The following definitions shall be applicable in this chapter:
APPROVED
When applied to any material, device or mode of construction,
means approval by the Fire Chief or other person charged with the
enforcement of this chapter. When applied to all suppression and detection
system devices, means approval by a recognized testing laboratory.
APPROVED WATER HYDRANT
A water hydrant approved by the Fire Chief as conforming
to City specifications, connected to a municipal water main, with
four-and-one-half-inch hose connection and two-and-on-half-inch connections.
AREA
The space on any one floor or story, stated in terms of square
feet, within the exterior walls of a building or structure between
approved fire walls and within a building or structure.
AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM
An integrated system of underground and overhead piping designed
in accordance with fire-protection and engineering standards. The
system includes a suitable water supply, such as a gravity tank, fire
pump, reservoir or pressure tank, or connection beginning at the supply
side of an approved gate valve located at or near the property line
where the pipe or piping system provides water used exclusively for
fire protection and related appurtenances and to standpipes connected
to automatic sprinkler systems. The portion of the sprinkler system
above the ground is a network of specially sized or hydraulically
designed piping installed in a building, structure or area, generally
overhead, and to which sprinklers are connected in a systematic pattern.
The system includes a controlling valve and a device for actuating
an alarm when the system is in operation. The system is usually activated
by heat from a fire and discharges water over the fire area.
AUTOMATIC FIRE-SUPPRESSION SYSTEM
A mechanical system designed and equipped to detect a fire,
actuate an alarm and suppress or control a fire using water, water
spray, foam, carbon dioxide, or other approved suppression agent.
BASEMENT
Any story where less than half the height between floor and
ceiling is above the average level of street, sidewalk or finished
grade.
CHIEF
The Chief of the Monona Fire Department.
DWELLING
Any building that contains one or two dwelling units.
DWELLING STRUCTURE
Any structure containing one or more rooms providing sleeping
and sanitary facilities, but not including a hotel, hospital, nursing
home, dormitory, fraternity or sorority house.
DWELLING UNIT
A structure or that part of a structure which is designed,
intended to be used, or is used as a home, residence or sleeping place
by one person or by two or more persons maintaining a common household
to the exclusion of others.
ELEVATOR
As defined within the Department of Safety and Professional
Services, Ch. SPS 318, Elevator Code, Wis. Adm. Code.
FALSE ALARM
The reporting of an emergency and/or the activation of an
alarm box and/or reporting an emergency to any public official with
the intent to deceive the Department, when no emergency exists.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Monona Fire Department and its associated emergency medical
services.
FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION (FDC)
A connection through which the Fire Department can pump an
auxiliary supply of water into the sprinkler system for the purpose
of maintaining sufficient volume and pressure.
FIRE INSPECTOR
The Chief shall hold the office of Fire Inspector and shall
appoint one or more inspectors from within the Department who shall
perform the same duties and have the same powers as the Fire Inspector.
The Fire Inspector(s) is responsible for the enforcement of the state
codes adopted within this chapter, as well as the enforcement of this
chapter.
FIRE PREVENTION INSPECTION
An examination of public buildings and places of employment
for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any conditions
reasonably likely to cause fire, or any violation of any law or ordinance
relating to fire hazards or the prevention of fire. Fire inspections
shall be conducted at least once in each nonoverlapping six-month
period per calendar year, at the time that occupancy of a building
or tenant space is requested, or upon special request.
FIRE-RESISTIVE CONSTRUCTION
That type of construction in which the structural members
of the building, including walls, partitions, columns, floor and roof
consist of noncombustible materials.
FIRE WALL
A wall that has a fire-resistance rating of not less than
one hour and which divides or separates a building or buildings and
restricts the spread of fire. The term includes a three-foot parapet
wall.
FIREWORKS
A.
Anything manufactured, possessed or packaged for exploding,
emitting sparks or combustion, which does not have another common
use, including but not limited to any of the following:
(1)
Any device designed to produce an audible sound, whether or
not it explodes, sparks, moves or emits an external flame.
(2)
Any device that emits smoke, whether or not it emits an external
flame and whether or not it leaves the ground.
(3)
Any cylindrical fountain which emits sparks or smoke.
(4)
Any cone fountain which emits sparks or smoke.
(5)
Toy snakes, whether or not they contain mercury.
(6)
Such other devices which are defined as fireworks under § 167.10,
Wis. Stats., as amended from time to time.
B.
The definition of "fireworks" in this section does not include
any the following:
(2)
Firearm cartridge or shotgun shell.
