When the Fire Marshall calls to inspect your properties...

[SeanCantelon]

I just picked up a vmail from the local fire marshall. He`d like to come out and inspect all my properties. Has anyone been through this procedure before? Any tips / best practices that i need to be aware of...before i ring him back and schedule an appointment?

Cheers,
Sean

 

[brentdavies]

Be truthful and show him the property.

He may make some excellent suggestions for the safety of the residents and the property.

Fire inspectors tend to be landlord friendly, unlike health inspectors.

Are your smoke detectors working? Storing the gasoline for the lawn mower inside? Using the furnace room for storage of boxes and paper? Exits blocked?

 

[SeanCantelon]

Common sense. *-) All smoke detectors & fire extinguishers are charged and working. That`s about it. Thanks Brent.

Cheers,
Sean

 

[markl]

I have had it happen and they actually gave me a bunch of smoke detectors. If you are not compliant with anything and it cannot be fixed immediately they will reschedule a time

Some of my properties I have to do this every couple of years to keep my duplex status.

 

[TomRebstock]

Brent is 100% right. Be truthful and show him the property.

I had an inspector recently. Yes he found some small items, very small.

When the person comes LISTEN and ask questions. They just might give you solutions where you didn`t expect any.











QUOTE (brentdavies @ May 3 2009, 12:15 PM) Be truthful and show him the property.

He may make some excellent suggestions for the safety of the residents and the property.

Fire inspectors tend to be landlord friendly, unlike health inspectors.

Are your smoke detectors working? Storing the gasoline for the lawn mower inside? Using the furnace room for storage of boxes and paper? Exits blocked?