LGreene
Registered User
St. Catharines, Ontario has recently had 3 big apartment fires within a month. The first article I read stated that the fire chief said that the door to the apartment where the fire originated did not close completely. I asked the fire chief what exactly was wrong with the door but he couldn't tell me much because there would be charges filed against the owner/property manager.
I saw this article today: http://www.610cktb.com/news/local/story.aspx?ID=1349975, and it says that the property manager was fined $63,000 for not maintaining smoke alarms and "proper fire door closure devices." I'm not sure this is the same apartment building because the street name is different, but regardless...
My question for any AHJs out there is this: Do you issue fines for fire doors that aren't properly maintained?
The reason I'm asking is because I'd like to have some data to support the premise that an annual fire door inspection (as required by NFPA 80 2007 & 2010) and performing the necessary repairs is less expensive than paying a fine, or in this case, paying a fine and having several hundred thousand dollars in property damage.
I saw this article today: http://www.610cktb.com/news/local/story.aspx?ID=1349975, and it says that the property manager was fined $63,000 for not maintaining smoke alarms and "proper fire door closure devices." I'm not sure this is the same apartment building because the street name is different, but regardless...
My question for any AHJs out there is this: Do you issue fines for fire doors that aren't properly maintained?
The reason I'm asking is because I'd like to have some data to support the premise that an annual fire door inspection (as required by NFPA 80 2007 & 2010) and performing the necessary repairs is less expensive than paying a fine, or in this case, paying a fine and having several hundred thousand dollars in property damage.