[Code 1993, § 5.01]
The Mount Pleasant Fire Department is recognized as the official
Fire Department of the Village. The Fire Department shall have the
duty and authority of firefighting, providing emergency care of the
sick, disabled or injured, and the prevention of fires within the
Village, and shall be organized and governed in accordance with the
provisions of this chapter.
[Code 1993, § 5.02]
The Fire Department shall consist of a chief and such subordinate officers and members as the Village Board deems necessary for the operation of the Fire Department. All personnel shall be appointed in accordance with the civil service provisions of Chapter 2 of this Code.
[Code 1993, § 5.03]
(b)
The Fire Chief shall have the following responsibilities:
(1)
Plan, organize and supervise the work of the Fire Department
according to the rules and regulations of the Fire Department.
(2)
Enforce all fire prevention, fire protection and rescue laws
and ordinances of the state, county and Village and as directed by
the Village Board.
(3)
Answer fire alarms and command the handling of firefighting
equipment on his shift and all major fire alarms that occur on other
shifts, if available.
(4)
Develop policies, procedures and long range plans for keeping
the Fire Department updated.
(5)
Attend schools and demonstrations on the latest fire suppression
and first aid methods and equipment.
(6)
Conduct and supervise training sessions to maintain a high degree
of efficiency within the Fire Department and local industrial firms.
(7)
Perform necessary public relations and initiate activities to
generate citizen participation.
(8)
Supervise fire inspections of buildings in order to maintain
a current rating according to state fire regulations.
(9)
Maintain records and prepare reports, including an annual budget.
(c)
The Fire Chief shall have the following essential knowledge and abilities:
(1)
Advanced knowledge of laws, rules, regulations and general statutes
relating to fire prevention and suppression.
(2)
Be well versed in all of the facts of fire prevention, fire
protection, firefighting methods and advanced knowledge of the causes
of fires.
(3)
Ability to assign and supervise men, and participate in and
supervise firefighting activities.
(4)
Ability to establish and maintain effective working and public
relationships.
(5)
Ability to maintain records and prepare reports.
(d)
The Fire Chief shall have the following desirable education, training
and experience:
[Code 1993, § 5.19]
The Fire Chief shall prepare instructions for the chief inspector
and his assistants, and forms for their use in the reports required
by this chapter.
[Code 1993, § 5.20]
(a)
Authority. Authority to conduct investigations is given to the Fire
Chief in Wis. Stats. § 165.55(1). The chief of the Fire
Department or company of every city, Village and town in which a Fire
Department or company exists shall investigate, or cause to be investigated,
the cause, origin and circumstance of every fire occurring in his
city, Village or town by which property has been destroyed or damaged
when the damage exceeds $500, and fires of unknown origin he shall
especially investigate, whether the fire was the result of negligence,
accident or design.
(b)
Fires resulting in property destruction or damage. The Fire Department
shall investigate the cause, origin and circumstance of every fire
occurring in the Village by which property has been destroyed or damaged,
and so far as possible, shall determine whether the fire is the result
of carelessness or design. Such investigations shall begin immediately
upon occurrence of such fire, if it appears to the fire investigator
making such investigation that such fire is of suspicious origin,
and the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall be notified.
All physical evidence at the scene of such fires shall be guarded
and maintained until collected by proper authorities as evidence for
prosecution of the case. Other agencies, as deemed necessary by the
Fire Chief, may be notified for assistance to supplement the investigation.
[Code 1993, § 5.04]
(a)
The Assistant Fire Chief shall:
(b)
The Assistant Fire Chief shall have the following responsibilities:
(1)
Assist in the planning, organizing and supervision of the work
of the Fire Department in compliance with the rules and regulations
of the Fire Department.
(2)
Assist in the enforcement of all fire prevention, fire protection
and rescue laws and ordinances of the state, county and Village.
(3)
Answer fire alarms and command the handling of Fire Department
equipment, in the absence of the Fire Chief.
(4)
Conduct or assist in handling Fire Department training sessions.
(5)
Attend schools and demonstrations on the latest fire suppression
methods, first aid methods and equipment.
