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2008 Summary of activities conducted by the Fire Marshal's office Plan reviews are conducted to ensure compliance with state & national codes in regards to site plans, fire alarm plans, sprinkler system plans, egress plans, hazardous operations, construction and operational plans. This office conducted 29 plan reviews that involved 32:59 staff hours. Inspections of buildings and facilities are also conducted to ensure compliance with state & national codes. These inspections cover general inspections and specific inspections to systems and services. These specific inspections involve fire protection systems including hood extinguishing systems, fire alarm systems and sprinkler systems. This office conducted 26 inspections that involved 17:22 staff hours. As a result of the initial building and facilities inspection, follow-up inspections were required at several locations. 36 follow-up inspections were conducted that involved 14:31 staff hours. During the course of building and facilities inspections, the Fire Marshal's office attempts to verify businesses comply with the City's Certificate of Occupancy requirements. 20 City Certificate of Occupancy inspections were conducted involving 8:27 staff hours. The Fire Marshal's office receives request for information from building contractors, architects, designers, the general public and others regarding various aspects of the fire code. There were 8 consultations involving 3:19 staff hours. The Fire Marshal's office issued 157campfire permits in 2008. The Fire Marshal's office strives to gain compliance with the fire code through a cooperative alliance with the community. As a result, out of all the inspections and follow-up inspections, only 3 legal notices and citations were issued in 2008. The Fire Marshal's office is responsible for the Fire Prevention and Public Education program. This program consists of community fire prevention education, fire prevention education in the schools, fire prevention education for businesses, fire stations tours among other items. A total of 191 adults and 1276 children received a fire prevention message in 2008. All full-time fire department staff are certified at the Fire Inspector I level. Several staff have certified at higher levels. These staff receives continuing education annually to maintain this certification. The City Fire Marshal has attended monthly meetings/educational sessions as part of the North Suburban Fire Marshal's Association. The City Fire Marshal has also attended specialized educational sessions conducted by the Minnesota State Fire Marshal. The City Fire Marshal participated in 71:15 of continuing education, meetings and educational sessions during his off-duty time in 2008.