Ohio Fire Code Petition Form - Instructions - 2017 printable pdf download

2017 Ohio Fire Code Petition Form – Instructions

The following instructions are designed to aid those individuals or groups that wish to submit a Petition to the Ohio Department of

Commerce, Division of State Fire Marshal (SFM) to change the current Ohio Fire Code (OFC). The Petition Form can be found on the

SFM’s website at

under the “2017 Ohio Fire Code” tab. If you have any difficulties accessing, filling out or

submitting the form, you may contact the SFM’s Code Enforcement Bureau via phone at 614-728-5460, or via e-mail to

OhioFireCode@com.state.oh.us.

General Instructions for form and form submission:

Please submit all petitions on the Petition Form.

Please fill out all information or ‘fields’ on the Petition Form.

Submit only one Petition per Petition Form.

To submit the form via e-mail: once you have ‘filled in’ all text boxes, save the document onto your computer or a flash drive.

Open an e-mail and address it to: OhioFireCode@com.state.oh.us; attach your saved Petition from to you e-mail and hit send.

To submit the form via mail or facsimile: once you have ‘filled in’ all text boxes, save the document onto your computer or a

flash drive (if desired) and print the form. Mail or fax the form to the Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of State Fire

Marshal – Code Enforcement Bureau (SFM-CEB), 8895 E. Main Street, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068; fax: 614-728-5168.

If you cannot open the Petition Form or if it is not compatible with your computer system or network, you may request that a

form be mailed to you by calling the SFM-CEB at 614-728-5460, or you may pick up the form at the SFM-CEB (address above).

Answer all questions directly on the form and mail it to the SFM-CEB (address above). If necessary you may attach a separate

sheet of paper to the form, making sure that your answers correspond to and clearly identify which question you are answering.

All submissions must be type-written or clearly and legibly printed. Unreadable Petitions may not be considered.

Instructions for completing Petition Form:

Date: Please fill in the date you are submitting the Petition Form.

Name: If you are an individual submitting a Petition Form, please provide your name. If you represent a company, association,

entity or organization submitting a Petition Form, please provide the name of the entity or organization contact, or person

responsible for submitting the Petition Form or who would be available to answer any questions regarding the Petition.

Affiliation (if any): Please provide the name of the company, association, entity or organization or entity that the person filling

out and submitting the Petition Form represents. If you are an individual submitting a Petition Form or do not represent an

entity or organization, please type “n/a” in the text box provided.

10. Address / City / State / Zip: Please provide the appropriate address for an individual, or the appropriate (regional) office address

for a company, association, entity or organization.

11. E-Mail Address: Please provide the e-mail address for the individual who is completing and submitting the Petition Form.

Providing an e-mail address will allow SFM staff to contact the person responsible for the Petition Form should any question(s)

arise regarding the content in the Petition Form.

Ohio Fire Code Petition Form - Instructions - 2017