Fire Prevention
The Appleton Fire Department Fire Prevention Division consists of
three full-time Fire Inspectors, a Fire Protection Engineer and a
Deputy Chief.
Commercial and Residential Inspections
Fire and Life Safety Inspections are conducted in all commercial and multi-family residential occupancies.
The Appleton Fire Department conducts nearly 6,000 inspections annually.
These include routine fire inspections, occupancy inspections and
license/permit inspections for open burning, pyrotechnics, flammable/combustible storage, tent/membrane
structures and special events. Routine inspections are also
completed by operations line firefighters.
The Fire Prevention Division also performs reviews of fire sprinkler, alarm and detection, and special hazard fire protection systems.
Fire Protection Plan Review
The Appleton Fire Department is one of four communities in the state that conducts
fire protection plan review at the local level as a delegated agent of the State of Wisconsin.
Contractors that design and install systems within the City of
Appleton submit the plans directly to the Appleton Fire Department for review and approval. Fees are collected for state plan review as well as local plan review and a portion of the fee is then forwarded to the state.
Fire Extinguisher Training
Our Prevention department provides fire extinguisher training
for businesses. The training consists of a "classroom"
portion where basic fire safety and fire extinguisher information is
shared. The "hands-on" portion consists of class
participants being able to actually use a fire extinguisher to put
out a fire. There is a fee for this training.
Learn
more about our fire extinguisher training.
Contact Fire Prevention at 832-5810 for additional information
about fire extinguisher training and fees.
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