Fire Marshal warns of space shortfall as county considers architect study for EOC expansion
Marshall Moore told the court the Emergency Operations Center lacks office space to support a planned fire-code program and possible staffing growth; the court directed staff to proceed with procuring an architect for a spatial analysis and cost estimate.
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Marshall Moore, the county Fire Marshal, told commissioners that adoption of a county fire code and expanded fire marshal responsibilities will require additional inspectors and investigators and that the current Emergency Operations Center (EOC) facility has no office space to accommodate future hires. Moore presented five- and ten-year staffing projections and said even a modest inspection workload increase would exceed the office’s physical capacity.
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