[Ord. #2453, 9-29-2020, added]
This section applies to local and monitored fire alarm systems
in any structure other than one- or two-family dwellings.
[Ord. #2453, 9-29-2020, added]
When a fire alarm is activated in any building containing a
fire alarm system, all occupants shall immediately leave the structure
or follow a written fire evacuation plan that has been previously
approved by the Fire Official. Once notified, no persons shall enter
or re-enter until authorized to do so by the local Fire Department.
[Ord. #2453, 9-29-2020, added]
Resetting or silencing fire alarm systems. Activated fire alarms
systems which result in the dispatch of the local Fire Department
shall not be reset or silenced without the approval from a responding
Fire Department representative.
[Ord. #2453, 9-29-2020, added]
The building owner or representative shall notify the Bernards
Township Bureau of Fire Prevention any time the building's fire alarm
system operates in a trouble or supervisory mode or when any maintenance
or work is being performed on the building's fire alarm system. Twenty-four-hour
advance notification is required to the Bernards Township Bureau of
Fire Prevention any time a fire alarm system is tested, repaired,
altered, or for any fire/evacuation drill.