Multi-Family Housing Fire Reduction
Program
Manager Information
Recent economic
downturns, a transient population, and changing demographics present
significant challenges for apartment managers and maintenance personnel.
TVF&R acknowledges these issues and offers the
following information and resources in hopes of assisting you in your
commitment to fire safety.
Landlords Have a Pivotal Role -
Your role as a manager is critical
to your tenants' safety.
Research conducted in 2002
by Campbell & DeLong
Resources
concluded that properties that have a negligent
landlord are much more likely to have residents who are negligent as
well.
Learn more
 Free
Educational Tools -
TVF&R
has free bi-lingual educational
tools for landlords to use on-site to educate their tenants
on the importance of working smoke alarms. They include: a
Tabletop
Display for your leasing office,
Pictorial
Sheets
that can be given to tenants during
the leasing process,
Posters
for common areas,
Refrigerator Magnets, and
Direct Mail.
Reducing Fires on
Your Property -
There are many things
that managers and property owners can do to mitigate and reduce the
severity of fires on their property.
Identifying access issues, building
deficiencies, and unsafe tenant behavior can mean the difference
between life and death when fire breaks out. Our
Self-Inspection
Checklist and
Tenant
Space Checklist are designed to
assist Managers and Maintenance personnel in identifying fire hazards on
their properties.
Monthly Newsletter -
Available in three languages,
TVF&R's monthly newsletters have basic safety tips geared towards
multi-family housing needs. The timely information can be easily shared
with your tenants.
Protective Measures -
To protect your tenants and your
property, learn more about the measures you can take
including working
smoke alarms,
fire extinguishers, our
Apartment Smoke Alarm Program,
Stovetop Firestop
devices,
and
residential sprinkler systems.
Where Most Fires Occur and Common
Causes -
Almost 100% of all fires are human-caused.
Knowing where fires start and why can assist you in helping educate your
tenants on fire safety.
1. Kitchen (46.1%)
2. Bedroom (12.3%)
3. Living Room (6.2%)
4. Laundry Area (3.3%)
5. Bathroom (2.4%)
Cooking is the leading
cause of home fires in the United
States. It is also the leading
cause of home fire injuries. Careless smoking
is the leading cause of fire deaths.
Heating
appliances
are the second leading cause of residential fire and the second leading
cause of fire deaths. Arson is both
the third leading cause of both residential
fires and residential fire deaths. Arson includes
juvenile firesetting
For more information, contact Deputy Fire Marshal
Eric
McMullen at
503-612-7000. |
