Home Fire Safety Inspections and Smoke Alarm Evaluations

Important Note:

All inspections and evaluations are intended to provide the home owner with recomendations to improve fire safety in and around the home only. They are not in any way intended to identify code violations or administer citations.

What is a Home Fire Safety Inspection?

A home fire safety inspection is a FREE service provided by the Midway Fire District that focuses on 2 specific areas in and around the home.

1. Identifing potential fire safety hazards in the home such as but no limited to:

Over loaded power coords
Storage of propane tanks and/or flamable liquids
Paths of egress
Fire loads around the home

2. Identifing the availability and functionality of home fire safety equipment such as but not limited to:

Fire extinguishers
Smoke alarms
Carbon monoxide alarms
Home address numbers

What is a Home Smoke Alarm Evaluation?

A home smoke alarm evaluation is a FREE service provided by the Midway Fire District that focuses on 4 areas of smoke alarms to ensure the home is properly protected (This service is included with the Home Fire Safety Inspection but can be a stand alone evaluation if wanted).

1. Ensure the adequate number of smoke alarms needed are present

2. Ensure the smoke alarms that are present are in the correct location.

3. Ensure the smoke alarms that are present are functioning properly

4. Ensure the smoke alarms that are present are not older than the recommended life of usage time of 10 years.

How do I schedule a Home Fire Safety Inspection or Home Smoke Alarm Evaluation?

Fill out and submit the form below and the Fire Marshal will contact you to schedule your Inspection or Evaluation.

Website Accessibility Policy

Midway Fire District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Midway Fire District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (850) 932-4771

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Midway Fire District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Midway Fire District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (850) 932-4771.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.