The Life
Safety & Professional Standards Bureau, under the
direction of Assistant Chief & Fire Marshal Debra K.
Carlin, will contain the Fire Marshal responsibilities
of Codes, Inspections, Injury Prevention and Education
as well as Recruitment and Retention; Workers
Compensation, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC)
Management; Chaplain Services; Internal Affairs and
Human Resource functions.
The Inspection & Fire Safety Prevention Division focuses on
protecting citizens from injury. Fire Prevention Officers
prevent fire through fire inspections and code enforcement
activities. Emphasis is given to education during the code
enforcement process so that the owner or manager is made
aware of the necessity for fire prevention measures. Also,
enforcement of the fire code allows for identification of
unsafe property such as open, vacant structures which are a
danger to the community and firefighters. This division
provides injury prevention programs tailored to specific
audiences…from children’s puppet shows to industrial fire
safety to programs that address the special concerns of the
elderly.
Fire Prevention Officers, with the assistance of various
volunteer groups, respond to citizens’ needs by installing
smoke alarms in the residences of people who lack this
protection. After each preventable fire death, Fire
Prevention Officers go door-to-door in the neighborhood
where the fire occurred and talk to neighbors about the
importance of fire safety. This offers an opportunity to
install smoke alarms where none exist or provide fresh
batteries for existing alarms. Those tragedies that occur
close to home can often be used to make people more aware of
the dangers in their own home and give them an opportunity
to prevent such an occurrence.The
The
Professional Standards Division focuses on internal
prevention/support programs. The recruitment team works
to identify and recruit highly qualified new members to
the Department. To assist these prospective members,
the recruitment team works with mentors within the
Department to help prepare the recruits for the
challenging work of firefighting and EMS. The Chaplain
Services provides support for members who are having
health or personal issues while Worker's Comp works with
employees to manage the systems in place to allow
members to return to work following an injury. The EEOC
Manager works with the Department to educate members on
the fair treatment of co-workers and follows up on
complaints. Internal Affairs serves as the Department's
primary investigative unit for outside complaints. The
Division also serves as the Department's liasion with
Human Resources, Civil Service and the City Attorney's
Office.
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