Municipal Inspections as per the Fire Safety Act

Responsibility of municipality to inspect

  1. Except for non-residential school buildings or assembly occupancies that have been inspected for fire safety by the municipality within the 24 months immediately before the coming into force of these regulations, a municipality must, within the specified time periods, inspect the following occupancies for compliance with the Act and these regulations:
    1. within 12 months of the coming into force of these regulations, assembly occupancies (Group A) in which alcoholic beverages are served and that require a fire alarm in accordance with the Building Code; 
    2. within 24 months of the coming into force of these regulations, all assembly occupancies (Group A) in which alcoholic beverages are not served and that require a fire alarm in accordance with the Building Code; and
    3. within 36 months of the coming into force of these regulations, all assembly occupancies (Group A) that do not require a fire alarm in accordance with the Building Code.
  2.  
    1. A municipality must inspect an assembly occupancy (Group A) once every 3 years after the inspection under Section 13. 
    2. A municipality must carry out a system of fire inspections on all buildings containing the following occupancies: 
      1. a residential occupancy (Group C) that has more than 3 units and is not regulated under the Homes for Special Care Act; 
      2. a business and personal services occupancy (Group D); 
      3. a mercantile occupancy (Group E); and 
      4. an industrial occupancy (Group F).