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Lacey Fire District proposes paid business-inspection program; council directs staff to craft resolution
Summary
Lacey Fire officials outlined a new community risk reduction program including a tiered business inspection fee schedule and asked the city to consider a resolution allowing the district to bill for inspections; council directed staff to prepare the resolution for future consideration.
Lacey Fire Chief Jennifer Schmidt and Deputy Chief Michael Sarafsky presented a Community Risk Reduction (CRR) program to the Lacey City Council on June 3, asking the city to support a fee-based business inspection program and to consider a resolution that would allow the fire district to bill for inspections.
The CRR presentation framed inspections, fire investigation and public education as proactive, preventative work the district believes requires dedicated staff rather than being done intermittently by engine crews. "Our crew members still loved going out doing inspections ... but we found more and more that our crews were stressed with call volumes," Chief Schmidt said, arguing that a staffed inspection program would reduce interruptions and improve service consistency.
Deputy Chief Sarafsky described the district's analysis and proposed fee schedule. He said the district targeted 100% inspection coverage based on a risk-tiered approach and workforce analysis, then set a tiered fee…
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