(6)
Assist in the development of policies, procedures and long range
plans for keeping the Fire Department updated.
(7)
Perform necessary public relations and assist in initiating
activities to generate citizen participation.
(8)
Maintain records, prepare reports and assist in the preparation
of an annual budget.
(c)
The Assistant Fire Chief shall have the following essential knowledge
and abilities;
(1)
Advanced knowledge of the laws, rules, regulations and general
statutes relating to fire prevention and suppression.
(2)
Advanced knowledge of the causes of fires and fire suppression
methods.
(3)
Thorough knowledge of first aid and rescue work.
(4)
Ability to assign and supervise firefighting activities.
(5)
Ability to secure respect and cooperation.
(6)
Ability to establish and maintain effective working and public
relationships.
(7)
Ability to maintain records and prepare reports.
(d)
The Assistant Fire Chief shall have the following desired education,
training and experience:
[Code 1993, § 5.05]
(a)
In general.
(1)
A support services in the Fire Department is established, which
shall be operated under the supervision of the Fire Chief.
(2)
The Fire Chief shall designate an officer or member of the Fire
Department as assistant chief of support services, who shall hold
such office at the pleasure of the Fire Chief.
(3)
The Assistant Fire Chief may designate such number of fire inspectors
as shall be authorized by the Fire Chief from time to time.
(b)
The assistant chief of support services shall have the same responsibilities and authority as Assistant Fire Chiefs as set forth in § 34-46 and, in addition, shall enforce all laws and ordinances of the state, county and Village, covering the:
(1)
Prevention of fires.
(2)
Storage and use of explosives and flammables.
(3)
Installation and maintenance of automatic and other fire alarm
systems and fire extinguishing equipment.
(4)
Maintenance and regulation of fire escapes.
(5)
Means and adequacy of exits, in case of fire, from factories,
schools, hotels, lodging houses, asylums, hospitals, churches, halls,
theaters, amphitheaters and all other places in which numbers of persons
work, live or congregate, from time to time, for any purpose.
(6)
Conduct and supervision of training sessions to maintain a high
degree of efficiency within the support services.
(7)
Performance of necessary public relations and initiation of
activities to generate citizen participation.
(8)
Maintenance of a written record card of each property inspected,
which shall conform to the requirements of the Fire Department.
(9)
Making of recommendations for, and develop of, fire safety legislation
or regulations, as may be necessary.
(10)
Coordination of the activities of the support services with
other agencies of the Village.
(11)
Perform related work as required by the Fire Chief.
(c)
The assistant chief of support services shall have the following
essential knowledge and abilities:
(1)
Considerable knowledge of laws, rules, regulations and general
statutes relating to fire prevention and suppression.
(2)
Good knowledge of the causes of fires, suppression methods and
equipment.
(3)
Ability to assign and supervise men, and participate in and
supervise firefighting activities.
(4)
Ability to establish and maintain effective working and public
relationships.
(5)
Ability to maintain records and prepare reports.
(6)
Ability to supervise personnel and evaluate skills relative
to fire prevention and fire education.
(d)
The assistant chief of support services shall have the following
desired education, training and experience:
[Code 1993, § 5.06]
(b)
The Lieutenant shall have the following responsibilities:
(1)
Assist in planning and supervising the work of the Fire Department
in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Fire Department.
(2)
Assist in the development of policies, procedures and long range
plans for the efficient operation of the Fire Department.
(3)
Attend schools and demonstrations on the latest first aid and
fire suppression methods and equipment.
(4)
Conduct and supervise, when required, training sessions to maintain
a high degree of efficiency within the Fire Department and local industrial
firms.
(5)
Answer fire alarms and command the handling of first aid and
firefighting equipment on his shift in the Fire Chief's absence.
(6)
Assist the Fire Chief in the preparation of reports, and maintain
a high degree of efficiency within the Fire Department and local industrial
firms.
(c)
The Lieutenant shall have the following essential knowledge and abilities:
(1)
Considerable knowledge of laws, rules, regulations and general
statutes relating to fire prevention and suppression.
