The goal of the Fire Prevention Bureau is to educate the general public about the laws and regulations, administer comprehensive programs of fire prevention and loss management, hazardous materials regulation and enforcement, and associated public education.
At the time of its’ creation in 1983, the Fire Department’s Hazardous Materials Environmental Services Unit’s primary responsibility was to enforce requirements of the Hazardous Materials Storage Ordinance and to provide training to the Fire Department’s personnel on hazards associated with the chemicals throughout the City.
The program provides a comprehensive fire prevention inspection service and enforcement for compliance with the Uniform Fire Code in new construction, tenant improvements and annual permit occupancies.
