[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Princeton
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as Title 5, Ch. 2, Secs. 5-2-3 through 5-2-11, of
the City Code]
No person shall impede the progress of a fire engine, fire truck
or other fire apparatus of the Princeton 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.
Police authority at fires.
(1)
The Fire Chief of the Princeton Fire and Rescue Department and assistants
or officers in command at any fire are hereby vested with full and
complete police authority at fires. Any officer of the Department
may cause the arrest of any person failing to give the right-of-way
to the Fire and Rescue Department in responding to a fire.
(2)
The Fire Chief of the Princeton Fire and Rescue Department may prescribe
certain limits in the vicinity of any fire within which no persons,
excepting firefighters and law enforcement officers and those admitted
by order of any officer of the Department, shall be permitted to come.
(3)
The Fire Chief of the Princeton Fire and Rescue Department shall
have the power to cause the removal of any property whenever it shall
become necessary for the preservation of such property from fire or
to prevent the spreading of fire or to protect the adjoining property,
and during the progress of any fire he/she shall have the power to
cause the removal of all wires or other facilities and the turning
off of all electricity or other services where the same impedes the
work of the Department during the progress of a fire.
B.
Fire inspection duties.
(1)
The Fire Chief of the Fire and Rescue Department shall be the Fire
Inspector of the City of Princeton and shall have the power to appoint
one or more Deputy Fire Inspectors and shall perform all duties required
of the Fire Inspectors by the laws of the state and rules of the Department
of Safety and Professional Services, particularly § 101.14,
Wis. Stats.
(2)
While acting as Fire Inspector pursuant to § 101.14(2),
Wis. Stats., the Fire Chief, or any officer of the Fire and Rescue
Department designated by the Fire Chief of the Fire and Rescue Department,
shall have the right and authority to enter any building or upon any
premises in the City of Princeton at all reasonable hours for the
purpose of making inspections or investigations which, under the provisions
of this Code of Ordinances, he/she may deem necessary. Should the
Fire Inspector find that any provisions of this Code relating to fire
hazards and prevention of fires are being violated, or that a fire
hazard exists which should be eliminated, it shall be his/her duty
to give such directions for the abatement of such conditions as he/she
shall deem necessary.
(3)
The Chief of the Fire and Rescue Department is required, by himself/herself
or by officers or members of the Fire and Rescue Department designated
by him/her as Fire Inspectors, to inspect all buildings, premises
and public thoroughfares, except the interiors of private dwellings,
for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any conditions
liable to cause fire, or any violations of any law or ordinance relating
to the fire hazard or to the prevention of fires. Such inspections
shall be made at least once in six months in all of the territory
served by the Fire and Rescue Department and oftener as the Chief
orders. Each six-month period shall begin on January 1 and July 1
of each year. 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 explosives and inflammable liquids within the City.
(4)
Written reports of inspections shall be made and kept on file in
the office of the Chief of the Fire and Rescue Department in the manner
and form required by the Department of Safety and Professional Services.
A copy of such reports shall be filed with the Fire Chief.
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 Fire and
Rescue 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 and Rescue 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
law enforcement officer.
A.
Entering adjacent property. It shall be lawful for any firefighter
while acting under the direction of the Fire Chief or any other officer
in command to enter upon the premises adjacent to or in the vicinity
of a building or other property then on fire for the purpose of extinguishing
such fire and in case any person shall hinder, resist or obstruct
any firefighter in the discharge of his/her duty as is hereinbefore
provided, the person so offending shall be deemed guilty of resisting
firefighter in the discharge of their duty.
B.
Destruction of property to prevent the spread of fire. During the
progress of any fire, the Fire Chief or his/her assistant shall have
the power to order the removal or destruction of any property necessary
to prevent the further spread of fire; provided that it is inevitable
that, unless such property is removed, other property is in danger
of being destroyed by fire.
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 Fire and
Rescue 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 or any hydrant to which a fire hose
may be, or may be about to be, attached.
A.
Open burning prohibited. No person shall kindle or maintain any grass fire, bonfire or rubbish fire or authorize any such fire to be kindled or maintained except as permitted under Subsection B below. The permittee shall remain solely responsible and liable for any damages resulting from his/her burning activity. This prohibition on burning includes burning of construction waste and debris at construction sites.
B.
Exceptions. The following open burning is permitted:
(1)
Open burning when a permit is issued.
