The Fire Prevention Code shall be enforced by the Bureau of
Fire Prevention in the Fire Department of the City, which is hereby
established and which shall be operated under the supervision of the
Chief of the Fire Department.
The Chief in charge of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be
appointed by the Chief of the Fire Department on the basis of examination
to determine his qualifications. His appointment shall continue during
good behavior and satisfactory service.
The Chief of the Fire Department may detail such members of
the Fire Department as inspectors as shall from time to time be necessary.
The Chief of the Fire Department shall recommend to the City the employment
of technical inspectors who, when such authorization is made, shall
be selected through an examination to determine their fitness for
the position. The examination shall be opened to members and nonmembers
of the Fire Department, and appointments made after examination shall
be for an indefinite term.
A report of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be made annually
and transmitted to the Board of Fire Commissioners; it shall contain
all proceedings under the Fire Prevention Code, with such statistics
as the Chief of the Fire Department may wish to include therein; the
Chief of the Fire Department shall also recommend any amendments to
the Fire Prevention Code which, in his judgment, shall be desirable.
Not less than one copy of each of the codes adopted in Sections
38-141 and 38-142 will be filed in the office of the City Clerk. Copies
of each code adopted, or referenced in Sections 38-141 through 38-143
shall be filed in the fire prevention office. The codes are hereby
adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein,
and from the date on which this section shall take effect, the provisions
thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the City.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in the codes
adopted in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them
in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different
meaning:
The Chief of the Fire Department of the City or his duly
authorized representative.
An unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting
state that calls for immediate action.
A designated unobstructed passageway at least 20 feet in
width with an outside burning radius of 50 feet and constructed and
maintained in a manner to permit free passage of fire apparatus and
other emergency equipment and personnel from a public way to all necessary
areas, regardless of season of year or weather conditions, around
buildings, in areas or in developments of subdivisions as may be required
elsewhere in this article.
The City of Biddeford.
Lots, areas or other accommodations for the parking of motor
vehicles off the street, alley or other way, which lots, areas or
other accommodations are available for use by the public either with
or without charge.
