Fairview

Open burning

Open burning is not allowed within the Town of Fairview.

Outdoor fireplaces and fire pits may be used for recreational purposes if the following are met: (1) Must not contain a fire greater than 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet in height and shall be surrounded on the outside, aboveground, by a non-combustible material such as steel, brick, or masonry. (2) The fire pit bottom must be at least 6 inches below the outer ring of the fire pit. (3) The fire location is ten feet or more of any structure or combustible material. (4) The burn can only contain natural vegetation and no trash. 

The fire code  official  is  authorized   to   order   the extinguishment by the permit holder, another person responsible or the fire department of open burning that creates or adds to a hazardous or objectionable situation, or when the smoke is deemed offensive.

Permits may be issued by the Fire Marshal for open burning of natural vegetation if fire is located on properties of 10 acres or greater.

Burn an Arsonist

The Fairview Fire Marshal’s Office has partnered with the Texas Advisory Council on Arson to offer a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of person(s) responsible for arson activities in the Town of Fairview. If you have information, call the Fairview Fire Marshal’s Office at 972-886-4232 or contact the Texas Advisory Council on Arson at 1-877-4-FIRE-45 (1-877-434-7345).

Town of Fairview Fire and Building Ordinances w/ Amendments

2018 IFC Amendments Fairview

2018 IBC Amendments Fairview 

Knox Box

The town also has a Knox Box ordinance that requires all gated entryways to be accessible through a key system approved by the fire chief. For more information, please contact the fire department's non-emergency number, 972-886-4232, and check on-line for products at

http://www.knoxbox.com/store

Alarm Permits Inspections

For those properties that have a fire alarm or burglar alarm an alarm permit is required. To get an alarm permit, visit www.fairviewtexasalarm.com or download one of the alarm permit forms below.

Commercial Alarm Permit Residential Alarm Permit

The Town of Fairview has a Town Ordinance (5601.1.3  Fireworks) prohibiting the sale, possession, storage, handling or use of fireworks within the town’s limits. Fireworks provide a danger to structures and property as well as create a high risk for bodily injury.

This ordinance prohibits the discharge or possession of fireworks anywhere within the Town of Fairview or the Town’s Extra Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ). Only commercially approved fireworks display that have received a firework permit from the Town of Fairview are permitted.

Any person found in violation of this ordinance may be issued a citation and have their fireworks confiscated by law enforcement.  Guilty parties could face fines up to $2,000 for each offense.

Please direct any questions to the Fairview Fire Marshal’s Office.

We all know that parking in a fire lane is illegal. Yet, many citizens do that every day. The space outside of a business or school is not a loading zone if it is designated as a fire lane. The fire lane is an area reserved for fire apparatus, ambulance or police vehicle responding to an emergency to be able to park at a useful distance from a structure. In additional, emergency vehicles will stage in a fire lane in order to provide rapid response to emergency calls.

Unobstructed fire lanes are essential for emergency access to all buildings and schools. The Town of Fairview has an ordinance preventing the obstruction of these lanes due to life safety concerns.

503.4 Obstruction  of  fire  apparatus  access  roads.  Fire apparatus access roads shall not be obstructed in any manner, including the parking of vehicles.  The minimum widths and clearances established in Section 503.2.1 of the International Fire Code (2012) and any area marked as a fire lane as described in Section 503.3 shall be maintained at all times.

a. Court  fines  resulting  from  an  unoccupied  vehicle  in  the  fire  lane  shall  be  the responsibility of the vehicle operator or the registered owner (citations may be mailed or delivered in person).

b. Unoccupied and/or occupied vehicles or other obstructions in the fire lane may be removed or towed at the expense of the registered owner.