(A) The Martinsville Fire Department shall keep a record of all fires and the facts concerning them, including statistics as to the extent of fires and the losses sustained. Such reports shall be prepared into an annual summary and submitted to the jurisdictional Fire Chief. The annual summary, together with recommendations for change, shall be submitted, when requested, to the Mayor.
(B) The Martinsville Fire Department shall maintain files containing reports of all properties that have been inspected, all orders issued, all complaints and fires investigated, and the location of all buildings containing hazardous occupancies. Reports of inspections shall be submitted to the Division of Fire and Building Safety in accordance with I.C. 36-8-17-8. Investigations of fires shall be submitted to the Division of Fire and Building Safety in accordance with I.C. 36-8-17-7.
(C) Companies providing periodic inspections of fire protection systems such as fire sprinklers, fire pumps, fire alarms, kitchen hood suppression or clean agent shall submit a copy of their inspection reporting through the IWorQ Portal as authorized by the Martinsville Fire Department.
(D) Fire investigation reports shall not be distributed to the public when requested under public record law until the fire investigation, including any criminal investigation, has been completed. A criminal investigation is considered to be complete when either formal criminal charge(s) are filed or a decision declining to do so has been made.
(E) Persons treated for second- and third-degree chemical, flash and thermal bums to 10% or more of the body or any burn to the upper respiratory tract shall be reported to the Office of the State Fire Marshal in accordance with I.C. 35-47-7-3.
(Ord. 2021-0024, passed 11-8-2021)