Community Risk Reduction
The Miami Township Fire Department promotes community safety through strategic risk reduction and prevention efforts. We provide essential resources, including firework safety guidelines, free medication safety materials, and File of Life kits, ensuring our residents are equipped for emergency preparedness.
Loss Prevention and Investigations
Inspections - The focus of an inspection is to identify and correct problems that may lead to a fire, delay notification of a fire, and to remove any obstacles that may impede or block egress from a building. Examples of these may include combustibles stored near the furnace or water heater, an alarm system or sprinkler system that has not been maintained or storage in an exit way.
To request a Fire Inspection, please email communityriskreduction@miamitownship.org.
Business Registration/Updates: communityriskreduction@miamitownship.org
Investigations: The Fire Investigation Unit is responsible for determining the cause of fires and assists in the investigation of other related incidents. Strong, aggressive investigations will decrease the number of incendiary fires as well as accidental fires. The identification of the cause and circumstances of how a fire occurred will often prevent a similar incident from happening again. The information that is discovered may be used for a new fire prevention and/or public education program to prevent an incident. The fire investigation unit does prosecute individuals responsible for incendiary fires and threats to burn property.
Fire Inspection and Fire Incident Report Public Records Requests: please email sissy.galbraith@miamitownship.org
Fire Codes
Open Burn
Grills on Decks
Portable Outdoor heaters
Fire Works
Fire Lanes
Plan Review- A review of all commercial building plans (new construction and remodeling) is performed by the Fire Prevention Division prior to the issuance of a building permit. Automatic fire sprinkler, automatic fire suppression, fire alarm, and commercial kitchen hood systems are reviewed also.
The plans are reviewed for compliance with all of the related fire codes. The plans are checked for compliance with items such as:
Maximum occupant load determination for the building and occupancy
Location and type of the required fire rated assemblies
Fire extinguisher size and number
Determine if a fire alarm system is required
Determine if an automatic fire sprinkler system is required
Other fire or life safety deficiencies
Proper number, size and location of exits and doors
To submit plans for review please include the following and email all required documents to communityriskreduction@miamitownship.org.
Help Us Find You Faster in an Emergency
Emergencies can happen at any time—day or night, rain or shine. When every second counts, clearly displaying your home or business address can make all the difference in helping fire, police, or EMS crews locate you quickly.
Miami Township Fire & EMS encourages all residents to ensure their address numbers are clearly visible from the street. Faded, missing, or poorly placed numbers can delay emergency response. Environmental factors like darkness, fog, or heavy rain can also make it harder for responders to find unmarked or poorly marked addresses.
To assist our community, Miami Township Fire & EMS offers highly reflective address signs for homes and businesses at a low cost. These signs are available in both vertical and horizontal layouts to suit your property.
Cost:
Miami Township Residents to include the Villages – $10.00
Non-Residents – $15.00
To order your reflective address sign, please email communityriskreduction@miamitownship.org. Please include your name, address, and direction of the sign. If the address is different than what
you want on the sign, please specify. Please allow 7–10 business days for processing.
