Fire safety plans
The Ontario Fire Code requires a fire safety plan for certain types of buildings. These plans make sure your building has the necessary systems to keep your building and its occupants safe.
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Buildings that need a fire safety plan
Fire safety plans are required for the buildings and spaces listed below.
- hospitals and health care facilities
- nursing homes and children’s custodial homes for more than three people
- residences with more than 10 occupants
- offices with more than 300 occupants
- stores and businesses with more than 300 occupants
- four-storey or taller buildings
- boarding, lodging and rooming houses
- recreational camps regulated under the Health Protection and Promotion Act
Assembly occupancies, which may include:
- places of worship
- restaurants
- shopping malls
- nightclubs
- theatres
- assembly halls
Industrial buildings:
- high hazard with more than 25 occupants
- medium hazard with more than 100 occupants
- low hazard with more than 300 occupants
A detailed definition of an assembly occupancy is available on the National Fire Prevention Association’s website.
Potentially dangerous spaces:
- properties containing more than 500 litres of flammable and combustible liquids
- properties containing more than 250 litres of Class I liquids
- laboratories
Outdoor spaces:
- Outdoor tire storage yards
Create a fire safety plan
To create a fire safety plan:
- complete our template
- email the completed template to the fire prevention team
Send us an email if you have any questions.
Land acknowledgement
The City of Kitchener is situated on the traditional territory of the Chonnonton, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee Peoples. We recognize our responsibility to act as stewards for the land and honour the original caretakers who came before us. Our community is enriched by the enduring knowledge and deep-rooted traditions of the diverse First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples who live in Kitchener today.