Fire Code & Safety Inspections

The 2015 International Fire Code, as published by the International Code Council, Inc., as amended, revised, and/or reprinted from time to time, is adopted as the Fire Code of Lower Providence Township.

The Fire Code contains regulations to safeguard life and property from fires and explosion hazards. Topics include general precautions, emergency planning and preparedness, fire department access and water supplies, automatic sprinkler systems, fire alarm systems, special hazards, and the storage and use of hazardous materials

Public access to the Fire Code be found here: https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IFC2015.

One of the primary duties of the Fire Marshal is performing fire safety inspections in commercial, industrial, institutional, and business properties and multi-occupancy locations such as apartment buildings. These places are inspected periodically to ensure compliance with the Township's fire and safety codes and ordinances. During these inspections, owners and occupants are also encouraged to develop implement emergency plans in the event that they are involved in any type of disaster or emergency.