How Do I Apply for a Fire Protection System License?

Go to the Iowa ImageTrend License Management System.  If you do not have a user account, create one.  Otherwise, login to your existing user account.

Once your user account has been created, check your email for the "Login Information" message.  Click the link in the body of the email to create your account password.

Once you save your password, you will need to accept the privacy statement to log in.

FOR BUSINESSES OR SITES ALREADY IN IMAGETREND:  

Click the "Application" menu and then the "Apply Now" button next to the "Add/Remove User Account" (Assign or Remove Business/User Position) form.

Complete and submit the form. Carefully select your user role, as this will determine what application forms are available to you.

 FOR POINT OF CONTACT USER ROLES ONLY:  applicants skip to next step.

Click on the Applications menu.

Look for the "Business Applications" link above your name in the middle of the page.  Click on the link.

Select the company name from the "Filter by Service" drop down, if it is not already displayed.

Click the Apply Now button beside the "Fire Protection System Contractor License" form.

Complete and submit the form. 

Before you apply, be sure you have required documents ready for upload:

• completed "Responsible Managing Employee Criminal History Screening Question" forms for any responsible managing employees
• current Contractor Registration certificate (not your fire protection contractor license)
• current ACCORD Certificate of Liability Insurance

FOR TECHNICIANS ONLY:  trainee applicants skip to the next step.

Click on the Applications menu.

Click the Apply Now button beside the "Fire Protection System Technician License" form.

Complete and submit the form. 

Before you apply, be sure you have required documents ready for upload:

• copy of license qualification
• completed "Employee Criminal History Screening Question" form (if application is submitted by company point of contact)

Click on the Applications menu.

Click the Apply Now button beside the "TRAINEE Fire Protection System Technician License" form.

Complete and submit the form. 

Before you apply, be sure you have required documents ready for upload:

• completed "Employee Criminal History Screening Question" form (if application is submitted by company point of contact)
• the applicant may only renew the trainee license once

Once the application has been reviewed by department staff, you will receive an email with attached invoice.

You can pay the fee online by credit card. Login to the public portal and click the "Checkout" menu.

Or mail a check payable to the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing to the attention of the contact provided.

Once the license fee has been paid, your license will be issued and emailed to you as an attachment. 

• Note: Some PDF file attachments are received as a DAT file type due to external email settings.  You can still open the DAT file using Adobe Acrobat Reader, or you can access a copy of the file under the "Documents" link when you are logged into your user account.

Check your license for any errors and notify the department immediately if a correction is necessary.

How to contact the department.