The Bureau of Fire Prevention works to help create a fire-safe community by reducing the probability of loss of life, personal injury, and damage to property caused by fire, natural disaster, or hazardous materials release at occupancies and special events. Our team is also responsible for enforcing the California Fire Code, local amendments, adopted standards, and policies. We achieve this through:

• Education and awareness
• Comprehensive construction plan reviews
• Construction inspections
• Fire safety and hazardous material inspections
• Hazardous materials regulation

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• We've created a customer services survey to learn how to improve our services related to development services plan review, permit intake/issuance, and construction inspections. Please take a few minutes to fill out the survey.
• To increase the transparency of our inspection process and excellent customer service, SJFD presents the new Bureau of Fire Prevention Dashboards.
• Beginning July 1, 2025, contractors who are installing, altering, or repairing any water-based fire protections systems (for all occupancies except one- and two-family dwellings) will be required to provide a Sprinkler Fitter Card along with their system permit application at each submittal. This action is being taken to align with AB 433, as required by California Health and Safety Code Section 13195.5. For more information, please see Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems. When asked, installers should also be ready to show their current Sprinkler Fitter Card during system field inspections.

The San José Fire Department Bureau of Fire Prevention oversees the regulatory component of fire and hazardous materials codes, investigates fire cause, and educates the community to reduce injuries, loss of life, and property damage from fires and other accidents.