SFM Annual Report 2010 - Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal

2010 Annual Report
Office of the Louisiana
State Fire Marshal
“Commitment… Service… Protection…”
For Calendar Year 2010
This public document was published at a cost of $2.04 per copy. This document
was published by the Office of the State Fire Marshal to inform State Government
and the general public of the agency’s activities for the 2010 calendar year. This
material was printed in accordance with standards for printing by state
agencies established pursuant to R.S. 43:31
2010 Annual Report
December 23, 2010
2010 Annual Report
Letter from the State Fire Marshal
Friends,
Special Points of Interest:
It is with great pride that we in your State Fire Marshal’s Office share the activities of the state wide fire and emergency services for 2010. The contributions of the
dedicated men and woman on the Louisiana fire service are unmatchable. Lives and
property are saved everyday as the result of fire prevention and fire suppression
activities. We should never forget the task at hand is to build a safer state while
enhancing fire protection capabilities and promoting economic development in every
community.
 2010 Fire Statistics
 Fire Department Incident
Reporting Roster
 Fire Marshal Section Reports
 Fallen Firefighters Memorial
 SFM Emergency Services
Inside this issue:
Fire Statistics
4
LFIRS Brief
10
Fire Department
Incident Reporting Roster 12
Section Reports
Plan Review
Inspections
Investigations/Arson
Licensing
Health Care
Mechanical Safety
23
24
26
27
28
29
30
What’s New
31
Fire Fighters Insurance
33
Contact Information
33
I must take a moment to highlight some of our enhancements and
accomplishments in the OSFM. We continue efforts in working with our industry
partners as we incorporate new technologies in construction and bring in new business
to our state. With the opening of the Lake Charles District office, we are that much c
loser to our goal to be more readily accessible to all areas of the state, fostering safe
economic development. The state’s Urban Search and Rescue team continues to grow
and is working hard to develop Type III teams in every region. The introduction of the
Arson Task Force trailers serve to provide assistance and training in fire investigation
to local fire service, thus building partnerships and helping to more accurately
determine fire causes. In 2010, we experienced the largest man-made disaster in our
nation’s history – The Deep Water Horizon explosion and oil spill. SFM personnel
worked to diligently to expedite inspections in order to provide safe code compliant
accommodations for the nearly 4000 response and recovery personnel from across the
country
In our ongoing effort to reduce the loss of life due to fire, our office launched
Operation Sav-a-Life. This state-wide cooperative effort between our office, the local fire
service, Kidde and Home Depot aims to promote the installation of 10-year lithium
sealed batter detectors in the homes of folks in need. In addition, our Arson team
developed and deployed Operation Golden Shield, a safety program geared towards
seniors.
Clearly, we want the professionals of design, construction, fire protection,
government leaders and business to find our office to be their friend and partner in
progress. We are approachable, accessible and we build consensus to safety and progress
in Louisiana. Never hesitate to call on us. We are your friend. Thank you all for what
you do. You are all protectors of others.
Yours in Protection,
H. “Butch” Browing
State Fire Marshal
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2010 Louisiana Fire Statistics
Fires by Type
Special Outside2
2%
Other
4%
Cultivated Vegetation 3
0%
Mobile Property
16%
Natural Vegetation 1
30%
Outside Rubbish
19%
Structure
29%
1‐Natural vegeta on includes forest, brush and grass
2‐Special outside includes non‐structural storage areas and outside equipment
3‐Cul vated vegeta on (crops) fires accounted for less than 1% of fires reported in Louisiana for 2010
Structure Fires by Property Use
Business, Industrial,
Manufacturing & Storage
9%
Outside
6%
O ther, None,
Un determined
2%
Ass embly, Education,
Hea thcare, Corrections
4%
Residential
79%
Structure Fire Dollar Loss by Property Use
Business, Industry,
Manufacturing & Storage
14%
Outside1
0%
Residential
83%
1‐Outside property use accounted for less than 1% of reported structure fire dollar loss in Louisiana for 2010
Other, None,
Undetermined
1%
Assembly, Education,
Healthcare, Corrections
2%
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2010 Section
Louisiana Fire Statistics
Fire Information
Top 15 Leading Causes of Fire
# of Fires % of Fires Fire $ Loss % of $ Loss
Undetermined
Heat from Powered Equipment, other
Other Heat Source
Arching (electricity)
Radiated, Conducted Heat from Operating Equipment
Hot or Smoldering Object, other
Heat from Other Open Flames or Smoking Materials
Hot Ember or Ash
Match
Spark, Ember or Flame from Operating Equipment
Heat Spread from Another Fire, other
Heat from direct flame, convection currents
Cigarette Lighter
Cigarette
Flying brand, ember, spark
7,956
957
926
817
649
586
542
527
447
385
360
327
221
214
214
48.92% $103,028,663
5.88%
$5,760,646
5.69%
$4,107,778
5.02%
$7,127,932
3.99%
$5,292,261
3.60%
$4,238,809
3.33%
$3,560,414
3.24%
$1,545,657
2.75%
$1,597,268
2.37%
$3,443,167
2.21%
$1,930,307
2.01%
$3,403,531
1.36%
$7,223,950
1.32%
$848,416
1.32%
$342,322
Cause of Ignition
Cause Under Investigation
7%
Cause, other Act of Nature
2%
5%
Failure of Equipment or
Heat Source
9%
Unintentional
37%
Intentional
12%
Cause Underdetermined
After Investigation
28%
65.33%
3.65%
2.60%
4.52%
3.36%
2.69%
2.26%
0.98%
1.01%
2.18%
1.22%
2.16%
0.46%
0.54%
0.22%
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2010 Louisiana Fire Statistics
Area of Fire Origin in Passenger Vehicles
Cargo/Trunk 3%
Passenger Area 15 %
Cargo/Trunk 3%
Engine Area 63%
Passenger Area 26%
Fuel Tank 1%
Engine Area 65%
Exterior Surface 5%
Fuel Tank 2%
Exterior Surface 4%
In 2010 there were a total of 2,540 reported passenger vehicle fires , 12% of all fires reported.
Percentages are tabulated against total number of reported fires in these prominent passenger vehicle areas
Passenger Vehicle Fires by Make
362
Ford
324
Chevrolet
176
Dodge
Pontiac
126
Toyota
125
108
Nissan
97
Buick
Cadillac
74
GMC
73
58
Honda
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
This is only a report of the number of fires reported by make and does not take into account the number of vehicles of each make on the road.
400
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2010 Louisiana Fire Statistics
Area of Fire Origin in Residential Properties
Attic 8%
Bedroom 17%
Bathroom 5%
Laundry Room 9%
Kitchen 49%
Common Room /
Den 8%
Carport/Garage 4%
Percentages are tabulated against total number of reported fires in these prominent residential housing areas
Relation of Smoke Detector Presence to Fire Deaths in
Residential Structure Fires
In 2010, residential fires
Count of deaths reported
16
accounted for 80% of all
14
structure fires in Louisiana.
12
Residential Structure Fires
10
continue to be the most
8
common and deadly type of
fire, demonstrating the need
6
and importance of home fire
4
prevention and safety
2
practices.
