Commercial Fire Plans Submission Checklist - effective September 7, 2020
Please read the letter to industry regarding the requirement for a Commercial Fire Plans Submission Checklist.
The Engineering Plans Review Branch reviews fire alarm, building, sprinkler, tank, range hood, site and other plans for conformance to the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC), the Statewide Fire Prevention Code (SFPC or a.k.a. Fire Prevention Code), the Fairfax County Fire Prevention Code, Public Facilities Manual (PFM) Chapter 9 and NFPA Standards. Plans Review provides code interpretation for the building industry and general public on plans for new construction, renovations or modifications of sites, buildings, building tenants and fire protection systems.
Over 25 different plan types are reviewed that directly affect life safety. Visit the Plans Review Inventory area of our website to view the number of plans on-hand and their lag time for the past week.
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Office of the Fire Marshal Plan Review Metrics |
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August 2023 |
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Review Type
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Total Plans on Hand (Average) |
Weekly Average Queue Days |
Monthly Average Queue Days |
3-Month Rolling Average Queue Days |
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Sprinkler Review |
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Shell Building |
6.5 |
21 |
24.75 |
21.7 |
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Tenant with calculations |
4.75 |
10 |
16.1 |
17.1 |
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Tenant w/out calculations |
9.25 |
1.25 |
2.38 |
2.7 |
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Fire Alarm Review |
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Shell Building |
8 |
33.5 |
33.1 |
19 |
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Tenant |
21.25 |
10.5 |
8 |
6.3 |
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Architectural Review |
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Class 4 and greater |
14.5 |
4.75 |
5 |
6.5 |
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Site |
12 |
12.25 |
14 |
15.4 |
Additional Resources
Code Interpretations, Modifications and Appeals
Fire Protection Engineering Consultants
Plan Review Submittal Requirements - Commercial
Plan Review Submission Checklist - Commercial
Plan Review Submission Checklist - Building/Tenant
Fire Plan Review - Commercial Building, Peer Review 2018
Common Rejection Reason Comments for Fire 2018
Smoke Control Supplemental Checklist
Acceptance Testing of Fire Protection Systems & Special Locks