Fire Prevention Bureau

Mission Statement

The Chaska Fire Department Bureau of Fire Prevention mission is: To save lives, reduce risk, and protect property in the community through Public Education, Life Safety Inspections, Code Enforcement, Emergency Response, and Fire Investigation. 

Services

• Provides fire prevention education to various organizations
• Administers the city's Rental Housing Ordinance
• Conducts rental housing inspections
• Fire inspections in new and existing structures
• Investigates post-fire scenes for cause and origin
• Issues burning permits
• Issues fireworks display permits
• Issues sales of fireworks permits
• Responds to emergency calls

Plan Review

We review plans for the following:

• Building construction
• Fire alarm systems
• Fire sprinkler systems

Codes and Standards

We use the following codes and standards:

• 2020 Minnesota Fire Code including Appendix D and Appendix P
• 2020 Minnesota Building Code
• 2020 Minnesota Residential Code
• NFPA 10 - 2018 standard for portable fire extinguishers
• NFPA 12 - 2015 standard on carbon dioxide extinguishing systems
• NFPA 13 - 2016 standard for installing sprinkler systems 
• NFPA 72 - 2016 fire alarm and signaling code
• City of Chaska Rental Housing Ordinance