Fire Prevention

The Fire Prevention Division is responsible for providing many different customer service responsibilities to Glynn County.

Services

Service includes the following:

• Pre-construction site plan review
• Construction final inspections
• Fire Code Enforcement
• Issue violations notice where appropriate
• Conducts fire inspection and re-inspection of existing businesses
• Handle citizen complaints regarding fire safety hazards
• Fire Investigations
• Fire Safety Education
• Teaches fire and life safety classes to include Fire Extinguishers
• Conducts free home smoke alarm giveaway program.
• Assists parents with child safety seat installation.

Fire Code Enforcement

Fire Prevention enforces applicable provisions of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Life Safety Code, International Building Code, and the Glynn County Code of Ordinances for the public.

Inspectors conducts annual fire inspections on commercial buildings to assure the building meet all requirements, of national, state, and local codes.

Plan Review

The Fire Prevention also reviews all new and existing building plans for construction services. All plans are examined to assure that they meet all requirements of national, state, and local codes. Once the plans are reviewed and the construction site is inspected, fire system tested and approved, a certificate of occupancy is issued.

Fire Investigation

The Fire Investigator handles all investigations of suspicious and arson fires within Glynn County. The Fire Investigator responds to incidents involving:

• Fires believed to be intentionally set
• Fires involving juveniles
• Fires involving fatality
• Fires involving high dollar loss
• Acts of terrorism (i.e. firebombing, structural sabotage)
• Hazardous Condition of an occupancy representing an immediate threat to life safety (i.e. assembly overcrowding, blocked exits, building collapse, compromised fire protection and detection systems, etc)

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