Fire Inspection Activities
GRAPEVINE FIRE DEPARTMENT Annual Report 2016
Fire Inspections of facilities within the city are accomplished through a collaborative effort between full-time fire inspectors and part-time fire inspectors. Inspection activities have increased by 22.7 % in the last year.
|
2014-2015 |
2015-2016 |
Full Time Inspectors |
2367 |
3090 |
Part Time Inspectors |
2586 |
2987 |
Total |
4953 |
6077 |
Fire inspections cover a wide area of focus. Inspections include visits to businesses to evaluate compliance with fire and life safety codes, to offer evaluations of safety appliances and equipment, to provide assistance in meeting requirements for conducting events or assemblies, and to ensure that properties are properly prepared for occupancy. In all cases, the purpose of our inspection program and activities is to educate and ensure that all businesses in Grapevine are operating in as safe an environment as possible.
Full time personnel typically handle complaints, technical inspections, new construction and respond after hours as necessary. Part time personnel conduct more advanced, scheduled commercial property inspections to include hotels, nursing homes and businesses. Fire company inspections consist of properties such as offices, small warehouses, small mercantile, and strip centers. Company inspections help prepare the firefighters by becoming familiar with buildings and features of the buildings prior to an emergency.
Annual Report 2016 Page 11 of 18