FIRE DEPARTMENT

County of Kauai

4444 Rice Street, Suite 295, Lihue, HI 96766

Phone: 808-241-6500 Fax: 808-241-6508

The Fire Department is responsible for preventing and abating fires and life safety hazards before they cause injury and property damages in the County of Kauai. The Department reviews and approves plans relating to commercial buildings permit applications, provides a program of fire inspections, and enforces regulations of the County Fire Code.

Any element of the plan relative to the installation of required fire protection equipment and systems shall comply with the Fire Code and nationally-recognized standards. Consultation with the Fire Prevention Bureau (FPB) by owners, developers, architects, engineers and contractors regarding these specific requirements should be completed prior to the submittal of building plans for agency approvals.

For the review and approval of plans for a building permit the following are required:

1. Building permit plans shall include six (6) sets of shop drawings and hydraulic calculations for the installation of Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems; Class I, II and III Standpipe Systems; Fire Department Connections; Private Fire Hydrants; and other Underground and Aboveground Piping Systems.

2. Building permit plans shall include six (6) sets of shop drawings for Fire Extinguishing Systems other than those listed above.

3. All equipment and systems shall be approved prior to installation.

4. All shop drawings shall be designed, stamped and signed by a qualified engineer and shall also be reviewed and approved by the Hawaii Insurance Bureau before submittal.