Administrative overview · FIPS 56013
Fremont County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
State Fallback
This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.
Required jurisdiction check
Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.
The record is marked State Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.
Responsible agency
Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety (State Fire Marshal)
For a project in or near Fremont County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
307-777-7288; Fremont County Planning Department 307-332-1077
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, 320 West 25th Street, 3rd Floor, Cheyenne, WY 82002; Fremont County Planning Department, 450 North 2nd Street, Room 360, Lander, WY 82520
Operating hours
State office hours N/A; Fremont County Planning Department Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM Mountain
Review expectation
The State Fire Marshal accepts or rejects a plan-review submission for review within five business days and completes review of a complete accepted submittal within 21 business days; resubmittals are reviewed within 10 business days after receipt or the original 21-day period, whichever is later. Fremont County allows two weeks to process a complete septic application. A floodplain application is checked for sufficiency within seven working days and acted upon within 14 working days once sufficient.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for Fremont County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked State Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
How should I begin an application?
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 307-777-7288; Fremont County Planning Department 307-332-1077.
How long might review take?
The State Fire Marshal accepts or rejects a plan-review submission for review within five business days and completes review of a complete accepted submittal within 21 business days; resubmittals are reviewed within 10 business days after receipt or the original 21-day period, whichever is later. Fremont County allows two weeks to process a complete septic application. A floodplain application is checked for sufficiency within seven working days and acted upon within 14 working days once sufficient.
How are inspections scheduled?
For a guaranteed state electrical inspection in Fremont County, obtain the wiring permit through the state portal and contact State Electrical Inspector Matt Mullen at 307-752-0348. State fire/life-safety plan-review projects receive construction inspections and must pass before a Certificate of Occupancy or Letter of Compliance. For County septic systems, schedule the pre-construction site evaluation and the inspection before backfilling with the Planning Department at 307-332-1830 or 307-332-1077; the County requests 48 hours' advance notice when possible. Floodplain applicants consent to reasonable County inspections before permit issuance.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Fremont County publishes county permits for floodplain development and small-wastewater systems but no general county building-code or building-permit program. For projects within Wyoming State Fire Marshal jurisdiction, the state enforces the 2024 International Fire Code, 2024 International Building Code, 2024 International Fuel Gas Code, 2024 International Mechanical Code, 2024 International Existing Building Code and, effective July 1, 2026, the 2026 National Electrical Code. County subdivision, floodplain and wastewater regulations apply separately where relevant. N/A for a general county building permit because Fremont County publishes no general building-permit program. State Fire Marshal plan review is limited to specified public and life-safety projects, including government buildings, schools, public-access buildings over 5,000 square feet, child-care facilities for more than 10 children, multistory buildings, assembly occupancies, qualifying remodels of $40,000 or more, changes into those occupancies, fire-protection systems, alternative-energy systems, aboveground fuel tanks, commercial kitchen hoods, spray-finishing operations and RV/camping/mobile-home park site plans. Other private work may still require a state electrical permit or County septic, floodplain or subdivision approval.