Permits

Effective 9/7/2021, Permits and Letters of Approval will now be sent via email.

Permit holders should create a User ID on FDNY Business and ensure there is a valid email account, and Premises Address associated with their ID to receive Permits and LOAs via email. Permits can also be viewed. See instructions below to get started.

Access FDNY Business

FDNY Business requires a user account on NYC.gov (NYC.ID).


View Permits and LOAs (no login required)

Getting Started

Learn how to start using FDNY Business:

Permits are required to manufacture, store, handle, use, seal or transport hazardous or combustible materials, or to conduct an operation or to maintain a facility in which a permit is required.  Permits required by the Fire Code need to be paid for before they are issued.  Issued permits need to be kept on the premises they are designated for at all time and available for inspection by an FDNY member.

To learn more about permits, you can refer to Section FC 105 (PDF) of the Fire Code.  

The following is a list of permits offered by the FDNY.  It is listed in alphabetical order.

A
Aerosol Products
Amusement Buildings
Asphalt Melters
Aviation Operations

C
Cellulose Nitrate Film
Coke-fueled Salamanders
Combustible Dust – Producing Operations
Combustible Fibers
Combustible Liquids
Combustible Material Storage
Commercial Cooking Systems
Compressed Gases
Cryogenic Fluids

D
Dry Cleaning Facilities

E
Explosives

F
Fire Department In-Building Auxiliary Radio Communication System
Fireworks
Flammable & Combustible Liquids
Flammable Solids
Floor Finishing
Fruit and Crop Ripening
Fumigation and Insecticidal Fogging

H
Hazardous Materials
Hazardous Production Material (HPM) Facilities
High-Piled Storage
Hot Work Operations

I
Industrial Furnaces

L
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Lumber Yards

M
Methane Recovery
Microturbines
Motor Fuel-Dispensing Facilities

N
Natural Gas Liquefaction Facility
Non-Production Chemical Laboratory Units

O
Open Flames
Organic Coatings

P
Portable Fueled Space Heaters
Public Assembly
Pyrotechnic Material
Pyroxylin Plastics

R
Refrigerating System
Repair Garages

S
Special Effects
Spraying or Dipping
Sulfer

T
Tar Kettles
Tire-Rebuilding Plants
Tires, Scrap Tires and Tire Byproducts
Transportation of Hazardous Materials


Need Help?

For assistance with applying for and receiving Permits and Letters of Approval on FDNY Business, contact the FDNY Customer Service Center by dialing 311, or via email at FDNY.BusinessSupport@FDNY.nyc.gov.