[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village
of Bellerose 4-4-1966 by resolution.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Pursuant to L.L. No. 1-1976 which established
the Code, the provisions of this chapter were originally designated as Ch.
10 on 11-27-1978 by L.L. No. 13-1978.
There is hereby created in the Incorporated Village of Bellerose a Bureau
of Fire Prevention consisting of three members. One member shall be the Fire
Commissioner of the Village, who shall hold office during his term as Fire
Commissioner and shall act as Chairman of the Bureau. The other two members
shall be appointed by Board of Trustees of the Village and shall hold office
during the official year of the Village for which they were appointed.
The Board of Trustees may, on recommendation of the Bureau of Fire Prevention,
appoint such Fire Inspectors of the Bureau of Fire Prevention as it may deem
necessary. The Bureau may choose a Vice Chairman and appoint a secretary.
The Bureau shall make rules for the conduct of its own proceedings and may
keep a minute book of its proceedings.
A.
It shall be the duty of the Bureau of Fire Prevention
to:
(1)
Study the needs of fire prevention in the Incorporated
Village of Bellerose and to make from time to time recommendations for the
improvement of fire prevention to the Board of Trustees, the departments of
the Village and the Bellerose Fire Department.
(2)
Enforce within the Incorporated Village of Bellerose
all laws and ordinances relating to the prevention of fires, including any
fire prevention ordinance or ordinances that may be adopted by the Village.
(3)
Investigate the cause, origin and circumstances of every
fire occurring in the Village and, so far as possible, to determine whether
the fire is the result of carelessness or design. If the fire is suspicious
or of undetermined origin, immediate notification shall be given to the Nassau
County Fire Marshal.
B.
Between the first and 15th days of March in each year
the annual report of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be made and filed
with the Board of Trustees of the Village. It shall contain a report of all
proceedings taken by the Bureau and such other matter, statistics or recommendations
as may be required by statute or ordinance or as the Bureau may deem proper.
[Added 11-27-1978 by L.L. No. 17-1978]
The primary duty for the enforcement of all laws within the Incorporated
Village of Bellerose relating to the prevention of fires shall rest with the
Bureau of Fire Prevention of the Incorporated Village of Bellerose and its
Fire Inspectors.
[Added 11-27-1978 by L.L. No. 17-1978]
The Bureau of Fire Prevention or the Fire Inspectors may, at all reasonable
hours, enter any building or premises within the Incorporated Village of Bellerose
to make any inspection or investigation necessary under the provisions of
the Code or under the provisions of any applicable law or regulation.
