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24 <br />INFORMATIONAL MEMO <br />Page 2 <br />Fire Investigations: <br />(YES) Substantial Fires - 60 — 75, 12-14 monthly <br />(YES) Minor Fires — 120-140 Annually, 10-12 monthly <br />All fire investigations are being performed at this time. We have two certified Fire Investigators in <br />the FMO. They will do all fires requiring a certified fire investigator and as many of the Minor Fires <br />as circumstances allow. These are unplanned events that occur at any time. The Certified Fire <br />Investigators are also the Certified Fire Inspectors and maintain a full schedule of Development <br />Review (and inspections) duties. These schedules are interrupted by fire investigations and cause <br />disruption in the other duties. <br />Note: Origin and Cause is required for all fires and can be done by Fire Captains, Battalion Chiefs, <br />and/or Certified Fire Investigators. They can be done by Tukwila Fire staff or, when no Tukwila <br />staff is available, King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) <br />Backlog — None, all fires are being investigated for Origin and Cause by either Tukwila Fire staff <br />or KCSO. Minor Fires are not being investigated by Certified Fire Investigators due to the amount <br />of time this would take and the impact to their other work supporting Fire Development Review <br />Services. <br />Fire Development Review Services: <br />(YES) Fire Construction Permit Plan Review — 200-300 Annually, 17-25 monthly <br />(YES) Non -Fire Construction Permit Plan Review — 400-450 Annually, 33-38 monthly <br />(YES) Development Land Use Permit Review — 60 - 70 Annually, 5-6 monthly <br />(YES) Fire Construction Permit Inspections — 350-400 Annually, 29-33 monthly <br />The FMO currently applies all available staff to this area. The city encourages and supports <br />development and growth. Contractors seek streamlined permitting/inspection services when <br />looking for areas to do a project. The FMO works in conjunction with the Department of <br />Community Development (DCD) to provide these services. <br />Backlog — None. Turnaround times will vary with workload, complexity, and staff availability. <br />Fire Code Enforcement Services: <br />(NO) Business Life Safety Inspections — 2,500 (varies based on frequency 50-200 monthly) <br />(NO) Operational Fire Permit Inspections — 400-600 Annually, 34-50 monthly <br />(NO) New Business Fire Inspections — 200 Annually, 17 monthly <br />(NO) Follow Up on Impaired Fire Protection Systems — 500 Annually, 42 monthly <br />(YES) Follow Up on Known Fire Code and Fire Safety Issues — 75 Annually, 6 monthly <br />The FMO does not have the staffing to conduct/follow up Life Safety inspections, issue <br />Operational Permits, or conduct New Business inspections. An automated system (BRYCER) <br />notifies the FMO of impaired fire protection systems in the city. The FMO does not have the <br />staffing to follow up on these notifications (to get the system back up to code/functioning). <br />The FMO will follow-up and correct any known fire/life safety issue that is identified. This will <br />cause a disruption in the schedule as life -safety issues require immediate action. This is <br />reactionary, and the best practice is to be proactive to prevent the issue for occurring. <br />Backlog — These are not being done currently <br />https://tukwilawa.sharepoint.com/sites/mayorsoffice/cc/Council Agenda Items/Fire/FMO Workload Memo 7-21-21.docx <br />