[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Hollandale as Ch. 5, Secs. 5.03 through 5.07 and 5.15, of the 1999 Municipal Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Outdoor furnaces — See Ch. 195.
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Fire Chief to be Fire Inspector. The Fire Chief shall hold the office of Fire Inspector with power to appoint one or more Deputy Fire Inspectors, who shall perform the same duties and have the same powers as the Fire Inspector.
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Inspection duties. Fire Inspectors shall inspect, semiannually, all buildings, premises and public thoroughfares within the Village limits for the purpose of noting and causing to be corrected any conditions liable to cause fires. Repairs or alterations necessary to remove the hazardous condition shall be made within a reasonable time at the expense of the owner. The Inspector shall also investigate the storage and handling of all explosives and inflammable liquids within the Village.
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Written record of inspections. The Chief shall keep a written record card of each property inspected which shall conform to the requirements of the State Department of Safety and Professional Services and shall make a semiannual report of inspections required by said Department.
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Correction of fire hazards. When any inspection by the Fire Chief or his deputies reveals a fire hazard, the Chief or his deputies may serve a notice in writing upon the owner of the property giving said owner a reasonable time in which to remove the hazard. If the fire hazard is not removed within the time allowed, it shall be deemed a nuisance and the Fire Chief or his deputy may have the same removed by the Village and the cost of such removal shall be recovered in an action by the Village against the owner of the property and may also be entered on the tax roll as a special charge against the property.
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Entering on premises. No person shall deny the Fire Inspector or his deputies free access to any property within the Village at any reasonable time for the purpose of making fire inspections. No person shall hinder or obstruct the Fire Inspector in the performance of his duty or refuse to observe any lawful direction given by him.
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The following chapters of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, Rules of Department of Safety and Professional Services, are hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this Code:
SPS 307
Explosives and Fireworks
SPS 310
Flammable, Combustible and Hazardous Liquids
SPS 340
Gas Systems
SPS 314
Fire Prevention
SPS 332
Public Employee Safety and Health
SPS 361–366
Commercial Building Code
SPS 302
Fee Schedule
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Copies of the above codes are on file in the office of the Fire Chief.
The officers and members of the Fire Department, with their fire equipment of every kind, when going to or are on duty at a fire, shall have the right-of-way over all other vehicles upon Village streets, and the operator of any other vehicle, whether motor or otherwise, upon the approach of such fire apparatus, shall immediately drive such other vehicle as far as possible to the right of the thoroughfare and shall keep such vehicle stationary until such fire apparatus shall have passed. Except when actually responding to a fire alarm or other emergency call, or when on duty at a fire, the apparatus and vehicles of the Fire Department shall, however, have no special right-of-way or other privileges of any kind, but shall be subject to all traffic regulations applicable to other vehicles.
All volunteer firemen, when responding to a fire call with a private vehicle, shall comply with all traffic regulations.
Ambulance service is provided pursuant to an agreement with the Blanchardville Ambulance Service and the Hollandale First Responders.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter or any order, rule or regulation made hereunder shall be subject to a penalty, as provided in § 1-3 of the Code of the Village of Hollandale.