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City of Madison Fire Department

Steven Davis, Fire Chief

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  2. Fire
  3. Permits & Inspections
  4. Licenses & Permits
  5. Licenses & Permits Applications

Licenses & Permits Applications

Madison General Ordinance (MGO) – 34 & the International Fire Code (IFC) requires the following licenses (permits).

  • Aerosol Products - Permit to manufacture, store or handle
  • Access, Fire
    • Fire Access and Hydrant Worksheet
    • Equivalency Guide for Code Deficient Fire Apparatus Access
  • Amusement Buildings - operation
  • Assembly, Places of - operation
  • Aviation Buildings
  • Battery Systems - install
  • Burning Permits:
    • General Burning Permit Application
    • Natural Lawn and Prairie Restoration Burn Permit Application
    • Natural Lawn and Prairie Restoration Burn Permit Application ONLINE APPLICATION
    • INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN: Outdoor and Open Burning Ordinance
    • INFORMACIÓN EN ESPAÑOL: Quema Abierta y Al Aire Libre
  • Carbon Dioxide (beverage system) - Permit to store, handle, or use 100 lbs or more
  • Cellulose Nitrate Film - Permit to store, handle or use
  • Combustible Dust Producing Operation
  • Combustible Fibers - Permit to store or handle
  • Compressed Gases - Permit to store, use or handle
    • If other hazardous materials are on site: Hazardous Materials
  • Covered Malls
  • Cryogenic Fluids - Permit to produce, store, transport on site, use, handle or dispense
    • If other hazardous materials are on site: Hazardous Materials
  • Cutting or Welding - Permit to conduct operations
  • Dry Cleaning & Dry Dyeing
  • Explosives - manufacture, storage, handling, sale or use of
  • Fire Extinguisher Maintenance - an exam is also necessary
  • Private Fire Hydrant Maintenance
    • Fire Access and Hydrant Worksheet
  • Fireworks, Retail Sales of
  • Fireworks, Event Permit
  • Fireworks Shooter Permit
  • Flammable and Combustible Liquids - Permit to store, handle, or use
    • Hazardous Materials Storage Tanks
    • If other hazardous materials are on site: Hazardous Materials
  • Garages, Repair or Service - operation
  • HazMat 704 Signage
  • Hazardous Materials
    • Hazardous Materials Worksheet
  • Hazardous Production Materials (HPM) Facilities - Permit to store, handle or use hazardous production materials
  • High-Piled Storage - Combustible
    • Supplemental Information
  • Kitchen Hood Cleaning License (English
    • Solicitud de licencia para limpiar campanas de cocina (Kitchen Hood Cleaning License - Spanish)
  • LPG (Liquid Petroleum Gas) - install
  • Lumberyards, Woodworking Plants, and Building Material Dealers - storage or processing of lumber
  • Magnesium - Permit to melt, cast, heat treat, or grind
    • If other hazardous materials are on site: Hazardous Materials
  • MFD Work Permit Application
    • MFD Work Permit Application ONLINE APPLICATION
    • Plan Submittal Checklist
  • Organic Coating
    • If other hazardous materials are on site: Hazardous Materials
  • Pyroxylin Plastics - Permit to store, handle, assemble or manufacture articles involving Pyroxylin plastics
  • Spraying or Dipping - Permit to conduct a spraying or dipping operation utilizing flammable or combustible liquids or the application of combustible powders
  • Storage of Scrap Tires, Tire Byproducts
  • Storage Tank, containing flammable/combustible/hazardous liquid - install (Less than 5,000 gallons)
    • Hazardous Materials Storage Tanks
  • Storage Tank, containing flammable/combustible/hazardous liquid - removal or closure
    • Hazardous Materials Storage Tanks
  • Temporary Membrane Structures (Tents, Canopies)
    • License Application
    • Notification of Operations
    • Compliance Guidelines
  • Waste Handling - operation of wrecking yards, junkyards and waste material-handling facilities
  • Wood Products - store chips, hogged material, lumber or plywood

Permits & Inspections

  • Fire Inspection Areas / Responsibilities
  • Licenses & Permits
    • Licenses & Permits Applications
  • Construction
    • Annual Construction Symposium
  • Elevator Inspections
  • Equivalency Guide for Code Deficient Fire Apparatus Access
  • Fire Inspection Code & Standards
  • Key Vaults
    • Guidelines for the Installation of Key Vaults
    • Options for Ordering Key Vaults
  • Ten Common Fire Code Violations

City of Madison Fire Department

City of Madison Fire Department
314 W. Dayton St
Madison, WI 53703
  • Administration Phone:
    (608) 266-4420
  • Dane County Communications Non-Emergency Line:
    (608) 255-2345
  • Fax: (608) 267-1100
  • Email: fire@cityofmadison.com
  • Office Hours: M - F: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
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