Fire safety plans for Port Coquitlam buildings, prepared to the BC Fire Code and the City’s Fire and Emergency Services Bylaw, with the pre-incident plan and Vital Information Form the department requires alongside them.
Who needs a fire safety plan in Port Coquitlam
Port Coquitlam Fire & Emergency Services enforces Section 2.8 of the BC Fire Code through the City’s Fire and Emergency Services Bylaw, 2025, No. 4395, which has its own sections on fire safety plans, emergency planning and construction fire safety. A plan is required for every building with a fire alarm system, every assembly, care or detention occupancy, every high building and every sprinklered building.
For Port Coquitlam that means the strata and rental buildings of the downtown core and Citadel Heights, the shopping centres and restaurants of Fremont Village and the Dominion Triangle, the industrial buildings along the Mary Hill Bypass, Kingsway Avenue and Broadway Street, and every school, daycare and care facility in the city.
How Port Coquitlam Fire & Emergency Services reviews a plan
The department’s Fire Protective Services division reviews each plan against the BC Fire Code and the City bylaw. Port Coquitlam requires a pre-incident plan and a Vital Information Form to be submitted with every fire safety plan, so a submission is really a three-part package. The fire safety plan covers emergency procedures, supervisory staff, training, drawings, hazards and maintenance; the pre-incident plan gives responding crews the building at a glance; the Vital Information Form records the contacts and systems the department keeps on file.
A review fee applies to each submission. We confirm the current fee with the department and build it into your quote.
Construction and demolition sites fall under a separate section of the bylaw, and for larger projects the City also asks a registered professional to assess the protection of neighbouring buildings during the work. Our construction division at constructionfiresafetyplans.ca handles construction fire safety plans in Port Coquitlam.
The buildings we plan for in Port Coquitlam
Mid-rise and wood-frame stratas around Shaughnessy Street and the downtown core. Townhouse complexes in Citadel Heights and Riverwood. The big-box retail, grocery and restaurant buildings of Fremont Village, where tenant plans have to fit the landlord’s base-building plan. The warehouses, manufacturing plants and truck terminals of the Mary Hill and Kingsway industrial areas, where hazardous materials, storage heights and fire department access drive the plan. Schools, daycares and places of worship throughout the city.
Keeping a Port Coquitlam plan current
Review the plan at least once a year and update it when the Fire Safety Director, property manager, monitoring company or building systems change. Keep the pre-incident plan and Vital Information Form current at the same time, run the annual drill and keep the records in the plan box.
How it works with FireSafetyPlan.com
- Firm quote in one business day. One upfront price based on building type and size, with any fire department review fee included.
- Site visit. We confirm exits, fire alarm panel and annunciator, sprinkler and standpipe connections, shut-offs and the plan box location, and photograph the fire protection systems.
- Draft in five to seven business days. CAD drawings and the full written plan, sent to you for review before anything is submitted.
- Submission and approval. We submit to the fire department, handle any revisions they ask for, and deliver the accepted plan in print and PDF, with wall plaques and a plan box if you need them.
Approval is guaranteed. If the fire department sends back a plan we prepared, we revise it at no charge until it is accepted.
Recent Port Coquitlam projects
A few of the Port Coquitlam buildings we have prepared fire safety plans for, and what made each one different.
- A new six-storey apartment building on Kelly Avenue: its first plan, written the year it was finished, with two sprinkler systems behind one door.
- A tabletop-grill restaurant on Village Drive: gas burners in the dining tables, each with its own suppression hood.
- A daycare on Westwood Street: no building fire alarm, so the evacuation depends on the staff.
- A stone countertop shop on Industrial Avenue: granite does not burn. The glue, solvent and propane do.
- An auto body shop on McLean Avenue: no alarm and no fire department connection; the spray booth protects itself.
Frequently asked questions — Port Coquitlam
Does Port Coquitlam charge a fee to review a fire safety plan?
Yes, a fee per submission. We confirm the current amount with Fire Protective Services at the time of submission and include it in your quote.
Do we need a pre-incident plan as well as a fire safety plan?
Yes. Port Coquitlam requires a pre-incident plan and a Vital Information Form with every fire safety plan, and we prepare all three together so the package is accepted on the first pass.
We received an inspection notice. How quickly can you help?
Call us with the notice in hand. We prioritize buildings under a compliance deadline and can usually have a draft to you within the week.
Port Coquitlam fire safety plan quote: (778) 574-2895. We reply within one business day.
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