0
None Present
Undetermined
Detectors Prese nt
Increase in frequency of smoke detector presence in reported structure fires
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Louisiana Fire Statistics 10 Year
25,000
21,377
20,152
20,000
15,000
17,780
17,026 19,358
16,884
17,489
# Fires
12,451
10,000
5,000
17,742 18,051
6,2 93
6,629
6,190
5,967
6,141
6,286
5,425
# Structure Fires
5,728
5,583
4,430
0
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Total Fire Dollar Loss $637
$700
$565
$600
$500
$400
Dollar Loss Values In Millions $300
$200
$104
$98
$109
$119
2004
2005
$159
$112
$138
$127
2007
2008
2009
2010
277
291
$100
$0
2001
2002
2003
*2006
* Total adjusted for outliers.
450
Fire Deaths & Injuries
396
383
400
350
310
300
346
262
250
239
262
200
# of Fire Deaths
241
150
100
50
49
61
65
0
2001
2002
2003
59
2004
35
69
2005
64
51
45
31
2006
2007
# of Fire Injuries
2008
Counts include both non‐fire service and fire service fire related injuries and deaths.
2009
2010
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Louisiana Fire Incident Reporting System (LFIRS)
This sec on of the State Fire Marshal’s office is charged with the collec on and analysis of the
incident data submi ed from par cipa ng Louisiana ire departments in an effort to determine the
impact of both man‐made and natural disasters, especially fire, on the lives of our ci zens and
property in Louisiana. LFIRS (NFIRS) is the program through which this data is collected.
LFIRS (NFIRS) is all incident reporƟng. To show and tell the full value of the fire service, all alarms
including EMS responses and public service calls should be documented in LFIRS. Na onal sta s cs
show that only a small percentage of all calls to which a fire department responds are fire‐related. In
Louisiana, for the year 2010, this percentage was just a li le over 10%. Many departments con nue
to report only their fire calls, thus these departments, the communi es they protect, and our state
lose a vast amount of data as well as full recogni on for the efforts of our fire service.
We commend and encourage the con nuing efforts of our fire departments to embrace electronic
repor ng. With the increasing demand for “real‐ me” informa on, electronic repor ng provides a
more efficient means to collect incident data, confirm report submissions, no fy departments of
repor ng errors, and offer more ready assistance in comple ng incident reports.
The LFIRS sec on of the State Fire Marshal website offers a wealth of informa on and help in regards
to LFIRS repor ng including monthly sta s cal summary reports. Please visit us at h ps://lasfm.org.
The LFIRS State Program Manager is Cindy Gonthier. If you have ques ons or need assistance
regarding LFIRS repor ng, please contact Cindy at the State Fire Marshal’s office:
8181 Independence Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
800‐256‐5452
225‐925‐1716
[email protected]
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2010 Annual Report
Louisiana Fire Incident Reporting System (LFIRS)
The table below represents the informa on in the NFIRS database for Louisiana for 2010 and fire
department informa on maintained in the asset tracking database.
Total Ac ve Louisiana Fire Departments
(In NFIRS database)
597
Total Ac ve Fire Departments Repor ng
358 (60%)
Total Ac ve Fire Departments Not Repor ng
239
Total Paid Firefighters (Approx.)
5273
Total Volunteer Firefighters (Approx.)
10,856
The figures above show an 34% increase in the number of “ac ve” fire departments submi ng LFIRS
(NFIRS) data from 2009. We con nue to iden fy departments that have either merged with other
departments, crea ng a single repor ng unit, or are no longer in existence. Obtaining an accurate
count of ac ve departments is important to our state’s repor ng sta s cs.
The following pages indicate which departments had incident data recorded in the NFIRS database
and which departments did not have data recorded in the NFIRS database for the year 2010 as of
May 4, 2011, 9:02 am . For your convenience, the fire departments, along with their fire department
iden fica on number (FDID) are listed by parishes.
Incident reports are expected from each “ac ve” fire department listed in the NFIRS database. If no
reports are recorded under your department for the given me frame, your department will show as
“Not Repor ng”. Names are posted exactly as they appear in the NFIRS database. All data files
submi ed to the LFIRS.repor [email protected] email were processed prior to the compiling of the data
used in the incident sta s cs posted in pages 4‐9 of this annual report.
Once again, we would like to thank all of those departments who submi ed incident data and look
forward to new rela onships with those that want to further the life and property saving efforts of
our fire service as well as start ge ng that much deserved credit for all they do!
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Fire Department Incident Reporting Roster
REPORTING
2010
Acadia 01001 ACADIA‐EVANGELINE FPD 01005 BRANCH VFD
01010
YES YES YES YES 01025
01027
01030
01035
NO
NO
NO
NO
ESTHERWOOD VFD
EVANGELINE VFD
IOTA VFD
MERMENTAU VFD
01040 MIRE VFD‐FIRE DIST 7 YES VOL FIREMAN'S ASSOC OF MORSE
01050 RAYNE VFD YES NO
NO
RICHARD VFD
LYONS POINT VFD
02001
02005 02010 02015 02020 02025 02030
02035
NO
ALLEN PARISH FIRE DIST 4 OAKDALE FIRE DEPT ALLEN PARISH FIRE DIST 5 ALLEN PARISH WARD 3 DIST 2 ALLEN PARISH FIRE DIST 3 YES YES YES YES YES ALLEN PARISH FIRE DIST 6