(2)
Good knowledge of first aid, rescue work and causes of fires,
suppression methods and equipment.
(3)
Ability to assign and supervise men, and participate in and
supervise firefighting activities.
(4)
Ability to establish and maintain effective working and public
relationships.
(5)
Ability to maintain records and prepare reports.
(d)
The Lieutenant shall have the followed desired education, training
and experience:
[Code 1993, § 5.09]
(a)
Control. The Fire Chief shall have control of all apparatus used
by the Fire Department and shall be responsible for the proper maintenance
thereof. Emergency repairs of such apparatus may be authorized by
the Fire Chief.
(b)
Use. No apparatus shall be used for any purpose, except for official
Fire Department use within the limits of the Village or in training
therefor, except pursuant to an agreement approved by the Village
Board with other municipalities with whom agreements have been executed
or with the prior approval of the Village Board.
(c)
Damage. No person shall willfully injure, in any manner, any hose,
hydrant or fire apparatus belonging to the Village and no vehicle,
without the consent of the Fire Department official in command, shall
be driven over an unprotected hose of the Fire Department when such
hose is laid down on any street, private driveway or other place in
order to be used at any fire or alarm of fire.
[Code 1993, § 5.10]
(a)
Vestment. The Fire Chief and assistants or officers in command at
any fire are vested with full and complete police authority at fires.
Any officer of the Fire Department may cause the arrest of any person
failing to give the right-of-way to the Fire Department in responding
to a fire.
(b)
Fire safety limits. The Fire Chief may prescribe certain limits in
the vicinity of a fire within which no person, except firefighters,
police officers and persons admitted by order of any officer of the
Fire Department, shall be permitted to come. 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,
to prevent the spread of fire or to protect the adjoining property,
and during the progress of any fire, he shall have the power to order
the removal or destruction of any property which is necessary to prevent
the further spread of the fire. He 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 such wires or facilities impede
the work of the Fire Department during the progress of a fire.
(c)
Authority to enter adjacent property. Any firefighter, while acting
under the direction of the Fire Chief or other officer in command,
shall enter upon the premises adjacent to, or in the vicinity of,
any building or other property then on fire for the purpose of extinguishing
such fire, and in the case of any person hindering such entry, or
resisting or obstructing any firefighter in the discharge of his duty,
as provided for in this subsection, the offending person shall be
deemed guilty of resisting firefighters in the discharge of their
duty.
[Code 1993, § 5.11]
The Village Board shall appropriate funds to provide for operation
and for such apparatus and equipment for the use of the Fire Department
as it may deem expedient and necessary to maintain efficient and proper
protection of life and property from fire.
[Ord. No. 5-2002, § 5.12,
10, 6-10-2002; Ord. No.
4-2007, 4-23-2007; Ord. No. 12-2008, 9-8-2008]
(a)
ADMIN. HSS 112 RULE
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
ADVANCE LIFE SUPPORT (ALS)
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT (ALS) WITHOUT TRANSPORT
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS)
DISPOSABLE MEDICAL SUPPLIES
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (EMT BASIC)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
PARAMEDIC-ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT INTERCEPTS
Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in
this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection,
except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
A person who has more extensive training than the EMT-BASIC
and, under medical direction, provides, but is not limited to:
Airway management.
Starting and administration of intravenous fluids.
Advanced rescue, emergency care and resuscitation.
Cardiac rhythm interpretation and defibrillation.
Advanced assessment.
Insertion of advanced airways.
Parenteral injections.
Treatment of shocks and burns.
Administration of emergency medications.
Emergency medical care provided by emergency medical technicians-paramedics
that requires the use of life sustaining equipment, utilizing an ambulance
equipped with a radio or constant telephone contact with a physician/hospital.
Emergency medical care provided by emergency medical technicians-paramedics
that requires the use of life sustaining equipment, with a radio or
constant telephone contact with a physician/hospital, without transport.
Emergency first aid services which do not meet the ALS criteria.
Equipment designed to have a one-time use, and then be properly
disposed of, to aid in the prevention and spread of infectious diseases.
