The Fire Prevention Bureau provides the highest level of fire prevention services through comprehensive inspections and code enforcement, plan review, engineering services, fire investigations, exterior fire hazard control & public education.

The Fire Prevention Bureau provides fire prevention services to our citizens who live or work in the cities of Antioch, Brentwood, Clayton, Concord, Lafayette, Martinez, Oakley, Pinole, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, San Pablo, Walnut Creek, including the unincorporated communities of North Alamo, Bay Point, Bethal Island, Byron, Clyde, Discovery Bay, East Richmond Heights, El Sobrante, Knightsen, Montalvan Manor, North Richmond, Pacheco and Tara Hills.

Under the direction of the Fire Marshal, the Fire Prevention Bureau has four main units: Code Enforcement, Engineering, Fire Investigation, and Community Risk Reduction.

• The Code Enforcement Unit is primarily responsible for inspecting of existing occupancies for compliance with Fire Code, CCR Title 19, Health &  Safety Code, Fire District Ordinance, and applicable NFPA standards. There are approximately 8,000 occupancies assigned to the bureau
  for inspections to ensure compliance with Fire Code operational permit requirements or based on a statutory requirement to conduct annual life safety inspections in certain occupancy types.
  
  
• The Engineering Unit is primarily responsible for plan review, new construction inspections, and fire and life safety systems acceptance testing to ensure compliance with the California Fire and Building Codes, Fire District Ordinance and Standards, and applicable NFPA standards. Plan
  review services are provided through traditional plan submittal and review processes, as well as, “over the counter” plan review of minor projects and small fire protection system modifications.
  
  
• The Community Risk Reduction Unit is responsible for programs related to Public Education and Exterior Fire Hazard Control. Public Education provides a long list of valuable programs that are provided to the public that promote and teach fire safety to all ages. The Exterior Fire Hazard
  Control programs provide for the inspection of both public and private properties to ensure compliance with the Fire District’s weed abatement standards, which were established through local ordinance.
  
  
• The Fire Investigation Unit is responsible for determining origin and cause of fires and the investigations of fire related incidents of both criminal and accidental nature, pursuant to the mandate for fire origin and cause determination as outlined in the Fire Code and California Health and Safety Code. The Unit works closely with other law enforcement personnel from our County and City agencies to effect the successful investigation, arrest, prosecution, and conviction of arsonists.