COUSHATTA TRIBAL FIRE DEPT
NO
NO
Ascension 03001 DONALDSONVILLE FIRE DEPT 03020 CITY OF GONZALES FD 03035 ASCENSION PARISH FIRE DIST 2 03045 ASCENSION PARISH FIRE DIST 3 03060
05003
ELIZABETH VFD
YES YES YES YES SORRENTO VFD
03065 ASCENSION PARISH FIRE DIST 1 Assump on 04001 BAYOU L'OURSE VFD 04005 LABADIEVILLE VFD 04010 NAPOLEONVILLE VFD 04015 PAINCOURTVILLE VFD 04020 PIERRE PART F&R NO
YES YES YES YES YES YES Avoyelles 05001 BORDELONVILLE VFD YES BROUILETTE VFD
NO
05005 BUNKIE FIRE DEPT NO
01055
01060
Allen NO
NO
EUNICE FD‐ACADIA PARISH FD 4
01015 CHURCH POINT VFD 01020 CROWLEY FIRE DEPT 01024 EGAN VFD 01045
REPORTING
2010
05010
YES COTTONPORT VFD
NO
05015 EFFIE VFD YES 05020
05021
05023
NO
NO
NO
EVERGREEN VFD
FIFTH WARD VFD
GOUDEAU VFD
05025 HESSMER FIRE DEPT 05030 MANSURA VFD YES YES 05035
05040
05045
05050
05055
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
MARKSVILLE VFD
MOREAUVILLE VFD
PLAUCHEVILLE VFD
SIMMESPORT VFD
DUPONT VFD
Beauregard 06001 BEAUREGARD FIRE DIST 2 06005 BEAUREGARD FIRE DIST 3 06010 DE RIDDER FIRE DEPT 06018 BEAUREGARD FIRE DIST 1 06035 BEAUREGARD FIRE DIST 4 Bienville 07001
YES YES YES YES YES ARCADIA FIRE DEPT
NO
07010 BIENVILLE FIRE DIST 6 07017 BIENVILLE WARD 7 07020 BIENVILLE WARDS 4 & 5 YES YES YES 07045
Bossier 08005 08010 08020 08025 08030 08035 08040 08045 08050 BIENVILLE WARDS 1, 2 & 3
NO
BENTON FIRE DIST #4 BOSSIER CITY FIRE DEPT HAUGHTON FIRE DEPT PLAIN DEALING VFD EAST CENTRAL BOSSIER DIST 1 SOUTH BOSSIER FIRE DIST 2 BOSSIER FIRE DIST 3 NE BOSSIER FIRE DIST 5 BOSSIER FIRE DIST 7 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES Page 13
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Fire Department Incident Reporting Roster
REPORTING
2010
Caddo 09005 09013 09020 09040 09045 09060 09063 09068 09070 CADDO PARISH FIRE DIST 1 CADDO PARISH FIRE DIST 5 CADDO PARISH FIRE DIST 3 CADDO PARISH FIRE DIST 2 CADDO PARISH FIRE DIST 7 SHREVEPORT FIRE DEPT CADDO PARISH FIRE DIST 4 CADDO PARISH FIRE DIST 6 CADDO FIRE DIST 8 Calcasieu 10001 CARLYSS FIRE DEPT 10005 DE QUINCY VFD 10010 CALCASIEU WARD 6
10012 HOUSTON RIVER VFD YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES REPORTING
2010
Cameron 12001 CAMERON FIRE DIST 1
12003 JOHNSON BAYOU VFD
12005 CREOLE FIRE DEPT 12010 CAMERON FIRE DIST 9
12012 GRAND LAKE/SWEET LAKE VFD 12015 HACKBERRY VFD
12020 HOLLY BEACH VFD
Catahoula YES YES NO
YES 10015
IOWA VFD
NO
10020 10022 10025 10029 10030 10035 10040 10045 LAKE CHARLES FIRE DEPT LE BLEU SETTLEMENT VFD WARD 1 FPD 1 STARKS VFD , WARD 5, FPD 1 SULPHUR FIRE DEPT VINTON VFD CALCASIEU WARD 7 FIRE DIST 1 WESTLAKE VFD YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 10050
CAL‐CAM VFD
NO
10055 WARD SIX FPD 1 YES 10060
10065
10070
NO
NO
NO
CALCASIEU WARD 2 FIRE DIST 1
CHENNAULT FIRE DEPT
LAKE CHARLES ARFF
13001
13002
13005
11035
HEBERT VFD
NO
11045 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS VFD YES 11050
11055
11060
COREY VFD
COTTONPLANT VFD
KELLY VFD
NO
NO
NO
11065 SANDY BAYOU VFD 11070 WARD 5 VFD
11075 COLUMBIA EASTSIDE VFD YES YES SICILY ISLAND VFD
SANDY LAKE VFD
YES YES YES YES YES NO
YES NO
YES NO
15005 FERRIDAY FIRE DEPT YES 15010
15015
15020
15025
15030
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
MONTEREY FPD 1
JONESVILLE VFD
RIDGECREST VFD
VIDALIA FIRE DEPT
CONCORDIA FIRE DIST 2
DESOTO FIRE DIST 2
16003 DESOTO FIRE DIST 9 DESOTO FIRE DIST 1
NO
YES NO
16010 MANSFIELD FIRE DEPT YES 16020
16025
NO
NO
DESOTO FIRE DIST 3
DESOTO FIRE DIST 5
16030 DESOTO FIRE DIST 8 NO
NO
NO
CLAYTON VFD
16005
NO
NO
16001
NO
NO
13020
13025
DeSoto NO
NO
YES YES YES Concordia NO
YES YES YES CLAYTON VFD
ENTERPRISE VFD
HARRISONBURG VFD
13035 MANIFEST VFD 13040 CATAHOULA WARD 9 DIST 2 13055 MAITLAND VFD Claiborne 14005 HAYNESVILLE VFD 14010 HOMER VFD 14015 JUNCTION CITY VFD
14020 CLAIBORNE FIRE DIST 6 VFD 14030 CLAIBORNE FPD 5
14035 CLAIBORNE FIRE DIST 4 VFD NO
NO
13010 LELAND VFD 13015 JONESVILLE VFD 15001
Caldwell 11010 COLUMBIA VFD
11020 CLARKS VFD 11030 GRAYSON VFD YES Page 14
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2010
East Baton Rouge 17001 BAKER FIRE DEPT 17005 BATON ROUGE FIRE DEPT 17010 BROWNSFIELD FPD 3 17015 CENTRAL FPD 4 17020 CHANEYVILLE VFD 17025 EAST SIDE VFD 17030 EAST BATON ROUGE FPD 6 17035 PRIDE VFD 17040 ST GEORGE FPD 17050 ZACHARY FIRE DEPT 17055 ALSEN‐ST IRMA LEE VFD 17060 BR METRO AIRPORT ARF DIVISION East Carroll 18001 LAKE PROVIDENCE FIRE DEPT 18005 EAST CARROLL FIRE DEPT East Feliciana 19001
19002
19003
19005
19015
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 23015
YES YES 19020 NORWOOD VFD YES NO
NO
PECAN GROVE VFD
SLAUGHTER FIRE DEPT
19030 WILSON VFD 19035 BLUFF CREEK VFD
20005
YES MAMOU FPD 1
VILLAGE OF GILBERT VFD
21010 WINNSBORO FIRE DEPT 21015 WISNER VFD
21020 CROWVILLE VFD 21025
21030
FRANKLIN PARISH FIRE DIST 2
FRANKLIN PARISH FIRE DIST 3
NO
NO
GRANT PARISH FIRE DIST 3 YES GEORGETOWN VFD
NO
HUDSON CREEK VFD YES MONTGOMERY VFD
NO
GRANT PARISH FIRE DIST 5 YES VERDA VFD
NO
IBERIA PARISH FIRE DIST 1 DELCAMBRE VFD YES YES JEANERETTE VFD
NO
23020 LOREAUVILLE VFD 23030 NEW IBERIA FIRE DEPT YES YES 23035
23040
23045
23050
23055
BELAIRE‐OLIVER‐MORBIHAN VFD
COTEAU VFD
GRAND MARAIS VFD
LYDIA VFD
RYNELLA VFD
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
23060 ACADIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT F&R YES 24003
24005
