Mission Statement
Fire Prevention Supervisor Mike Ercoli
It is the mission of the Fire Prevention Bureau to educate the community about the benefits of proper safety practices, and to identify and eliminate hazardous conditions which pose a threat to life, property and the environment.
The Fire Prevention Bureau protects people by eliminating potential emergency situations before they occur. We use the term “proactive firefighting” to describe how we analyze new building plans, in an attempt to anticipate potential life-safety issues. We also use this term to describe how we look for potential life-safety hazards while doing our annual inspections and bring them to the property owner’s attention. Our public education programs are designed to address current life-safety issues that we see occurring within the Fire District. Ultimately, the goal of the Fire Prevention Bureau is to keep emergencies from occurring; thus keeping people out of harm’s way.
We believe that Fire Prevention plays a crucial role in making our community safer. Inspection, enforcement and public education work together to not only identify and correct safety issues, but also to help change people’s attitude toward safety. Through the diligence and hard work of the members of the Orland Fire District’s Fire Prevention Bureau, we have been able to achieve our annual goals. We anticipate fiscal 2018 to bring greater challenges as we set loftier goals to ensure the safety of the public and our firefighters.
Fire Prevention Bureau Activities for 2017
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The Fire Prevention Bureau inspected the commercial occupancies, multifamily occupancies, public/private schools, daycare centers and group homes within the District. The Fire Prevention Bureau members taught life-safety classes for several Condo Associations, businesses and senior groups. The Fire Prevention Bureau members participated in the planning and implementation of our Kids Safety Camp event in June. The Fire Prevention Bureau members participated in the planning and implementation of our annual Open House in June. The Fire Prevention Bureau personnel attended continuing education courses and seminars throughout the year. Fire Prevention Bureau Personnel made 4,418 field contacts in 2017. The Fire Prevention Bureau hosted a Senior Safety Luncheon in December. The Fire Prevention Bureau helped businesses with evacuation planning. The Fire Prevention Bureau conducted fire and evacuation drills with schools and businesses. The Fire Prevention Bureau installed smoke detectors and smoke detector batteries for senior citizens within the Fire District.