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STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE<br />

COLLEGE STATION FIRE DEPARTMENT<br />

SUBJECT: Fire Ground Activities SOP: 800.1.20<br />

CATEGORY: Utility Control PAGE: 1 of 1<br />

APPROVED BY:<br />

Fire Chief DATE: 3/99<br />

Electrical and gas utilities that are turned off (disconnected) during <strong>fire</strong> suppression activities will<br />

not be turned back on by Fire Department personnel.<br />

The dangers of restoring the utility will be explained to the owner or the manager by <strong>fire</strong><br />

<strong>department</strong> personnel before the property is released.<br />

Restoring utilities prior to inspection by a qualified utility inspector increases the risk of a <strong>fire</strong>, that<br />

could be related to possibly <strong>fire</strong> damaged utilities.<br />

When the scene is released by the <strong>fire</strong> <strong>department</strong>, the owner or manager will be responsible for<br />

ensuring restoration of utilities to the involved structure.<br />

orig: 1/97; re#’d 11/02

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