Start with Highland Fire Prevention
Highland has its own fire department. The city contracts with CAL FIRE for fire protection and emergency response, so San Bernardino County Fire is the wrong place to take code questions about a Highland building.
Fire marshal duties sit with the department's Fire Prevention office, at (909) 864-6861 ext. 248. Ask there first. If you are planning a new structure or an addition, ask for the City of Highland fire Plan Check Submittal Checklist before your drawings are final.
Highland adopts the California Fire Code in Chapter 15.06 of its municipal code. The local amendments listed there deal with definitions, fire apparatus roads, addresses, incinerators and flammable liquids. Alarm requirements come from the state code and NFPA 72. Editions change. Confirm the current one with Fire Prevention before you design anything new.
Fire alarm testing in Highland
NFPA 72 requires a fire alarm system to be inspected and tested at least once a year. Some devices need it more often.
A typical annual test covers:
- The control panel, its main power and its standby batteries
- Smoke detectors, heat detectors and manual pull stations
- Horns, strobes and speakers in each area they serve
- Waterflow and valve tamper switches, if the alarm also watches a sprinkler system
- The signal path to your monitoring company
Each device either works or it doesn't. A failed detector, a dead strobe or a panel that keeps showing trouble needs repair before the system is back in good order, and our Highland fire alarm repair page explains how that work goes.
Plan the test day. Call your monitoring company and put the account on test before the technician starts, or an activated device can send a real alarm signal and bring a fire crew to the door. Warn tenants and staff. Horns will sound.
Building or expanding on Base Line, Greenspot or the 3rd and 5th Street corridors
Highland is growing. The city plans industrial and business park space along the 3rd and 5th Street corridors near SR-210 and I-10, and expects new retail, restaurant and entertainment uses along Base Line Street and Greenspot Road.
If a new building or addition in those areas needs a fire alarm, the design goes through the city's fire plan check before installation. Adding devices to an existing panel? Ask Fire Prevention whether the change needs review. Some changes do.
Who does the work
In California, 1 Pro Fire work is performed by Hedrick Fire Protection. Hedrick holds C-16 (fire protection) and C-10 (electrical) contractor licenses. Fire alarms are wired systems, so the electrical license matters.
We also handle fire extinguisher service, fire sprinkler service and fire hydrant work in Highland, and the Highland service page lists everything else we cover in the city.
Call (909) 219-9411 or email socal@1profire.com with the site address, the panel make if you know it, the number of buildings or suites and whether anyone is on site during the day.
Working outside city limits? See fire alarm service in San Bernardino County, Riverside County and Los Angeles County.
Highland fire alarm questions
How often does a fire alarm need testing?
At least once a year under NFPA 72. Some devices need more frequent checks.
Who do I ask about fire code requirements in Highland?
The City of Highland Fire Department's Fire Prevention office handles fire marshal duties and fire plan check. Call (909) 864-6861 ext. 248.
Can you test a building nobody staffs during the day?
Yes, tell us when you call. We'll work out site access and payment before the visit is booked, so the technician isn't stuck at a locked door on test day.
Do I need to call my monitoring company first?
Yes. Put the account on test before the visit and take it off test when we finish, so device activations don't go out as real fire signals.
Does San Bernardino County Fire cover Highland?
No. Highland has its own fire department, staffed through a contract with CAL FIRE.