Fire Safety Plan Surrey

Our expert team in Surrey specializes in designing site-specific fire safety plans, disaster plans and violence prevention plans.

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Fire Safety Plans for Surrey Buildings — What Local Owners Need to Know

Surrey is one of the fastest-growing cities in British Columbia, with more than 600,000 residents and a commercial base spanning Whalley, Newton, Guildford, Fleetwood, Cloverdale, and South Surrey. Every commercial, strata, industrial, and care occupancy in Surrey is required by the BC Fire Code (Section 2.8) to maintain a current Fire Safety Plan accepted by Surrey Fire Service.

At Get Fire Plan, we have produced Fire Safety Plans for buildings across every neighbourhood in Surrey — from strip malls on 108th Avenue to high-rise residential on King George Boulevard, from industrial properties along the Fraser River to active construction sites on Harvie Road. We know what Surrey Fire Service expects, and we coordinate every plan directly with their plan review team.

Surrey Neighbourhoods We Serve

Surrey is six or seven towns that grew into one city, and the building stock changes completely between them. What the plan has to cover changes with it.

  • Whalley and Surrey City Centre. Concrete residential and mixed-use towers along the SkyTrain corridor, with parkade levels, an emergency generator, a fire pump, standpipes on every floor, elevator recall, and a central alarm and control facility. Every one of those systems needs a location, a sequence of operation and a named service contractor, which is why these plans run long.
  • Newton, King George Boulevard and 72nd Avenue. Strip malls and restaurants: several tenants on one alarm panel, kitchen suppression tied in as an initiating device, and a lot of exits for a small footprint. Our 108th Avenue strip mall project is this type of building.
  • Guildford. Town Centre retail, offices and care facilities. Care occupancies are the exacting ones — evacuation procedures have to work for residents who cannot leave on their own, and the staff training schedule matters as much as the drawings.
  • Fleetwood and Fraser Highway. Mixed commercial and newer residential over retail, where the plan has to separate what the commercial tenants do from what the residents do.
  • Cloverdale. Heritage commercial, agricultural buildings and the Fairgrounds. Older buildings that have been altered repeatedly, where the existing drawings rarely match the building. We measure what is there.
  • South Surrey, Grandview Heights and Morgan Crossing. Newer multi-family and retail built to current code. The work here is completeness and accuracy rather than reconstruction.
  • Port Kells and Campbell Heights. Industrial and warehousing along the Highway 1 and 32nd Avenue corridors. Stored goods, racking, hazard rooms and any dangerous goods drive these plans, and the hazard sections are where Surrey Fire Service looks first.

Wherever your building is in Surrey, we come and look at it. We do not write plans from a desk.

How We Work With Surrey Fire Service

Every Fire Safety Plan in Surrey must be reviewed and accepted by Surrey Fire Service before it is valid. Surrey Fire Service runs one of the largest fire department footprints in BC, and their plan review team has specific expectations for plan content, drawing standards, and submission format.

At Get Fire Plan, we have submitted hundreds of plans through Surrey Fire Service over the past 20 years. We know the reviewers, we know the format requirements, and we handle every revision request directly so you do not have to. Most Surrey plans are accepted on the first or second review.

Surrey Fire Service Headquarters:
8767 132nd Street, Surrey, BC V3W 4P1
Phone: 604-543-6700
surrey.ca/services/fire

What Surrey Fire Service expects in the plan

Surrey reviews against the BC Fire Code, and the items below are where plans most often come back for revision.

  • A named Fire Safety Director and deputy, with signed appointment letters, trained in the plan before they take on the role (BC Fire Code 2.8.1.2).
  • A complete fire protection inventory: alarm panel make and model, pull stations, detectors, sprinkler type and shut-off, standpipe connections, extinguishers, emergency lighting, gas and electrical shut-offs, and the monitoring company’s account number.
  • Scaled CAD floor plans for every level, showing exit routes, equipment, assembly areas and hazard rooms. Hand sketches are returned.
  • Evacuation procedures for occupants and for staff, including people who cannot use stairs. Taller buildings also need floor warden duties and area-of-refuge procedures.
  • The 2024 BC Fire Code additions: a Statement of Currency, a Master Inspection, Testing and Maintenance Schedule, a Master Training Schedule, and a Hot Work policy. Plans written before 2024 usually do not have these.

