[Ord. No. 96, § 1; Ord. No. 175, § 2]
There is hereby established within the city a fire district,
which fire district shall comprise the following areas as such are
designated in the city zoning regulations and the district map:
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District F - Multiple Family District.
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District G - Commercial District.
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District H - Light Industrial District.
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District I - Heavy Industrial District.
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[Ord. No. 96, § 2]
The Eureka Volunteer Fire Department is hereby appointed as
the fire department of and for the city, when engaged in fire fighting
and fire prevention activities within the city.
[Ord. No. 96, § 3]
The chief of the fire department is hereby appointed fire marshal
for the city.
[Ord. No. 96, § 4]
It shall be the duty of the chief of the fire department, in
his official capacity as the city fire marshal, to inspect or cause
to be inspected by qualified fire department officers or members,
as often as may be necessary, but not less than twice a year, all
buildings, premises and public thoroughfares, except private dwellings,
for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any conditions
liable to cause fire. A written report of every such inspection shall
be filed with the city clerk by the inspector. Such inspector may
at all reasonable hours enter any building or premises for the purpose
of making any inspection which, under the provisions of this chapter,
he may deem necessary to be made.
[Ord. No. 96, § 5]
Whenever an inspector may find combustible or explosive matter
or dangerous accumulation or rubbish or unnecessary accumulation of
waste paper, boxes, shavings or other highly flammable materials especially
liable to cause fires, and which is so situated as to endanger property
or shall find obstructions to or on fire escapes, stairs, passageways,
doors or windows liable to interfere with the operations of the fire
department or egress of occupants in case of fire, he shall order
the same to be removed or remedied. Such order shall be complied with
within forty-eight hours by the owner or occupant of such premises
or building.
[Ord. No. 96, § 6]
Burning of trash, lumber, leaves or other combustible material
where deemed a hazard by the chief of the fire department is prohibited
except under such safeguards as he may specify.
[Ord. No. 96, § 7]
Ashes, smoldering coals or embers, greasy or oily substances
liable to spontaneous ignition shall not be deposited or allowed to
remain within ten feet of any combustible materials except in metal
or other noncombustible receptacles.
[Ord. No. 96, § 8]
No person shall permit to remain upon any roof or in any yard
any accumulation of waste paper, hay, grass, straw, weeds, litter
or combustible or flammable waste or rubbish of any kind. All such
materials in stores, commercial buildings, factories or similar places
shall be compactly baled and stacked, removed from the premises or
stored in suitable vaults or receptacles to the satisfaction of the
chief of the fire department.
[Ord. No. 96, § 9]
Cotton, batting, straw, dry vines, leaves, trees, celluloid
or other highly flammable materials shall not be used for decorative
purposes in stores or show windows except where deemed satisfactory
by the chief of the fire department. Paper and other readily flammable
materials shall not be used for decorative purposes in any place of
public assembly unless such materials have been flameproofed to the
satisfaction of the chief of the fire department.
[Ord. No. 96, §10]
Any owner, lessee, agent, operator, or occupant aggrieved by
any order issued pursuant to this chapter, may file an appeal to the
city board of aldermen within ten days from the service of such an
order, and the board of aldermen shall fix a time and place not less
than five days nor more than ten days thereafter when and where such
appeal may be heard by it. Such appeal shall stay the execution of
such order until it has been heard and reviewed, vacated or confirmed.
The board of aldermen shall at such hearing affirm, modify, revoke
or vacate such order. Unless revoked or vacated, such order shall
be thereupon complied with.
[Ord. No. 257, §1]
All matters not covered by this chapter shall conform with generally
accepted good practice. The Building Code as recommended by the American
Insurance Association and various standards published by the American
Insurance Association and the National Fire Protection Association
shall be deemed the generally accepted good practices for the construction
and equipment of buildings and the fire protection and life safety
in connection with hazardous materials and processes. Fire resistance
ratings of floor, ceiling, wall and partition assemblies as published
by the American Insurance Association and by Underwriter's Laboratories,
Inc. shall be deemed acceptable to establish fire resistance ratings
required by this chapter.
[Ord. No. 213, §1]
It shall be unlawful for any person to own or operate within
the city any type of automobile service station or any other establishment
upon the premises of which is installed any coin-operated machine,
device or apparatus, or any other type of self-service gasoline dispensing
machine, device, apparatus or system which automatically dispenses
gasoline, by means of which individual customers are enabled to serve
themselves with gasoline, unless such automobile service station or
establishment has at least one employee in attendance on the premises
at all times from 12:01 A.M. to 12:00 Midnight each day.
[Ord. No. 462, §3; Ord. No. 616, §1]
(a)
No person shall use, turn on or tamper with a fire hydrant within
the City limits unless authorized by a City of Eureka private use
of City fire hydrants permit. A permit for the private use of a City
fire hydrant may only be issued to an individual or business concern
located within the Eureka City limits, or in the case of a business
concern, the property being serviced by such water must be located
within the Eureka City limits.
[Ord. 2249 §1, 12-18-2012]
(b)
The foregoing prohibition shall not apply to personnel of the city
nor shall it apply to personnel of the Eureka Fire Protection District
when they are engaged in official fire fighting or fire prevention
or in training activities authorized by the city.
(c)
Fire Hydrant Usage.
[Ord. No. 2419 § 1, 6-6-2017]
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(1)
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The following schedule shall apply for the utilization of fire
hydrants:
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Hose Diameter
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1 1/2" or smaller
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$55.00 per hour
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1 5/8" to 2 1/2"
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$135.00 per hour
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(2)
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Fee to fill water truck
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$2.50 per 1,000 gallons
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Any party proposing to access a fire hydrant shall establish
a one hundred dollars ($100.00) deposit with the City which may be
used as a credit balance to offset any water usage fees.
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