NO
NO
BAYOU BLUE VFD
BAYOU SORREL VFD
24010 EAST IBERVILLE VFD 24015 GROSSE TETE VFD 24020
GRANT PARISH FIRE DIST 1
GRANT PARISH FIRE DIST 4
YES YES MARINGOUIN VFD
NO
24025 PLAQUEMINE FIRE DEPT 24030 ROSEDALE VFD 24035 WHITE CASTLE VFD YES YES YES 24040
24050
NO
NO
BAYOU GOULA F&R
BAYOU PIGEON VFD
NO
20010 WARD 5 FPD 20015 VILLE PLATTE VFD 20020 WARD 4 FPD 21005
YES YES Iberville NO
NO
MCMANUS VFD
Franklin 21001 BASKIN VFD
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
CLINTON VFD
ETHEL VFD
WOODLAND VFD
EAST LA STATE HOSPITAL
JACKSON VFD
Evangeline 20001 ACADIA‐EVANGELINE FPD 20003 EVANGELINE FIRE DIST 2 Grant 22001
22003
22005 22010
22015 22020
22025 22035
Iberia 23001 23010 19023
19025
19037
REPORTING
2010
YES YES YES Jackson 25001 WARD 3
25010 HODGE CITY VFD 25015 JONESBORO FIRE DIST 1 25020 WARD 1 NO
NO
YES 25025
NO
YES NO
NO
WARD 4
25030 WARD 2 25035 WARD 7 NO
YES YES YES NO
YES YES Page 15
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REPORTING
2010
Jefferson 26001 JEFFERSON E BANK CONS FD 26005 THIRD DIST VFD 26010 LAFITTE‐BARATARIA‐CROWNPT VFD 26015 TERRYTOWN FIFTH DIST VFD 26020 HARVEY VFD CO 2 26025 AVONDALE VFC 26026 BRIDGE CITY VFC 1 26027 LIVE OAK MANOR VFD 26028
26029 26045 26046 26047 26060 26066 26075
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NINE MILE POINT VFC 1
NO
HERBERT WALLACE VFD MARRERO‐ESTELLE VFD CO 1 MARRERO‐HARVEY VFD MARRERO‐RAGUSA VFD GRAND ISLE VFC 1 DAVID CROCKETT FIRE CO YES YES YES YES YES YES HARAHAN VFD
YES YES YES NO
YES JEFFERSON DAVIS FIRE DIST 4
27030 WELSH VFD 27035 TOPSY VFD, WARD 9 FIRE DIST 7 YES YES 27040
NO
NO
WOODLAWN VFD
27045 BAYOU CHENE FIRE DEPT
27055 JEFFERSON DAVIS FIRE DIST 2 Lafaye e 28001 BROUSSARD VFD 28005 CARENCRO VFD 28010 DUSON VFD 28015
28020
28025
JUDICE VFD
LAFAYETTE FIRE DEPT
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL AIRPORT
28030 MILTON VFD 28035 SCOTT VFD 28040 YOUNGSVILLE VFD Lafourche 29002 BAYOU BLUE VFD 29015
29016
29017
29018
29019
29021
29022
YES BELLE‐AMIE VFD
CUT OFF VFD
GALLIANO VFD
GOLDEN MEADOW VFD
LAROSE VFD
UPPER LAROSE VFD
PORT FOURCHON VFD
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
29025 LAFOURCHE FIRE DIST 2 YES 29040
BAYOU BOEUF VFD
NO
29045 29047 29055 29060 CHACKBAY VFD CHOCTAW VFD LAFOURCHE CROSSING 308 VFD ST JOHN VFD YES YES YES YES 29063
VACHERIE‐GHEENS VFD
NO
29065 THIBODAUX VFD 29067 LAFOURCHE FIRE DIST 3 29070 LAFOURCHE FIRE DIST 1 YES YES YES NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
27027
NO
26080 KENNER FIRE DEPT 26085 WESTWEGO VFC 1 26090 KENNER VFC, INC
Jefferson Davis 27005 JEFFERSON DAVIS FIRE DIST 5 27007 JEFF DAVIS FIRE DIST 6
27010 JENNINGS FIRE DEPT 27015 IOWA VFD
27017 LACASSINE VFD
27020 LAKE ARTHUR VFD
27025 JEFFERSON DAVIS FIRE DIST 1
REPORTING
2010
YES LaSalle 30001 30002 30005 30010 30015 30017 30025 30030
30035
Lincoln 31001 31005 31010 31015 YES YES YES NO
NO
NO
YES YES YES JENA VFD WHITEHEALL VFD OLLA VFD TULLOS VFD URANIA VFD ROGERS‐NEBO VFD EDEN FELLOWSHIP VFD YES YES YES YES YES YES YES SUMMERVILLE/ROSEFIELD VFD
LITTLE CREEK VFD
NO
NO
CHOUDRANT VFD LINCOLN PARISH FIRE DIST GRAMBLING VFD RUSTON FIRE DEPT YES YES YES YES Page 16
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REPORTING
2010
Livingston 32001 ALBANY VFD , FIRE DIST 1 32003 COLYELL VFD
32005 DENHAM SPRINGS FIRE DEPT 32010
32015
YES LIVINGSTON PARISH FIRE DIST 9
FRENCH SETTLEMENT VFD
YES YES NO
NO
NO
32040 LIVINGSTON PARISH FIRE DIST 5 32045 LIVINGSTON PARISH FIRE DIST 2
32047 LIVINGSTON PARISH FIRE DIST 11 33005
33010
33015
YES YES YES NO
NO
NO
33020 BEAR LAKE FPD 1 34001
YES NO
34005 10TH WARD FIRE DIST 1 YES 34009 BEEKMAN VFD
COLLINSTON VFD
OAK RIDGE VFD
BEEKMAN VFD WARD 2
Natchitoches 35001
NATCHITOCHES FIRE DIST 8
35010
35015
35020
NO
NO
NO
35035
PROVENCAL VFD
YES YES YES YES NO
37020 WEST MONROE FIRE DEPT 38020
38025
38030
38035
YES YES YES NO
YES BOOTHVILLE‐VENICE VFD
LAKE HERMITAGE VFD
CALLENDER NAS FIRE DEPT
WOODLAWN VFD
YES YES 35050
NO
Pointe Coupee 39001 FORDOCHE VFD 39005
POINTE COUPEE FIRE DIST 1
39010 LIVONIA VFD 39015
MORGANZA VFD
39020 POINTE COUPEE FIRE DIST 5 39030 POINTE COUPEE FIRE DIST 3 NO
35040 NATCHITOCHES FIRE DIST 7 35047 NATCHITOCHES FIRE DIST 5 POWHATAN VFD
NO
NO
NO
NO
STERLINGTON VFD
Plaquemines 38001 POINTE‐A‐LA‐HACHE VFD 38005 BELLE CHASSE VFD 38010 PORT SULPHUR VFD
38015 BURAS VFD NO
YES 35030 NATCHITOCHES FIRE DEPT 35031 NATCHITOCHES FIRE DIST 6 35005 NATCHITOCHES FIRE DIST 9 NATCHITOCHES FIRE DIST 3
NATCHITOCHES FIRE DIST 1
GOLDONNA FIRE DIST 2
37015
YES NEW ORLEANS LAKE FRONT AP FD
IRISH BAYOU VFD
FORT PIKE VFD
NASA MAF
Ouachita 37005 MONROE FIRE DEPT 37010 OUACHITA PARISH FIRE DEPT NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
34015 MER ROUGE VFD
34020
34030
36005
36010
36020
36025
NO
NO
NO
NO
BASTROP FIRE DEPT
34010
Orleans 36001 NEW ORLEANS FIRE DEPT NO
MOUND FIRE DIST 1
DELTA VFD
AFTON FPD
Morehouse NO
NO
LIVINGSTON PARISH FIRE DIST 10
SPRINGFIELD VFD
SPRINGVILLE VFD
Madison 33001 TALLULAH FIRE DEPT NO
YES 32020 LIVINGSTON FPD 4 32025 TOWN OF LIVINGSTON FD 32027
32030
32035
REPORTING
2010
YES NO
YES NO
YES YES 2010 Annual Report
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REPORTING
2010
Rapides 40001 40005 40015 40020 40025 40030 40033 40035 40040
40045
40050 40055 40060
ALEXANDRIA FIRE DEPT ALPINE VFD‐FPD 3 BALL VFD BOYCE VFD RAPIDES PARISH FIRE DIST 12 COTILE GARDNER VFD‐FPD 8 DEVILLE VFD‐FPD 6 ENGLAND AIRPARK FIRE DEPT YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES ESLER REGIONAL AP FD
