Short-Term Rental Fire & Life Safety Online Inspection Program Instructions
Short-Term Rentals (STRs) within the East Grand County Fire Protection District #4 (District Boundary Map) now require a Fire & Life Safety Inspection. This inspection is required for any property within the District whether it is in Unincorporated Grand County, the Town of Fraser, or the Town of Winter Park. The Fire & Life Safety Inspection Program aims to increase the level of safety for guests staying in non-conventional nightly rentals where the occupant may be unfamiliar with the property’s features. It is also meant to increase the safety of First Responders who may be responding to these same properties.
CLICK HERE to read more about the program and the necessity of its implementation.
The STR Fire & Life Safety Inspection Program is a secure, user-friendly, online self-inspection hosted through the East Grand Fire Community Connect page and the Snapinspect Mobile App.
**BEFORE YOU BEGIN, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR PROPERTY LIES WITHIN OUR DISTRICT BOUNDARY BY CLICKING HERE.
Step One – Create a profile on the East Grand Fire Community Connect page. Sometimes an address won’t be recognized – when this happens we will get a request to manually verify your address once you submit your profile. Address verification may take up to 3 additional business days before you gain access to your Community Connect portal. When entering your address please use the format of “123 County Rd 456″(line 1) and “unit ABC”(line 2) if you are located in unincorporated Grand County. If you are within the town limits of Fraser or Winter Park (and they are issuing your STR permit) please use the 123 road name(line 1) and the unit number in (line 2). There are two different avenues to create an account.
1.“Residents” option – Select this option if YOU manage your own property AND only have one rental property in East Grand Fire District.
2.“Business Owners” – Select this option if you are a business managing several different properties. (Property Management Companies should choose this option and only create ONE account, where they can manage all the different private properties through).
Step Two – Fill out all applicable tiles in Community Connect including:
- Address Information
- Household / Property Information
- Access & Utility Information
- Contact Information
- For Resident Portal
- Owner = Legal Property Owner
- Key Holder = Property Manager
- High Hazard*Manager = 24/7 Emergency Contact
- For Business Portal
- Owner = Legal Property Owner
- Facilities = Property Manager
- Operations = 24/7 Emergency Contact
- For Resident Portal
Step Three – Apply for a Fire & Life Safety Permit within the Community Connect Portal. If some information is unavailable at the time of the Permit Application, it can be entered into Community Connect at a later point (but will be required before the submission of your Self-Inspection).
If any information supplied in Community Connect changes after the original submission, it can (and should) be updated and can be done at any time.
Step Four– Make Payment. Permits that are not paid for will NOT be processed.
Step Five– Allow up to 5 business days to receive a link to your “Fire & Life Safety Self-Inspection” via email. IMPORTANT – While you are waiting, please read through the document “What to Expect During Your Self-Inpsection.” This document will give you the tools you need to prepare for and complete a successful self-inspection in a timely fashion.
Step Six– Once you receive the email with the link for your Self-inspection, follow the instructions on how to download and utilize the SnapInspect app. Once you complete your inspection, follow the instructions for submittal. You will receive a notification that your inspection was received. It is expected to take up to 10 business days for Staff to review the inspection at which point an email will be sent to notify you of its acceptance or rejection.
REMINDER – Your property’s profile in Community Connect is also an important tool for First Responders to use if there is ever an emergency response needed at your property. Notes can be made regarding any specific information, or special needs that would be helpful to our First Responders.
Please revise your property’s profile in the Community Connect Portal anytime there is a change to your and/or your property’s information.
