ACTIVITY SUMMARY
DEPARTMENT
ACCOUNT 101-007-013
PROGRAM/ACTIVITY FIRE PREVENTION
FIRE DEPARTMENT
* Conducting routine inspections on all commercial occupancies in DeSoto- enforcement of adopted fire codes and ordinances. * Educating citizens on fire and life safety. * Conducting fire investigations. * Conducting building plan reviews for fire safety compliance (existing and new construction) PERFORMANCE MEASURES/SERVICE LEVELS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES MISSION/PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The Fire Prevention Division has a key role in improving the safety and quality of life of the citizens served. Fire Prevention personnel are responsible for a wide variety of enforcement, inspection, mitigation of hazards, investigation, and public education efforts to minimize property damage or loss due to fire and other emergencies. Fire Prevention coordinates activities with other DeSoto departments, private companies and governmental agencies to ensure fire and life safety issures are addressed in new construction and building remodels. The Fire Marshal is liasion for requests and information regarding code issues, assists in emergency management, storm watch, and Emergency Operations Center, as well as serves as Fire Department Public Information Officer.
FY 2018 Actuals
FY 2021 Target
FY 2019 Actuals
FY 2020 Actuals
Quantifiable Factor(s)
Activity Demand/Workload Number of commercial occupancies Number of commercial inspections made Number of comercial re-inspects made
1352 920 500
1358
1,352
1,352
904 526
866 492
866 492
20
Number of fire investigations
23
20
20
Number of fire investigations with determination of cause
14
12
12
13
Number of investigations resulting determination of arson Number of building plans received and reviewed Number of fire prevention/training programs
4
2
2
2
20 18
19 43
18 38
18 38
Efficiency/Effectiveness Measures M&O budget per capita M&O Budget % of General Fund Budget Average number of attendees per program
$0.18 0.02%
$0.11 0.01%
$0.20 0.02%
$0.17 0.02%
50
65
50
50
Average time (in Days) to completion of building plan review
8
8
8
6
90%
90%
96%
90% 100%
Percentage of commercial inspection completed Percentage of fire reports completed within 72 hours Average completion time (days) for building plan reviews
100%
100%
100%
10
10
8
8
199
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