[Adopted as Ch. VIII, Art. 1, Title 1, of the 1990 Code of
Ordinances]
For the purpose of establishing rules and regulations governing
conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion,
the Town of North Brentwood adopts as its Fire Prevention Code the
provisions of the Fire Prevention Code, Abbreviated Edition, 1956,
recommended by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, except such
portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended. Not less
than three copies have been and are now filed in the Office of the
Clerk of the Town of North Brentwood.
There shall be an Office of the Fire Official. Said Official
and his term of office and duties shall be designated by resolution
of the Mayor and Council.
[Adopted as Ch. VIII, Art. 2, Title 1, of the 1990 Code of
Ordinances]
No person shall discharge or fire any firecrackers, rockets,
torpedoes, roman candles, or other explosive preparation, or sell
any such fireworks within the Town.
All public garages and repair shops within the Town shall be
fireproof. All private garages or other store rooms under any building
used for human habitation wherein any motor or engine propelled by
gasoline, coal, oil or other combustible material is kept shall be
fireproof.
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly give a false
alarm or remove any fire apparatus or equipment belonging to the Town
or to the Volunteer Fire Department of the Town of North Brentwood
from its proper place except in the case of fire or other public necessity.
Any person or persons, or corporations engaged in conducting
a hotel, boardinghouse, rooming house, restaurant or other business
and the owner of every building within the Town where inflammable
oil or other explosives are stored are required to keep and maintain
on said premises a suitable fire extinguisher.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall
upon conviction be fined not more than $100 or in default thereof
be imprisoned in the county jail not more than 25 days.