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Fire and Life Safety

 

Ron Best, CFI-II, CFPE Chris Jadach, CFI-II, CFPE Greg Deverell
Deputy Fire Chief / Fire Marshal Fire Captain / Fire Inspector Right to Know Coordinator
rbest@ci.lapeer.mi.us cjadach@ci.lapeer.mi.us gdeverell@ci.lapeer.mi.us
(810) 664-0833 (810) 664-0833 (810) 664-0833

The Fire Marshal's office is staffed with highly trained and skilled inspectors specializing in fire and life safety.  The Fire Marshal is responsible for protecting and preserving life and property through education, inspection, investigation, and enforcement.

This is accomplished through proactive community interaction utilizing fire code inspections and enforcement (City & Lapeer Township), fire investigations, pre-incident planning and collecting firefighter right-to-know information.  Personnel review site and engineering plans to ensure all fire protection and prevention issues are addressed.

The goal of the fire prevention inspection program is to protect lives and property from the effects of fire by discovering and correcting deficiencies before a fire occurs.  The Fire Inspector and Fire Marshal conduct fire prevention inspections of all business, commercial, educational, and industrial facilities in the City and Lapeer Township each year.  Our department has numerous NFPA certified fire inspectors and plan reviewers.  Additionally, our department has three registered building code officials specializing in fire suppression and alarm systems.

Personnel provide educational programs to our citizens, schools, and businesses, as well as presentations to civic and community organizations.  These programs and presentations can be tailored to each group.  Topics for the general public can include development of home fire escape plans, conducting home safety inspections, cooking fire safety, family disaster preparedness, smoke alarm/carbon monoxide detector installation and maintenance, fire extinguishers, wood burning/chimney safety, and home electrical hazards.   Juvenile fire setter intervention services are also offered.  Programs for the business community include fire extinguisher training, disaster preparation, and conducting in-house fire safety inspections.

Lastly, our department is staffed with three trained fire investigators who's area of expertise focuses on determining the origin and cause of fires.  Investigators on staff are ProBoard accredited and certified through the Michigan State Police.  Moreover, our investigators have attended training at the National Fire Academy and our department has the only tested and credentialed fire and explosion investigator in Lapeer County.  That certification is through the National Association of Fire Investigators.

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