Unit 2 Essay Columbia Southern
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Public and Private organizations within the fire prevention and protection are very
different when it’s compared with their characteristics, but they all have one purpose and that
is to protect and provide education to the general public.
A public organization in fire prevention are organizations that are interested the public
welfare of citizens and not interested in the profit driven, who are looking to reduce insurance
payouts. There are 2 organizations with the mission of fire prevention, they are Traditional Fire
Prevention and Non-traditional fire prevention bureaus. Traditional Fire Prevention Bureaus
functions include prevention, inspection, investigation and plan review. “Early fire prevention
bureaus enforced locally developed fire prevention regulations by performing inspections”
(Diamantes). Whereas non-traditional fire bureaus are not part of the fire department at all.
Some fire departments do not have the staffing to provide a bureau, so they have government
bodies come in and do prevention, inspection and investigations as well as plan reviews. “Some
jurisdictions have located all inspection function within one agency.” (Diamantes).
State Fire prevention and protection programs include code development, inspection,
engineering services, and fire investigation services to different jurisdictions in the states. “In
many cases, under the direction of the state fire marshal, provides basic services to rural areas
without municipal services. State fire prevention offices are sometimes located within state
insurance bureaus, state fire service training agencies, state forestry departments or state law
enforcement agencies.” (Diamantes). Most of the major cities in South Carolina like
Charleston and North Charleston have Fire Marshal divisions, but rural departments like
Goose Creek do not and relay on the state to come in and investigate major fires. The South
Carolina State Law
University
Public and Private organizations within the fire prevention and protection are very
different when it’s compared with their characteristics, but they all have one purpose and that
is to protect and provide education to the general public.
A public organization in fire prevention are organizations that are interested the public
welfare of citizens and not interested in the profit driven, who are looking to reduce insurance
payouts. There are 2 organizations with the mission of fire prevention, they are Traditional Fire
Prevention and Non-traditional fire prevention bureaus. Traditional Fire Prevention Bureaus
functions include prevention, inspection, investigation and plan review. “Early fire prevention
bureaus enforced locally developed fire prevention regulations by performing inspections”
(Diamantes). Whereas non-traditional fire bureaus are not part of the fire department at all.
Some fire departments do not have the staffing to provide a bureau, so they have government
bodies come in and do prevention, inspection and investigations as well as plan reviews. “Some
jurisdictions have located all inspection function within one agency.” (Diamantes).
State Fire prevention and protection programs include code development, inspection,
engineering services, and fire investigation services to different jurisdictions in the states. “In
many cases, under the direction of the state fire marshal, provides basic services to rural areas
without municipal services. State fire prevention offices are sometimes located within state
insurance bureaus, state fire service training agencies, state forestry departments or state law
enforcement agencies.” (Diamantes). Most of the major cities in South Carolina like
Charleston and North Charleston have Fire Marshal divisions, but rural departments like
Goose Creek do not and relay on the state to come in and investigate major fires. The South
Carolina State Law
