Community Risk Reduction Division

Programs and Services

Areas of Responsibility

Fire Prevention

To reduce risk in the community by applying Fire Code Standards to non-residential structures, residential structures over three units on a parcel and developments in the community.

Fire Investigation

To investigate fires to determine if a crime has occurred, a dangerous condition exists and to provide foundational information for Public Affairs outreach regarding the cause and origin of fires, identified patterns and recognize fire trends in an effort to reduce risk in the community.

Hazardous Materials Administration

To reduce risk to the community by complying with Federal, State and local hazardous material regulations, recording our observations in the appropriate database, and gain compliance of the regulations by the businesses in our community.

Public Education/Community Outreach

This includes CERT classes that are available to register through Torrance Seasons, Business Emergency Response Training (BERT), and our Car Seat Installation/Education Program.