Responsibilities
This section oversees the fire prevention and fire investigation programs. Fire Prevention is responsible for:

• Enforcing the fire codes of the City of East Point and the State of Georgia.
• Annual business inspections.
• Determining the cause and circumstances of fires and explosions.
• Reviewing building and sites detection and suppression plans to ensure code compliance.
• Reviewing fire lane plans.
• Issuing certificates of occupancy to new businesses.

Fire Marshal
The Fire Marshal is responsible for managing three investigators and the Fire Prevention/Code Enforcement section. The Fire Marshal and each of the inspectors have received their National Fire Protection Inspector Certifications (NFPA) and are post certified police officers.

Fire Prevention Statistics for July 2003 – June 2004

Month	Inspections	Fire Protection Inspections	Certificate of Occupancy	Fires Investigated	Arson Fires
July	12	0	42	14	7
August	101	25	25	12	5
September	78	0	41	15	5
October	103	0	24	13	4
November	73	0	31	15	3
December	36	22	21	11	3
January	5	9	43	12	4
February	34	0	38	2	2
March	59	14	52	14	4
April	22	7	48	17	4
May	23	11	37	2	3
June	72	0	44	8	2