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The fire department can do surprise inspections of businesses to insure they are complying with fire codes. If it’s unsafe, they can close the business until t
by jld 7y ago
The fire department can do surprise inspections of businesses to insure they are complying with fire codes.
If it’s unsafe, they can close the business until the issues has been resolved.
I wouldn’t call it heavy enforcement, and it’s not perfect. People die in commercial fires not too infrequently in the US.
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https://cbs4indy.com/2019/04/29/messy-aisles-causes-speedway-fire-dept-to-close-dollar-tree/ https://cbs4indy.com/2019/04/29/messy-aisles-causes-speedway...
- jjeaff 7y agoIt's also not a "U.S." thing since fire codes and enforcement are usually a county by county basis and not inspected or enforced on a federal level. Though most all urban areas have enforcement, many smaller areas do not.