After the devastating Ghost Ship warehouse fire in Oakland in 2016, the California Senate put forth Senate Bill (SB) 1205. SB 1205 was approved by the Governor in September 2018 and added to State of California Health and Safety Code 13146.4.

Health and Safety Code section 13146.4 requires every city fire department to perform the below-described inspections and report annually to the City Council on the department's compliance with the below-described inspection requirements. The statute requires the City Council as the administering authority to acknowledge receipt of the report in a resolution.

State law requires the Fire Chief of any city fire department and his or her authorized representatives to inspect every building used as a public or private school within his or her jurisdiction, for the purpose of enforcing specified building standards, not less than once each year. State law also requires every city  fire department that is required to enforce specified building standards to annually inspect certain structures, including hotels, motels, lodging houses, and apartment houses, for compliance with building standards.

During Fiscal Year 2019-2020, the Rocklin Fire Department conducted inspections of 20 of the 20 Group E Occupancies (public or private schools) (Exhibit A) and 45 of the 45 Group R Occupancies (hotels, apartments, and certain residential care facilities) (Exhibit B) in the city.

The Rocklin Fire Department met the requirements of SB 1205 during Fiscal Year 2019-2020. Staff recommends the approval of the attached resolution acknowledging receipt of  the Rocklin Fire Department's annual inspection report.