A person licensed to provide basic life support and who is
properly trained to transport sick, disabled and injured individuals.
As defined by Wis. Stats. Admin. HSS 110 Rule and/or the Fire Department's
medical direction. Training includes, but is not limited to:
Basic assessment with basic cardiac life support, CPR (health
care provider).
Anatomy and physiology.
Treatment of bleeding and shock.
Use of pneumatic shock garment.
Soft tissue injuries.
Fractures and dislocations.
Emergency childbirth.
Burns and hazardous materials.
Automatic defibrillation.
When it is necessary for a patient that is being transported
by a nonparamedic ambulance service, to require the services of a
paramedic-advanced life support ambulance service. This includes,
when necessary, for two ambulance services to be involved in the transport
of a patient, when either the patient is transferred from the nonparamedic
ambulance to the paramedic ambulance or where the paramedic staff
and/or equipment board the nonparamedic ambulance.
(b)
Provision of service. The Village provides emergency ambulance service
to persons needing emergency medical attention after the sudden onset
of a medical condition or trauma manifesting itself by acute symptoms
of such severity, including severe pain, that the absence of immediate
attention could reasonably be expected to result in placing the patient's
health in serious jeopardy, or the serious impairment of bodily functions,
or serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part.
(c)
Fees.
(1)
Applicability; exception. Every person receiving emergency service
from the Village by the use of its emergency equipment, medical drugs
and disposable medical equipment in attending to and/or transporting
such person from the scene of an incident to an emergency hospital,
shall pay for such service if rendered within the Village, unless
such person is a child who is under the direction of his school of
attendance or is a participant in a recreation activity sponsored
by the Village.
(2)
Outlying areas with a mutual aid agreement. In all cases where
the emergency service of the Village is summoned in response to an
emergency call in areas outside the Village where a mutual aid agreement
does exist, every person receiving such emergency service, the administration
of medical drugs and disposable medical equipment use in attending
at the scene of the incident and transporting such person to an emergency
hospital shall be charged for such service.
(3)
Outlying areas without a mutual aid agreement. In all cases
where the emergency service of the Village is summoned in response
to an emergency call in areas outside of the Village where no mutual
aid agreement exists, every person receiving such emergency service,
the administration of medical drugs and disposable medical equipment
used in attending at the scene of the incident and transporting such
person to a private or emergency hospital shall be charged for such
service.
(4)
Paramedic-advanced life support intercepts. In all cases where
paramedic-advanced life support intercept service is requested from
the Village by a municipal ambulance service or rescue squad that
does not provide a paramedic level of care, that municipality or rescue
squad shall be billed for the paramedic service provided.
(5)
Schedule of fees for service, transfer service and disposable
medical equipment. The following fees shall be applicable for ambulance
service, transfer service and disposal medical equipment:
a.
ALS, transport (nonresident): $650.
b.
ALS, transport (resident): $600.
c.
ALS, nontransport: $300.
d.
BLS, transport (nonresident): $500.
e.
BLS, transport (resident): $450.
f.
Extra ambulance attendant, 250 pounds or combative: $100.
g.
Disposable supplies: $50.
h.
Mileage, per loaded mile: $14.
i.
IV and supplies: $65.
j.
Oxygen: $60.
k.
Intubation: $65.
l.
Defibrillation: $60.
m.
EKG, 3-lead: $30.
n.
EKG, 12-lead: $30.
o.
Percutaneous cricothyrotomy (under Adv. Airway): $135.
p.
OB kit/burn kit: $15.
q.
Pericardiocentesis: $86.
r.
IO: $200.
s.
Rescue Pod (Adv. Airway): $110.
t.
Mutual aid use of autopulse: $225.
u.
If Capnography used add $50 to base rate. If Autopulse used
add $175 to base rate.
v.
If no transport is given and no ALS (Advanced Life Support)
the following be charged:
w.
If no transport is given and BLS skills are provided fee is:
$200.
