
Fire Prevention
The Fire Prevention Division focuses on educating the community about the benefits of proper safety practices and identifying and eliminating all types of hazardous conditions, which pose a threat to life, the environment and property. The Division is under the command of an Assistant Fire Chief designated as the Department’s Fire Marshal. The Fire Prevention Division presently has a total of 175 personnel. The Fire Prevention Division’s five sections are organized to provide the highest quality customer service to fulfill the Department’s mission.
Fire Prevention Regional Units
The Regional Units have offices located throughout Los Angeles County and are divided into three geographical regions: North, Central and East Regions. They are responsible for conducting new construction field inspections, annual business inspections and minor plan checks for building, processes and fire extinguishing systems in addition to containing certain specialized units.
They are required to attend meetings with Building and Safety officials, Federal, State, City and County officials; represent the Fire Prevention Division in District Attorney hearings, court cases and appear before public hearings on business licenses.