We inspect childcare and foster care facilities as well as some facilities licensed by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS). More information about these inspections is below. 

Did you know? 

Our inspectors prevent fire deaths and property loss in residential care homes like rehabilitation and treatment facilities.

People are most vulnerable when they are sleeping in unfamiliar buildings with no one awake to notice a developing fire.  As the number of people and the size of a building increase, the potential for loss of life increases, too.