FY2024 Proposed Budget

Fire Prevention The Fire Prevention Division continues to serve the citizens of Iowa City through fire code enforcement, plans review, fire origin and cause determination, and public education programs. Activities:  Fire Prevention is directed by a Battalion Chief assigned as Fire Marshal, who in-turn reports to the Deputy Fire Chief. The Fire Marshal is directly responsible for organizing all fire prevention activities, including fire/arson investigation, code enforcement inspections, plan reviews, and public education. One firefighter from each shift serves as shift fire inspector, and conducts inspections of liquor license establishments, schools, day care centers, churches, and City buildings. Emergency operations personnel conduct fire safety inspections of all commercial and University of Iowa buildings. Recent Accomplishments:  Successfully transitioned public education program to remote learning for 2021 Fire Prevention Week (FPW) activities and back to in-person FPW for 2022. Upcoming Challenges:  Fostering necessary engagement to maintain / enhance expertise in community risk reduction activities  Obtaining a long-term funding stream for programs that benefit at-risk populations. This includes, but is not

limited to, free smoke alarms, residential Knox

Boxes for elderly or infirmed, and other programs that promote safety.

 Blending the current public

education/relation events and the Youth Emergency Services Camp, to

continue to grow the department further into prevention and the future of the fire service.

140