The Fire and Life Safety Management Division provides programmatic oversight for incident reporting, new and existing building inspections, fire investigations, wildland/urban mitigation, hydrant testing, pre-fire planning and public education.
Mission
The mission of the Los Alamos County Fire and Life Safety Management Division is to develop, maintain and provide fire prevention and public education programs for the preservation of life, safety, property and environment for the citizens of Los Alamos County, the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
Public Education
The Fire and Life Safety Management Division has developed public education programs directed towards meeting the agency’s mission. This has been accomplished, in part, by establishing a Fire Prevention Team comprised of eight shift and two administrative staff members dedicated to developing and presenting fire and life safety information to various groups ranging from pre-school children to senior citizen groups within Los Alamos County and throughout Northern New Mexico.
We make every attempt to customize public education programs to meet the needs of our customers, be it the Newcomers Club, LANL work groups, or local Boy Scout Troops. Presentations are adapted and/or developed to meet a wide range of requests ranging from proper fire extinguisher use for businesses to basic fire safety/prevention for elementary children to basic safety concepts for Cub Scouts.
The International Fire Service Accreditation Congress currently certifies eight of the ten members at the Public Fire and Life Safety Education I Level. In addition to utilizing this core group of employees, on-duty shift personnel provide a valuable resource.