BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION

2020 Accomplishments (Continued)

• Geocaching - Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue started Geocaching in 2017 as another method to reach the citizens and visitors with safety messages. Geocaching is a recreational activity – a real world outdoor treasure hunt for finding a hidden object by means of GPS coordinates posted on a website. We have geocaches currently located at Headquarters (Fire Safety), Station 1 (Bike Safety), Station 4 (Boating Safety), Station 2 (Alligator Safety) (Closed while under construction), Station 6 (Water Safety), and Station 7 (Smoke Alarms). Since the first one was deployed in December of 2017 there have been 1397 visitor logs to the caches.

• Fire Safe SC Community Designation – SC State Firefighter’s Association, SC State Association of Fire Chiefs and SC Fire Marshal Association recognized 57 fire departments as Fire Safe SC Communities. (July 2020)

FIRE CODE ENFORCEMENT \ FIRE INSPECTIONS

• Review and approve the construction plans for new buildings or buildings being renovated.

• Conduct inspections during construction.

• Conduct fire inspections for the approval of new business licenses.

• Perform Monthly night time inspections of public assemblies.

• Ensure timely follow up of complaints/ concerns of the community.

• Verify acceptance testing of all fire life safety systems.

• Ensure fire protection systems in buildings are repaired.

• Oversee the “Click2Enter” ® emergency gate access program.

• Coordinate with the three Public Service Districts to ensure damaged fire hydrants are returned to working order.

• Conduct special event inspections.

• Serve as Child Passenger Safety Technicians and participate in monthly car seat checks.

• Enforce the Town’s Outdoor Burning Ordinance.

• Provide training on the development of emergency procedures and evaluate emergency evacuation procedures.

• Support the Fire & Life Safety Educator’s public presentation programs.