Fire Inspections

Inspections

Municipalities must develop a fire prevention and fire safety education program that addresses their needs and circumstances, as determined by the application of sound risk management principles.

Section 2. (1) of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act states:
(1) Every municipality shall,

1. establish a program in the municipality which must include public education with respect to fire safety and certain components of fire prevention; and
2. provide such other fire protection services as it determines may be necessary in accordance with its needs and circumstances.

Therefore, as a minimum acceptable model municipalities must provide the services listed below. Municipalities may develop a different model for fire prevention and public education services provided they are able to demonstrate that their model meets the mandated requirements of the community's local needs.

1. Simplified risk assessment
2. A smoke alarm program
3. Fire safety education material distributed to residents/occupants
4. Inspections upon complaint or when requested to assist with code compliance

Property Inspections

Inspections of properties must be done, or arranged for, by the municipality when:

• a complaint is received regarding the fire safety of a property
• a request is made to assist a property owner or occupant to comply with the Fire Code and the involvement of the Chief Fire Official is required by the Ontario Fire Code

Any inspection conducted must include notification of the property owner or responsible person and appropriate follow-up with enforcement, if necessary.

A Fire Code inspection can be initiated by a "formal request" by an owner of a property or by a Fire Prevention Officer. At the time of the inspection the property owner will be directed to take appropriate measures as required to correct violations of the fire code. Directions in the form of Fire Safety Inspection Report, Inspection Order, or other written recommendations will be provided to detail daily, weekly, monthly, and annual fire provisions and equipment maintenance requirements. Through a cooperative partnership, the fire department and property owners can also work effectively together to resolve any compliance issue.

Home Day Care Inspections

Licensed child care programs - whether home-based child care associated with a licensed agency, or centre-based child care - have to meet and maintain provincial standards. These standards are set out in the Day Nurseries Act . The standards help program operators to meet the health, safety, and developmental needs of the children in their care. For this reason the Milton Fire Department provides Home Day Care Inspections of child care facilities to assess the fire and life safety of a building.

The fee to obtain a Home Day Care Inspection is governed by the current User Fee By-law.

Requests can be made by calling the Fire Prevention Division at 905-878-9251.

Fire Reports

Fire department generated reports are used to accurately record the actions of fire department personnel, related agencies, and civilians involved or near an incident or event attended by the fire department.

Fire report requests can be made in writing provided they contain permission from the property owner. The fee to obtain a fire report is governed by the current User Fee By-law.

Send requests to:
Milton Fire Department - Administration
405 Steeles Avenue East
Milton, Ontario
L9T 3G6
Fax:  905 878-5914
Please make cheques payable to: Milton Fire Department

Property File Search

Information in the property file is made available in response to a written request for a property file search. A property file is the Department’s physical record held in respect of a specific property and contains a limited amount of information relevant to a particular property. It may also contain:

• files of applications for building consents/permits and associated plans and documents,
• fire safety inspection reports, and
• fire plans.

File search requests can be made in writing provided they contain permission from the property owner. The fee to obtain a file search is governed by the current User Fee By-law.

Send requests to:
Milton Fire Department - Administration
405 Steeles Avenue East
Milton, Ontario
L9T 3G6
Fax:  905 878-5914

Please make cheques payable to: Milton Fire Department