Fire Alarm & Fire Sprinkler System Plan Review (State Program) in Unincorporated Albany County, Wyoming

Unincorporated Albany County requires a fire alarm & fire sprinkler system plan review (state program) permit for: Plans for installation, addition, or alteration of a fire alarm, fire sprinkler, or fire suppression system must be submitted to the WSFM Dept. of Fire Prevention & Electrical Safety for review and approval BEFORE any work begins, regardless of size or valuation (WSFM Plan Review page; statutory basis W.S. § 35-9-108); Fire alarm and fire sprinkler system plans must be submitted as successive-phase plans after the initial building plan review is approved (W.S. § 35-9-108(s)); Statutory categories explicitly requiring plan review under W.S. § 35-9-108(a) include: buildings/structures owned or leased by the state or local governmental entities; public buildings over 5,000 sq ft; multistory public buildings; child care centers housing more than 10 children; public bars, lounges, restaurants, night clubs, lodge halls, theaters, churches, or public meeting places regardless of size; and public/private aboveground fuel-dispensing facilities; No newly constructed or remodeled building within those categories may be used or occupied until WSFM issues a certificate of occupancy (new construction) or letter of compliance (remodel) confirming the fire protection system conforms to the approved plan (W.S. § 35-9-108(n)). If your project isn't listed, confirm with Albany County Planning Department at (307) 721-2568 before starting work.

In Unincorporated Albany County, the published Plan review — remodel under $40,000 affecting a built-in fire protection system is: Up to $50.00 per hour. Additional published fees: Plan review — new construction, or remodel $40,000 or more — Calculated per the 1997 Uniform Building Code fee schedule, adjusted for inflation, as adopted by department rule. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Unincorporated Albany County's published plan-review target for a fire alarm & fire sprinkler system plan review (state program) permit is 5–26 business days.

You'll need: Fire Protection System Plan Review Submittal. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Unincorporated Albany County requires 1 inspection(s) for a fire alarm & fire sprinkler system plan review (state program) permit, in order: Fire Protection System Final Inspection (State WSFM). Schedule each through Albany County Planning Department ((307) 721-2568).

Apply through Albany County Planning Department at 1002 S 3rd Street, Laramie, WY 82070. Phone: (307) 721-2568, email: planning@albanycountywy.gov. Office hours: Monday–Thursday, 7:30am–5:00pm (business by phone, email, and mail also available; staff may be unavailable during posted hours, call ahead to guarantee availability — per albanycountywy.gov/253/Planning, checked 2026-07-17). Official information: https://www.albanycountywy.gov/253/Planning.

Unincorporated Albany County, Wyoming has adopted: Albany County has NOT adopted a countywide building code and does NOT issue a general IBC/IRC-style building permit for private construction in unincorporated areas. Under Wyoming's local-option delegation statute (W.S. § 35-9-121), county-level building-code enforcement authority is opt-in via application to the State Fire Marshal; Albany County has not taken that authority, so the State Fire Marshal's Office retains BOTH building and electrical jurisdiction countywide (WSFM 'Local and State Jurisdictions' chart, header reads 'UPDATED 7/7/2026' — corrected 2026-07-17 from a stale '5/11/2026' citation, embedded at https://wsfm.wyo.gov/electrical-safety, lists Albany County BLDG INSP/PR = S and ELEC INSP/PR = S, re-confirmed unchanged 2026-07-17).; The county's OWN site confirms this: Albany County Planning's permit menu and Land Use Permit Fee Schedule (https://www.albanycountywy.gov/253/Planning ; fee schedule PDF https://www.albanycountywy.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6249/Fee-Schedule) contain NO International Building Code / International Residential Code adoption and NO 'building permit' fee line — only zoning, floodplain, wastewater, subdivision, sign, tower, and wind/solar fees. The county's own application labels its zoning approval for new residential/commercial structures 'Zoning Certificate & Rural Address (Building Permit)' — i.e., the county's stand-in for a building permit is a ZONING review against the Albany County Zoning Resolution, not a state building-code plan review/inspection.; The Albany County Zoning Certificate application (https://www.albanycountywy.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4521/Zoning-Certificate-Application) confirms review is 'by the Planning Department' for compliance with 'the Albany County Zoning Resolution' — land-use/setback/use compliance, not IBC/IRC structural or life-safety code compliance.; Practical takeaway: if you are building in unincorporated Albany County, you generally do NOT need a county building permit for the construction itself, but you DO need the county's Zoning Certificate (a land-use/placement approval, sometimes informally called the 'building permit' by the county) plus any of the real exceptions below that apply to your project (floodplain, septic/small wastewater, driveway access, state electrical).. Local amendments apply — see the Unincorporated Albany County overview page for the full list.

No. Albany County has not received delegated fire-safety-standards enforcement authority under W.S. § 35-9-121, so fire alarm, fire sprinkler, and fire suppression system plan review and inspection for unincorporated Albany County is handled by the Wyoming State Fire Marshal's Office (Dept. of Fire Prevention & Electrical Safety) under W.S. § 35-9-108, not the county Planning Department. WSFM Fire Inspector Nick Medina is assigned to Albany County.