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2020 Annual Report • Fire Department • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />10 | Page <br /> <br />INSPECTIONS <br />Inspections of buildings and facilities are conducted to ensure compliance with state and <br />national codes and standards. These inspections include general fire prevention inspections and <br />inspections of specific systems and services. The specific inspections involve fire protection <br />systems including commercial hood suppression systems, fire alarm systems and fire sprinkler <br />systems. <br />All businesses are inspected every 2 years with the exception of apartment buildings which are <br />done every year. Inspections were done in a timely fashion and violations were corrected. No <br />major violations or concerns were brought to me. <br /> <br /> <br />RECREATIONAL FIRE PERMITS <br />Nothing new to report – program working well. Concerns of hazards of smoke from campfires <br />is an issue that is being discussed. I have heard of no jurisdiction taking action to ban them as <br />of yet. I will continue to monitor the situation and report any concerns or recommendations. In <br />the coming year we will be moving over to the new permit system for these. <br /> <br /> <br />FIRE INVESTIGATIONS <br />Fire cause determination is also a function of the Fire Marshal position. Currently Capt. Basara <br />and Lt. Jaros have completed the state’s training for investigation. Several others, including <br />myself, have received fire cause determination training from different agencies – Technical <br />Colleges, private agencies. I also currently belong to the MN IAAI. All full time personnel have <br />completed on-line training on Fire Investigation for Fire Officers. This class is offered for free <br />by the International Association of Arson Investigators. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />In 2020, we had 6 incidents involving fire that resulted in at least $100 in Fire Loss.