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Report #:
Subject:
REPORT #6
THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
REPORT
COUNCIL
File#
October 16, 2000
Res. #
FD-16-00
10.12.6
By-law #
FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended:
THAT Report FD-16-00 is received for information.
BACKGROUND
The Office of the Fire Marshal brought out the Fire Protection and Prevention Act in
1997. This document addresses a certain minimum acceptable model for fire protection
that a Municipality must provide.
Section 2.(1) of the Act states each Municipality shall:
(a) establish a program in the Municipality which must include public education with
respect to fire safety and certain components of fire prevention; and
(b) provide such other fire protection services as it determines may be necessary in
accordance with its needs and circumstances.
The Act also clearly identifies the responsibility of the Office of the Fire Marshal to
ensure that public fire safety is not seriously jeopardized. The Fire Marshal may monitor
and review fire protection services provided by a Municipality. When necessary, the Fire
Marshal may make recommendations to Council to improve the delivery of fire
protection services.
In the Act it states that, as a minimum acceptable model, each Municipality should
provide the following services:
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1.) A smoke alarm program.
2.) Fire safety education material distributed to residents/occupants.
3.) Inspections upon complaint or when requested to assist with code compliance
(including any necessary code enforcement).
4.) Simplified risk assessment.
REPORT
At this point in time staff is confident that the department has provided the minimum
requirements for the first three services. However, regarding Item #4, risk assessment
has not yet been completed.
Therefore, it is the intent of this department to perform a Fire Risk Assessment of the
community ofClarington, utilizing the Fire Marshal's Public Fire Safety Guidelines, in
order to fulfill the mandate required of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act.
Staff has been made aware that the Fire Marshal will be conducting a survey of
Municipalities this fall to ensure compliance. Those communities in compliance will be
presented with a Certificate of Compliance. Those not, will be given a time frame to
meet compliance.
Staffs intention is to be in compliance at the time the survey is conducted.
RECOMMENDATIONS
It is respectfully recommended that Report Fd-16-00 be received for information
purposes.
Respectfully submitted,
Reviewed by
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Mic ael G. Creighto , AMCT, CMMll
Fire Chief.
Franklin Wu,
Chief Administrative Officer.