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Silent Defenders
When someone talks about Public Safety, if you're like most of us, an image of a police officer or fire fighter comes to mind. They're around us everyday. On the evening news you see reports of police officers and fire fighters responding to emergencies, risking their lives to help us. You may have even had first hand experience with your own emergency situation.
Police officers and fire fighters are the visible part of public safety. There is another part you may not notice. It's also around you everyday when you sleep, eat, work, learn, play, shop and worship. It has an impact on your safety and the safety of each member of your family. The effect of how safe it is will only be noticed in an emergency. This other part of public safety that you may not notice or even think about is building safety. Think about all the different types of buildings you enter each day. Your home, office, supermarket, restaurant or church, just to name a few.
In these buildings, there are fire alarms that warn you in an emergency, smoke detectors that wake you during a fire, bedroom windows large enough for you to escape, ground fault circuit interrupters that protect you when you plug in the hair dryer, clear and identifiable paths for you to exit should an emergency arise. The next time you're in Meijer, Target, Best Buy or your favorite restaurant, look up and notice the fire sprinkler system that will put out the fire, the exit signs that show you how to exit the building, the emergency lights that will light your way if the power fails.
Safe buildings don't happen by chance. In Rochester Hills, you have a crew of 27 professionals silently working behind the scenes defending your safety. These professionals are members of the Rochester Hills Building Department. They are educated and trained to inspect each new building to insure the safety of everyone who enters. They are the Silent Defenders of Public Safety and they are working for you.
The Rochester Hills Building Department making buildings safe for you to enjoy!
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