Fire Code Information
As of February 27, 2023, the current adopted codes in Wilson County that the Wilson County Fire Marshal enforces are the 2021 International Fire Code, including Appendices B, C, D, E, F, G, I, J, K, and N (2021 IFC) and the 2021 National Fire Protection Association 101 (2021 Edition of NFPA 101). All trades must follow all referenced standards of the above codes using an equivalent year-version of the applicable codes or newer.
If you have questions about the adopted fire codes, please contact the Wilson County Fire Marshal’s Office via email at firemarshal@wilsonema.org or (615) 444-8777 Ext. 8.
Click here for the Wilson County Fire Marshal’s Permit and Fee Schedule
Click here for the Wilson County Government W-9
Click Here to Apply for Fire Permits
Plans Submission
The submission of architectural plans and shop drawings is required by the adopted code. Please coordinate with the Fire Marshal’s Office to see if hard copies are needed. Submit high-resolution digital drawings to firemarshal@wilsonema.org as soon as possible to reduce delays.
Building Code Information
Click here for the Wilson County Building Codes Division
Adopted Codes
The following are the adopted code standards enforced by the Wilson County Building Codes Department:
- 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) (with adopted appendices)
- 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) (with state-approved amendments)
- 2021 International Building Code (IBC)
- 2021 International Plumbing Code (IPC)
- 2021 International Mechanical Code (IMC)
- 2021 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC)
- 2021 International Existing Building Code (IEBC)
- 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC)
Blasting Complaints
Neither the Wilson County Government nor the Wilson County Emergency Management Agency has jurisdictional authority over blasting. The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, under the State Fire Marshal’s Office, is responsible for enforcing the Blasting Standards Act of 1975 and handling all blasting complaints, regulations, and oversight. Please contact them directly if you have issues within unincorporated Wilson County. The Blasting Standards Act establishes the requirements for blasters, handlers, and firms. It is located in the Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68 — Health, Safety and Environmental Protection, Chapter 105— Tennessee Blasting Standards Act.
General Blasting Information
https://www.tn.gov/commerce/fire/permit/licensing/blasting.html
File an online complaint
https://www.tn.gov/commerce/fire/permit/licensing/blasting/consumers/complaint.html
Contact the State Fire Marshal’s Office Administrative Services
(615) 741-2981
Open Burning
Open burning is defined in the adopted Fire Code as: The burning of materials wherein products of combustion are emitted directly into the ambient air without passing through a stack or chimney from an enclosed chamber. Open burning does not include road flares, smudgepots and similar devices associated with safety or occupational uses typically considered open flames, recreational fires or use of portable outdoor fireplaces. For the purpose of this definition, a chamber shall be regarded as enclosed when, during the time combustion occurs, only apertures, ducts, stacks, flues or chimneys necessary to provide combustion air and permit the escape of exhaust gas are open.
An operational permit is required for the kindling or maintaining of an open fire or a fire on any public street, alley, road, or other public or private ground. Instructions and stipulations of the permit shall be complied with.
Exception: Recreational fires.
For recreational fires, please visit the Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry
Tier II Reporting Requirements
The Wilson County Emergency Management Agency does not require paper copies of the E-Plan submittal.
Tennessee Emergency Management Tier II Information
Additional information about the Local Emergency Planning Committee
Emergency Management Planning Office
(615) 444-8777 Ext. 120