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City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Fire Department - Fire Prevention Bureau
Plan Review Requirements
For all Commercial, Multi-Family and Industrial building projects inside the city limits of Winston-Salem (excluding WS/FC Schools), the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Building Inspections Division will forward a set of construction plans to the Winston-Salem Fire Department for review. The Winston-Salem Fire Department will contact the person, indicated on the plans as the contact person, to discuss Fire Code requirements for the project. A fax or email will also be sent to the contact person with the requirements listed. A building permit will not be signed off, by this office, if further information or a resubmittal of the plans is required.
The following information details the plan review submittal requirements to the Winston-Salem Fire Department for sprinkler and/or standpipe systems. Submittals should be made electronically to plans@cityofwsfire.org or mailed to:
Winston-Salem Fire Department Plans Review
Bryce A. Stuart Municipal Building (formerly ‘City Hall South’)
Suite 328
100 East First Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Contact Information:
Norman Mitchell, Deputy Fire Marshal (336) 747-6935 office
normanm@cityofwsfire.org (336) 727-2792 fax
Upon approval of the plans, an approval letter will be issued for the installation of the particular system. When requesting a final inspection from the Winston-Salem Fire Department, you must submit the Statement of Compliance prior to any inspection being scheduled. If there are multiple fire protection systems being installed at the same location, the final inspection may be held until all trades have completed their installations so that this office may conduct one inspection. Rough-in inspections can be scheduled after approval of any fire protection system.
Please contact our office at (336) 734-1290, Tina Chappell, to request an inspection or if you should have any questions regarding these requirements.
Statement of Compliance
Section 901.2.1 of the North Carolina State Fire Prevention Code states the following:
“Before requesting final approval of the installation, where required by the Code Official, the installing contractor shall furnish a written statement to the Code Official that the subject fire protection system has been installed in accordance with approved plans and has been tested in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications and the appropriate installation standard. Any deviation from the design standards shall be noted and copies of the approvals for such deviations shall be attached to the written statement.”
The above-referenced Statement of Compliance shall be furnished to the Winston-Salem Fire Department upon request for a final inspection of any fire protection system installation. This Statement of Compliance shall be on the installing companies’ letterhead with the project name and address clearly indicated along with the type of fire protection system installed. The installer shall print their name and sign their name to this Statement of Compliance.
Additional certifications or information may be required at the final inspection, such as aboveground and belowground test certificates for sprinkler and standpipe systems.
FIRE SPRINKLER/STANDPIPE SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS
The following information must be submitted to and approved by the Winston-Salem Fire Department prior to any installation per section 901.2 of the North Carolina State Fire Prevention Code and the Winston-Salem Fire Marshal’s Office:
- Submit TWO sets of plans for new construction or ONE set of plans for upfits to plans@cityofwsfire.org or mail to:
Winston-Salem Fire Department Plans Review
Bryce A. Stuart Municipal Building (formerly ‘City Hall South’)
Suite 328
100 East First Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
- Provide a cover letter with the following information:
- Project name and complete project address
- Installation Company name and address
- Contact Name, Phone number, and Fax number
- W-S Building Permit Number (if applicable)
- Payment of the plan review fee of $120.00; checks must be made payable to “City of Winston-Salem.”
- A scaled and detailed floor plan with the system designer indicated and the date of design. The preferable scale is 1/8 inch and the scale must be clearly indicated on the plans. An elevation view must also be included.
- The classification of the commodity to be protected must be indicated. A description of the exact commodity and height must be included to verify the correct classification. The storage configuration, if any, must also be indicated.
- The square footage of each riser’s protection area and clear notations of any non-sprinkled areas must be indicated.
- Descriptions and specifications for all the systems components including pipe sizes and sprinkler heads.
- Hydraulic calculations for the system; this shall include hydraulic calculations for any modifications to a previously hydraulically calculated system.
- Type of system being installed (ex – Class I Standpipe, NFPA 13 Wet-pipe Sprinkler).
- Standpipe hose thread patterns must be Winston-Salem 2 ½ and National Standard 1 ½. The protection zone is a maximum of 120 feet from the standpipe hose connection as measured around any obstructions.
- A scaled site plan must be included indicating the FDC location and all on-site fire hydrants. The building and all fire apparatus access roadways must also be indicated.
- The FDC must be 2 ½ inch with Winston-Salem threads.
- The following is an example of a check off list that should be submitted with fire sprinkler plans.
For your convenience, we have included a link to an interactive informational form. E-mail it along with your plan to plans@cityofwsfire.org.
Codes used in the review process:
North Carolina State Fire Prevention
North Carolina State Building
Applicable National Fire Protection Association Standards
NOTE – Additional information may be required prior to approval of the submitted plans. The above requested information is not all-inclusive.
Return to the General Plan Review Requirements and Checklists Web page.
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