(6)
Medications used in ALS and BLS services. The following fees
are established for medications used in ALS and BLS services. The
Fire Chief shall periodically, no less than once per calendar year,
report such fees to the finance department, which may modify such
fees. Such fees are as stated as of the date of adoption of the ordinance
from which this section is derived, until revised:
a.
Adensine, six mg: $40.
b.
Albuterol/Ventolin/Proventil, 0.5% ml by nebulizer: $25.
c.
Amyl Nitrate, capsule: $25.
d.
Ativan: $50.
e.
Atropine, 1 mg/10 ml syringe: $25.
f.
Benadryl/Diphenhydramine, 50 mg syringe: $25.
g.
Bretylium, 500 mg: $25.
h.
Calcium Chloride, 1 gm/10 ml syringe: $25.
i.
Cardizem, per syringe: $26.50.
j.
Cordarone/Amiodarone, 300 mg: $200.
k.
Dextrose/D5W, 500 ml: $25.
l.
Dextrose/D25/syringe: $25.
m.
Dextrose/D50/syringe: $25.
n.
Diazepam/Valium up to 5 mg: $175.
o.
Dopamine/Intropine, 200 mg: $26.
p.
Epinephrine/Adrenalin, 1:1,000: $25.
q.
Epinephrine/Adrenalin, 1:10,000, 1 gm/10 ml syringe: $25.
r.
Furosemide/Lasix, up to 20 mg: $25.
s.
Geodon: $25.
t.
Glucagon up to 1 mg: $70.
u.
Isoproterenol bu inhalation 0.5% ml: $5.15.
v.
Lidocaine drip and D5W, 500 cc: $25.
w.
Lidocaine 50 ml: $25.
x.
Magnesium Sulfate, up to 10 mg: $25.
y.
Midazolan, up to 1 mg: $25.
z.
Morphine Sulfate, up to 10 mg: $25.
aa.
Narcan/Naloxone: $30.
bb.
Nitro sublingual, each tab/spray/dose: $25.
cc.
Normal saline/capped IV, 1 - 5 ml: $25.
dd.
Normal saline 251 - 500 ml: $25.
ee.
Normal saline 501 - 1,000 ml: $25.
ff.
Procainamide, 1 gram: $25.
gg.
Sodium Bicarbonate: $25.
hh.
Sodium Chloride: $25.
ii.
Zofran: $25.
[Code 1993, § 5.14]
Whenever the Fire Department responds to a fire call determined to be in violation of §§ 34-6, 34-7(a), 34-8 and the definition of the terms "garbage" and "refuse" in § 34-121, it may collect the actual costs of control and extinguishment from the responsible party, and in default of payment, may proceed to a court of competent jurisdiction to collect such costs as in any other civil action.
(a)
Established; inspections.
(1)
A Bureau of Fire Prevention in the Fire Department is established,
which shall be operated under the supervision of the chief of the
Fire Department.
(2)
The chief of the Fire Department shall designate an officer
or member of the Fire Department as chief inspector of the Bureau
of Fire Prevention, who shall hold such office at the pleasure of
the chief of the Fire Department.
(3)
The chief of the Fire Department may also designate such number
of assistant inspectors as shall be authorized from time to time by
the Village Board.
(b)
Duties. The officers of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall enforce
all laws and ordinances of the state, county and Village pertaining
to the:
(1)
Prevention of fires.
(2)
Storing and use of explosives, flammables, combustibles, hazardous
materials, extremely hazardous substances or toxic gases.
(3)
Installation and maintenance of automatic fire alarm systems,
fire extinguishment equipment and smoke detection devices.
(4)
Maintenance of exitways, including hallways, stairways and aisles.
(5)
Investigation of the causes, origins and circumstances of fires
and explosions, and of fire related deaths and injuries.
(6)
Instruction of all firefighters in their inspection duties.
(7)
Making available of public education to interested citizens
and promoting sound fire prevention practices.
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Such officers shall have such other powers and perform such
other duties as are set forth in other sections of this chapter, and
as may be conferred and imposed by law from time to time. The chief
of the Fire Department may delegate any of his powers or duties under
this chapter to the assistant chief of fire prevention.
