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Columbus Fire Division proposes cloud repository for inspection records to cut reinspections and track failures
Summary
City fire officials told a public-safety committee they will propose a code change allowing a cloud-based repository for third-party inspection reports, funded by per-report fees to licensed professionals, to reduce repeat on-site reinspections and get earlier notices of inoperable systems.
Columbus fire officials told the Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee that they will seek a change to the city code to allow a single, cloud-based repository for inspection, testing and maintenance reports submitted by licensed third-party contractors.
Assistant Chief Ball of the Division of Fire said the change would address two persistent problems: repeated on-site reinspections when property owners do not keep third-party records, and a lack of timely notice when a fire-protection system becomes inoperable. “This system would allow us to have…
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