(3)
A flare used, possessed or sold for use as a signal in an emergency
or in the operations of a railway, aircraft, watercraft or motor vehicle.
(4)
A match, cigarette lighter, stove, furnace, candle, lantern
or space heater.
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL(S)
A substance (solid, liquid or gas) capable of posing an unreasonable
risk to health, safety, the environment or property.
HIGH-HAZARD OCCUPANCY
Any building which by reason of its construction or highly
combustible occupancy involves a severe life hazard to its occupants,
as classified by the Department of Safety and Professional Services.
INCIDENT COMMANDER
The Chief or other officer or other member of the Department
who is in charge of a fire, emergency medical or other emergency scene
to which the services of the Department have been requested.
KEY BOX
A secure box placed upon a building that contains the keys
to said building. The Fire Department is able to access that box using
standard operating procedures.
MABAS
The Mutual Aid Box Alarm System, which is an organized method
of providing mutual aid between departments located in both of the
states of Wisconsin and Illinois.
MULTIFAMILY DWELLING
An apartment building, row house, townhouse, condominium
or manufactured building that does not exceed 60 feet in height or
six stories and that consists of three or more attached living units,
or two or more living units with a business occupancy attached, the
initial construction of which is begun on or after January 1, 1993.
"Multifamily dwelling" does not include a facility licensed under
State of Wisconsin Ch. Comm 50, Wis. Adm. Code. For the Commercial
Building Code, see Chs. SPS 361 to 366.
MUTUAL AID
The providing of and receiving fire or emergency medical
services to and from other municipalities within the States of Wisconsin
and Illinois with which the City has signed agreements.
OCCUPANCY INSPECTION
An inspection performed after the initial construction of
a building or tenant space and prior to occupancy of same, or an inspection
performed within an existing building or tenant space after a change
in owner or occupant or after any modification or renovation.
OPEN BURNING
The act of starting a fire by means of igniting combustible
materials by a match, torch or accelerant.
OUTDOOR COOKING
Any cooking activity which occurs in a grill or barbecue
kettle or cooker designed expressly for cooking meals outside.
PUBLIC BUILDING
Any structure, including exterior parts of such building,
such as a porch, exterior platform or steps providing means of ingress
or egress, used in whole or in part as a place of resort, assemblage,
lodging, trade, traffic, occupancy, or used by the public or by three
or more tenants.
PUBLIC RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
Any public building which is used for sleeping or lodging
purposes including any apartment house, rooming house, hotel, children's
home, community-based residential facility or dormitory, but does
not include a hospital or nursing home.
RE-INSPECTION
The need to perform one or more additional inspections after
the initial fire prevention inspection was performed.
REMODEL
To change any building or structure which affects the structural
strength, fire hazard, internal circulation, or exits of the existing
building or structure. This definition does not apply to reroofing,
or alterations to the heating and ventilating or electrical systems.
SLEEPING AREA
The area of the unit in which the bedrooms or sleeping rooms
are located. Bedrooms or sleeping rooms separated by another use area,
such as a kitchen or living room, are separated sleeping areas, but
bedrooms or sleeping rooms separated by a bathroom are not separate
sleeping areas.
SMOKE DETECTOR
A device that detects the visible or invisible products of
combustion.
SPECIAL INSPECTION
An inspection performed at the request of an owner, occupant,
another City department or court order.
SPS
The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services,
formerly known as the Wisconsin Department of Commerce (Comm), the
fire code writing agency of the state, and prior to Comm, formerly
known as the DILHR, Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations.
STANDPIPE
An arrangement of piping, valves, hose connections, and allied
equipment installed in a building or structure with the hose connections
located in such a manner that water can be discharged in streams or
spray patterns through attached fire hose and nozzles for the purpose
of extinguishing a fire and so protecting a building or structure
and its contents in addition to protecting the occupants. This is
accomplished by connections to water supply systems or by pumps, tanks
and other equipment necessary to provide an adequate supply of water
to the hose connections.
STORY
That part of a building situated between a floor and a floor
or roof above.
UNIT
A residential building or that part of a residential building
which is intended to be used as a home, residence or sleeping place
by one person or by two or more persons maintaining a common household
to the exclusion of all others.
WATER-FLOW ALARM
A device that is listed for the service and so constructed
and installed that any flow of water from a sprinkler system equal
to or greater than that from a single automatic sprinkler of the smallest
orifice size installed on the system will result in an audible or
visual alarm and send such notification to a central station within
one minute after such flow begins.
