Salem
Salem Fire Department, Community Risk Reduction Division
In short
Salem Fire Department, Community Risk Reduction Division issues 3 permits we publish for Salem, last verified 2026-09-09. 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 Operational Use Permitonly if it applies to you | Salem Fire Department, Community Risk Reduction Division | $200 per permit, one-hour minimum; $50 for each additional simultaneous permit at the same occupancy | not stated in the published fee schedule | 2026-09-09 |
| Licensed Facility Fire Inspection (Salem Fire Department)only if it applies to you | Salem Fire Department, Community Risk Reduction Division | $120 per inspection, annual — 0.75-hour minimum | annual — aligned with the state child care license renewal cycle | 2026-09-09 |
| Fire Life Safety Plan Review | Salem Fire Department, Community Risk Reduction Division | 40% of the building permit fee, with a $67.25 minimum. | one-time, per project (tied to the building permit) | 2026-09-09 |
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
Fire Operational Use Permit
Formerly called the Hazardous Use Permit — required for operational-use activities defined in the Oregon Fire Code (OFC Section 105.6), which includes the use of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) containers. Applies only to a business whose operation involves a regulated hazardous material, process or piece of equipment; not every business in these industries will trigger it. Related one-time permits in the same fee schedule cover above-ground and below-ground storage tank removal ($150 each, one-hour minimum).
Licensed Facility Fire Inspection (Salem Fire Department)
Applies to a certified child care CENTER operating in a commercial building within Salem Fire Department's service area, not to a certified family child care home in a private residence. The Fire Department's own fee schedule describes this as one of its 'license fees for facilities that require Fire Department approval (e.g., daycare and residential care facilities)' — Marion County's Child Care Facilities guidance confirms the local fire department must inspect and approve a certified child care center every year, alongside the county health inspection and the state licensing inspection, before the state license can be issued or renewed.
Fire Life Safety Plan Review
The Community Risk Reduction Division of the Salem Fire Department reviews all new commercial and multifamily (triplex and larger) construction plans as part of the City's building permit process, including reviewing specialty safety systems and conducting the final occupancy inspection for fire/life-safety compliance — this fee is billed alongside, not instead of, the Building & Safety Division's own building permit fee.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Salem
- Phone
- (503) 588-6245
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.
- Child Care FacilitiesMarion County Health & Human Services, Environmental Health Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-09
- City of Salem Fee Schedule, Fiscal Year 2027 (effective July 1, 2026)City of Salem · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-09
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