Food truck vendors can submit a completed permit application and the appropriate fee to the applicable Municipality’s Bureau of Fire Safety or Fire Prevention Office.
Vendors can obtain information directly from the applicable Municipality as follows:
For events occurring on the University’s Main Campus please contact:
Princeton Department of Emergency & Safety Services
1 Monument Drive, Princeton, NJ 08542
(609) 497-7646
www.princetonnj.gov/forms.html
*The Town of Princeton requires WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION from the University in order for the vendor to operate on University property. This authorization must be approved and signed by a staff or faculty member that can act as an agent of the University. Please note that students are not considered “Agents” of the University.
For events occurring on the West Windsor Fields, at 701 Carnegie, at 693 Alexander, or at 755 Alexander please contact:
West Windsor Township Fire & Emergency Services
271 Clarksville Road, West Windsor, NJ 08550
James Yates, Fire Official
(609) 799-8735
For events occurring on the University’s Forrestal Campus please contact:
Plainsboro Township Fire Prevention Division
641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ 08536
John Petrino, Fire Official
(609) 799-0909 ext. 1208
If the vendor is submitting the application directly to the Municipality, they must provide a copy of the permit application to the University Fire Marshal’s Office either by email to dpsfire@princeton.edu or by dropping the copy off at the Department of Public Safety, 200 Elm Drive on the University’s Main Campus.
An inspection will be scheduled between the permit applicant and the Municipality.
An approved permit will be issued by the Municipality upon the satisfactory inspection of all equipment and set-up to be utilized for that specific event that the permit covers.
If you have any questions about the fire safety permit process or any fire safety concern please feel free to contact the University Fire Marshal’s Office by emailing dpsfire@princeton.edu.
***Please check with the following departments regarding any requirements that they or their municipal partners may have for specific events: