[Adopted 10-19-2017 by Ord. No. 24/17]
WHEREAS, the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et
seq., establishes a system for the enforcement of minimum firesafety
standards throughout the State of New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 5:18-1.4C provides that a municipality may,
by ordinance, make its fire code more restrictive than the standards
contained in the Uniform Fire Code; and
WHEREAS, the proliferation of high-rise buildings has provided
a severe strain on the services of the North Hudson Regional Fire
Department; and
WHEREAS, it should be incumbent upon property owners to supply
needed safety information to the North Hudson Regional Fire Department
upon its arrival; and
WHEREAS, the safety of the occupants will be significantly increased
if a Fire Safety Manager was established in all high-rise buildings;
and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the Town of West New
York to have the Fire Safety Manager requirements enforced by West
New York personnel locally:
This article shall apply to all buildings or structures more
than six stories above grade or more than 75 feet above the lowest
level accessible to the North Hudson Regional Fire and Safety apparatus.
This includes buildings or structures of lesser height which are not
accessible to the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue apparatus
because of setbacks or restricted approaches.
A.
It is the objective of this regulation to provide training, proper
education and licensing through a continuing program for all high-rise
occupants and management, to assure prompt reporting of fire, to assure
the immediate response to fire alarms and the immediate initiation
of fire-safety procedures to safeguard life and property and contain
any fire situations or other emergency situations until the arrival
of the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue and Emergency Services.
B.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner/manager or other person
having charge of a high-rise building to comply with these regulations.
C.
It shall be the responsibility of the building management to provide
a Fire Safety Manager to perform these duties. In a large high-rise
building, the owners of the building should strive to isolate the
individual chosen for the Fire Safety Manager's job from other responsibilities.
In buildings where there are multiple companies, it is the responsibility
of the Fire Safety Manager of the building to coordinate fire safety
between the various companies.
D.
In addition to the above duties, the Fire Safety Manager shall keep
current with pertinent laws and advancements in the fire-safety field.
E.
Any person discovering fire, heat or smoke shall immediately report
such condition to the North Hudson Regional Fire and Safety or 911
unless he has personal knowledge that such a report has been made.
No person shall make, issue, post or maintain any regulation or order,
written or verbal, that would require any person to take any unnecessary
delaying action prior to reporting such condition to the North Hudson
Regional Fire and Safety or 911.
F.
Everyone associated with high-rise structures must recognize that
once the construction of the building is completed and the structure
occupied, the Fire Safety Manager is the key to future fire safety.
His/her talents should be directed toward the prevention of fire by
necessary inspections, which will definitely cut down on some of the
hazards that breed fire, and evacuation procedures, which will effectively
reduce injuries during an emergency. If an accidental fire starts,
he/she will have all the defenses ready to combat it by carrying out
his/her duties and provide a safe means of evacuation for all buildings
occupants.
G.
In order to maintain proficiency and stay abreast of high-rise safety,
Fire Prevention shall conduct three continuing education instruction
seminars annually.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The central control station which shall contain where applicable
the public address system panel; the North Hudson Regional Fire and
Safety dispatch center; fire detection and alarm system annunciator
panels; status indicators and control for air-handling systems; and
status indicators and a telephone for North Hudson Regional Fire and
Safety use with controlled access to the public telephone system.
The method and practice of a systematic, safe and orderly
evacuation of an area or building by and of its occupants in case
of fire or other emergency in the least possible time; also, the use
of such available fire appliances (including sounding of alarms) as
may have been provided for the controlling or extinguishing of fire
and safeguarding of human life.
A person certified by the Commissioner of the Department
of Community Affairs and appointed to direct the enforcement of the
Uniform Fire Code of the State of New Jersey by the appointing authority
in the Town of West New York.
Any building or structure having occupied floors located
more than six stories above grade or more than 75 feet above the lowest
level accessible to North Hudson Regional Fire and Safety apparatus.
This includes buildings or structures of lesser height which are not
accessible to North Hudson Regional Fire and Safety apparatus because
of setbacks or restricted approaches.
A person who owns, purports to own, manages, rents, leases,
or exercises control over a building, structure or premises.
Includes theaters and other buildings used primarily for
theatrical or operatic performances and exhibitions, places of public
assembly, amusement, entertainment or recreation, churches, grandstands,
bleachers, coliseums, stadiums, tents or similar structures.
Includes buildings used for the transaction of business,
for the rendering of professional services, or for other services
that involve stocks of goods, wares or merchandise in limited quantities
for use incidental to office uses or simple purposes.
Includes buildings housing individuals who, because of age,
mental instability, physical limitations, security or other reasons,
must live in a supervised environment.
Includes buildings used for display and sales purposes involving
stocks of goods, wares or merchandise incidental to such purposes
and accessible to the public.
Includes all hotels, motels and similar buildings arranged
for shelter and sleeping accommodations and in which the occupants
are primarily transient in nature, making use of the facility for
a period of less than 30 days.
Includes all multiple-family dwellings having more than two
dwelling units and shall also include all dormitories, rooming houses
and group rentals where the occupants are living independently of
each other and similar buildings arranged for shelter and sleeping
accommodations in which the occupants are not transient in nature.
A.
Fire safety plan.
(1)
A fire safety plan for fire drills and evacuation procedures in accordance
with the requirements of the Fire Official shall be submitted to the
Department of Public Safety, and the approval of the Fire Official
shall be obtained. The applicable parts of the fire safety plan shall
be distributed to the tenants of the building and to the building
service employees. Tenant with employees shall distribute to their
employees applicable parts of the fire safety plan. All occupants
of the building shall participate and cooperate in carrying out the
provisions of the fire safety plan. Where the owner of the building
is an occupant, he/she shall comply with those provisions of the sections
applicable to tenants.
(2)
The fire safety plan shall include the location where tenants who
evacuate the building must stage for accountability purposes.
B.
Fire Safety Manager, Deputy Fire Safety Manager, and Building Evacuation
Supervisor.
(1)
Fire Safety Manager and Deputy Fire Safety Manager.
(a)
In high-rises of Use Groups B, R-1 and R-2, one employee shall
be designated as "Fire Safety Manager" and one or more employees as
"Deputy Fire Safety Managers." Such employees shall have knowledge
of a building's fire protection plan, and each shall have a certificate
of fitness, in accordance with the requirements of the Fire Official
and listed in this article, qualifying him/her to conduct fire drills,
evacuations and related activities such as organizing, training and
supervising a fire brigade, and designating and training fire wardens
and deputy fire wardens. In the absence of a Fire Safety Manager when
a Fire Safety Manager is required to be on duty in the building, the
Deputy Fire Safety Manager shall act as Fire Safety Manager.
(b)
During normal working or business hours, there shall be on the
premises at least one person on duty in the building designated as
"Fire Safety Manager" with a required certificate of fitness. During
fire emergencies, the primary responsibility of the Fire Safety Manager
shall be the supervision and staffing of a fire command station and
the direction and execution of the evacuation as provided in the fire
safety plan. Such activities shall be subject to Department of Public
Safety control. Normal working or business hours shall be considered
from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
(2)
Building Evacuation Supervisor. At all other times when there are
occupants in the building and there is no Fire Safety Manager on duty
in the building, there shall be at least one employee on duty on the
premises who shall be designated as "Building Evacuation Supervisor."
He/she shall be capable of directing the evacuation of the occupants
as provided for in the fire safety plan. During fire emergencies,
the primary responsibility of the Building Evacuation Supervisor shall
be the staffing of a fire command station and the direction and execution
of the evacuation as provided in the fire safety plan. His/her training
and related activities shall be under the direction of the Fire Safety
Manager in accordance with the requirements of the Fire Official and
the fire safety plan. Such activities shall be subject to Department
of Public Safety control.
(3)
Fire warden and deputy fire warden.
(a)
The tenant or tenants on each floor shall, upon request of the
owner or person in charge of the building, make responsible and dependable
employees available for designation by the Fire Safety Manager as
fire warden and deputy fire wardens.
[1]
In high-rises of Use Groups B and R-1, there shall be a minimum
of one fire warden and one deputy fire warden for each floor. In cases
of multiple tenants on a floor, there shall be a deputy fire warden
for each tenant. In addition, any tenancy with more than 7,500 square
feet of occupiable space shall have a deputy warden for each 7,500
square feet or part thereof.
[2]
In high-rises of Use Group R-2, there shall be a minimum of
one fire warden and one deputy fire warden for each floor.
D.
Fire drills. Fire drills shall be conducted, in accordance with the
fire safety plan, at least once every three months for existing buildings
during the first two years after the effective date of this article
or, for new buildings, at least once every three months during the
first two years after the issuance of the certificate of occupancy.
