Fire ordinance updated in Henry County

The Henry County Board of Commissioners voted at its April 7 regular meeting to unanimously approve an amended fire ordinance that was updated over the past month after previous feedback from commissioners and county staff.

Some of the changes were made to make sure that older commercial structures are brought up to current codes, and other sections specifically addressed personal care homes and townhomes. According to the Henry County Fire Department’s Michael Black, assistant chief of prevention and fire marshal, the ordinance previously consisted of items adopted between 1982 and 1992 with few exceptions, and the county’s extreme growth over the years since then necessitated the updates.