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"Promoting Safety Through Education"
Explorer T. Clark gives an Engine tour at Station 65 Palm Harbor Fire Rescue organized the Fire Prevention Bureau in 1986. Palm Harbor's tremendous population growth in the early 80's created a need for increased public awareness in fire and life safety. The goal established for the Fire Prevention and Public Education Bureau was to prevent fires before they occur. This goal has been modified to add "Promoting Safety Through Education".
The Fire Prevention Bureau is
staffed by a Fire Marshal, a Fire Prevention Officer/Inspector,
a full-time and a part-time Public Education/Information
Officer. Educators are required to hold a minimum educational
level of a bachelor's degree. All fire suppression personnel
are trained to the company in-service inspector level. With
this combination of personnel, the department is able to
annually conduct over 2,000 business inspections, as well as
providing injury prevention programs to tens of thousands of
citizens each year.
This system of inspections is
designed so most of the routine business inspections are
conducted by shift personnel. The Fire Prevention Bureau
inspects the more complicated structures within the district, as
well as performing all required inspections in state regulated
facilities such as day care centers, foster care, ALFs, and
nursing homes. If suppression personnel determine that an
inspection exceeds their level of expertise, or if a business
fails to conform to code requirements, then the Fire Prevention
Bureau staff is notified. This relationship has proven to be
both successful and productive. The Bureau surveys certain
businesses within the district for annual and semi-annual
inspections. The district covers over 1,800 named and open to
the public businesses which require annual inspections.
The Fire Prevention Bureau is
a vital part of the district's overall operation by providing a
pro-active approach toward life safety.
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