Business Inspections

Fire crews and department personnel conducting inspections look for items such as blocked or locked exits, electrical and mechanical hazards, house keeping and storage issues, as well as ensuring that fire protection systems are in working order. Businesses found in violation of the fire code are given between two weeks and thirty days to correct such violations. Any violation found not corrected may be cited and referred to the district attorney for possible financial penalties.

Fire company inspections are beneficial to both the businesses the fire district serves as well as the firefighters themselves. The businesses reap the benefits of perhaps reducing or eliminating the chance of a fire occurring and the firefighters, when inspecting, become more familiar with the building should an emergency occur.

Common hazards found in commercial & apartment buildings:

• Blocked exits
• Storage under stairwells
• Electrical hazards
• Fire extinguishers, doors, sprinklers and alarm systems needing service
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• Fire lanes blocked
• Address Issues
• Holes in walls and ceilings

The Board of Directors has determined that it is fair, reasonable, and appropriate to collect the costs of providing certain services and limited such fees to cost recovery only and prohibits the generation of revenue from such fees. For more information on cost recovery/false alarms, please click here.