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<br />Marian Meadows Rezone and Subdivision Final Environmental Impact Statement 3-144 <br />Fire Prevention Program Effectiveness <br />Regulations (codes) and practices pertaining to fire safety focus primarily on fire prevention. Enforcement <br />of these codes is one of the most effective ways of reducing the loss of life and property due to fire. As <br />such, the development, administration, and enforcement of fire prevention measures is an important <br />component of fire protection. Public fire safety education has the potential to substantially reduce the loss <br />of life and property due to fire. Although it is difficult to quantify the results of fire prevention - one <br />cannot count the number of fires that did not occur - effective prevention and public fire safety education <br />are likely to have a direct and substantial impact on reducing the demand on emergency response <br />services. <br />Detection Capabilities <br />Fire detection notifies occupants and allows them sufficient time to escape. It may also allow for earlier <br />notification of the fire department. Widespread use of early warning detection systems has the potential to <br />significantly reduce notification time. The Center for Public Safety Excellence, Inc. (CPSE), Standards of <br />Response Coverage, which, when coupled with effective fire department suppression, produces a <br />corresponding reduction of loss of life, injuries, and damage to property from fire. Communities with a <br />large number of seasonally occupied buildings pose an additional challenge for detection. <br />Built-in Suppression Capabilities <br />Built-in suppression refers to the fixed fire protection systems in large buildings normally associated with <br />assembly (e.g., theatres); commercial, industrial, and manufacturing complexes; and to a lesser extent <br />residential occupancies. These systems, such as automatic sprinkler protection, play an important role in <br />minimizing the effects of fire by controlling the spread and growth of the fire, thereby enabling the fire <br />department to extinguish the fire more quickly and easily. The extent to which built-in suppression <br />systems are in use, the effectiveness and reliability of these systems, and the age of the buildings in the <br />community will have an impact on the demand for fire fighting services. While built-in suppression <br />systems may decrease the demand placed on fire department suppression services, they may increase the <br />demand placed on in-service fire prevention inspections and associated activities. <br />Intervention Time <br />Intervention time, for the purposes of the Comprehensive Model, is defined as the time from ignition until <br />effective fire fighting teams can be directed at the fire. Factors that affect intervention time include, but <br />are not limited to: <br /> The time required to detect the fire; <br /> Notification time from the public; <br /> Notification time to the fire fighters; <br /> Preparation time for the fire fighters to leave the station; <br /> The distance between the fire station and the response location;