FOREST HILL VFD
NO
NO
GLENMORA VFD HOLIDAY VILLAGE VFD YES YES LECOMPTE VFD
VETERANS ADMIN HOSPITAL FD
PLAINVIEW COMMUNITY VFD‐FPD 10
Sabine 43005 SABINE FIRE DIST 1 WARDS 1&2 43025
St. Bernard 44001 ST BERNARD PARISH FIRE DEPT NO
DES ALLEMAND VFD EAST ST CHARLES VFD HAHNVILLE VFD LULING VFD NORCO AREA VFD PARADIS VFD ST ROSE VFD KILLONA VFD YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 46005
NO
NO
HILLSDALE VFD
YES NO
NO
NO
46025 NORTH HELENA VFD 46030 ST HELENA DIST 4 46035
ST HELENA FIRE DIST 2
PINE GROVE VFD
KENTWOOD VFD
SOUTH SIDE SECOND WARD FPD
NO
YES St. James 47001
GRAMERCY VFD
NO
47005 47010 47015 47020 LUTCHER VFD PAULINE, GRAND POINT & BELMONT UNION CONVENT VFD VACHERIE VFD 1 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 47025 SOUTH VACHERIE VFD
St. John the Bap st 48001 GARYVILLE VFD 48005 LA PLACE VFD 48010 RESERVE VFD 48015 ST JOHN WESTSIDE VFD YES NO
YES YES YES YES 46040 ST HELENA PARISH 6TH WARD VFD YES NO
46013
46015
46020
43043 SABINE FIRE DIST 1 WARDS 3&4 BAYOU GAUCHE VFD
46010 MONTPELIER VFD NORTH SABINE VFD
45003
NO
YES YES 45004 45005 45010 45015 45020 45025 45030 45040 St. Helena 46001 GREENSBURG VFD
NO
YES YES YES 40085 FLATWOODS VFD‐FPD 14 40090 SPRING CREEK VFD‐FPD 11 Red River 41001 RED RIVER FIRE PROTECT DIST Richland 42001 DELHI VFD 42005 MANGHAM VFD 42010 RAYVILLE VFD 42015 ARCHIBALD‐ALTO FIRE DIST 42020 START‐GIRARD FPD 42025 HOLLY RIDGE FIRE DIST
42030 WARD 1 FIRE DIST 42035 RICHLAND DIST 8 NO
YES YES YES 40080 WOODWORTH FD 40081 ECHO‐POLAND VFD‐FPD 9 40082 OAK HILL VFD‐FPD 5 40083
St. Charles 40065 PINEVILLE FIRE DEPT 40070 RAPIDES PARISH FIRE DIST 2 40071 RUBY‐KOLIN VFD‐FPD 7 40075
REPORTING
2010
NO
YES YES YES YES Page 18
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REPORTING
2010
St. Landry 49001 ARNAUDVILLE VFD 49005 CANKTON VFD 49010 EUNICE FIRE DEPT 49015
YES YES YES GRAND COTEAU VFD
PALMETTO VFD
49043
49045
NO
NO
MORROW VFD
ST LANDRY FIRE DIST 1
49050 ST LANDRY FIRE DIST 2 YES GRAND PRAIRIE VFD
St. Mary 51001 AMELIA VFD 51005 BALDWIN VFD 51015
51016
YES YES BAYOU VISTA VFD
JEANERETTE VFD
NO
NO
51020 BERWICK VFD YES 51025
51026
51027
CENTERVILLE VFD
CYPREMONT POINT VFD
FOUR CORNERS VFD
NO
NO
NO
51030 51035 51040 51045 FRANKLIN FIRE DEPT MORGAN CITY FIRE DEPT PATTERSON VFD CHARENTON‐CHITIMACHA VFD YES YES YES YES NO
YES NO
49055 ST LANDRY FIRE DIST 3 YES 49056
49057
49058
49059
49060
49065
49070
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
SHUTESTON LEWISBURG VFD
LAWTELL VFD
WASHINGTON VFD
WHITEVILLE VFD
SUNSET VFD
PORT BARRE VFD
ST LANDRY PARISH FIRE DIST 6
St. Mar n 50001 ARNAUDVILLE VFD 50005 BREAUX BRIDGE VF COMPANY 50010 BUTTE LAROSE VFD 50015 CADE VFD 50020 BELLE RIVER VFD 50025 CATAHOULA VFD 50030 CECILIA VFD 50035 COTEAU HOLMES VFD 50040 EVANGELINE VFD 50045 HENDERSON VFD 50050 PARKS VFD 50055 STEPHENSVILLE VFD YES YES YES 49042 PRAIRIE VFD 49054
NO
49025 LEONVILLE VFD 49030 MELVILLE VFD 49035 CITY OF OPELOUSAS FIRE DEPT 49040
REPORTING
2010
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES St. Tammany 52001 ST TAMMANY FIRE DIST 1 52005 ST TAMMANY FIRE DIST 2 52010 ST TAMMANY FIRE DIST 3 52015 ST TAMMANY FIRE DIST 4 YES YES YES YES 52020
ST TAMMANY FIRE DIST 5
NO
52025 52030 52035 52040 52050 52055 52070 ST TAMMANY FIRE DIST 6 ST TAMMANY FIRE DIST 7 ST TAMMANY FIRE DIST 8 ST TAMMANY FIRE DIST 9 ST TAMMANY FIRE DIST 11 COVINGTON FIRE DEPT ST TAMMANY FIRE DIST 12 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 52075 ST TAMMANY FIRE DIST 13
Tangipahoa 53001 EIGHTH WARD FIRE DEPT
53002 EASTERN HEIGHTS VFD
53005 HAMMOND FIRE DEPT 53010 HUSSER VFD
53015 INDEPENDENCE VFD 53020 KENTWOOD VFD NO
NO
NO
YES NO
YES YES 53025
53030
LORANGER VFD
MANCHAC VFD
NO
NO
53035 53040 53045 53050 53055 NATALBANY VFD PONCHATOULA VFD ROSELAND VFD TANGIPAHOA FD 1, WARDS 3,4&5 WILMER VFD YES YES YES YES YES Page 19
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REPORTING
2010
Tensas 54015 TENSAS FIRE DIST 1 Terrebonne 55001 BAYOU CANE VFD 55002 COTEAU VFD 55003 SCHRIEVER VFD 55004
YES YES DIST 6 MONTEGUT/POINTE AUCHIEN
JUNCTION CITY VFD
LILLIE VFD
YES YES YES YES NO
NO
56030
56035
NO
NO
YES YES YES ABBEVILLE BUMPER ZONE VFD
ERATH VFD
NO
NO
57006 DIST 13 VFD YES 57010
57020
NO
NO
DELCAMBRE VFD
GUEYDAN VFD
57025 HENRY VFD 57030 INDIAN BAYOU VFD 57035 KAPLAN FIRE DEPT YES YES YES 57036
57037
57040
NO
NO
NO
KLONDIKE VFD
LITTLE CHAPEL VFD
MAURICE VFD
57045 PECAN ISLAND VFD 57050 SEVENTH WARD VFD YES YES 57055
57060
57065
NO
NO
NO
LELEUX VFD
MEAUX/NUNEZ VFD
LEBLANC VFD
Vernon YES YES 56040 SPENCER/W STERLINGTON FPD 56045 NORTHEAST UNION FIRE DIST NO
NO
56025 MARION VFD 56027 ROCKY BRANCH CROSSROADS VFD SPEARSVILLE VFD
WARD 5 FIRE DIST
NO
YES YES 55060 BAYOU BLACK VFD
55065 BAYOU DULARGE VFD
55070 HOUMA FIRE DEPT 55075 BAYOU BLUE VFD 56015
56020
NO
NO
NO
55040 LITTLE CAILLOU VFD 55046 GIBSON VF&R Vermillion 57001 ABBEVILLE FIRE DEPT 57003
57005
YES YES YES VILLAGE EAST VFD
Union 56001 BERNICE VFD 56005 FARMERVILLE VFD 55010 COTTONPORT
55025 GRAND CAILLOU FD
55030 BOURG VFD 55035
REPORTING
2010
58001
58002
58005
ANACOCO VFD
DRY FORK VFD 22
HORNBECK VFD
NO
NO
NO
58010 58015 58017 58020 58025 58035 58040 LEESVILLE FIRE DEPT NEW LLANO FIRE DEPT PITKIN VFD ROSEPINE VFD SIMPSON VFD SLAGLE VFD LACAMP VFD STATION 15 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 58045
