The addition of two fire-prevention officers to the Bellevue Fire Department has made a positive difference in the city, according to documents shared at the Jan. 13 extended city council study session.
In part because of the hires, who were implemented last year after a 2018 authorization from the council, Bellevue fire completed all of its assigned fire-prevention maintenance inspections (1,452 buildings/4,966 tenants), according to meeting documents.
The numbers show an increase from previous years. In 2018, 1,213 fire-prevention inspections were completed out of 1,423 assigned buildings (about 85 percent completion). In 2017, 1,028 of 1,375 assigned building inspections were completed (about 75 percent).