Ordinances

To view all Fire ordinances, please click here.

Open Burning Ordinance

Burning permits are issued by the NC Forestry Service and are not associated with the Town of Apex Fire Department. The permits are not allowed in the town limits of Apex and only allowed in the County.

Burning Permit Application

To view the full open burning ordinance, please click here.

Fire Watch

Fire watches may be required for a number of reasons, including:

  • A fire alarm system is fully or partially out of service or disabled
  • A sprinkler system is fully or partially out of service
  • During building maintenance or construction

Process

The following steps are involved in completing the Fire Watch inspection process:

  1. Building personnel must notify the Fire Department Communications Center at (919) 362-8661 and the building’s alarm system monitoring company to report the condition, extent, and expected duration of alarm disruption.
  2. Enter the date, time, and names of persons spoken with on the Fire Watch Checklist (PDF).
  3. There will be 1 trained building representative must remain in close proximity of the alarm panel at all times while the system is "off line" to the central monitoring station and the Fire Department.
  4. Each affected floor must be patrolled once every 30 minutes during the fire watch period and patrols documented on the fire watch checklist. In the event the entire system is taken off line, all floors and areas of the building must be patrolled hourly.
  5. When the system is restored, complete the fire watch checklist, ensuring all system functions are restored.
  6. Notify the Fire Department Communications Center at (919) 362-8661 and building’s alarm monitoring company to report the system back online.
  7. Enter the date, time, and names of persons spoken with on the fire watch checklist.
  8. File the fire watch checklist in the appropriate log book.