Vision
To have the necessary infrastructure in place which includes staffing, technology, process and procedures to meet present and future fire and life safety demands of a growing and vibrant community.

* Duties as they relate to the Department
* Coordinate the testing, inspection, and maintenance of the fire hydrant program.
* Conduct thorough fire control inspections.
* Recognize and identify common fire hazards and code violations.
* Properly document and correct the code violations that are found.
* Conduct thorough plan reviews for all plans submitted for construction projects involving new and existing buildings.

Objectives
Currently, under the leadership of Deputy Chief of Support Services, the four Fire Inspectors, the Fire Prevention Bureau Staff is responsible for meeting four primary objectives:

* Inspect and perform light maintenance on hydrants once a year.
* Inspect occupancies according to state and local code.
* Maintain a continuous correction for all fire code violations.
* Complete requested plan reviews within 10 working days.

For More Information Contact:
Deputy Chief Robert Searles
Mentor Fire Department
Fire Prevention Bureau
(440) 974-5768

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Safety Inspections

Home Inspection
The Mentor Fire Department can conduct residential fire inspections on request. Download a sample home inspection form so that you can perform your own safety check to ensure that certain hazards are recognized before there’s a problem.

Business Inspection
Although the Mentor Fire Department conducts fire safety inspections of all businesses in the City of Mentor, a sample business inspection form is available to allow businesses to perform a safety check of their own to ensure that certain hazards are recognized before there’s a problem.