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[Code 1993, § 5.17]
(a)
Duties. The chief of the Fire Department shall hold the office of
fire inspector, with the power to appoint one or more deputy fire
inspectors, who shall perform the same duties and have the same powers
as the fire inspector.
(b)
Inspections. The fire inspectors shall inspect, or cause to be inspected,
as often as may be necessary, all buildings (except private dwellings),
premises and thoroughfares within the Village to correct any conditions
liable to cause a fire or any violation of this chapter relating to
fire hazards. The fire inspectors shall also investigate the storage
and handling of explosives and flammable liquids within the Village.
(c)
Hazards. Whenever and wherever in the Village any inspection by the
Fire Chief or his deputies reveals a fire hazard, the Fire Chief or
his deputies shall serve a notice, in writing, upon the owner of the
property, giving the owner a reasonable time in which to remove the
hazard.
(d)
Reports. The Fire Chief shall keep a written record of each property
inspected, which report shall conform to the requirements of the department
of commerce.
(e)
Hindering and obstructing fire inspector. No person shall hinder
or obstruct the fire inspector in the performance of his duty or refuse
to perform any lawful direction given by him.
[Code 1993, § 5.22]
(a)
Right of entry.
(1)
The Fire Chief, the chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention,
officers of the Fire Department or any inspector shall inspect, or
cause to be inspected, as often as may be necessary, at all reasonable
hours, enter any buildings, premises and public thoroughfares, except
the interiors of private premises, for the purpose of ascertaining
and causing to be corrected any conditions liable to cause fire or
any violation of the provisions or intent of any ordinance affecting
fire hazards.
(2)
The Fire Chief may obtain an administrative inspection warrant
under statute, when necessary, in his opinion, for the purpose of
making an inspection or investigation of any building or premises
where the owner has refused admission to such building or premises.
(b)
Order to remove hazards. Whenever any inspector shall find, in any
building or upon any premises or other place, combustible or explosive
matter, or hazardous, extremely hazardous or toxic materials which
are situated so as to endanger property; or shall find obstructions
to, or on, fire escapes, stairs, passageways, doors or windows, liable
to interfere with operations of the Fire Department or egress of occupants
in case of fire, the fire inspector shall order such dangerous conditions
or materials to be removed or remedied in such a manner as may be
specified.
(d)
Service of order. The service of such order may be made upon the
occupant of the premises to whom it is directed, either by personally
delivering a copy of the order to such occupant or by delivering the
order to and leaving the order with any adult person in charge of
the premises, or putting the order in a conspicuous place on the door
to the entrance of the premises or, if such owner is absent from the
jurisdiction of the officer serving the order, by mailing such copy
to the owner's last known post office address.
(e)
Order to install appliances. The Fire Chief or officers of the Bureau
of Fire Prevention shall survey inspectable buildings and order required
fire appliances to be installed.
(f)
Appeal of orders issued. Any such order shall forthwith be complied
with by the owner or occupant of such premises or building. If such
order is made by the chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or one
of the inspectors, such owner or occupant may, within 24 hours, appeal
to the chief, in writing, who shall review such order and file his
decision thereon. Unless, by his authority, the order is revoked or
modified, it shall remain in full force and be complied with within
the time fixed in the order or decision of the chief.
[Ord. No. 9-2009, 6-22-2009]
(a)
Fees, based on occupancy classification:
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Fee
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Public assembly
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Per the annual fee schedule
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2.
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Education institutions
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Per the annual fee schedule
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3.
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Institutional
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Per the annual fee schedule
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4.
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Residential, multifamily (three units and up)
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Per the annual fee schedule
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5.
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Stores, offices
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Per the annual fee schedule
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6.
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Basic industry, utility, defense
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Per the annual fee schedule
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7.
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Manufacturing
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Per the annual fee schedule
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8.
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Storage, warehouse
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Per the annual fee schedule
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9.
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Special, not classified
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Per the annual fee schedule
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10.
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Compliance inspections for Wisconsin Health and Social Services
community-based residential facilities (CBRF)
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Per the annual fee schedule
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11.
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Single-family home
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Per the annual fee schedule
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12.
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Multi-family homes
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Per the annual fee schedule
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(b)
The annual fire prevention inspection fee shall constitute a special
charge against the property under Wis. Stats. § 66.601(16),
and shall be placed on the annual tax roll for collection as a special
charge if unpaid by October 15. All proceedings related to the collection
of real estate taxes shall apply.
(c)
All buildings, structures and premises owned by the Village of Mount
Pleasant, the Village of Sturtevant, the State of Wisconsin, and the
United States Government shall be exempt from the fire prevention
fee.
[Code 1993, § 5.21(2)(a), (b)]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Materials, not otherwise covered in this chapter, which are
highly flammable, or which may react to cause fires or explosions,
or which, by their presence, create or augment a fire explosion hazard,
or which, because of their toxicity, flammability or liability to
explosion hazard, render firefighting abnormally dangerous or difficult;
and flammable and combustible liquids which are chemically unstable
and which may spontaneously form explosive compounds or undergo spontaneous
reactions of explosive violence or with sufficient evolution of heat
to be compressed gases, flammable solids, corrosive liquids, radioactive
materials, oxidizing materials, potentially explosive chemicals, highly
toxic materials and poisonous gases.
A bacterial, mycoplasmal, fungal, parasitic or viral agent
known to cause illness in humans, which is used, researched, produced
or stored within or on the premises.
[Code 1993, § 5.21(2)]
The provisions of this division shall apply to all persons using,
researching, producing or storing hazardous materials and/or infectious
agents on and after the effective date of the ordinance from which
this division is derived.
[Code 1993, § 5.21(1)]
All persons using, researching or producing hazardous materials
and/or infectious agents shall notify the Fire Department as prescribed
by this division.
[Code 1993, § 5.21(3)]
(a)
No person shall store or handle the following without obtaining a
license from the Fire Chief prior to such storing or handling:
(1)
More than 55 gallons of corrosive liquids;
(2)
More than 500 pounds of oxidizing materials;
(3)
More than 500 millicuries of radioactive materials;
(4)
More then 2,000 cubic feet of flammable compressed gas;
(5)
Ten pounds or more of organic peroxides;
(6)
Five hundred pounds or more of ammonium nitrate; or
(7)
Any amount of highly toxic material or poisonous gas.
(b)
The license fee will be as set by the Village Board per calendar
year, or portion thereof.
[Code 1993, § 5.21(4)]
(a)
The following general requirements shall apply to the manufacture,
storage, handling and use of hazardous materials:
(1)
The manufacture, storage, handling and use of hazardous chemicals
shall be safeguarded with such protective facilities as public safety
requires.
(2)
The Fire Chief may require the separation or isolation of any
chemical that, in combination with other substances, may bring about
a fire or explosion or may liberate a flammable or poisonous gas.
The Fire Chief may require separation from other storage, occupancies
or buildings when the quantity stored constitutes a material hazard.
(3)
Defective containers which permit leakage or spillage shall
be disposed of or repaired in accordance with recognized safe practices.
No spilled materials shall be allowed to accumulate on floors or shelves.
(4)
Where hazardous materials are kept for retail sale in containers
or packages usual to the retail trade, storage shall be neat and orderly
and shelves shall be of substantial construction.
(5)
Where specific requirements are not otherwise established, storage,
handling and use of hazardous chemicals shall be in accordance with
nationally recognized good practices.
(6)
Any person using, researching, producing and/or storing any
hazardous or infectious materials shall provide to the Fire Department,
in writing, the following information:
a.
Address and location of where hazardous/infectious materials
are used, researched, stored or produced;
b.
Trade name of the hazardous/infectious materials;
c.
Chemical name and any commonly used synonym for the hazardous/infectious
material and its major components;
d.
Exact locations on the premises where such hazardous/infectious
materials are used, researched, stored and/or produced;
e.
Amounts of hazardous/infectious materials on the premises per
the exact locations;
f.
