Cranston
Cranston Fire Department, Bureau of Fire Prevention
In short
Cranston Fire Department, Bureau of Fire Prevention issues 2 permits we publish for Cranston, 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 Prevention Life Hazard Use Permitonly if it applies to you | Cranston Fire Department, Bureau of Fire Prevention | $75 annual | annual | 2026-09-12 |
| Fire Safety Plan Review and Construction Permit | Cranston Fire Department, Bureau of Fire Prevention | A construction-valuation-based fire safety plan review and inspection fee, charged on top of (not instead of) the Building Department's own separate Building Permit fee: $50.00 for $0-$5,000 of construction cost, rising in $50.00 steps to $500.00 at $500,001-$1,000,000, then $500.00 plus $10.00 per $2,500.00 of additional valuation above $1,000,001. | one-time, per project; application required at least 21 calendar days before work begins | 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 Prevention Life Hazard Use Permit
A different structure from Providence's own flat $100.00 'all fire inspection' fee: Cranston's Fire Prevention Code authorizes this $75.00 annual permit specifically for 'an industry, trade, occupation or use involving transportation, storage or handling of substances involving life hazards' (issued after application and inspection by the fire department), rather than a universal per-inspection charge. The same chapter states plainly, 'No fees shall be due for a fire safety inspection as required for a license renewal' — so the annual fire-code check already required to renew a Victualling House or Vehicle Repair Business license (listed separately) carries no separate charge under this section.
Fire Safety Plan Review and Construction Permit
Required for any structural alteration, electrical wiring, or plumbing/mechanical installation, or any change that may affect a building's fire safety — but not for a one-, two-, or three-family residential structure. No fee is due for a project on city-, state-, or federally-owned land, and (per the same chapter) no fee is due for a fire safety inspection required solely for a license renewal, a separate, narrower no-fee case recorded above.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Cranston
- Phone
- (401) 780-4016
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.
- Cranston Code of Ordinances Chapter 8.08, Fire Prevention Code — the $75.00 annual life-hazard-use permit and the valuation-based fire safety plan review fee scheduleCranston Fire Department, Bureau of Fire Prevention · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-12
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