In order for Fire District staff to review your Bonner County Planning Fire Signoff for compliance with International Fire Code, please email the following information to the Spirit Lake Fire Chief, Dave England, at chief@spiritlakefire.com. You may also drop off your documents in person at fire station 1 at 32182 N 6th Avenue in Spirit Lake. Please call ahead to ensure that someone will be available to assist you. Please note that forms presented in person may not be able to be reviewed at that time.

1. Bonner County Planning Fire Sign-Off form with your completed information (applicant name, contact information, BLP#, RP#, project address).

2. Bonner County Planning Building Location Permit Application with site plan that includes driveway access details with dimensions, including width, length, and percent of grade. If your driveway is longer than 150 feet, turn-around dimensions are also required on the site plan. 

3. If a platted parcel, please provide a County recorded plat map. If applicable, any information needed to satisfy the plat requirements as it pertains to the Fire District.

4. Spirit Lake Fire has adopted a fee schedule. Residential and commercial site plan reviews and inspections are $25.00. We accept payments in cash, check, e-check, credit and debit cards. For e-check, and credit and debit card payments, please click on “Pay here” in the upper right-hand corner of this website, and use the drop-down menu for transaction item “Plan Review Fee.” Final fire signoffs will not be issued until all fees have been paid.

Please take a moment to review the Spirit Lake Fire District residential permit requirements and take these into consideration when planning access for fire district personnel.

Once we have all your information and documents, the Fire Chief or designee will review your application. If we have any questions, we will contact you via email or phone. Please allow time for review. We will return all documents, including the fire signoff, to you within three (3) business days.

For commercial projects

The process for commercial projects for submitting for plan reviews is similar to above, requiring an application and plans; however, there may be additional requirements or submittal documents needed to fully capture the scope of the project, building type, and use or occupancy. Commercial projects often have additional code-related requirements (e.g., fire suppression or detection systems, water supply, etc.) beyond those required for a residence, which will be reviewed at the time of submission.