Fire Marshal’s Office
Protecting life and property before emergencies happen.
We provide community safety education, enforcement of fire, building and life safety codes, investigation of fire causes for criminal, or product recall follow up and the application of adopted codes to construction projects.
The Fire Marshal’s Office is managed by Fire Marshal Heidi Scarpelli.
Services
- Administering fire safety education
- Fire cause determination
- Inspection of business and multi-family occupancies
- Plan review and inspection of new construction for fire code compliance
- Business Inspections
- Alarm Reduction
- Citizen Access Portal
- Administrative Review
- New Construction
- Burn Ban Lifted
Business Inspection Information
The Fire Marshal’s Office maintains an inspection database of businesses, buildings and facilities within the City limits. This database contains:
- Property ownership information
- Construction and fire protection features
- Business owner information
- Emergency response history
- Current and historical inspection records
- Other important records
Each building, suite and/or business has a unique record I.D. number. It is important that the contact information is up to date. This information is often used to contact a responsible party after hours to notify them of a fire or other emergency.
Unwanted Alarm Reduction
Responding to unwanted alarms diminishes the Fire Department’s readiness to respond to emergencies where minutes count.
The VFD has responded to as many as 1,700 unwanted alarms annually during the past several years. While examining the unwanted alarm data, a trend was identified that indicated an increasingly upward movement of unwanted alarms each year.
Since a large percentage of these alarm signals alarms are preventable, the Fire Marshal’s Office is asking everyone to take proactive measures to reduce false calls for the 9-1-1 dispatching center and emergency service personnel.
- For single family residents, call your monitoring company immediately if you accidentally create a false/ unwanted alarm. If the signal was already sent, call 311 and let them know to cancel the emergency responders if appropriate.
- For businesses, this means having your fire alarm and sprinkler systems inspected, tested and maintained by an endorsed fire protection system contractor on an annual basis
Use the Citizen Access Portal to conduct a variety of business tasks with the Fire Marshal’s Office.
Without registration you can
- Submit a declaration
- View a current list of Endorsed Fire Protection Contractors
- Securely pay invoices
With registration you can
- View inspection results
- Apply for fire code operational permits
Invoices
To pay invoices or view the contractor list you do not need to log in or register, you can use the invoice number or the inspection number.
Declarations
To process an inspection, just use the link in the correction notice provided to the fire inspector. There you may affirm and declare that the fire code violations have been corrected. Logging in is not required
Vancouver Fire Marshal lifts recreational burning ban
Due to recent rains and anticipated cooler weather conditions, Vancouver Fire Marshal Heidi Scarpelli has lifted the recreational burning ban within the city of Vancouver, effective at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday 9/17/2024.
All outdoor burning of things like brush/vegetation, bonfires, and garbage are still prohibited within the city limits.
The burn ban originally took effect on July 9, due to extremely dry conditions.
Media Contact: Heidi Scarpelli, Vancouver Fire Marshal, 360-833-3418, heidi.scarpelli@cityofvancouver.us