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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1809 Notification of Structure Fire draft SAN LUIS OBISPO CITY FIRE Policies and Procedures 1809 NOTIFICATION OF Community Development Department/Building official Revised: 7/15/2015 Page 1 of 1 The Fire Department must notify the Community Development Department (CDD) during or after an incident within the city that would require an inspection of a structure by a building inspector. This policy provides the steps that need to be taken, trigger points, and examples of reasons for notification. The notification of the building department can be requested through dispatch by the incident commander, the battalion chief, or their designee. Dispatch has a list of standby personnel from the CDD that they will contact and request to respond. In the event of a structure fire, building collapse, structural damage to a building, flooding, unsafe conditions found, or any incident that the incident commander feels an inspection by a CDD inspector is appropriate, dispatch will be contacted and a CDD inspector asked to respond. Examples of incidents that would constitute a CDD inspector to respond: • Structure fire with damage to a structure, electrical, or any systems that would prevent the building from being safely occupied. • Structural damage to a structure from natural or man-made impacts on the structure that compromise the safety of the structure or those inhabiting the structure. • Unpermitted construction or structural changes that are not to code or make the structure unsafe. • Miss use of a structure for something other than it was built or permitted for. For reference, below are two California Building Codes that could be used for the above incidents: CBC 112.3 Authority to disconnect service utilities. The building official shall have the authority to authorize disconnection of utility service to the building, structure or system regulated by this code and the referenced codes and standards in case of emergency where necessary to eliminate an immediate h azard to life or property or where such utility connection has been made without the approval required by Section 112.1 or 112.2. The building official shall notify the serving utility, and wherever possible the owner or the owner's authorized agent and occupant of the building, structure or service system of the decision to disconnect prior to taking such action. If not notified prior to disconnecting, the owner or the owner's authorized agent or occupant of the building, structure or service system shall be notified in writing, as soon as practical thereafter. CBC 116.1 Unsafe conditions Structures or existing equipment that are or hereafter become unsafe, insanitary or deficient because of inadequate means of egress facilities, inadequate light and ventilation, or that constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise dangerous to human life or the public welfare, or that involve illegal or improper occupancy or inadequate maintenance, shall be deemed an unsafe condition. Unsafe structures shall be taken down and removed or made safe, as the building official deems necessary and as provided for in this section. A vacant str ucture that is not secured against unauthorized entry shall be deemed unsafe. If an incident commander (IC) feels that the response of a CDD inspector is necessary in any incident. The IC will contact dispatch over the radio and request a response. Once the inspector has conducted an inspection, the IC will follow up with an email to the CDD inspector, Building Official, and carbon copy the BC and Fire Marshal with the following information in an email. If an incident where a building is damaged after normal business hours, but the damage does not need an immediate response for inspection. The IC may email the CDD to make a notification that the building will need inspection promptly during normal business hours. The email needs to include the following information: • Date of Fire • Run Number • Building Address • Property Owners Name • Property Owners Phone Number • Occupants Name • Location of Fire in the Structure • Extent of Damage (Mild, Moderate, Severe) • Brief Description of the Extent of Damage. Notification must be made within 24 hours of the incident.