Approved automatic fire sprinkler systems shall be installed
and maintained as follows:
A. Nursing, convalescent, senior citizen housing, prison, group care
and other institutional facilities. Throughout all nursing, convalescent,
senior citizen housing, prison and other group care or inscriptional
facilities.
B. High hazard occupancies. Throughout any building which, by reasons
of its construction, use or high combustible occupancy, involves a
severe life hazard to its occupants, or which in the judgment of the
Chief constitutes a fire hazard, including but not limited to:
(2) Dry-cleaning establishments using or storing gasoline or other volatile
flammable liquids.
(3) Enameling or japanning operations.
(4) Mills, including sugar, starch, cereal, feed, flour and grist.
(5) Paint and varnish, including manufacturing, storing, handling, spraying
and other related operations.
(6) Pyrozylin products, manufacture and storage.
(9) Storage of explosive gases under pressure (15 psi and over 5,400
cubic feet) such as acetylene, hydrogen, natural gas, etc.
(10)
Storage of materials with a flash point under 200° F. such
as celluloid products, kerosene, fuel oil, etc.
(11)
Woodworking establishments.
(13)
Explosives and pyrotechnics manufacturing.
(15)
Any other occupancies involving processing, mixing, storage
and dispensing of volatile liquids.
C. Exceptions. Automatic fire sprinkler systems shall not be required
in:
(1) Certain manufacturing areas. Rooms or building used for the manufacture
or storage of aluminum powder, calcium carbide, calcium, metallic
sodium or potassium, quick lime, magnesium powder, sodium peroxide
or like materials, where the application of water may cause or increase
combustion.
(2) Where water would increase hazard. Any location where, in the sole
discretion of the Chief, the use of water as a fire-extinguishing
agent would increase hazards or unduly expose equipment, machinery
or other chattel to damage or destruction; provided, however, that
an automatic fire-suppression system using an extinguishing location
is connected to an approved central station monitoring service.
Where municipal fire hydrants are available and any portion
of a commercial or industrial building is a distance of more than
300 feet from the municipal fire hydrant, the owner shall install
at his or her expense approved water hydrants. Hydrants shall be freestanding
and shall be installed not more than 50 feet nor less than 25 feet
from the building. One hydrant shall be provided around the perimeter
of the building so that no hydrant is more than 400 feet from any
other approved hydrant, measured by normal access routes. The connecting
waterline between the municipal water main and the approved water
hydrant shall be not less than six inches. All water hydrants shall
be approved by the Chief and shall be installed in compliance with
the standards of the City Water Utility. All water hydrants shall
be installed in such a manner and location so as to be accessible
at all times to the Fire Department. All private water hydrants shall
be kept in good operating condition, and the owner shall file a maintenance
report monthly with the City Water Utility.
Any sprinkler system, standpipe system, fire alarm system, smoke-detection
system, and other fire-protective or -extinguishing system or appliance,
which has been installed pursuant to this chapter or in compliance
with any other statute, ordinance or regulation, shall be maintained
in operative condition at all times. It shall be unlawful for any
owner or occupant to reduce the effectiveness of the protection so
required; provided, however, that the owner or occupant may temporarily
reduce or discontinue the protection where necessary to make tests,
repairs, alterations or additions to the system or appliance. The
Chief shall be notified before any system is reduced or discontinued
for repair, alteration or addition and shall be notified again when
the system has been restored to service.
During the course of erection, any major alteration or demolition
of any building, the following provisions shall be complied with:
A. Access to equipment. Access for use of heavy firefighting equipment
shall be provided to the immediate job site at the start of construction
and maintained until all construction is completed.
B. Access to fire hydrants. Free access from the street to fire hydrants
and to outside connections for standpipes, sprinklers or other fire-extinguishing equipment, whether
permanent or temporary, shall be provided and maintained at all times.
Protective pedestrian walkways shall not be so constructed as to impede
ready access to hydrants. No material or construction shall be placed
within 10 feet of such hydrants or connections, nor between them and
the center line of the street.
C. Access to first aid and fire equipment. During building operations,
free access to permanent, temporary or portable first aid and fire
equipment shall be maintained at all times.
D. Stairways. In all buildings over 50 feet in height, at least one
stairway shall be provided in usable condition at all times. The stairway
shall be extended upward as each floor is installed in new construction.
E. Firefighter's access to premises. Arrangements shall be made
so that firefighters will have immediate access to the premises when
called.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in §
1-4 of the Code.