Office of State Fire Marshal
Protect. Prevent. Train. Respond.Engineering Plan Submission
The Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM) requires the use of the electronic plan submission process before a submittal can be considered complete and be assigned to a reviewer. Submittals received in another format will not be input into the review queue and the submitter will be notified that the plans must be submitted in electronic format before our review process can proceed.
All project submittals to the OSFM must use the new IMS. To use the new IMS please create/have an account on the IMS. All parties that need to access the project in the new system will need an account (including the contractor, the AHJ requesting the review, and the design professional of record). Each organization (sprinkler contractor office, PE firm, city government, county government, etc.) should also have an organizational account to which the individual accounts are then linked. Tutorials on how to create an account and how to submit projects can be found on the State Fire Informational Management System (IMS) Help page.
It is important to note that the AHJ requesting the review will need to verify the submittal request through the system before the submittal for review is considered “received” by the OSFM. By verifying the submittal request, the AHJ is acknowledging that the project is in their jurisdiction, that they have authority to allow/deny the start of installation, that the project address/location is correct, and that the project name is correct. This acknowledgement by the AHJ in the new IMS is intended to replace the “Request for Fire Sprinkler System Shop Drawing Review” form previously used for this purpose in the “old” system. The OSFM will not perform reviews of projects that have already been authorized to be installed by the AHJ. If a Fire Protection Sprinkler System project is submitted to the OSFM for review service per §40-10-260(C)(2), and discovers that the fire sprinkler system has been authorized to be installed prior to the OSFM approval per 40-10-260(C)(4), it will automatically be considered a revocation of the submittal/request for review.
Contact Dianne Childress, Administrative Assistant, at 803-966-7864 or Dianne.Childress@llr.sc.gov, for additional information about our submittal requirements and uploading plans.
Please read the Instructions for Electronic Plan Submission.
When a hazard or the sprinkler protection technology does not fit within the prescriptive criteria of the adopted Codes and Standards, an Alternate Means and Method (AMM) may be needed for the design. Please read this document before submitting an Alternate Means and Methods Design.