[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of New
Lisbon 4-2-2001 as Secs. 5-2-3, 5-2-5 and 5-2-7 to 5-2-11 and Title 5, Ch. 3, of
the 2001 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall impede the progress of a fire engine, fire truck
or other fire apparatus of the New Lisbon Fire Department along the
streets or alleys of such City at the time of a fire or when the Fire
Department is using such streets or alleys in response to a fire alarm
or for practice.
A.
Driving over fire hose. No person shall willfully injure in any manner
any hose, hydrant or fire apparatus belonging to the City, and no
vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of the New Lisbon
Fire Department when laid down on any street, private driveway or
other place, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the
consent of the Fire Department official in command.
B.
Parking vehicles near hydrants. It shall be unlawful for any person
to park any vehicle or leave any object within 10 feet of any fire
hydrant at any time.
C.
No parking near fire. It shall be unlawful for any person, in case
of fire, to drive or park any vehicle within one block from the place
of fire without the consent and authority of the Fire Chief or any
police officer.
Every person who shall be present at a fire shall be subject
to the orders of the Fire Chief or officer in command and may be required
to render assistance in fighting the fire or in removing or guarding
property. Such officer shall have the power to cause the arrest of
any person or persons refusing to obey said orders.
Whenever there shall be a fire or fire alarm or the New Lisbon
Fire Department shall be out for practice, every person driving or
riding in a motorized or other vehicle shall move and remain to the
side of the street until the fire engine and fire truck and other
fire apparatus shall have passed.
No person shall occupy any portion of such streets or alleys
with a motorized or other vehicle between such fire engine or fire
truck or other fire apparatus and any hydrant to which a fire hose
may be, or may be about to be, attached.
All burning within the City of New Lisbon is hereby prohibited.
This prohibition includes, but is not limited to, the burning of yard
refuse, trash, commercial or private garbage/refuse and/or the use
of incinerators, burning barrels or other similar equipment. This
section shall not apply to:
A.
Fires in City parks which are in compliance with park rules.
B.
Any fire specifically authorized by the Fire Chief.
C.
Fires in commercially constructed units (e.g., kettle grills, barbecues
and gas grills) which are fueled by charcoal, gas or other commercially
prepared fuel material the purpose of which is to prepare food for
noncommercial consumption.[1]
D.
Privately maintained fires for personal enjoyment in residential
neighborhoods subject to the following limitations:
(1)
The maximum width of the fire shall be no greater than three feet.
(2)
The fire shall not be located within 15 feet of any permanent structure
or other flammable material.
(3)
No refuse, garbage, plastic, man-made materials or waste products
may be burned.
(4)
All fires must be attended at all times until completely out.
A.
Declarations of emergency. When there occurs a lack of precipitation,
there may exist an extreme danger of fire within the City of New Lisbon.
This extreme danger of fire affects the health, safety, and general
welfare of the residents of the City of New Lisbon and constitutes
a state of emergency. It is hereby found that the regulation of fires,
burning materials, and fireworks is necessary and expedient for the
health, safety, welfare and good order of the City during said emergency.
B.
Regulation of fires, burning materials and fireworks. When a burning
state of emergency is declared, it may be ordered that a person may
not:
(2)
Throw, discard or drop matches, cigarettes, cigars, ashes, charcoal
briquets or other burning materials while outdoors except into a noncombustible
container that does not contain combustible materials.
(3)
Light or ignite a flare, except upon a roadway in an emergency.
(4)
Light, ignite, or use anything manufactured, processed, or packaged
solely for the purpose of exploding, emitting sparks or combustion
for amusement purposes, including fireworks, firecrackers, bottle
rockets, caps, toy snakes, sparklers, smoke bombs, or cylindrical
or cone fountains that emit sparks and smoke, except in displays authorized
by the City where adequate fire prevention measures have been taken.
C.
Period of emergency.
(1)
The periods of emergency for which this section shall be in effect
shall be during such periods that Juneau County, Wisconsin, is under
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources emergency fire regulations
banning outdoor smoking and campfires or when necessary as determined
by the Mayor, upon the recommendation of the Fire Chief of the New
Lisbon Fire Department.
(2)
Burning emergencies shall become effective upon the time and date
of the Mayor declaring a state of emergency and shall remain in effect
until the period of emergency ceases to exist or until the ratification,
alteration, modification, or repeal of the burning state of emergency
by the Common Council.
A.
B.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
INFECTIOUS AGENT
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
Those materials that can cause death or disabling injury
from brief exposure; those materials that could cause a lost-time
injury from exposure; and those materials that could cause temporary
disability or injury without permanent effects which are used, researched,
produced or stored within or on premises, except those household consumer
products used at the point of consumption and not used for commercial
or experimental purposes. This definition of hazardous materials shall
include radioactive materials.
