FY2017 Arlington Fire Department Annual Report FY 2017 | Page 24

Managed by the Fire Marshal, this section houses both the
Fire Investigation and Inspections units, Explosive Ordnance
Disposal (EOD) Team, and issues permits for hazardous
operations and fire detection/suppression systems.
As certified peace officers, the Investigation Unit investigates
causes of fires and is responsible for conducting internal
investigations, ensuring the public’s and employee’s interests
and rights are safeguarded.
Fire Inspectors are responsible for periodic inspection of
commercial/public buildings, licensed facilities/operations,
and other buildings in the City, as well as conducting
certificate of occupancy inspections for new businesses. They inspect fire detection/
suppression systems and play a key role in crowd management at large-scale venues.
Fire Prevention
Deputy Chief /
Fire Marshal
Support
Staff
63%
of All Fires are Confined to the
Room of Origin
Deputy Fire
Marshal
Inspections Deputy Fire
Marshal
Investigations
Fire
Prevention
Specialist
(3) Fire
Investigators/
Bomb
Technician
Fire
Prevention
Inspectors
(6)
Fire
Investigators/
Bomb
Technician
Arlington joins the top 1% of communities in the U.S. for
excellence in fire protection. In 2017, AFD participated in an
ISO assessment. The resulting score was 95.67 (ISO 1) as
compared to the 2007 score of 84.40 (ISO 2). The new ISO 1
rating became effective March 1, 2018.
ISO ratings are used by most insurance companies to predict/
analyze risk when generating insurance premiums. Fire
departments are evaluated and classified every 10 years by the
Insurance Service Office (ISO), an insurance industry risk
management firm, using a Public Protection Classification (PPC)
program. Scores range from 1-10, with 1 as the top score.
Arlington residents/business owners should share the new rating information with their
23 insurance providers at the time of renewal.