Fairview Fire Department operated by the Fairview-Caseyville Township Fire Protection District
Business Inspections
Each year the Fairview Fire Department does over 1,000 business fire safety inspections using the 2021 international fire code. This inspection will be done on each business once, twice or three times a year depending on the life safety hazard and business district. By performing these inspections it allows us to help prevent fires and injuries. It also gives our firefighters a chance to familiarize themselves with your building, this can save time if you should ever have an incident.
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We have put the following guidelines together for you on our inspection program to review between or prior to your initial inspection. Below you will find the most common things that our inspectors are looking for.
Carbon Monoxide
Did you know that effective January 1, 2007 that all residential living quarters in the State of Illinois MUST have a Carbon Monoxide Detector installed?
Each year in America, carbon monoxide poisoning claims approximately 2100 lives and sends over 100,000 people to hospitals for treatment according to the NIH.
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Fire Safety Tips
Home Fire Safety Tips
In 2022, 1,504,500 fires resulted in 3,790 civilian deaths and 13,250 injuries. An overwhelming number of fires occur in the home. One- and two-family home fires account for 59.1% of civilian deaths and 54.3% of injuries. Apartment structure fires account for 12.4% of deaths and 20.8% of injuries according to the NFPA. There are time-tested ways to prevent and survive a fire. It’s not a question of luck. It’s a matter of planning ahead.
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Read about 8 TIPS TO REMEMBER
Smoke Detectors
The Impact of Smoke Alarms
In the 1960’s, the average U. S. citizen had never heard of a smoke alarm. By 1995, an estimated 93 percent of all American homes – single – and multi- family, apartments, nursing homes, dormitories, etc. – were equipped with alarms. By the mid 1980’s, smoke alarm laws, requiring that alarms be placed in all new and existing residences – existed in 38 states and thousands of municipalities nationwide. And smoke alarm provisions have been adopted by all of the model building code organizations. CONTINUE READING. . .