58050
58055
SANDY CREEK VFD
SAVAGE FORKS VFA STA 6
EVANS VFD
NO
NO
NO
58060 SANDY HILL VFD YES 58065
58070
NO
NO
BURR FERRY VFD
KNIGHT VFD
58071 MARLOW VFD 58075 CANEY VFD STA 17 58080 COMMUNITY VFD YES YES YES 58085
58090
NO
NO
CRAVENS VFD
ALCO/HUTTON VFD
58095 HICKS VFD 58100 SUNDOWN VFD YES YES Page 20
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REPORTING
2010
Washington 59001
WASHINGTON FIRE DIST 5
NO
59005 59007
59009 59010 59015 59017 59020 59025 BOGALUSA FIRE DEPT YES WASHINGTON FIRE DIST 1
NO
WASHINGTON FIRE DIST 7 WASHINGTON FIRE DIST 8 FRANKLINTON VFD WASHINGTON FIRE DIST 9 WASHINGTON FIRE DIST 4 WASHINGTON FIRE DIST 6 YES YES YES YES YES YES WASHINGTON FIRE DIST 2
WASHINGTON FIRE DIST 3
NO
NO
59035
59037
Webster 60001 COTTON VALLEY VFD 60005 CULLEN VFD YES YES 60010
60015
60016
DIXIE INN VFD
DOYLINE VFD
EVERGREEN VFD
NO
NO
NO
60020 60025 60027 60035 60040 60045 60050 HEFLIN VFD MINDEN FIRE DEPT SAREPTA FIRE DIST 5 SHONGALOO FIRE DIST 9 SIBLEY VFD SPRINGHILL FIRE DIST 11 DUBBERLY VFD YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 60055
WEBSTER FIRE DIST 3
61001
ADDIS VFD
YES 61015
NO
61020 PORT ALLEN FIRE DEPT YES 61025
NO
West Carroll 62001 WARD 1 FPD 62005 OAK GROVE VFD 62010 WARD 2 VFD 62015 GOODWILL VFD 62020 FOREST FIRE DIST 62025 FISKE UNION VFD 62030 CONCORD VFD 62035
63001
63005
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO
ANGOLA VFD
ST FRANCISVILLE VFD
63010 FIRE DIST 1 OF WEST FELICIANA Winn 64001
KILBOURNE FPD
West Feliciana NO
YES YES ROSEHILL VFD
61005 WBR FIRE PROT SUB‐DIST 2 61010 ERWINVILLE FD LOBDELL VFD
NO
60060 WEBSTER PARISH FIRE DIST 10 West Baton Rouge REPORTING
2010
DODSON VFD
NO
NO
YES NO
64005 WINNFIED FIRE DEPT YES 64010
64020
64025
NO
NO
NO
SIKES VFD
MONTGOMERY VFD
VILLAGE OF CALVIN FIRE DEPT
64030 WINN PARISH FIRE DIST 3 YES Page 21
2010 Annual Report
Deep Water Horizon 2010 In the wake of the devasta ng oil spill resul ng from the explosion of The Deep Water Horizon drilling rig in the
Gulf of Mexico, several thousands of personnel were mobilizing in south Louisiana in order to help with the
clean‐up effort. This rapid influx of personnel created an immediate need for both temporary and long term
code compliant structures to house these persons. The Louisiana Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to
this urgency by placing inspectors and a plan review architect at the BP Emergency Command Center to
coordinate expedited occupancy of safe shelters.
The effec ve response efforts of the Office of the Louisiana State Fire Marshal and our state‐wide network of
emergency responders to this incident as well as Hurricanes Gustav and Ike have laid the ground work for the
development of Na onal guidelines to the mi ga on of major disasters.
2010 Annual Report
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Office of the
State Fire Marshal
Section Reports
PAGE 23
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Plan Review Section
Plan Reviews
16,784 Total Reviews
Occupancy Type
UNUSUAL
STORAGE
INDUS TRI AL
BUSINESS
MERCANTILE
BOARD & CARE
LODGING
APARTMENTS
HOTELS/DORMITORIES
DETENTION
HEALTH CARE
DAY CARE
EDUCATIONAL
ASSEMBLY
2
1,064
1,185
5,430
2,201
169
119
525
300
99
975
472
1,441
0
1,000
2,802
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
Architectural Reviews
8,986 Projects
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
ASSBLY
EDUC
DAY CARE
HEALTH
JAILS
HOTELS
APTS
LODGING
#
1,388
573
236
262
27
88
287
47
BOARD &
CARE
42
%
15.45%
6.38%
2.63%
2.92%
0.30%
0.98%
3.19%
0.52%
0.47%
RETAIL
OFFICE
1,344
3,074
INDUSTRY STORAGE UNUSUAL
851
765
2
14.96%
34.21%
9.47%
8.51%
0.02%
Occupancy Type
Fuel Storage Tank Revi ews
231 Total Projects
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
ASSBLY
EDUC
DAY CARE
HEALTH
JAILS
HOTELS
APTS
LODGING
BOARD &
CARE
RETAIL
OFFICE
INDUST
STORAGE
#
2
1
0
45
1
1
1
0
0
37
30
40
73
0
%
0.87%
0.43%
0.00%
19.48%
0.43%
0.43%
0.43%
0.00%
0.00%
16.02%
12.99%
17.32%
31.60%
0.00%
O ccupancy Type
UNUSUAL
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Plan Review Section
Fire Alarm Revi ews
4,330 Total Proje cts
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
ASSBLY
EDU
DAY CARE
HEALTH
JAILS
HOTELS
APTS
LODGING
BOARD &
CARE
RETA IL
OFFICE
#
457
646
200
460
55
124
157
45
71
259
1583
13 5
138
0
%
10.55%
14.92%
4.62%
10.62%
1.27%
2.86%
3.63%
1.04%
1.64 %
5.98%
36.56%
3.12%
3.19%
0.00%
INDUSTRY STORAGE UNUSUAL
O ccupancy Type
Sprinkler System Reviews
1,702 Total Projects
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
ASSBLY
EDU
DAY CARE
HEALTH
JAILS
HOTELS
APTS
LODGING
BOARD &
CARE
RETAIL
OFFICE
#
279
122
22
182
8
67
74
17
45
327
542
95
67
0
%
15.11%
6 .61%
1.19%
9.85%
0.43%
3.63%
4.01%
0.92%
2.44%
17.70%
29.34%
5.14%
3.63%
0.00%
RETAIL
OFFICE
INDUSTRY STORAGE
UNUSUAL
O ccupancy Type
Hood Suppression Reviews
1,390 Total Projects
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
ASSBLY
EDU
DAYCARE
HEALTH
JAILS
HOTELS
APTS
LODGING
BOARD &
CARE
INDUSTRY STORAGE
UNUSUAL
#
676
99
14
26
8
20
6
10
11
234
201
64
21
0
%
48.63%
7.12%
1.01%
1.87%
0.58%
1.44%
0.43%
0.72%
0.79%
16.83%
14.46%
4.60%
1.51%
0.00%
O ccupancy Type
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Inspections Section
The Inspections Section
(Fire and Safety) is
responsible for
conducting life safety
code inspections of all
buildings except one
and two family
residences and health
care facilities.
