Fire and Life Safety

The Fire Marshal, Deputy Fire Marshal, and Assistant Fire Marshals are given the duty to:

Develop future codes that address fire safety
Enforce state and county fire codes
Investigate fires, explosions, and hazardous materials releases
Regulate the following:
- Blasting and explosive storage
- Fireworks
- Open burning
- Propane tank exchange

The Fire and Life Safety Division creates methods to reduce the number of personal injuries and fires.

Responsibilities

Maintain civilian injuries per 100 fires below five for the year
Maintain a comprehensive inspection program that targets high risk buildings and populations
Maintain the number of fires per 1,000 population below 10
Maintain total estimated property loss under five percent of property value
Present fire safety programs and information concerning cooking related fires and smoke detectors
Prevent injuries, deaths, and property damage
Provide accident prevention and education programs at various levels of our school system
Provide quality plan review in 10 days or less for most commercial and multi-family properties
Provide technical support to emergency operations personnel by identifying and targeting priority fire hazards