Fees, Permit, Apps
Kern County Fire Department Fee Schedules
View and download our fee schedules for permits and more.
Shortcuts to helpful pages and information.
Fireworks
Looking for a Fireworks display or booth information?
Below you will find links to information related to fireworks including permit applications.
Fire Safety Standby
Please complete the Application for Permit and Application for Standby when requesting a Fire Safety Officer (FSO) for filming or special effects event.
Email the completed forms to: fireprevention@kerncountyfire.org. A confirmation will be sent when the applications have been received.
Cost of Permit: $0 – Safety Officer: $150 per hour/minimum 2 hours – Engine with 2 personnel: $235 per hour/minimum 2 hours
Residential Fire Sprinklers Information
Installing fire sprinklers? Here you will find helpful information as well as permit applications.
Looking to film in Kern County?
If you are looking to film in Kern County you will find the links below useful.
Permit Requirements
Looking for more information not listed above?
- Aboveground Fuel Tank
- AbovegroundTankRemoval2021
- Cannabis Facility 2021
- Carbon Dioxide
- CNG
- CO2 Enrichment2021
- Commercial Fire Suppression Hood Systems
- Dip Tanks
- Electrified Security Gate or Fence
- Emergency Responder Radio System
- Explosive Storage
- Fire Alarm
- Fireworks Booth Application Submittal Process
- Fireworks Display (Professional) Permit Requirements
- Gas Detection System 2021
- High Piled Storage2021
- LPG Dispensing 2021
- LPG Tank Installation
- Mobile Motor Fuel Dispensing
- Model Rockets 2021
- Motion Picture and Special Effects
- Outside Assembly 2021
- Plant Extraction 2021
- Public Assembly
- Spray Booth
- Stationary Energy Storage System
- Temporary Stage Canopy Permits
- Tent Permits
- Apartment Check List
- Christmas Tree Lots
- Day Care/Adult Care Inspection Requirements
- Flame Proofing Christmas Trees
- School Fire Safety Guide
- Large Family Daycare Fire Alarm Systems
- Mobile Food Prep Vehicles 2021
- Fire Detection for ESS Outdoor Installations 2021 IFC 2020 NFPA 855.
- Solar Panels Ground Mounted 2022
- BESS revised submittal letter
- BESS Testing Maintenance Letter-KCFD
- BESS Application Guide
