White River Township Fire Prevention and Protection Ordinance
 
ARTICLE XVI
 
Records
 

SECTION 1.  General

            The serving Fire Marshal’s office shall keep a record of all fires and of all the facts concerning the same, including statistics as to the extent of such fires and the damages caused thereby.  All records shall be public except as protected by confidentiality.

            The serving Fire Marshal’s office shall also keep a record of all occupancies, including but not limited to inspections, violations, citations, etc.
 

SECTION 2.  Reporting

The Fire Departments shall keep a record of all their emergency alarms and submit reports of these alarms to the State Fire Marshal’s office as the Fire Marshal prescribes.
 

SECTION 3.  Availability

            Records are available, pursuant to IC 5-14-3, except as protected by confidentiality in reference to incendiary fires or EMS patient information.

            Records may also be made available to insurance companies, attorneys, or others with appropriate written request of said records. 

            Any person requesting copies of records must complete the Request for Record information form and submit it to the Fire Marshal, who shall give final approval prior to the release of any record.

            The serving Fire District shall impose any necessary fees, as set forth in Article XVIII of this Ordinance, for the reproduction of records.