100%
98%
98%
97%
80%
60%
40%
20%
CY 2010
CY 2009
CY 2008
0%
Total Inspections 2008-2010
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
Schools
Detention
Calendar Year 2008
Daycare
Calendar Year 2009
Universities
Calendar Year 2010
Effective July 1, 2010, inspections of new construction are conducted utilizing the 2009 Edition of NFPA 101 Life Safety
Code and referenced NFPA standards. In addition, other codes and standards used are the Americans with Disabilities Act
Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) and the State Fire Marshal Manual. Inspections of existing buildings are conducted
utilizing the edition of the Life Safety Code that was adopted by the state at the time that the building was constructed. For
example, if a building was constructed in 1970, the inspection would be conducted in accordance with the requirements as
set forth in the 1967 Life Safety Code.
In order to provide efficient service to the public and allow facilities to open in a timely manner, the State Fire Marshal's
Office maintained its goal of completing final inspections within two weeks of the inspection request. The first diagram
above indicates the percentage of final inspections conducted in accordance with this goal. The second diagram indicates
the total number of inspections for specific occupancy types.
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Investigation/Arson Section
Arson Statistics - Calendar Year 2008
Total Fires Investigated
600
Total Non‐Incendiary Fires
588
500
Total Suspicious/Incendiary Fires
400
373
Total Cases Closed by
Arrest/Exceptional Clearance
300
200
221
215
124
100
72
Total Fatalities
Total Burn Injuries Reported
0
Arson Statistics - Calendar Year 2009
Total Fires Investigated
600
500
Total Non‐Incendiary Fires
539
Total Suspicious/Incendiary Fires
400
334
300
200
234
205
109
100
Total Cases Closed by
Arrest/Exceptional Clearance
Total Fatalities
Total Burn Injuries Reported
49
0
Arson Statistics - Calendar Year 2010
Total Fires Investigated
800
700
Total Non‐Incendiary Fires
730
Total Suspicious/Incendiary
Fires
600
500
400
300
416
314
282
200
100
0
103
59
Total Cases Closed by
Arrest/Exceptional Clearance
Total Fatalities
Total Burn Injuries Reported
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Licensing Section
Licensing Applica ons Processed The Licensing Sec on regulates the following 2008 2009 2010 Life Safety & Property Firm 1,380
1,672
1,343
Protec on Industries: Employee 7,929
9,010
7,227
Life Safety 
Fire Sprinkler 
Fire Suppression 
Kitchen Hood Number of Complaints (by type) Suppression 
Fire Alarm 
Fire Ex nguishers Property Protec on 2008 2009 2010 Security 132
188
201
Fire Alarm 145
196
96
Fire Ex nguisher 66
94
72
Fire Suppression 11
9
6
38
42
61

Locksmith Kitchen Hood Suppression 
Security Sprinkler 108
63
49

CCTV Locksmith 45
92
36

Access Control CCTV 49
65
30
Access Control 21
6
7
Summary of Licensing Investigations Section
615
Number of Investigations
Received
558
4 64
Number of Investigations
Conducted
503
581
422
Number of Complaints
cleared
372
739
466
0
200
400
Calendar Year
2008
Calendar Year
2009
Calendar Year
2010
764
518
Number of Complaints closed
755
600
800
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Health Care Section
Health Care Inspections
6,6 00
6,580
The Health Care Section
# of Healthcare Inspections
6,4 00
performs inspections of
6,2 00
6,147
hospitals, nursing homes,
6,0 00
and ICF/MR Facilities
5,8 00
5,6 00
5,4 00
statewide.
5,525
5,2 00
5,0 00
4,8 00
He althcare Hour Pe rce ntage - 2010
Tr avel
3 6%
Train in g 12%
In sp ectio n s
52%
Month
Jan - Mar 2010
Apr - Jun 2010
Jul - Sep 2010
Oct - Dec 2010
Inspection Count
1,586
1,696
1,413
1,452
FY to Date
1,586
3,282
4,695
6,147
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Mechanical Safety Section
Amusement Inspections
5,000
4,000
4,851
4,643
3,840
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
Calendar Year 2008
Calendar Year 2009
Calendar Year 2010
Boiler Inspections
17,500
17,000
17,0 48
16,866
16,500
16,000
15,881
15,500
15,000
Calendar Year 2008
Calendar Year 2009
Calendar Year 2010
Fire works Ins pe ctions
1 ,8 0 0
1 ,6 0 6
1 ,7 5 0
1 ,7 0 0
1 ,6 5 0
1 ,6 6 4
1 ,6 6 4
1 ,6 0 0
1 ,5 5 0
1 ,5 0 0
Cal enda r Y ea r 2 0 0 8
Cal enda r Y ea r 2 0 0 9
Cal enda r Y ea r 2 0 1 0
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Fire Education
It is the mission of the Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s office to prevent and reduce the incidents of fire by increasing the
awareness and knowledge of the ci zens of our great state regarding fire preven on, fire educa on and life safety.
We provide fire preven on and public fire educa on services through public fire and safety educa onal programs and regu‐
lar life safety inspec ons of businesses and places of assembly. We provide fire inves ga ve services to determine the
origin and cause of fires and enforce fire and life safety codes through plan reviews for new construc on, remodeling, and
occupancy changes in commercial buildings.
Public Fire Educa on is extremely important to the Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office because through fire and safety
educa on we prevent fires, tragedies, and save lives. We take Public Educa on very seriously and feel that it is just as im‐
portant for an adult as it is for a child. Our Public Fire Educa on team is very involved with the businesses in the community,
with the schools, and other community groups.
The Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office has designed, developed and implemented several fire and life safety ini a ves
designed exclusively to reduce avoidable injury and death as a result of fire.
“Opera on Save‐A‐Life” was created to combat the rise in fire related injury and deaths to our ci zens due to home fires in
our great state. The goal of this statewide ini a ve is to drama cally reduce fire related death across the State of Loui‐
siana by installing smoke alarms in homes across the state of Louisiana.
“Opera on Golden Shield” is a public awareness campaign designed and developed to educate our senior ci zens, their
caregivers, family members and the general public to stop the alarming upward trend of senior fire‐related deaths and
injuries. This campaign focuses on Ten (10) important areas of fire safety; Home fire safety, kitchen and stove safety,
space heater safety, candle safety, holiday safety, outdoor cooking safety, smoke and carbon monoxide detector safety
and Smoking safety
“Fire Safety for Schools, Student & Teachers” was devel‐
oped to educate our schools, student, teachers and admin‐
istrators of the dangers of fire and to raise awareness of
Fire Preven on and Interven on, Preparedness, Response
and Recovery as it relates to fire safety and preven on in
our schools.
“Campus Fire Watch‐Louisiana” is a public awareness cam‐
paign designed and developed to educate our colleges and
university residents, families and guests about the alarming
upward trend of college dormitory and student housing
related deaths and injuries as a result of preventable fire.
