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Fire Inspections

The Town of Yarmouth employs a municipal fire inspector as required by the Fire Safety Act of Nova Scotia. The inspector carries out a system of inspections on the following occupancies:

  1. Assembly occupancies (churches, community halls, licensed establishments, restaurants, theatres, bowling alleys, arenas, rinks, gymnasiums, museums, indoor pools)
  2. Residential occupancies containing 4 or more dwelling units (apartments, motels, hotels)
  3. Business and personal service occupancies (offices, banks and service shops)
  4. Mercantile occupancies (stores, markets and retail outlets)
  5. Industrial occupancies (workshops, factories, warehouses, repair garages, gas stations)
  6. All registered fire safety complaints. Download a complaint for here.

The inspector is responsible to ensure compliance with the National Fire Code of Canada and is available to provide information on fire safety and fire emergency planning.

Fire Safety Planning

The National Fire Code of Canada requires that certain buildings develop and maintain a Fire Safety Plan. To assist owners/occupants in the development and/or maintenance of these plans, templates are provided below.

The following occupancies are required to have a formal fire safety plan:

  1. Assembly occupancies(any building in which persons gather including restaurants, halls, gymnasiums, libraries, churches, clubs, bowling alleys);
  2. Every building is required to have a fire alarm system including sprinklered buildings;
  3. Demolition and construction sites where hazardous processes and operations are present;
  4. Areas used for bulk storage;
  5. Areas where flammable or combustible liquids are stored or handled;
  6. Areas where hazardous processes or operations occur.

If your building falls within one of the categories listed above, you are required to have a fire safety plan. For more information, please call or visit the Fire Inspector at Fire Services Department, 221 Pleasant Street, Yarmouth Tel: 902-740-5706.

Template Downloads

pdf Fire Safety Plan Template 2021 PDF

(530 KB)
document Fire Safety Plan Template 2021 MS Word (176 KB)

Other Downloads

pdf Food Truck Fact Sheet (278 KB)

Disclaimer

In no event will the Town of Yarmouth be liable for any damages, whether direct, indirect general, consequential, incidental, exemplary or special, arising from the use of this template.