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Fire Sprinkler / Fire Alarm Permit in Darby, Montana

No dedicated local fire-sprinkler or fire-alarm permitting process is published by the Town of Darby. Darby's Montana DLI trade certification (verified via the DLI's Certified City, County and Town Programs roster, cited elsewhere in this file) covers Building (B), Plumbing (P), Mechanical (M), Electrical (E), and Swimming Pool (SP) only -- it does NOT include Fire Protection (FP), the trade category DLI uses for fire-suppression/sprinkler work. The Town's own Building Permit Fee Schedule contains no fire, sprinkler, or alarm line item. Fire service in Darby is provided by the Darby Volunteer Fire Department (contracted service, non-emergency (406) 821-3100, 500 N. Main Street), but no published plan-review or permit process for fire sprinkler/alarm systems was found on the Town's site, and the department's own website (darbyfire.com) returned an HTTP 404 error on direct fetch during this review.

Reviewed 2026-07-22 · Source

When you need this permit

  • No Darby-specific fire-sprinkler or fire-alarm permit requirements are published; contact the Town of Darby Building Department ((406) 821-3753) and the Darby Volunteer Fire Department (non-emergency (406) 821-3100) directly to confirm the current review pathway for a specific project
  • Montana licenses fire-protection contractors/installers statewide through the DLI Fire Protection License Program (business and individual endorsements for selling, installing, and servicing fire protection systems), separate from any local plan-review or permitting step -- this governs who may perform the work, not who reviews/permits it locally
  • Darby is not DLI-certified for the Fire Protection (FP) trade (its certification covers B, P, M, E, SP only), so fire-suppression plan review does not fall under the Town's own certified Building Department program the way Electrical, Plumbing, and Mechanical work does

Required documents

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    Fee schedule

    Fire sprinkler/alarm permit feeNo fire, sprinkler, or alarm line item appears anywhere in the Town of Darby's Building Permit Fee Schedule (confirmed by direct text search of the source PDF); no fee could be identified after exhausting the Town's published materials.
    Not published

    Review timeline

    Plan review
    Not published — contact the department

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    Inspection process

      Tips

      • Darby holds DLI trade certification for Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, and Swimming Pool only -- not Fire Protection (FP) -- so, unlike those five trades, fire-sprinkler/alarm work is not confirmed to be reviewed and inspected directly by the Town.
      • Before starting a fire-sprinkler or fire-alarm project in Darby, confirm the current reviewing authority directly with the Town of Darby Building Department ((406) 821-3753) and the Darby Volunteer Fire Department (non-emergency (406) 821-3100) -- this file could not independently verify whether that authority is the Town, the fire department, or the Montana State Fire Marshal's Office.
      • The Darby Volunteer Fire Department's own website (darbyfire.com) was unreachable (404) as of this review; use the phone contact above instead.

      Frequently asked questions

      Darby requires a fire sprinkler / fire alarm permit for: No Darby-specific fire-sprinkler or fire-alarm permit requirements are published; contact the Town of Darby Building Department ((406) 821-3753) and the Darby Volunteer Fire Department (non-emergency (406) 821-3100) directly to confirm the current review pathway for a specific project; Montana licenses fire-protection contractors/installers statewide through the DLI Fire Protection License Program (business and individual endorsements for selling, installing, and servicing fire protection systems), separate from any local plan-review or permitting step -- this governs who may perform the work, not who reviews/permits it locally; Darby is not DLI-certified for the Fire Protection (FP) trade (its certification covers B, P, M, E, SP only), so fire-suppression plan review does not fall under the Town's own certified Building Department program the way Electrical, Plumbing, and Mechanical work does. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Darby Building Department at (406) 821-3753 before starting work.

      In Darby, the published Fire sprinkler/alarm permit fee is: Not published. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

      Darby does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Darby Building Department at (406) 821-3753 for current turnaround.