Thereafter, fire drills shall be conducted at least once every six
months. The occupants of the building, other than building employees,
shall not be required to leave the floor or use the exits during the
drill. A written record of such drills shall be kept on the premises
for a three-year period and shall be readily available for inspection
by the Department of Public Safety.
E.
The tenant or tenants of each floor, upon request of the owner or
the person in charge of the building, shall make responsible and dependable
employees available for designation and training by the Fire Safety
Manager as fire wardens and deputy fire wardens. Designated fire wardens
and deputy fire wardens shall carry out their responsibilities as
contained in the fire safety plan.
F.
In buildings where compliance would cause practical difficulty or
undue hardship, the Fire Official may modify the requirements of this
article and accept alternatives fulfilling the intent of these requirements
consistent with public safety.
A.
The owner shall:
(1)
Be responsible for providing for fire safety and conducting fire
drills in accordance with these rules.
(2)
Insure for the development and updating of a written fire safety
plan providing for fire drills and evacuation procedures in accordance
with these rules.
(3)
Designate an employee as Fire Safety Manager. This person must hold
a certificate of fitness qualifying him/her to perform the appropriate
duties of Fire Safety Manager during normal working or business hours.
(4)
Designate one or more employees as Deputy Fire Safety Manager(s).
This/these individual(s) must hold a certificate of fitness qualifying
him/her to perform the duties of the Fire Safety Manager and may perform
in the capacity as Acting Fire Manager in his/her absence.
(5)
Insure that during normal working or business hours there shall be
at least one person on duty in the building as Fire Safety Manager
holding a certificate of fitness. He/she shall be qualified to conduct
fire drills, evacuations and related activities, such as organizing,
training and supervising a fire brigade. During fire emergencies,
the primary responsibility of the Fire Safety Manager shall be the
supervision and staffing of a Fire Command Station and the direction
and execution of the evacuation as provided in the fire safety plan.
Such activities shall be subject to Department of Public Safety control.
Normal working or business hours shall be considered from 9:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
(6)
Ensure that at all other times when there is no Fire Safety Manager
on duty in the building, there shall be at least one person on duty
in the building as Building Evacuation Supervisor. He/she shall be
capable of directing the evacuation of the occupants as provided for
in the fire safety plan. During fire emergencies, the primary responsibility
of the Building's Evacuation Supervisor shall be the staffing of a
Fire Command Station and the direction and execution of the evacuation
as provided in the fire safety plan. His/her training and related
activities shall be under the direction of the Fire Safety Manager
in accordance with the requirements of these rules and the fire safety
plan. Such activities shall be subject to Department of Public Safety
control.
B.
The Fire Safety Manager shall:
(1)
Establish, monitor, and update a written fire safety plan providing
for fire drill and evacuation procedure in accordance with these rules.
(2)
Select qualified building service employees for a fire brigade and
organize, train and supervise such fire brigade (limited to fire extinguishers).
(3)
Be responsible for the availability and state of readiness of the
fire brigade.
(4)
Conduct fire and evacuation drills.
(5)
Be responsible for the designation of a fire warden for each floor
and sufficient fire wardens for each tenancy in accordance with these
rules.
(6)
Be responsible for the training and activities of the building evacuation
supervisor.
(7)
Be responsible for a daily check for the availability of the fire
warden and deputy fire wardens and see that up-to-date organizational
charts identifying the wardens are posted.
(8)
Notify the owner or other person having charge of the building when
any designated individual is neglecting his/her responsibilities contained
in the fire safety plan. The owner or other person in charge of the
building shall bring the matter to attention of the firm employing
the individual. If the firm fails to correct the condition, the Department
of Public Safety shall be notified by the owner or person in charge
of the building.
(9)
In event of a fire, report to the Fire Command Station to:
(a)
Ensure that the Department of Public Safety has been notified
of any fire or fire alarm.
(b)
Supervise and coordinate staffing of the Fire Command Station.
It is essential that the Fire Safety Manager remain in the lobby at
the Fire Command Station.
(c)
Direct evacuation procedures as provided in the fire safety
plan.
(d)
Provide reports of conditions on the fire floor to members of
the Department of Public Safety upon their arrival.
(e)
Advise North Hudson Regional Fire and Safety personnel (Incident
Commander) in the operation of the Fire Command Station.
(10)
Identify any condition that will constitute a firesafety violation.
Once identified, the Fire Safety Manager will immediately take steps
to correct the violation. If the violation or condition cannot be
corrected by the Fire Safety Manager, he/she is obligated to notify
Fire Prevention.
(11)
Fire Safety Managers shall attend one continuing education seminar
conducted by the Fire and Emergency Services on an annual basis. The
fee for this service will be $100.
(12)
Failure to carry out the duties as enumerated in this section
may result in the revocation of a Fire Safety Manager's certification.
(13)
A Fire Safety Manager's certification may be revoked at the
discretion of the Fire Official for just cause.
C.
The Deputy Fire Safety Manager shall:
(1)
Act as Fire Safety Manager, assuming his/her duties and responsibilities
in the absence of the Fire Safety Manager during normal working or
business hours.
D.
The fire wardens and deputy fire wardens shall:
(1)
Be familiar with the fire safety plan, the location of exits and
the location and operation of any available fire alarm system.
(2)
In the event of a fire alarm:
(a)
Ascertain location of the fire.
(b)
Direct the evacuation of the floor in accordance with directions
received and the following guidelines:
[1]
If the elevators servicing his/her floor also service the fire
floor, they shall not be used. However, elevators may be used if there
is more than one bank of elevators and he/she is informed from the
Fire Command Station that one bank is unaffected by the fire.
[2]
If elevators do not service the fire floor and their shafts
have no openings on the fire floor, they may be used, unless otherwise
directed.
[3]
Elevators staffed by trained building personnel or firemen may
also be used.
[4]
In the absence of a serviceable elevator, the fire warden shall
select the safest stairway to use for evacuation on the basis of the
location of the fire and any information received from the Fire Command
Station. The fire warden shall check the environment in the stair
prior to entry for evacuation. If it is affected by smoke, an alternate
stair shall be selected and the Fire Command Station notified.
[5]
The fire warden shall keep the Fire Command Station informed
of the means being employed for evacuation by the occupants of his/her
floor.
[6]
The most critical areas for immediate evacuation are the fire
floor and the floors immediately above. Evacuation from the other
floors shall be instituted when instruction from the Fire Command
Station or conditions indicate such action. Evacuation should be via
uncontaminated stairs. He/she shall try to avoid stairs being used
by the North Hudson Regional Fire and Safety. If this is not possible,
he/she shall try to attract the attention of the North Hudson Regional
Fire and Safety personnel before such personnel open the door to the
fire floor.
[7]
Evacuation to two or more levels below the fire floor is generally
adequate. He/she shall keep the Fire Command Station informed regarding
his/her location.
[8]
Fire wardens and their deputies shall see that all occupants
are notified of the fire and that they proceed immediately to execute
the fire safety plan.
[9]
The fire warden on the fire floor shall, as soon as practicable,
notify the Fire Command Station of the particulars.
[10]
Fire wardens on the floor above the fire shall,
after executing the fire safety plan, notify the Command Station of
the means being used for evacuation and any other particulars.
E.
The Building Evacuation Supervisor shall:
(1)
Be responsible to the Fire Safety Manager for matters relating to
firesafety.
(2)
Be capable of directing the evacuation of the occupants as provided
for in the fire safety plan.
(3)
During fire emergencies, staff the Fire Command Station and be responsible
for the direction and execution of the evacuation as provided for
in the fire safety plan.
(4)
Accept the mantle of the Fire Safety Manager's responsibilities when
he/she is on duty and become the key to the building's fire defense.
No prudent owner of a high-rise building is going to place in charge
an individual who is not capable of handling the evacuation of a scattered
maintenance crew and perhaps a tenant's nighttime working force.
(5)
The building evacuation supervisor has to know the fire safety plan
and the duties of the Fire Safety Manager. He/she must be able to
operate under emergency conditions. The person has to be intelligent
and quick witted.
F.
The fire brigade shall:
(1)
On the receipt of an alarm for fire:
(a)
Report to the fire floor and the floor below the fire to assist
in evacuation and provide information to the Fire Command Station.
(b)
Attempt to control the fire until arrival of the North Hudson
Regional Fire and Rescue, if the fire is small and conditions do not
pose a personal threat.
(c)
Leave one member on the floor below the fire to direct the North
Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue to the fire location and to inform
them of conditions.
(d)
On arrival of the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue, the
fire brigade shall report to the Fire Command Station for additional
instructions.
A.
Fire Safety Plan.
(1)
The fire safety plan shall include but not be limited to the requirements
of these rules.
(2)
Within 90 days after the adoption and publication of this article,
the owner or other person having charge of an existing high-rise shall
submit their fire safety plan to the Fire Official for approval. If
such fire safety plan is disapproved by the Fire Official, an amended
or new fire safety plan shall be resubmitted to the Fire Official
within 30 days after notice of such disapproval.
(3)
The owner or other person having charge of a hereafter erected high-rise
building of Use Groups B, R-1 and R-2 shall submit a fire safety plan
to the Fire Official prior to issuance of a temporary or permanent
certificate of occupancy. The words "CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY REQUESTED"
shall be printed or typed on the top page of the fire safety plan.
No certificate of occupancy or temporary certificate of occupancy
shall be issued by the Building Department without approval of a fire
safety plan by the Fire Official.
(4)
The applicable parts of the approved fire safety plan shall be distributed
to all tenants of the building by the building management when the
fire safety plan has been approved by the Fire Official.
(a)
The applicable parts of the approved fire safety plan shall
then be distributed by the tenants to all their employees and by the
building management to all its building employees.
(5)
All occupants of the building shall participate and cooperate in
carrying out the provisions of the fire safety plan.
(7)
A copy of the plan shall be readily available at all times within
the building. The plan must be located at the Fire Command Center.
(8)
An evacuation plan shall be conspicuously posted on every floor for
the building occupant's use.
(a)
Exception: In Use Group R-1, the evacuation plan shall be posted
on the inside of each guest room door, other than a door opening directly
to the outside at grade level.
(9)
Where the owner of the building is also an occupant of the building,
he shall be responsible for the observance of this article and the
fire safety plan in the same manner as a tenant.
(10)
In the event there are changes from conditions existing at the
time the fire safety plan for the building was approved and the changes
are such so as to require changes, an amended fire safety plan shall
be submitted to the Fire Official within 30 days of the changes for
approval.
B.
Fire Command Station.
(1)
The Fire Command Station shall be established in the lobby of the
building on the entrance floor. Such command station shall be adequately
illuminated.
(2)
The Fire Command Station shall be provided with the floor plan of
the building and other pertinent information relative to the service
equipment of the building.
(3)
A copy of the fire safety plan shall be at the Fire Command Station.
(4)
A listing of all handicapped tenants and/or residents shall be at
the Fire Command Station.
(5)
The Fire Command Center shall maintain a comprehensive log which
shall include:
(a)
The name and signature of the Fire Safety Manager or the Building
Evacuation Supervisor on duty along with the date of arrival and departure.
(b)
A description of each incident occurring, including the date,
time, location and action taken. An incident shall include, but not
be limited to, fire, alarm, alarm activation, trouble signal, fire-protection
equipment malfunction, and any unrecorded communication pertaining
to fire- or lifesafety which is made to or from the Fire Command Center.
(c)
This log shall be readily available for Department of Public
Safety inspection.
(6)
Every 10th floor (i.e., the 10th floor, the 20th floor, the 30th,
etc.), a small room shall be designated and marked "Department of
Public Safety Equipment" and shall contain four lengths of 2 1/2-inch
hose and one smooth bore nozzle, one axe and one pike pole, to be
utilized by the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue in emergency
situations and to be supplied by the building owner.
C.
Communications and fire alarm.
(1)
A means of communication and fire alarm for use during fire emergencies
shall be provided and maintained by the owner or person in charge
of the building.
(2)
All occupants of the building shall participate in fire drills. However,
tenants of the building, other than building service employees, are
not required to leave through the exits during the drill.
(a)
A written record of such drills shall be kept on the premises
for a three-year period and shall be readily available for North Hudson
Regional Fire and Rescue inspection.
D.
Signs.
(1)
Signs at elevator landings. A sign shall be posted and maintained
in a conspicuous place on every floor at the elevator landing, indicating
that in case of a fire, occupants shall use the stairs unless otherwise
instructed. The sign shall contain a diagram showing the location
of the stairs, except that such diagram may be omitted provided that
signs containing such diagram are posted in conspicuous places on
the respective floor.
(2)
Floor numbering signs. A sign shall be posted and maintained within
each stair enclosure on every floor indicating the initial floor,
the number of the floor and the terminus of the stairway.
(3)
Stair and elevator identification signs. Each stair and each bank
of elevators shall be identified by an alphabetical letter. A sign
indicating the letter of identification shall be posted and maintained
at each elevator landing and on the side of the stair door from which
egress is to be made.
