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.
Office of the Fire Marshal Plan Review Metrics |
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September 2024 |
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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 |
Sprinkler Review |
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Shell Building |
2.6 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
11.1 |
Tenant with calculations |
2.4 |
5.6 |
5.3 |
11.1 |
Tenant w/out calculations |
15.2 |
7.4 |
6.6 |
4.3 |
Fire Alarm Review |
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Shell Building |
4.0 |
12.6 |
19.4 |
21.1 |
Tenant |
17.8 |
14.8 |
10.0 |
6.0 |
Architectural Review |
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Class 4 and greater |
37.2 |
13.8 |
13.0 |
10.4 |
Site Plans | 9.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 |
Additional Resources
Code Interpretations, Modifications and Appeals
Fire Protection Engineering Consultants
Plan Review Submittal Requirements - Commercial 2021 || Plan Review Submittal Requirements - Commercial 2018
Plan Review Submission Checklist 2021 || Plan Review Submission Checklist - Commercial 2018
Plan Review Submission Checklist - Building /Tenant 2021 || Plan Review Submission Checklist - Building/Tenant 2018
Fire Plan Review - Commercial Building, Peer Review 2021
Common Rejection Reason Comments for Fire 2021 || Common Rejection Reason Comments for Fire 2018
Requirements for Maintaining Fire Protection Systems Prior to Demolition
Smoke Control Supplemental Checklist
Acceptance Testing of Fire Protection Systems & Special Locks