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Fire chief asks county to expand annual life-and-fire-safety inspections for rentals and businesses; commissioners cite staffing and funding limits
Summary
Henryville fire chief Daniel Medina urged the commission to adopt routine life-and-fire-safety inspections for short-term rentals and commercial properties, citing incidents where code violations created safety hazards.
Daniel Medina, Henryville's fire chief, told the commission he compiled town ordinances and recommended that municipalities and the county establish an annual inspection program focused on life- and fire-safety standards for short-term rentals, bed-and-breakfast operations and higher-risk commercial occupancies.
"The primary purpose of this was for the fire life safety and code enforcement," Medina said, describing…
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