The Fire Prevention Bureau maintains over 900 records of buildings, structures and multi-family units in the City.
Some of the buildings are designated by the State of New Jersey, Division of Fire Safety as Life Hazard Use (LHU) structures.
Under city ordinance, the Summit Fire Department uses the NJ Fire Safety Code N.J.A.C. 5:70 as the tool for gaining compliance regarding fire safety issues.
A hard copy of this code is available in the Summit Free Public Library.