Thursday, December 22, 2022
The Role of Fire Inspectors
NFPA: According to the latest “Fire Loss in the United States” report, published by NFPA in September 2022, there were roughly 1.35 million fires in the United States in 2021, causing a reported 3,800 civilian fire deaths and 14,700 civilian injuries. The property damage caused by these fires was nearly $15.9 billion.
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This is a difficult article because the role of fire inspectors is incredibly important, however from my limited knowledge it seems fire inspectors are mainly for ‘public’ buildings, such as schools, libraries, places of work, etc. To my knowledge homeowners are left to tend to fire safety independently, and there is no education on that. In terms of the theater industry, fire safety seems to be heavily monitored, and in places like construction zones, scene shops, and general production, everyone knows about OSHA. In homes, particularly older homes, it is left to the owners and often issues aren’t discovered unless construction takes place and you have a good contractor. Most people know to keep a fire extinguisher in their house but other than that, unless you have some sort of knowledge, many people are uneducated on the topic. According to the “Fire Loss in the United States” Report only 9% of fires were non-residential structure fires and of losses 3% of people died, while in residential fires 75% died. In non-residential structure fires 7% were injured and in residential fires 76% were injured. Again, this makes me question why fire inspectors are not taking a more active role in homes.
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