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The Community Risk Reduction Division of Red Oak
Fire Rescue, commonly referred to as the Fire Marshal‘s
Office, is under the direction of Deputy Chief Ben Blanton.
Community Risk Reduction conducts annual fire inspections
of existing occupancies - for example: schools, churches,
restaurants, apartment buildings, and businesses. All
Certificate of Occupancies for new businesses require a fire
inspection as well. The Division assures proactive measures
are taken that actually prevent a fire before it begins and to
prevent the spread of fire if a fire does occur.
Community Risk Reduction is responsible for fire
prevention, fire inspections, investigations, construction
plan review, fire alarm and fire sprinkler system plans and
testing, public education, construction consultation and
advisement. Red Oak Fire Rescue Investigators determine
cause and origin of fires; investigators are certified as Peace
Officers and hold certificates from the Texas Fire
Commission as fire and arson investigators.
The CRRD brought in $11,000 in revenue in 2018.
This revenue was through inspections, plan reviews,
Certificate of Occupancies, Sprinkler/Alarm Test, Foster
Homes and Burn Permits.
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