The Fire Marshal's Office - What We Do
| The Fire Prevention Bureau consists of 37
employees. We are responsible for the development and enforcement of
Fire Codes to protect life and property within Nashville and Davidson
County. The county consists of 533 square miles that is divided into 12
inspection zones. The Inspectors assigned to those zones are responsible
for all new construction inspections as well as existing building
inspections that are done on a priority based rotating schedule. We have
5 Inspectors assigned to specialized occupancy inspections such as
Hospitals and Nursing Homes, Schools, Day Care Centers, Industrial
inspections, etc. We have 3 construction Plans Examiners and 1 sprinkler
Plans Examiner. Two Inspectors are assigned to new construction
sprinkler inspection. We review plans for construction, inspect for code
compliance during construction and test all fire protection systems
prior to occupancy approval. Six Fire Investigators are responsible for
fire investigations of every structure fire within the county. The
remainder of the office consists of supervisory and support staff. |
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