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Building Safety Week

In conjunction with Building Safety Week, May 5 - 11, 2008, the City of Bloomfield Hills has developed SPARE (Structural Plans to Assist in Residential Emergencies). SPARE is an internet-based system that is designed to improve safety response time during fire, medical and security emergencies. It places simplified versions of residential and commercial buildings on the computer screens in full view of the dispatcher and first responders on the scene. By seeing the "critical" areas of a building’s layout highlighted in red, public safety officers will know its "hot spots" before entering and reduce their personal injuries as well.  Read about the SPARE program.