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File #: 25-0802    Version: 1 Name: New Fire Safety Act Service
Type: Action Report Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 6/24/2025 In control: Electoral Areas Committee
On agenda: 7/9/2025 Final action:
Title: New Fire Safety Act Service
Attachments: 1. Staff Report: New Fire Safety Act Service, 2. Appendix A: FSA-Reg'l District Fire Inspec & Invest Procedures, 3. Appendix B: Fire Safety Act: Q & As (Revised: April 15, 2025)

Title

New Fire Safety Act Service

 

Recommendation

The Electoral Areas Committee recommends to the Capital Regional District Board:

1.                     That the Capital Regional District operate a service for fire inspection and fire investigation in the electoral areas pursuant to s. 338(2)(j) of the Local Government Act, to meet the requirements of the Fire Safety Act;

2.                     That staff prepare a draft 2026 budget for a new Fire Safety Act service;

3.                     That staff consider options for cost recovery for fire inspections and fire investigations; and

4.                     That staff prepare a policy describing inspection procedures and service delivery levels.

(WP - Electoral Areas only JDF, SGI, SSI)