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34 Summary of 2009 Fire Marshal activities TRAINING All full-time fire department staff are certified at the Fire Inspector I level. Several staff have been certified at higher levels. These staff receive continuing education throughout the year provided by local, state & federal assistance. The Fire Marshal has attended monthly meetings/educational sessions as part of the North Suburban Fire Marshal's Association. The Fire Marshal has also attended specialized educational sessions conducted by the Minnesota State Fire Marshal. The Fire Marshal participated in 81:30 hrs of continuing education, meetings and educational sessions during off-duty time in 2009. PUBLIC EDUCATION The Fire Marshal 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, the fire safety poster contest and fire station tours, among other items. A total of 421 adults and 923 children received a fire prevention message in 2009. CAMPFIRE PERMITS The Fire Marshal's office issues campfire permits to ensure fire safety conditions are met and pollution issues are minimized. The Fire Marshal's office issued 170 campfire permits in 2009. FIRE CODE ACTIVITIES Construction plans are reviewed to ensure compliance with state and national codes in regards to site plans, fire alarm plans, sprinkler system plans, egress plans, hazardous operations, construction and operational plans. The Fire Marshal conducted 36 plan reviews that involved 64:00 hrs of staff time. 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 restaurant hood extinguishing systems, fire alarm systems and fire sprinkler systems. The Fire Marshal & Inspectors conducted 173 inspections entailing 94:40 hrs of staff time. As a result of the initial building & facilities inspection, follow-up inspections were required. 107 follow-up inspections were conducted requiring 47:31 hrs of staff time. During the course of the building and facilities inspections, the Fire Marshal's office attempts to verify that businesses comply with the City's Certificate of Occupancy requirements. 13 Certificate of Occupancy inspections were conducted in 2009.