Fire Prevention Division
The Fire Prevention Division is the most public-facing branch of our organization. Fire prevention staff work with the public daily in areas such as fire and life-safety inspections on new commercial structures, inspections for new business license applications, burn permit issuance, fire investigation, plan review, fire drill coordination with Opelika City Schools, fire-safety presentations, pre-fire planning, social media content, and public outreach in schools and day-cares. We also work closely with the Alabama Fire College in support of their, Get Alarmed, Alabama, smoke detector initiative.
Burn Permits
The City of Opelika adopted the 2012 Edition of the International Fire Code into its Code Of Ordinances – Chapter 9 – FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION / ARTICLE lll. – FIRE PREVENTION CODES AND LIFE SAFETY CODES:
https://library.municode.com/al/opelika/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH9FIPRPR_ARTIIIFIPRCOLISACO
Section 307, OPEN BURNING, RECREATIONAL FIRES AND PORTABLE OUTDOOR FIREPLACES of the International Fire Code (2012 Edition) provides the Opelika Fire Department with the guidance and authority to enforce the following regulations regarding open burning within the city limits.
For more detailed information, visit the Residential Burn Permit page or the Commercial Burn Permit Page.