Blasting operations taking place within the city limits of Gastonia, North Carolina require a permit from the Fire Marshal's office BEFORE blasting operations take place.
You can now submit permit applications, and plans, and pay permit fees online via our new electronic City View portal. To do so go to: https://devsvcs.gastonianc.gov/.
- Note you must register for an account before submittal, and activate the account from a valid email address before using. When applying for an account when prompted to associate the account with a contractor and business license, select NO. Please review the following video on registering for an account at: .
- When the account is confirmed, go to the above portal page, click Apply for a fire permit, choose the application type to select Fire, and then complete the submittal application.
- If you desire to submit paper plans, you will need to submit a permit application, full submittal below, and pay the permit fee via check only. Submittal can be mailed or dropped off.
- Our preferred method of submitting permit applications and plans is through the new City View portal system. Please refer to the below submittal guidelines when submitting:
Below are the blasting submittal requirements:
1. Provide a copy of the NC 811 Locate ticket. www.nc811.org.
2. Provide a legible sketch of the blast site showing measured distances to adjacent buildings, streets, utilities, wells, and other facilities.
3. Provide a blasting plan to include a description of the proposed blasting procedures, an estimate of the total number of cubic yards of material to be removed by blasting, an estimate of the number of blasts to be detonated, the quantity and type of explosives to be used, the maximum amount of explosives per delay, the maximum number of holes per delay, and the proposed placement of seismographs.
4. Provide information as to the proposed hours during which the blasting operations will be conducted.
5. Provide information as to the safety plan of the blasting operations to include traffic control, barricading, signage plan, and adverse weather operation plan.
6. Letter on company letterhead stating that your personnel conducting the blasting are properly trained, and a statement that all personnel will obey and adhere to all local, state, and federal laws during blasting operations.
7. Copy of the liability insurance policy.
8. Permit application filled out completely.
9. $200 fee which will be good for the first six months of blasting.
Note if you are blasting in a rural part of the jurisdiction with no address assigned yet, you will need to send your submittal via email, regular mail, or drop it off at headquarters. Either way, they are delivered you will need a permit application, and pay the permit fee via check or money order. We no longer can accept credit card authorization forms. To send via email send to Assistant Fire Marshal Terry Revis at Terry.Revis@GastoniaNC.Gov or can be dropped off or mailed to: GFD Headquarters located at 260 N. Myrtle School Road Gastonia, NC 28052.
The Gastonia Fire Marshal's Office requires the Fire Marshal's Office to be notified before EVERY blast occurs. This can be done via email to Fire Marshal Chris Stowe at chris.stowe@gastonianc.gov, and Assistant Fire Marshal Terry Revis at terry.revis@gastonianc.gov.
The Gastonia Fire Marshal's Office requires area residents to be notified before blasting operations occur, listing the date(s), and times of blasts. If blasting occurs on consecutive days, the specific days should be listed on the notification. If more than (5) business days go by between blasting operations, new notifications need to be made to area residents of additional blasting operations. It is the responsibility of the Blasting Contractor to make these required notifications.