(4)
Stair reentry signs. A sign shall be posted and maintained on each
floor within each stair on the occupancy side of each stair door,
where applicable, indicating whether reentry is provided into the
building and the floor where such reentry is provided.
A.
Capabilities. The Fire Safety Manager shall have the following capabilities:
(1)
Ability to conduct fire evacuation drills, evacuations and related
duties such as organizing, training and supervising a fire brigade.
(2)
Ability to supervise and staff a fire command station for implementation
and direction of evacuation procedures in a building under his/her
control in accordance with the provisions of Department of Public
Safety rules and the fire safety plan.
(3)
Ability to develop and implement a fire prevention and protection
program to uncover and correct hazards relative to exits and maintenance
thereof.
(4)
Show knowledge in fire-extinguishing systems and appliances; fire
doors in partitions, exit passageways and stairs; the posting of door,
elevator and other informational signs; the storage and use of combustible
or flammable materials.
B.
Qualifications. The Fire Safety Manager shall have the following
qualifications:
(1)
Possess at least five years' experience in fire protection and/or
fire prevention activity or five years' experience in a responsible
position pertaining to operation of building service equipment as
defined in the Building Code or a satisfactory combination or equivalent.
(2)
Shall satisfactorily complete a course for Fire Safety Manager given
by a school or other organization acceptable to the Department of
Public Safety. The Department of Public Safety will issue a certificate
of completion to the applicant after he/she has passed a written examination
administered by the Department of Public Safety. The applicant shall
possess such a certificate of completion when making an application
for a certificate of fitness.
(3)
Shall have the ability to pass an examination by a person or body
designated by the Fire Official relative to the characteristics and
occupancy of the building which is to be under the applicant's control
and the duties connected with the service to be performed, including,
among others, the following:
(a)
Certificate of occupancy provisions.
(b)
Height, area, construction and occupancy.
(c)
Number, type and location of exits.
(d)
Number, type and location of areas of refuge, if any.
(e)
Number, type, location and operation of elevators and escalators.
(f)
Interior fire alarms, special alarms and/or communication systems.
(g)
Standpipe system components and operation.
(h)
Sprinkler system components and operation.
(i)
Special extinguishing system components and operation.
(j)
Number of persons normally employed in the building.
(k)
Number of persons normally visiting the building.
(l)
Plan for fire evacuation drills and evacuation.
(m)
Table of organization for drill plan and for the fire brigade.
(n)
Operation of service equipment such as power, light, heat, cooling,
ventilation, air-conditioning, refuse disposal, firefighting, transportation,
or similar facility.
(o)
Alterations and repair operations and the protective and preventive
measures necessary to safeguard such operations, with priority attention
to torch operations and the introduction, storage and use of flammable
commodities.
(p)
Special occupancies in the building and the proper protection
and maintenance thereof.
C.
Procedures. A certificate of fitness requires two levels of approval.
The first is the general classroom qualification for Fire Safety Manager,
along with a Fire Department examination. The second level is the
specific qualification for the particular building for which he/she
is employed. The qualifications are as follows:
(1)
Level One: This level is achieved when an applicant completes a Fire
Safety Manager's course in an institution approved by the West New
York Fire Official. The applicant must then pass an examination by
the West New York Fire Official and receive his/her certificate of
completion. Employment as Fire Safety Manager in a particular building
is not necessary for a certificate of completion.
(2)
Level Two: This level is achieved when the applicant successfully
passes an examination given by the Fire Official in the field, pertaining
to the service equipment and the fire safety plan for the specific
building for which he/she is Fire Safety Manager.
(3)
The applicant with the first level approval may continue employment
as Fire Safety Manager while awaiting the second level approval.
(4)
If the holder of a first- and second-level approval terminates employment
with the building in which he/she is employed, the second-level approval
for that specific building which he/she left is automatically revoked,
and a new second-level approval is required for his/her new building.
The holder of the certificate of fitness and the building owner/manager
shall promptly notify the Fire Official of such change of building.
In buildings where compliance would cause practical difficulty
or undue hardship, the Fire Official, at his discretion, may modify
the requirements of these rules and accept alternatives fulfilling
the intent of these requirements consistent with public safety.
Any person who shall violate, or refuse, or neglect to comply
with any provision of this Code shall, upon conviction thereof, be
punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment not exceeding
six months, or both, and any such person shall also, for each offense,
be subject to the payment of a penalty in the sum of $250 to be recovered
in a civil action brought in the name of the Fire Official.
