Fire Prevention Bureau Activity in 2002

 

The CAL FIRE Riverside Unit Law Enforcement Officers handled 573 cases in 2002 resulting in the following actions:

 

184 citations issued for fire law violations

25 Juvenile Petitions

25 California Vehicle Code citations

19 Felony Arrests

28 Misdemeanor citations

 

In 2002, forty Juvenile Fire-Setter Training Programs were conducted and forty-two education programs were conducted, including the Farmers Fair and the Riverside County Date Festival, for a total of 108,359 contacts.

 

The Hazard Reduction section inspected 22,050 parcels and posted 8,875 in 2002..

 

Annual inspections for licensed care facilities in 2002 for first inspections totaled 509, for 825 hours and 190 for second inspections for 210 hours.

 

School inspections in 2002 for first inspections totaled 160 for 923 hours. First inspections of power-lines totaled 2,810 with 47 violations, and 47 second inspections with no violations. The Hazard Reduction office inspected powerlines with Southern California Edison, Anza Electric Co-op, and Banning Electric for PRC 4292 and PRC 4293.

 

Fire causes in Riverside County in 2002 are as follows:

 

Arson Smoking   Debris burning   Equipment   Playing with fire Undetermined   Campfire                 Lightning                   Vehicle

616 320         1784   214   208 741 239 9 721