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Fire Sprinkler & Alarm Permit in Pierce, Colorado

Fire sprinkler system and fire alarm system work within Pierce town limits is reviewed and inspected by the Ault-Pierce Fire Protection District — the fire protection district serving the Town of Pierce (stations at 16680 CO Highway 14, Ault, CO and 601 2nd Street, Pierce, CO) — not by the Town's building department or its contracted building official, SAFEbuilt Inc. This is a separate permitting track from the Town's combined Building/Electrical/Plumbing/Heating permit process.

Verified 2026-08-14 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Ault-Pierce Fire Protection District's own Plan Reviews & Fire Inspection page states verbatim: 'Ault Fire Protection District uses the 2018 International Fire Code.'
  • The same page states: 'There may be fees associated with any plan reviews or fire inspections,' without publishing a dollar figure or itemized fee schedule
  • No standalone fire-sprinkler-specific or fire-alarm-specific permit application, checklist, or fee schedule is published on the district's website as of this review — the district's 'Permits' and 'Forms & Permits' navigation pages are live but contain no populated permit documents (checked directly)
  • This district-level fire review/inspection is separate from, and in addition to, the Town of Pierce's own combined Building Permit Application process administered by SAFEbuilt Inc. for the underlying construction

Required documents

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Fee schedule

Fire Plan Review / Fire Inspection FeeAult-Pierce Fire Protection District's Plan Reviews & Fire Inspection page states 'There may be fees associated with any plan reviews or fire inspections' but publishes no dollar amount or fee table. Contact the district at (970) 834-2848 or info@aultpiercefire.org for current fee information.
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Review timeline

Plan reviewPierce’s published plan-review target
7–7 business days

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Inspection process

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    Fire Inspection

    Conducted by Ault-Pierce Fire Protection District as part of its Plan Review & Fire Inspection process under the district's adopted 2018 International Fire Code

See the full Pierce inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • Fire sprinkler and fire alarm permitting in Pierce is handled by the Ault-Pierce Fire Protection District, not the Town of Pierce or SAFEbuilt Inc. — direct these applications to the district, not Town Hall.
  • The district publishes no dollar-figure fee schedule or downloadable sprinkler/alarm permit application on its website — call (970) 834-2848 or email info@aultpiercefire.org early in your project to confirm current submittal requirements and fees.
  • The district's own page notes plan reviews are 'typically' done within a week but that some projects need more time — build in schedule buffer rather than assuming the one-week figure is a guarantee.

Frequently asked questions

Pierce requires a fire sprinkler & alarm permit for: Ault-Pierce Fire Protection District's own Plan Reviews & Fire Inspection page states verbatim: 'Ault Fire Protection District uses the 2018 International Fire Code.'; The same page states: 'There may be fees associated with any plan reviews or fire inspections,' without publishing a dollar figure or itemized fee schedule; No standalone fire-sprinkler-specific or fire-alarm-specific permit application, checklist, or fee schedule is published on the district's website as of this review — the district's 'Permits' and 'Forms & Permits' navigation pages are live but contain no populated permit documents (checked directly); This district-level fire review/inspection is separate from, and in addition to, the Town of Pierce's own combined Building Permit Application process administered by SAFEbuilt Inc. for the underlying construction. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Pierce Planning & Zoning / Building Permit Department (Town Hall) at 970-834-2851 before starting work.

Ault-Pierce Fire Protection District's own website states plan reviews are 'typically completed within 1 week,' though the district notes some circumstances require additional time and recommends contacting it directly for specifics.

You'll need: Contact Ault-Pierce Fire Protection District directly. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Pierce requires 1 inspection(s) for a fire sprinkler & alarm permit, in order: Fire Inspection. Schedule each through Town of Pierce Planning & Zoning / Building Permit Department (Town Hall) (970-834-2851).

Apply through Town of Pierce Planning & Zoning / Building Permit Department (Town Hall) at 144 Main Street, Pierce, CO 80650 (PO Box 57). Phone: 970-834-2851, email: info@piercecolo.gov. Office hours: Town Hall main line (970) 834-2851, fax (970) 834-2755, per the Town's Building Permit Application form. The Town's general Contact Us page lists the same address/phone but no posted office hours; the Planning and Zoning department directs all building-permit, addition, new-construction, annexation, and remodel questions to the Town Hall main line. Inspections (not permit intake) are scheduled directly with SAFEbuilt Inc. at 970-674-1036 or 1-866-671-1036, calls before 7:30 a.m. receive same-day inspection, after 7:30 a.m. scheduled for the next working day. Note: the Contact Us page renders the street address as '144 Main Avenue' while the Town Hall page and the Building Permit Application PDF both render it as '144 Main St./144 Main Street' — treated as the same address, minor inconsistency in the Town's own CMS.. Official information: https://www.piercecolo.gov/government/departments/planning-and-zoning/pages/building-permits.

Pierce, Colorado has adopted: 2024 International Residential Code (IRC) — Town of Pierce Design Criteria page (Residential Construction Codes); 2024 Energy Conservation Code (residential) — Design Criteria page; 2024 International Building Code (IBC) — Design Criteria page (Commercial Construction Codes); 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC); 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC); 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC); 2024 International Energy Code (IECC); 2024 Pool and Spa Code; 2024 International Property Maintenance Code; 2024 International Existing Building Code; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — listed for both Residential and Commercial Construction Codes on the Design Criteria page; Note on document currency: the Town's downloadable project guides in the Building Permits 'Supporting Documents' list are titled for the prior code cycle ('2018 IRC Accessory Structures Guide', '2018 IRC Decks Guide', '2018 IRC Home Additions Guide', '2018 Pole Barns Guide', '2018 Swimming Pools Guide', '2018 IRC Basement Finish Guide', '2018 IRC Patio Covers - Carports Guide', '2018 IRC Window Replacement', '2018 IRC Re-Roof Guide', '2020 NEC - Significant Changes Residential') even though the Town's live Design Criteria page lists 2024 IRC/IBC/IPC/IMC/IFGC/IECC/Pool-Spa/Property-Maintenance/Existing-Building codes plus 2023 NEC as currently adopted. As in this corpus's established pattern (e.g. Vail), the actively maintained Design Criteria webpage is treated as the current, governing adopted-code list; the 2018/2020-titled PDFs are legacy guidance documents whose filenames were not renamed when the Town's adopted-code edition was updated.; State-level requirement: Electric Ready, Solar Ready, and EV Ready provisions apply per the Town's Design Criteria page, consistent with Colorado's HB22-1362 statewide energy-code floor (2021 IECC baseline plus electric/solar/EV-ready provisions, in effect July 2023-July 2026) — Pierce's own 2024 IECC adoption already meets or exceeds this floor, and the Town's page lists the electric/solar/EV-ready provisions as an explicit, separate 'State Code Requirements' item rather than folding them silently into the IECC line.. Local amendments apply — see the Pierce overview page for the full list.

The Ault-Pierce Fire Protection District, the fire protection district serving the Town of Pierce, handles fire sprinkler and fire alarm plan review and inspection under its adopted 2018 International Fire Code — not the Town of Pierce's building department or its contracted building official, SAFEbuilt Inc.

Sources & verification

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-08-14.

Fees, timelines, and adopted codes are researched from each jurisdiction's published records — see how we verify. Requirements change and vary by project, so always confirm the current details with the Pierce building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.