DATE:
September 27, 2022
01
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT - MANDATED FIRE INSPECTION REPORTING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 (DISTRICTS: ALL)
Body
OVERVIEW
San Diego County Fire (County Fire) operates a robust pre-fire inspection program to promote safety and well-being for residents in the San Diego County Fire Protection District (SDCFPD). County Fire also conducts inspections within other jurisdictions, by written agreement. The inspection program is mandated under California Health and Safety Code Sections 13146.2 and 13146.4, which require the fire agency of record in a service area to annually inspect any building used as a school, hotel, motel, lodging house, apartment building, and residential care building for compliance with fire and safety regulations. In addition, the local agency is required to report its findings annually to its governing board. In Fiscal Year 2021, San Diego County Fire completed 100% of mandated inspections, comprising 189 specific sites.
Today's request is for the Board of Supervisors to adopt a resolution acknowledging receipt of the report of the Fiscal Year 2021-22 mandated fire inspections.
RECOMMENDATION(S)
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
1. Adopt a resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.
EQUITY IMPACT STATEMENT
The San Diego County Fire Protection District recognizes the systematic impacts that inequitable policies may create for residents of the County of San Diego. More than 80% of the SDCFPD's jurisdictional area qualifies as a disadvantaged unincorporated community, based on a San Diego Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) report on the funding, administration, and performance of the former County Service Area No. 135 (now SDCFPD). In addition, one aspect of fire prevention is ensuring fire and safety codes are complied with, including facilities housing the most vulnerable. By per...
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