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FIRE PREVENTION

Services Provided
• PRC participation, plan review, construction, and certificate of occupancy
inspections.
• Annual safety inspections for commercial businesses, group homes, day cares
and schools.
• Public education for fire prevention and fire safety with a focus on seniors and
students K-12.
• Fire cause and origin and arson investigations.

Accomplishments in FY 2020-2021
• Successfully implemented the adoption of 2018 International Fire Code.
• Successfully implemented electronic plan review, permitting, inspection scheduling, and
payment processing.
• Established a rank structure for Fire Prevention Personnel.
• Implemented the “Vial of Life” program for senior communities.

FY 2021-2022 Goals & Objectives

1. Expand the “Vial of Life” program to reach more communities within Mansfield.
• Purchase additional materials for vial of life program.
• Reach our target communities using social media and electronic marketing.
• Train Fire Operations staff on where and how to retrieve the vial of life during a medical
response.

2. Implement Pre-Fire Planning program.
• Complete the development of the training curriculum.
• Train Operations and Prevention staff on the necessary data to be electronically stored in ESO.
• Operations and Prevention staff will enter the necessary data.

3. Inform more of our community by use of mass messaging systems.
• Deploy portable message boards in areas that will reach the most audience.
• Relay messages relating to fire safety/public education events, fireworks prohibition.
• Broadcast messages to our communities regarding preparation for impending weather events, fire
safety measures and precautions as well as civil instructions.

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