*Fire Prevention (FP) Flashcards
FP002 Processing Fire Hazard Complaints
What’s the name of form used for processing fire hazard complaints?
Action Request Form
FP002 Processing Fire Hazard Complaints
The fire code which allows for the abatement fire hazards caused by combustible materials is the…
Uniform Fire Code section 1103.2.4
FP002 Processing Fire Hazard Complaints
The purpose of this Standard Operating Procedure is to outline the process that shall be…
followed when a fire hazard complaint is received by engine company personnel
FP002 Processing Fire Hazard Complaints
What are the 4 sections under the “Procedure” section of this Policy?
A) Gathering Information
B) Inspection
C) Re-Inspection
D) Criteria for Abatement
FP002 Processing Fire Hazard Complaints
What info should be gathered
Basic Info such as:
-Owner/Occupant:
-Name
-Address
-Phone Number
-If the above info not available, contact FP for
assistance
-Reporting Party Info
(If RP does not want to be identified, this info
should not be recorded)FP002 Processing Fire Hazard Complaints
Visual Inspection…
of the property should be made (within timely manner, 1 week) by the Engine Company personnel who received Fire Hazard Complaint
FP002 Processing Fire Hazard Complaints
What should be completed after a Fire Hazard inspection?
Findings shall be recorded in the comments section of the Action Request Form
FP002 Processing Fire Hazard Complaints
If after inspecting a property, it doesn’t pose a hazard, what should be done?
Fill out the “disposition” portion of the Action Request form and forward it to the Fire Prevention Division. If requested advise the RP of your findings
FP002 Processing Fire Hazard Complaints
If a hazard is identified through the inspection, what should be done?
- Contact shall be made with property owner to request abatement of hazard.
- Either in person or by mailed letter.
FP002 Processing Fire Hazard Complaints
What must be done when the Property owner is contacted because a Hazard was identified?
A letter shall be drafted as the official notice of the hazard and the establishment of a re-inspection date
Copies of all letters shall be sent to the Fire Prevention Division
FP002 Processing Fire Hazard Complaints
All actions taken during inspection shall be recorded on the ______ _______ ____ , including the ____, the ____ and the
Action Request form
- date
- time
- type of action taken
FP002 Processing Fire Hazard Complaints
During inspection of a specific property, what should also be assessed?
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The immediate neighborhood shall also be assessed for similar hazards. If any are found, they shall also be processed
FP002 Processing Fire Hazard Complaints
What 2 things are documented on “re-inspection”
Violations that have been corrected, and violations that have not been corrected
FP002 Processing Fire Hazard Complaints
Where are “corrected”, or “not corrected” violations, documented on the Action Request Form?
In the “Disposition” section of the form
FP002 Processing Fire Hazard Complaints
Criteria for Abatement (less 1 acre)
Within improved subdivisions, lots which are less than 1 acre shall be mowed entirely
