Fire Prevention Officers

The owner must appoint a fire prevention officer for those buildings subject to inspections by the fire department.

The fire prevention officer communicates with the fire department and other professionals on behalf of the owner or manager of a building.

The fire prevention officer must have completed a course held by the Housing and Construction Authority on the role and responsibilities of a fire prevention officer.

Main Responsibilities of a Fire Prevention Officer:

• Communicates with the fire department on behalf the owner or manager of a building
• Participates in announced inspections
• Must have knowledge of fire prevention laws
• Must know the fire prevention arrangements of the building in question
• Ensures that fire prevention inspections are carried out regularly in cooperation with the building’s owner
• Manages professional data on fire prevention, building blueprints, and internal fire prevention inspections and their implementation

The fire prevention officer can be an employee of the owner or manager or a professional third party.

Öryggismiðstöðin can support the fire prevention officers in their duties or fully take on their roles and responsibilities