A bacterial, mycoplasmal, fungal, parasitic or viral agent
known to cause illness in humans which is used, researched, produced
or stored within or on premises.
C.
Information required.
(1)
Any person, firm or organization using, researching, producing and/or
storing any hazardous materials shall provide in writing to the Fire
Department the following information:
(a)
Address/location where hazardous materials are used, researched,
stored or produced.
(b)
The trade name of the hazardous material.
(c)
The chemical name and any commonly used synonym for the hazardous
material and the chemical name and any commonly used synonym for its
major components.
(d)
The exact locations on the premises where materials are used,
researched, stored and/or produced.
(e)
Amounts of hazardous materials on premises per exact location.
(f)
The boiling point, vapor pressure, vapor density, solubility
in water, specific gravity, percentage volatile by volume, evaporation
rate for liquids and appearance and odor of the hazardous material.
(g)
The flashpoint and flammable limits of the hazardous substance.
(h)
Any permissible exposure level, threshold limit value or other
established limit value for exposure to a hazardous material.
(i)
The stability of the hazardous substance.
(j)
Recommended fire-extinguishing media, special fire-fighting
procedures and fire and explosion hazard information for the hazardous
material.
(k)
Any effect of overexposure to the hazardous material, emergency
and first aid procedures and telephone numbers to call in an emergency.
(l)
Any condition or material which is incompatible with the hazardous
material and must be avoided.
(m)
Any personal protective equipment to be worn or used and special
precautions to be taken when handling or coming into contact with
the hazardous material.
(n)
Procedures for handling or coming into contact with the hazardous
material.
(2)
Any person, firm or organization using, researching, producing and/or
storing an infectious agent and/or carrier of an infectious agent
shall provide in writing to the Fire Department the following:
(a)
The name and any commonly used synonym of the infectious agent.
(b)
Address/location where infectious agents are used, researched,
stored and/or produced.
(c)
The exact locations where infectious agents are used, researched,
stored and/or produced.
(d)
Amount of infectious agent on premises per exact location.
(e)
Any methods or route of transmission of the infectious agent.
(f)
Any symptoms or effect of infection, emergency and first aid
procedure and a telephone number to be called in an emergency.
(g)
Any personal protective equipment to be worn or used and special
precautions to be taken when handling or coming in contact with the
infectious agent.
(h)
Procedure for handling, cleanup and disposal of infectious agents
leaked or spilled.
D.
Reimbursement for cleanup of spills. Any person who possesses or
controls a hazardous material or infectious agent which was discharged
or caused the discharge of a hazardous material or infectious agent
shall reimburse the City for actual and necessary expenses incurred
by the City or its agent to contain, remove or dispose of the hazardous
substance or infectious agent or take any other appropriate action
which is deemed appropriate under the circumstance.
A.
Every person, firm or corporation using, storing, handling or transporting
flammable or combustible liquids, chemicals, gases or other hazardous
materials shall comply with the requirements of Ch. SPS 310, Wis.
Adm. Code, as the same is now in force and may hereafter from time
to time be amended.
B.
Every person, firm or corporation using, storing, handling or transporting
(whether by rail or on the highways) flammable or combustible liquids,
chemicals, gases or other hazardous materials shall be liable to the
City for the actual cost of labor and materials associated with the
use of any specialized extinguishing agent, chemical, neutralizer
or similar material or equipment employed to extinguish, confine or
clean up any such hazardous material which is involved in any accidental
spill or in threat of any fire or accidental spill.
The following orders, rules, and regulations of the Department
of Safety and Professional Services, all of which are set forth in
the Wisconsin Administrative Code as from time to time amended and/or
renumbered, are incorporated herein by reference and adopted as part
of this chapter:
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Chapter SPS 307, Explosives and Fireworks
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Chapter SPS 310, Flammable, Combustible and Hazardous Liquids
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Chapter SPS 314, Fire Prevention
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Chapter SPS 316, Electrical
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Chapter SPS 332, Public Employee Safety and Health
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Chapter SPS 340, Gas Systems
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Chapter SPS 343, Anhydrous Ammonia
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Chapters SPS 361 to 366, Wisconsin Commercial Building Code
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Chapter SPS 375, Definitions and General Requirements
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Chapter SPS 379, Apartment Houses, Hotels and Places of Detention
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In addition to his other powers and duties, the Fire Chief shall
charge for Fire Department services and fire calls occurring outside
of the City or involving vehicles owned by nonresidents, as authorized
by § 62.13(8), Wis. Stats. It shall be the responsibility
of the Police and Fire Commission to set the rates for Fire Department
services and fire calls.