(2)
Outdoor cooking over a fire contained in a device, grill or structure
designed for such use is permissible.
(3)
Controlled burning of wood, dry grass, dry leaves and garden debris
shall be permitted seasonally, from April 1 through October 31 during
the hours of 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. From November 1 through March
31, there is no time period for controlled burning.
(4)
Ceremonial campfire or bonfires, with prior written approval of the
Fire Chief, may be permitted.
(5)
Burning barrels located at least 15 feet from a lot or structure,
fitted with a grate for spark control; such grates shall have openings
no larger than two inches. Burning barrels shall not exceed 55 gallons
in size.
(7)
Practice fires conducted by the Fire and Rescue Department.
(8)
Fire pits not more than 32 inches in diameter, encircled with nonflammable
material, and located a minimum of 15 feet from any structure or 15
feet from a lot line. Fire pits shall be extinguished by midnight
or when left unattended.
(9)
Businesses, industries and governmental units shall be allowed to
burn waste materials and refuse incinerators subject to the restrictions
set forth in this section. In order to be eligible to burn waste under
this section, a business or industry must have a federal employer
identification number or Wisconsin sellers permit number.
C.
Open burning regulations. The following regulations shall be applicable
when open burning is allowed:
(1)
All permitted open burning shall be performed in a safe, pollution-free
manner, when wind and weather conditions are such as to minimize adverse
affects, and in conformance with local and state fire protection regulation.
Open burning and burning barrels shall not be used to covertly burn
plastic, construction debris or other prohibited materials.
(2)
The size of the pile of material to be burned shall not exceed four
feet in any direction measured horizontally, or three feet measured
vertically.
(3)
The material being burned shall be at least 25 feet away from any
structure, wood or lumber pile, wooden fence, trees, or bushes. Provisions
shall be made to prevent the fire from spreading to within 25 feet
of such items or the fire shall otherwise be contained in an approved
incinerator or burner device which is located at least 25 feet from
any structure, wood or lumber pile, wooden fence, trees, or bush(es).
(4)
The Fire Chief is vested with authority to prohibit the use of any
type or form of equipment for burning any substance or material which
he/she may deem unsafe.
(5)
Any ashes created by burning such material as is lawful under this
section are to be disposed of in a manner authorized by law.
(6)
Open burning shall be attended and supervised by a competent person
of at least 16 years of age until such fire is extinguished. This
person shall have readily available for use such fire extinguishing
equipment as may be necessary for the total control of the fire while
burning and/or extinguishing such fire.
(7)
No materials may be burned upon any street, curb, gutter, or sidewalk.
D.
CAMPFIRE
CONTROLLED BURNING
Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions
shall be applicable:
A wood fuel fire used for cooking or for warming people if
it is surrounded by a metal ring, rocks or other fireproof barrier.
Well attended with accessibility to a water source and wind
speed under 10 m.p.h.
E.
Properties. Agriculturally zoned properties are exempt from the permit requirements of this section, provided owner-produced refuse only is burned and the provisions of Subsection C are complied with.
F.
Complaints. Complaints received by the Fire and Rescue Department
regarding smoke or ash residue infringing on adjacent properties may
require that such fires be immediately extinguished.
A.
Declarations of emergency. When there occurs a lack of precipitation,
there may exist an extreme danger of fire within the City of Princeton.
This extreme danger of fire affects the health, safety, and general
welfare of the residents of the City of Princeton 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 Green Lake 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.
(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 Fire Chief.
[Adopted as Title 5, Ch. 3, Sec. 5-3-3, of the City Code]
A.
The following orders, rules, and regulations of the Wisconsin 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 Fire Prevention Article:[1]
(1)
Ch. SPS 332, Public Employee Safety and Health.
(2)
Ch. SPS 307, Explosives and Fireworks.
(3)
Ch. SPS 310, Flammable, Combustible and Hazardous Liquids.
(4)
Ch. SPS 340, Gas Systems.
(5)
Ch. SPS 314, Fire Prevention.
(6)
Ch. IND 15, Cleaning and Dyeing.
(7)
Ch. IND 20, Dusts, Fumes, Vapors and Gases.
(8)
Ch. IND 221, Spray Coating.
(9)
Ch. SPS 343, Anhydrous Ammonia.
(10)
Chs. SPS 361 through 366, Commercial Building Code.
(11)
Chs. SPS 375 through 379, Buildings Construction Prior to 1914.
(12)
Ch. SPS 316, Electrical.
