue, Fire Marshal's Office issues 3 permits we publish for San Juan County, last verified 2026-10-12. 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 (business registration and annual life fire safety inspection)only if it applies to youSan Juan County Fire & Rescue, Fire Marshal's Office$40–$155 per inspection, by floor area: 0-3,000 sq ft $40.00; 3,001-6,000 sq ft $80.00; 6,001-9,000 sq ft $105.00; 9,001-12,000 sq ft $130.00; over 12,000 sq ft $155.00; plus a $40.00 administration fee on all inspections, permits and plan reviews; re-inspection $75.00 (the initial inspection includes 1 re-inspection)annual (the schedule marks the inspection and administration fees as recurring on an annual basis)2026-10-12
Fire Department Plan Review (construction, fire protection systems, commercial cooking hoods)only if it applies to youSan Juan County Fire & Rescue, Fire Marshal's OfficePlan review $100.00 initial submittal and $100.00 resubmittal (the initial review includes 1 resubmittal); commercial cooking hood plan $50.00 per system; automatic sprinkler plans $75.00 (0-10,000 sq ft), $125.00 (10,001-52,000 sq ft), $125.00 each additional 52,000 sq ft or fraction; fire alarm plans $75.00 (0-10,000 sq ft), $125.00 (10,000-25,000 sq ft), $125.00 each additional 25,000 sq ft or fraction; special extinguishing system plans $50.00 per 5,000 sq ft or fraction; standpipe plans $50.00 for 4 outlets plus $50.00 each additional outlet; plus the $40.00 administration fee.one-time, per plan review2026-10-12
Fire Protection Contractor Credential Filing (sprinkler, fire alarm, hood suppression, extinguishers)only if it applies to youSan Juan County Fire & Rescue, Fire Marshal's OfficeOrdinance 6 §§105.6.1, 904.1.2 and 906.2.2 list the documents to be provided and state no fee for the filing; plan review and inspection fees for the work follow the Fire Department fee schedule.kept current (the ordinance asks for current certifications and current proof of liability insurance)2026-10-12

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 Inspection (business registration and annual life fire safety inspection)

Ordinance 95 §8 sends every initial business registration application to San Juan County Fire & Rescue, which may conduct a fire inspection; it states that "A fire inspection shall only be required for businesses that are open to the general public on their premises or that have employees on the premises", that no registration is issued until the Fire Department determines the location needs no inspection or meets the fire code, and that a temporary registration may be issued while the location is brought up to code. Under §9 the Fire Department may also inspect before renewal. The fees are from the San Juan County Fire Department fee schedule, "Approved by the San Juan County Commission on June 6, 2011", linked as the inspection fees from the Fire Marshal's Office page; Ordinance 6 (adopted April 4, 2023) §107.2.1 makes "San Juan County Fire Department's fee schedule for inspections, plans review, and permits" the established schedule, and its §108 adds that all inspections subject the owner or operator to the inspection fees. The schedule charges a $40.00 administration fee on all inspections, permits and plan reviews, an inspection fee by floor area from $40.00 (0-3,000 sq ft) to $155.00 (over 12,000 sq ft), and $75.00 per re-inspection after the one included with the initial inspection; it states that the items printed in red, which include the administration and inspection fees, recur on an annual basis. The fire code applies outside incorporated municipalities and Indian reservation areas beyond county jurisdiction (Ordinance 6 §202). To schedule a life fire safety inspection the Fire Marshal's page gives (505) 334-1180 and asks for 7-10 days for scheduling.

Fire Department Plan Review (construction, fire protection systems, commercial cooking hoods)

Ordinance 6 (adopted April 4, 2023) adopts the International Fire Code for the unincorporated county and keeps construction permits for automatic fire extinguishing systems, fire alarm and detection systems, fire pumps, gates and barricades across fire apparatus access roads, smoke control systems and standpipe systems (§105.6). The figures are from the San Juan County Fire Department fee schedule approved by the County Commission on June 6, 2011, which Ordinance 6 §107.2.1 makes the established schedule and which the Fire Marshal's Office page links as its inspection fees; the schedule marks plan review fees as a one-time fee per review. A restaurant or coffee shop installing a commercial cooking hood pays the $50.00 per-system hood plan fee, and a building project pays the $100.00 plan review fee, each with the $40.00 administration fee. The county Building Department page lists Fire Department inspections as "Applicable to Commercial Construction Only". Contact the Fire Marshal's Office, 209 South Oliver Drive, Aztec, (505) 334-1180.

Fire Protection Contractor Credential Filing (sprinkler, fire alarm, hood suppression, extinguishers)

Ordinance 6 (adopted April 4, 2023) adds filing requirements for fire protection trades working in the unincorporated county, and each list includes a San Juan County Business Registration. A person or company designing, installing, testing or maintaining automatic fire extinguishing systems, fire pumps or standpipes provides current NICET certification, a New Mexico CID MS-12 license with installation under a JS-12 journeyman's card, a Certificate of Fitness Application, training, manufacturer and NFPA certificates, current proof of liability insurance and the County Business Registration (§105.6.1). For automatic fire alarm and detection systems the list is the same with a CID ES-3 license and an ES-3J or EE-98J journeyman's card (the ordinance prints this section also as §105.6.1). For alternative automatic fire extinguishing systems and commercial hood systems, §904.1.2 asks for a CID MS-14J license with a JS-12 journeyman's card, a Certificate of Fitness Application, manufacturer certifications, proof of liability insurance and the County Business Registration. For fire extinguishers, §906.2.2 asks for a Certificate of Fitness Application, the County Business Registration, manufacturer training and certifications, and affidavits that the company can re-service and recharge extinguishers under NFPA 10 and has facilities for low- and high-pressure (hydrostatic) testing, with the DOT re-identification number of the testing facility. The state CID licenses themselves are state records. Contact the Fire Marshal's Office, (505) 334-1180.

Contact

Jurisdiction
San Juan County
Phone
505-334-1180

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. Building DepartmentSan Juan County Community Development, New Mexico · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-12
  2. Fire Marshal's OfficeSan Juan County Fire & Rescue, New Mexico · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-12
  3. Ordinance No. 6, Fire Code (adopted April 4, 2023)San Juan County Board of Commissioners, New Mexico · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-12
  4. Ordinance No. 95, Business Registration (as restated, adopted July 23, 2024)San Juan County Board of Commissioners, New Mexico · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-12
  5. San Juan County Fire Department fee schedule (approved by the County Commission June 6, 2011)San Juan County Fire & Rescue, New Mexico · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-12

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