Acceptance is not the end of it. The plan has to be reviewed whenever the supervisory staff, contractors or building systems change, and fire drills are required at least once a year (BC Fire Code 2.8.3.2). We update plans we have written at no charge for name and contact changes, and quote system changes as a fixed price.

Surrey Fire Safety Plan Pricing and Turnaround

What drives the price of a Surrey fire safety plan is the size of the building, the occupancy type, how many floors have to be drawn, and how complicated the fire protection systems are. Whatever yours comes to, you get the number before we start, and it includes every revision until Surrey Fire Service accepts the plan.

Typical turnaround for a Surrey Fire Safety Plan:

  • Day 1 — Free phone or email consultation and same-day written quote
  • Within 1 week — On-site walkthrough by a Get Fire Plan professional
  • Weeks 1 to 2 — Plan drafted and CAD drawings produced
  • Weeks 2 to 3 — Submission to Surrey Fire Service, revisions handled
  • Weeks 3 to 4 — Final acceptance, printed copy delivered to your Surrey property

100% money-back guarantee — if we cannot get your plan accepted by Surrey Fire Service, you do not pay.

Get a free Surrey Fire Safety Plan quote or call (778) 574-2895.

Frequently asked questions

Does my Surrey building need a fire safety plan?

If it has a fire alarm system, almost certainly. Section 2.8 of the BC Fire Code adds assembly and care occupancies, high buildings, buildings with sprinkler or standpipe systems, and sites where dangerous goods are stored. If you are not sure, call us and we will tell you at no charge.

We received a notice from Surrey Fire Service. How quickly can you help?

Call with the notice in hand. Buildings under a compliance deadline are prioritised and we can usually have a draft to you within the week.

Is a plan accepted in another city valid in Surrey?

No. Surrey Fire Service reviews plans independently, and a plan accepted in Burnaby or Langley still has to satisfy their reviewers.

Can I write the plan myself?

Often, legally, yes. In practice the drawings are where owner-written plans fail — Surrey wants scaled CAD floor plans for every level, and a rejected plan costs you the time you are short of.

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Recent Surrey Fire Safety Plan Projects

A look at what goes into a Fire Safety Plan Surrey project — construction and commercial examples from our recent work.

Fire Safety Plan Surrey: Three Buildings, One Fire Alarm

A 91-suite wood-frame strata on City Parkway in Surrey City Centre, fully sprinklered — but its fire alarm panel is interconnected with two neighbouring buildings, and its fourth-floor suites are two storeys.

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Construction Fire Safety Plan Completed for Harvie Road, Surrey

A Construction Fire Safety Plan (CFSP) for an active job site on Harvie Road in Surrey. Covers BC Fire Code Section 5.6 requirements for construction sites — hot work procedures, fire watch duties, site access for Surrey Fire Service, and temporary fire protection during construction.

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Fire Safety Plan for a Strip Mall on 108th Avenue, Surrey

A commercial fire safety plan for a multi-tenant strip mall on 108th Avenue in Surrey. Multiple tenant occupancies, fire alarm system documentation, sprinkler coverage, fire department access routing, and approval by Surrey Fire Service.

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Fire safety plans we have completed in Surrey

Guides: Fire safety plan services · What a fire safety plan costs in BC · What a fire safety plan is · Who needs one in BC · Free compliance checklist

Also visit our sister site: FireSafetyPlan.com — Fire Safety Plans for strata and commercial buildings across BC. Building or renovating? See Construction Fire Safety Plans for BC job sites.