Business Assistance Team: Fire Marshal

Some businesses need to have a Fire Marshal permit to operate. A complete list of fire marshal permit requirements may be found in Chapter 1602 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County. The most common and general classifications that do require a Fire Marshal permit are:

• Dry Cleaning Plants
• Educational Occupancy
• Fireworks retailer, wholesaler or pyrotechnical display
• Flammable and Combustible Liquids
• Hazardous Materials Use or Storage
• Hot Work operations (welding, open flame devices)
• Liquid or Gas Fueled Vehicles in an Assembly or Mercantile Building
• LP Gas
• Lumber Yards, Woodworking and Mulching Plants
• Miscellaneous Combustible Storage greater than 2,500 cubic feet such as:
  • Barrels
  • Boxes
  • Cork
  • Empty packing cases
  • Rubber
  • Rubber tires
  • Similar combustible material
• Places of Assembly (Occupancy of 50 more people)
• Repair Garages and service stations
• Salvage / Junk Yards
• Spaying or Dipping operations such as automobile spray booths
• Tents exceeding 900 square feet or 20 tents of any size

This list is provided as a guideline. For more information or to verify if a specific business or occupancy requires a Fire Marshal permit, please call the Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office at 703-737-8600. More information about the Fire Marshal's office is online at loudoun.gov/firemarshal.