The Colorado Springs Fire Department's Division of the Fire Marshal continues to watch our city grow and develop, resulting in construction being on the rise. Contractors and qualified operators who perform hot work must be vigilant to ensure fire and life safety. Contractors must follow the permit requirements while working in the city. Hot work is defined but not limited to welding and associated processes, brazing, cutting, soldering, heat treating, grinding, thawing pipe, power-driven fasteners, hot riveting, torch applied roofing, thermite welding, other similar operations producing or using a spark, flame, or heat.
HOT WORK PERMITS ARE ONLY REQUIRED IF THE CITY IS IN A BURN RESTRICTION OR BURN BAN.
Go to the COS Wildfire Ready page to see if there is an active Burn Restriction or Burn Ban. Exceptions may apply for new construction. Call 719-385-5982 for more information.
To apply for a Hot Work Permit, go to the City’s Permits, Licenses, and Records Portal.
Every address listed in the permit is required to have a Hot Work Fire Safety Checklist completed daily, kept onsite, and available for any fire code official during an active Burn Restriction or Burn Ban.
DOWNLOAD THE HOT WORK FIRE SAFETY CHECKLIST
For additional information on hot work, see our Hot Work Permit Guide.
DOWNLOAD THE HOT WORK PERMIT GUIDE.