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City staff outline faster demolition path after total-loss house fires
Summary
Fire marshal and code staff described efforts to speed repairs or demolition after total-loss house fires, described a standard notice and hearing timeline, gave examples of a recent case that moved from fire to demolition in under seven months, and noted typical city demolition costs of about $5,000—2 ash—6,000 placed as liens if unpaid.
City fire and code staff briefed the Mayor and Board Commissioners on coordination and timelines for handling homes that suffer total loss in private-structure fires.
Fire Marshal Mike Schatz said most residential structure fires the city responds to are electrical in nature, and the department focuses on rapid notification to code so properties are not left unsecured or sitting as persistent eyesores. "We responded to about 5,300 calls last year, around a 170 structure fires, and I believe approximately 50-ish of those would kind of fall under what we're talking about here," Schatz said, and described prevention messaging drawn from…
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