Palo Alto Fire Department Page Updated on 4/27/2009
Participating Agency (PA)

Fire/Hazardous Materials

The Fire Department administers the following programs through the Fire Prevention Bureau. Visit the Municipal Code, Titles 15 and 17 to view these code amendments and ordinances.

• California Fire Code (with local amendments)
• Hazardous Materials Storage Ordinance
• Toxic Gas Ordinance

As a Participating Agency (PA), the Department also administers the following Hazardous Materials related state programs: *

• Hazardous Materials Business Plans (California Health and Safety Code Chapter 6.95)
• Aboveground Storage Tanks (California Health and Safety Code Chapter 6.67)

Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health's Hazardous Materials Compliance Division (HMCD) is the Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) and administers the Hazardous Waste Generator Program and Tiered Permitting (California Health and Safety Code Chapter 6.5), Underground Storage Tank Program (California Health and Safety Code Chapter 6.7) and the Risk Management Program (California Health and Safety Code Chapter 6.95). *

Inspections required by these programs are usually pre-scheduled and can be coordinated on request by contacting either Palo Alto Fire Department or HMCD.

*Effective 1/1/2009, responsibility for the UST program transferred to Santa Clara County CUPA.

Environmental Compliance Division

The Environmental Compliance Division of Public Works administers the following programs. Visit the Municipal Code, Title 16.09 to view the Sewer Use Ordinance.

• Stormwater and Wastewater Pollution Prevention Permitting and Enforcement