Fire Lane Dimensions

I have to re-stripe a Pay Less Shoe Store tomorrow, and in addition, add a fire lane along the curb. I have tried calling the fire deptartment of the city, and the service dept and left messages, but no one is being very helpful. Is there a standar width and legnth on a firelane. The store itself is about 47'x80'. Thanks in advance for any help!

Any other parking lots in town you can check out?

This varies greatly depending on where you are located. In many parts of the country, Red 6" lines and / or Red painted curbs with white 4" words "No Parking" & "Fire Lane" are the norm. However, in my area, Yellow curbs and 12" words are typical; sometimes with 4" yellow lines about 3' -5' away from but parallel to the curb. Sometimes we even put crosshatched lines in that area. There is no written or enforced standard in our area so we see a lot of variations. What we do in our area may not help you. There is not a uniform nationwide standard for these markings. It really depends on standards for your state, county and city. What do you typically see at other businesses in the community where the Pay Less is located? Ask your customer what they understand or think is required. Offer to paint similar to other comparable properties if you can't get verification; especially if some are fairly "new" properties.

Check with the Fire Marshals office, they tend to be the ones that set and enforce fire codes in most areas. The Fire Department and the Fire Marshal can be 2 different agencies not related to one another in some areas.

codes do vary greatly, youll have to get the info from your local fire marshal. in mecklenberg co in nc the standard for an inforcable fire lane is 11-12 feet in width with 96" letters, lines and text are reflective. no red nor yellow required on curbing. signs every 100-150 feet.

Your customer has to get the plan from the fire marshal, or you may paint it wrong. It is really hard to pickup and move fire lanes that have been painted.

You should contact the fire marshals in all the towns in your area and get all the codes so you can keep them in a note book, that way you will always know what the code is at any job.