      Apply through Town of Darby Building Department at 101 E Tanner Ave / PO Box 37, Darby, MT 59829. Phone: (406) 821-3753, email: darbymontana@usa.net. Office hours: Town Hall: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Source: Town of Darby Contact Us page (darbymt.net/a/contact-us/). Building permit applications and fee payment are handled in person at Town Hall; the current contracted building inspector is Construct Montana, LLC, (406) 552-3238, inspector@constructmt.com; the Montana DLI-certified program contact of record is Tim Netzley, (406) 961-2423 (also listed as (406) 880-5832 on the Town's own Building Permit Application form).. Official information: https://www.darbymt.net/a/building-related-code/.

      Darby, Montana has adopted: Montana has a mandatory statewide building code administered by the Montana Department of Labor & Industry (DLI) Building Codes Bureau, amended by the Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM) Title 24, Chapter 301. Cities, counties, and towns may become 'certified' to locally administer permitting and inspection for all or part of the code; a certified local program's adopted code 'may include only codes adopted by the Building Codes Bureau' (ARM 24.301.202). Non-certified areas fall under direct state administration by the DLI Building Codes Bureau. Source: Montana DLI Building Codes Bureau, Certified City, County and Town Programs page (bsd.dli.mt.gov/building-codes-permits/certified-government).; Darby is a Montana DLI-certified jurisdiction for Building (B), Plumbing (P), Mechanical (M), Electrical (E), and Swimming Pool (SP) — full trade certification — within Darby town limits ('City Limits' jurisdiction scope). Certified program contact on file with DLI: Tim Netzley, (406) 961-2423. Verified directly against the DLI's official 'Certified City, County and Town Programs' roster PDF (updated 2026-04-22): row reads 'Darby | B, P, M, E, SP | Tim Netzley | 961-2423 | City Limits'. Source: https://bsd.dli.mt.gov/_docs/building-codes-permits/certified-city.pdf; The Town's own Building Permit Application states: 'All work shall conform to the most current building codes - IBC, IRC, IEBC, ISPSC, IECC, NEC, IMC, IFGC, UPC and Montana A.R.M; and applicable local codes' and 'Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical permits are applied for and inspected by Town of Darby, effective September 16, 2021.' Source: Town of Darby Building Permit Application (amended 2022-03-23), https://www.darbymt.net/a/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Building-Permit-Application-amended-2022-03-23.pdf; Montana uses the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC), not the International Plumbing Code — confirmed on Darby's own Plumbing Permit Application, which requires a licensed Master Plumber 'in accordance with Title 50, Chapter 60, Section 505, MCA and Sections 8.70.302, 8.70.303, 8.70.304, and 8.70.305 ARM' and states 'All provisions of the Uniform Plumbing Codes and the International Building codes will be strictly enforced.' Source: Town of Darby Plumbing Permit Application (2023-08-22), https://www.darbymt.net/a/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Plumbing-Permit-Final-TOD-2023-08-22.pdf; State-adopted code editions in effect statewide since June 11, 2022 (per DLI Building Codes Bureau, applicable as the baseline Darby enforces as a certified jurisdiction): 2021 IBC, 2021 IRC, 2021 IEBC, 2021 IMC, 2021 IFGC, 2021 IECC, 2021 UPC, 2020 NEC, 2021 ISPSC. Source: Montana DLI Building Codes Bureau, Current Codes page, https://bsd.dli.mt.gov/building-codes-permits/current-codes. Darby's own permit application does not list specific code-edition years locally; no local re-adoption ordinance/administrative order text was found published online (Town Hall does not publish a codified municipal code online) beyond the applications' own reference to 'most current building codes'.. Local amendments apply — see the Darby overview page for the full list.

      No dedicated local process is published. Darby's DLI trade certification does not include Fire Protection (FP), and the Town's Building Permit Fee Schedule has no fire/sprinkler/alarm line item. Contact the Town Building Department and the Darby Volunteer Fire Department directly to confirm the current review pathway for a specific project.

      Sources & verification

      Key facts verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-22.

      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 Darby building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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