Agenda - Council - 08/13/2013 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

Ramsey, Nowthen, St. Francis, Oak Grove, and Bethel, Minnesota Feasibility Study for Shared or Cooperative Fire and Emergency Services Ramsey/ Nowthen FD Oak Grove FD St. Francis FD Bethel FD Sign -off on new construction Yes No Yes No Charges for inspections or reviews Incorporated into building permit fees No Incorporated into building permit fees N/A Existing occupancy inspection program Regular inspection program in Ramsey, detailed below. Inspections completed in Nowthen only on a request basis. Previous inspection program discontinued. FD personnel are currently being trained to complete inspections to revive program. Fire Chief and a Paid On Call Fire Inspector completes existing occupancy inspections in St. Francis on request No existing occupancy inspections but chief is currently undergoing certification to do so Special risk inspections Day care inspections completed annually per state requirement Planned Chief or Fire Inspector completes day care inspections annually per state requirement No Storage tank inspections Yes No No. Building Official completes No Key -box entry program in place Knox Box system used Knox Box system Knox Box system None Self -inspection program. in place No No No No Frequency of inspections Categorized by occupancy type. Higher risk scheduled for annual inspection. Actual frequency no more than two years. Target will be to inspect all commercial occupancies bi- annually No regular inspection schedule except for annual day care and school inspections, completed by the State Fire Marshal N/A Citation process in place Yes, if needed, per fire code None Yes, if needed, per fire code N/A • Court cited to Municipal court N/A Municipal court N/A Number of personnel devoted to program Fire Marshal only. POC personnel assist during Fire Prevention Week. 2 Paid on Call Fire Inspectors Fire Chief, by contract, and one Paid On Call Fire Inspector Fire Chief only Fees for specialty inspections No, except for day care inspections which are reimbursed by the state No, except for day care inspections No which are reimbursed by the state N/A All of the communities have adopted the current Minnesota State Fire Code, with the exception of Bethel. Adoption in Bethel is recommended. The code enforcement and fire inspection program in Ramsey is well developed, having completed 127 new construction inspections and just under 100 existing occupancy inspections in the 2012 reporting year. The program targets an inspection regularity of no more than two years on Lt,rrrrrrlcidl page 76 *;,Eme rgrnry Services Consufang