Fire Reports, Permits and Requests

Richmond Hill's Public Fire and Life Safety Education program helps to protect our community by teaching residents about fire and injury prevention and other safety topics. There are two full-time Fire and Life Safety Educators to help all residents learn how to make a safe community.

Please submit your request for any of our programs (listed below) by using the Community Relations and Education Request Form. We require at least four weeks notice. If you are requesting a Community Helpers visit, please be sure to review the update to our program, listed below.

Fire Emergency Response Report

To obtain a copy of Fire Emergency Response Report submit an online request, or send a written request to the Fire Chief at the address below:

Richmond Hill Fire and Emergency Services Headquarters
1200 Elgin Mills Road East
Richmond Hill, ON L4S 1M4

You need to include:

• the type of report
• the date of the incident
• the location of the incident
• the name(s) of the owner(s) of the property or people involved in the incident
• a cheque payable to the City of Richmond Hill for the amount of your report fee

Fees:

A copy of a Fire Emergency Response Report costs $129.92 (plus HST). There will be an additional 2.58% convenience fee added to the cost if submitting the request online.

Fire Inspection

To request a fire inspection for a premise you can either submit an online request, or send a written request via courier or mail to:

Fire Prevention Division

Richmond Hill Fire and Emergency Services
1200 Elgin Mills Road East
Richmond Hill, ON L4S 1M4

You need to include in your written request:

• letter clearly identifying the property and/or business to be inspected
• authorization from the current owner (letter of consent)
• a cheque payable to the City of Richmond Hill for applicable fees

Fees

Fees are based on the area of each premise being inspected:

• $203.04 (plus HST) for first 2000 square meters
• and $30.57 (plus HST) for each additional 300 square meters or part thereof
• Online requests are subject to an additional 2.58% convenience fee.

If you need assistance calculating fees, please contact Fire Prevention.  

Fire Inspection Report or Inspection Order

To obtain a copy of an existing Fire Safety Inspection Report or an Inspection Order submit an online request or send a written request via courier or mail to:

Richmond Hill Fire and Emergency Services
1200 Elgin Mills Road East
Richmond Hill, ON L4S 1M4

You need to include in your written request:

• letter clearly identifying the property and/or business in question
• the date of the inspection to which the Fire Safety Inspection Report/Inspection Order pertains
• authorization from the current owner (letter of consent)
• a cheque made payable to the City of Richmond Hill for service fees

Please note that only a copy of the Fire Safety Inspection Report/ Inspection Order will be provided. Richmond Hill Fire & Emergency Services will not comment on the status of the Report/ Order or property. To obtain the status report for a property one can request a Property Records Search Report. To be certain that a building is currently in compliance with the Ontario Fire Code it is recommended that a request for inspection be made.

Fees

The cost to obtain a copy of a Fire Safety Inspection Report/ Inspection Order is $129.92 (plus HST).  Online requests are subject to an additional 2.58% convenience fee.

Fire Investigation Report

To obtain a copy of Fire Investigation Report submit an online request, or send a written request to the Fire Chief at the address below:

Richmond Hill Fire and Emergency Services Headquarters
1200 Elgin Mills Road East
Richmond Hill, ON L4S 1M4

You need to include:

• the type of report
• the date of the incident
• the location of the incident
• the name(s) of the owner(s) of the property or people involved in the incident
• a cheque payable to the City of Richmond Hill for the amount of your report fee

Fees:

A copy of a Fire Investigation Report costs $214.50 (plus HST). There will be an additional 2.58% convenience fee added to the cost if submitting the request online.

If you would like to host your own fireworks display, you must obtain a permit, except on Canada Day and Victoria Day.

Complete an Application for Fireworks and Pyrotechnics Discharge for any fireworks display that you wish to host. Setting off of fireworks is not permitted on public property, unless permission from the property owner is obtained.

A permit is required for any open air burning in Richmond Hill. Complete an Open Air Burning Permit Application online.

To obtain a Property Records Search report submit an online request or send a written request via courier or mail with the following information to: 

Fire Prevention Division

You need to include:

• property address
• request letter
• authorization from current owner
• a cheque payable to the City of Richmond Hill

Please note only Fire Service records will be searched through this request process.  Also, the property records search report is limited to whether there are outstanding notices or orders only (i.e., will not indicate retrofit status, last inspection conducted, or other information).  If there are outstanding notices or orders,  a copy will be attached with report.

Fees:

The cost for a property records search varies from $135.00 - $264.94 (plus HST) depending on the number of units within the property. There will be an additional 2.58% convenience fee added to the cost if submitting the request online.

If submitting a written request for multiple units or the building contains multiple units, please contact Fire Prevention so we can determine the fee in accordance with our tariff of fees by-law.