[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Fox Crossing 7-13-2020 by Ord.
No. 200713-1.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This chapter derives from §§ 5.01
to 5.05 and 5.07 of the former Municipal Code, adopted 7-24-1995 and
amended 7-1-2002, 11-28-2005, 12-19-2005, 3-8-2010 and 7-10-2017 by
Ord. No. 170626-1.
Pursuant to § 61.65(2)(a)1, Wis. Stats., the Village
of Fox Crossing has established a department to provide fire prevention
and protection services for the Village of Fox Crossing residents,
visitors and investors.
A.
Fire Department mission. It is the mission of the Fox Crossing Fire
Department to provide the highest level of emergency prevention and
preparedness services through effective code compliance, educational
programs and community service to all who live, work, visit or invest
in our community.
B.
Services provided. The following services are provided to the community:
(1)
Local and state fire and life safety code inspections.
(2)
State of Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
Protection fuel tank inspections.
(3)
Fire investigations.
(4)
Public safety education.
(5)
Fire suppression services.
(6)
Environmental response and protection.
(7)
Hazardous materials response as first responders only.
(8)
Light-duty rescue (air bags, extrication, forcible entry, etc.).
(9)
Limited recreational water assistance.
(10)
Surface and ice water rescue.
(11)
Emergency medical services, first-responder level.
A.
Organizational structure. The Fox Crossing Fire Department shall
be made up of a combination of full-time, part-time and paid-on-call
staff. The personnel staff levels of full-time, part-time and paid-on-call
staff shall be reviewed at appropriate intervals as requested by the
Village of Fox Crossing Board of Trustees. The Fire Chief of the Fire
Department shall make recommendations for appropriate staffing levels
to maintain the Fire Department mission.
B.
Fire Chief.
(1)
Appointment. The Police and Fire Commission (in accordance with §§ 61.65
and 62.13, Wis. Stats.) shall appoint the Chief of the Fire Department.
Following the appointment, he or she shall hold the office during
good behavior, subject to suspension or removal by the Police and
Fire Commission for cause.
(2)
Powers and duties. The Fire Chief shall enforce the Wisconsin Statutes,
the Wisconsin Administrative Code and all local codes in matters relating
to fire prevention, code enforcement, public education and fire suppression
within the Village. It shall be the duty of the Fire Chief to direct
the operation of the Fire Department. The Fire Chief shall report
monthly to the Village Board of Trustees all fires occurring in the
Village, together with the amounts and value of the property destroyed.
(3)
Department standard operating guidelines. The Fire Chief shall develop
and maintain Fire Department Standard Operating Guidelines regarding
the operation of the Department, which shall be reviewed by the Village
Manager. All members of the Department shall be furnished a copy of
the Standard Operating Guidelines.
C.
Legislative intent. The provisions of this chapter, as far as practicable,
shall be construed in conjunction with and in furtherance of the provisions
of §§ 61.65 and 62.13, Wis. Stats., and Chapter 589
of the Laws of 1921 and Chapter 423 of the Laws of 1923, and Chapter
586 of the Laws of 1911,[1] and shall be construed as an enactment for the purpose
of providing a uniform regulation of the Fire Department in the Village
of Fox Crossing, consistent with the statewide enactment regulating
cities and villages.
[1]
Editor's Note: See §§ 62.13(12) and 66.0101(11),
Wis. Stats.
A.
Scope. The provisions of this section set forth the authority of
the Fire Department and its officers and staff and set forth limitations
to the public for interacting with the Department.
B.
Limited access and removal of property. The Fire Chief or designated
officer may prescribe certain limits in the vicinity of any emergency
incident within which no persons, excepting firefighters and police
officers and those admitted by order of any officer of the Department,
shall be permitted to be present. The Fire Chief 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 order the
removal or destruction of any property necessary to prevent the further
spread of fire and the authority to preserve evidence of suspected
arson. He/she shall also 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 or other hazardous situation.
C.
Resistance to operations. 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 any building or other property then on fire or in a hazardous environment
for the purpose of extinguishing such fire or mitigating such hazards.
In case any person shall hinder, resist or obstruct any firefighter
in the discharge of his duty as is hereinbefore provided, the person
so offending shall be deemed guilty of resisting firefighters in the
discharge of their duty.
D.
Damage to Fire Department property. No person shall willfully injure
in any manner any hose, hydrant or fire apparatus belonging to the
Village of Fox Crossing, and no vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected
hose of the Fire Department when laid down on any street, private
driveway or any other place, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire,
without the consent of the Fire Department officials in command of
the emergency.
A.
Scope. The provisions of this section set forth the requirements
of the Fire Department to investigate fires within its jurisdiction.
B.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall investigate the cause, origin,
and circumstances of every fire occurring in the Village of Fox Crossing
by which property has been destroyed or damaged and, so far as possible,
shall determine whether the fire is the result of deliberate intent,
carelessness or design. Such investigations shall begin immediately
upon occurrence of such a fire. The Fire Marshal shall take charge
immediately of the physical evidence and shall further cooperate with
local, county, state or federal authorities in the collection of evidence
and in the prosecution of the case. Every fire shall be reported,
in writing, to the Bureau of Fire Prevention within five days after
the occurrence of the same by the Fire Department officer in command
of the fire. Such report shall be such a form as shall be prescribed
by the Fire Marshal of the Village of Fox Crossing Fire Department
and shall contain a statement of all facts relating to the cause,
origin, and circumstances of such fire, the extent of the damage thereof,
and the insurance upon such property, and such other information as
may be required, including the injury, death, or rescue of persons.
C.
Outside investigation agencies requesting copies of Village of Fox
Crossing Fire Department fire investigation reports shall be assessed
fees in accordance with the Village Fee Schedule, reference this Code
section.
A.
Scope. The provisions set forth in this section identify the relationship
the Fire Department will have with the Department of Community Development
as it pertains to the preplanning for public safety and the Department's
ability to provide service to all residents and businesses within
its jurisdiction.
B.
The Village of Fox Crossing Fire Department will work cooperatively
with the Community Development Department by participating in the
site plan review process. As new projects are proposed for development
in the Village of Fox Crossing, the Fire Department will have the
opportunity to comment, in writing, on the ability of the Fire Department
to provide emergency services and make recommendations for site plan
amendments.
C.
The Fire Department shall participate with the Building Official
in a plan review process to ensure that local code provisions regarding
building construction and firesafety are addressed. Plans shall be
reviewed by the Fire Chief or his/her designee and conditionally approved.
D.
The Fire Department shall participate with the Building Official
on inspections of special and fire protection systems installed in
all new and existing construction for code compliance
E.
No person shall occupy or change the occupancy of a building or structure
covered under the Wisconsin Enrolled Building Code used by or for
public assembly, entertainment, worship, industrial, multifamily (public
spaces), office or mercantile purposes until such building or structure
has been inspected and approved by the Fire Department. The Fire Department
shall sign off on the certificate of use and occupancy issued by the
Community Development Department.