“Night Club Life Safety Task Force” The Task Force is dedi‐
cated to improving bar, nightclub and special event safety
in Louisiana to iden fy poten al hazards and raises public
awareness about fire preven on and life safety. The task
force works closely with the bar industry, as well as event planners and suppliers to ensure a high degree of awareness and
compliance of applicable building, safety and fire codes to promote a safe environment for staff and customers through fire
and life‐safety inspec ons.
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Emergency Services
The Fire Marshal’s office has consolidated its broad spectrum of emergency service ac vi es into one coopera ve effort to
improve and enhance disaster preparedness ini a ves, emergency response opera ons and long term disaster planning and
recovery. This program directly and indirectly affects the es mated 4,523,628 ci zens of the state of Louisiana that are ex‐
posed to natural disasters or acts of terrorism. This program encompasses the following services:
State Fire Marshal ESU (Emergency Services Unit) – A 40‐man mul ‐hazard team trained in command, communica ons, and
medical, and rescue, created to support local fire departments and state agencies in mes of crisis, both natural and man
‐made.
Asset/Resource Inventory – As a func on of Emergency Support Func on (ESF)‐4, we are tasked to coordinate and mobilize
fire and emergency services resources, personnel and equipment; and coordinate other state resources to support local
governments and other states to detect and suppress urban, rural, wild land emergencies Our objec ve is to lead a col‐
labora ve effort within the Fire Service to assist and facilitate the acquisi on, data storage and management of Re‐
sources and Assets that may be available in the event of a disaster or major catastrophe.
ESF‐4 Disaster Preparedness Training Program – A State Fire Marshal ini a ve to educate fire departments and first respond‐
ers to be er prepare them in the event of natural or man‐made disasters.
LA Statewide USAR Task Force: The Office of the
State Fire Marshal in a collabora ve endeavor
with local and regional fire service partners es‐
tablished this task force to provide highly special‐
ized technical rescue services to local jurisdic‐
ons and our neighboring states that are over‐
whelmed by natural and man‐made disasters.
Our communi es are suscep ble to many differ‐
ent natural and technical hazards that may result
in the damage or collapse of structures within
the state.
In May 2011, the Louisiana Statewide USAR Task
Force deployed a team of 130 Louisiana first
responders to Tuscaloosa, Alabama at the re‐
quest of the State of Alabama officials to assist in
rescue and recovery opera ons in Tuscaloosa, an
area devastated by the recent tornados and
related storms. The mission of the Louisiana USAR Teams, were to conduct secondary searches in a dense residen al and
commercial area of Tuscaloosa. Technical exper se was needed to ensure that no persons were trapped beneath the
rubble prior to demoli on and debris removal opera ons.
LA Statewide USAR Task Force: The mission of the Louisiana Statewide HAZ‐MAT Task Force is to offer the highest possible
level of protec on to the ci zens and visitors of the State of Louisiana from chemical, biological and radiological releases
whether the release is inten onal or accidental. with specially trained personnel to respond to nuclear, biological, and
chemical releases upon request. The rescue of vic ms, hazard mi ga on, technical guidance, and advanced medical sup‐
port.
The Office of the State Fire Marshal in a collabora ve endeavor with Louisiana State Police, GOHSEP, local and regional
law enforcement and fire service partners established this task force to provide highly specialized responses to nuclear,
biological, and chemical releases in our effort to support our local first responders in these types of large scale cata‐
strophic emergencies.
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Louisiana’s ““Fallen
Fallen Firefighters Memorial”
Honoring those who’ve paid the ulƟmate price while protecƟng the ciƟzens of Louisiana
The State Fire Marshal’s Office in conjunction with the Walk of Honor Foundation, Louisiana Fire Chiefs Association,
Louisiana State Firemen’s Association, Professional Firefighters Association of Louisiana, Louisiana State University Fire &
Emergency Training Institute team up to make this annual event a success.
The ceremony recognizing newly added fire fighters was held on Saturday, March 6, 2010. The following heroes were honored:
A. Shepherd Pfister
Jefferson Parish Fire Department
March 4, 2008
Frankie Nelson
Shreveport Fire Department
May 10, 2009
Tommy Lee Adams
Shreveport Fire Department
December 12, 2009
Cordell B. Buggage
New Orleans Fire Department
February 25, 2009
Joseph Grace
St. Tammany Fire District 4
July 12, 2009
Jason Simon
Lafayette Fire Department
December 20, 2009
Alan Hermel
Bossier Fire District 1
March 3, 2009
Richard Christiana
David Crockett Fire Department
September 11, 2009
May their names forever remain on our lips and in our hearts.
If you are would like to donate to or purchase a brick in support of the memorial or participate in this annual event,
please contact Boyd Petty or Nathan McCallum at(800) 256-5452.
Visit us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/La.F.F.Memorial
The Louisiana State Fire Marshal Honor Guard
Established in 2004 the Honor Guard represents the
office at special events and fire service funerals. The
unit has honored many fire fighters by attending and
coordinating individual funerals and the annual
Louisiana Fallen Firefighter Memorial ceremony.
As tradition holds, the fire service has always had a
strong Scottish/Irish influence. The unit has upheld this
tradition by having kilted members who play the
bagpipes and drums at events. The honor guard unit is
made up of volunteers from the office and community.
Besides traditional honor guard events, the unit is
utilized to support the office's fire education program
by distributing fire education material and teaching fire
safety at parades and festivals.
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Fire Marshal Phone Numbers:
Administration:
(225) 925-4911
(225) 925-4593 (Fax)
Plan Review:
(225) 925-4920
(225) 925-4414 (Fax)
Inspections:
(225) 925-4119
(225) 925-3813 (Fax)
Investigations:
(225) 925-4205
(225) 925-3813 (Fax)
Health Care:
(225) 925-4270
(225) 925-3699 (Fax)
Mechanical:
(225) 925-4297
(225) 925-3699 (Fax)
We are on the web at:
http://lasfm.org
Licensing:
(225) 925-7047
(225) 925-3699 (Fax)
LFIRS
(225) 922-1716
(225) 925-4593 (Fax)
Volunteer FF Insurance
(225) 925-4933
Emergency Services
(225) 925-7264
Toll Free:
(800) 256-5452
Fire Fighter Benefits
For additional information on the following benefits, please visit the State Fire Marshal website, http://lasfm.org.
1.
To All Volunteer Firefighters - Group medical benefits available to you through the State Fire Marshal’s Volunteer Firemen’s Insurance Program through Harford Insurance.
2.
To All Volunteer Firefighters – Effective November 1, 2009, Worker’s Compensation Insurance Coverage for Louisiana’s Active Volunteer Firefighters with LWCC.
3. Scholarship for children of firefighters killed or disabled in performance of duty - Paid and volunteer for fees, tuition
or other charity including room and board as long as child meets the academic requirements and maintains a "C" average.
In addition such children shall be entitled to a cash grant of $240 per semester as an allowance for books etc. (LA
RS.17:1682)
4. $50,000 accidental death resulting in course of performance of official duties payment by State Risk Manager out to the
self insurance fund credited in (LA RS.39:1533).
5. Public Safety Officers and Firefighter death benefits - Act USC 3796 et. seq. was enacted in 1976, as of 10/1/00 PSOB’s benefit increased to $267,494.00.
6.
Louisiana State Firemen’s Association - $15,000 accidental death benefit for fatality in the line of duty