Boiling point, vapor pressure, vapor density, solubility in
water, specific gravity, percentage volatile by volume, evaporation
rate for liquids, and appearance and odor of the hazardous/infectious
materials;
g.
Flash point and flammable limits of the hazardous substance;
h.
Any permissible exposure level, threshold limit value or other
established limit value for exposure to a material;
i.
Stability of the material;
j.
Recommended fire extinguishing media, special firefighting procedures
and fire explosion hazard information for the material;
k.
Any effect of overexposure to the material, emergency and first
aid procedures and telephone numbers to call in an emergency;
l.
Any condition or material which is incompatible with hazardous/infectious
material and which must be avoided;
m.
Any personal protective equipment to be worn or used and special
precautions to be taken when handling or coming into contact with
the material;
n.
Procedures for handling or coming into contact with the material;
o.
Any methods of route or transmission of the infectious agents;
p.
Any symptoms or effect of infection, emergency first aid procedure
and a telephone number to be called in an emergency.
[Code 1993, § 5.21(5)]
The regulations contained in the Wis. Admin. Code Ch. Comm.
13 will be enforced by the Fire Chief.
[Code 1993, § 5.21(6)]
Oxidizing materials shall be stored in dry locations and separated
from organic materials, including wood surfaces.
[Code 1993, § 5.21(7)]
(a)
Radioactive materials shall have readily legible signs warning of
radiation dangers and shall be placed at entrances to locations where
radioactive materials are used or stored. Signs will not be required
for storage of manufactured articles, other than liquids, such as
instruments or clock dials, of which radioactive materials are a component
part, and luminous compounds, when securely packed in strong containers,
provided, the gamma radiation at any surface of the package is less
than 10 milliroentgens in 24 hours.
(b)
When not in use, radioactive materials shall be kept in adequately
shielded fire-resistant containers of such design that the gamma radiation
will not exceed 200 milliroentgens per hour, or equivalent, at any
point of readily accessible surface.
[Code 1993, § 5.21(8)]
Potentially explosive chemicals shall be protected from external
heat, fire and explosion, and good housekeeping shall be maintained.
All spilled materials shall be promptly gathered and destroyed in
an approved manner. Smoking shall be prohibited in the storage area.
[Code 1993, § 5.21(9)]
(a)
Poisonous gases shall be stored in rooms of at least one-hour fire-resistant
construction and having natural or mechanical ventilation adequate
to remove leaking gas. Such ventilation shall not discharge to a point
where the gases may endanger any person.
(b)
Legible warning signs stating the nature of the hazard shall be prominently
placed at all entrances to locations where poisonous gases are stored
or used.
[Code 1993, § 5.21(10)]
Corrosive liquids shall have satisfactory provisions made for
containing and neutralizing or safely flushing away leakage of such
corrosive liquids which may occur during storage or handling.
[Code 1993, § 5.21(11)]
Any person who possesses or controls a hazardous material or
infectious agent which was discharged, or who caused the discharge
of a hazardous material or infectious agent shall reimburse the Village
for actual and necessary expenses incurred by the Village or its agent
to contain, remove or dispose of the hazardous substance or infectious
agent or take any other appropriate action which is deemed appropriate
under the circumstance.
[Code 1993, § 5.21(12); amended 1-14-2013 by Ord. No. 02-2013]
(a)
Recovery of costs from every person using, storing, handling or transporting
flammable or combustible liquids, chemicals, gasses or other hazardous
materials shall comply with the requirements of Wis. Admin. Code Ch.
Comm. 10, as in force and amended from time to time.
(b)
Every person using, storing, handling or transporting (whether by
rail or on the highways) flammable or combustible liquids, chemicals,
gasses or other hazardous materials shall be liable to the Village
for the actual cost of labor and materials associated with the use
of any specialized extinguishing agent, chemical, neutralizer or similar
material or equipment employed to extinguish, confine or clean up
any such hazardous material which is involved in any accidental spill
or in the threat of any fire or accidental spill.
(c)
There is hereby imposed upon and charged a fire call charge to the
owner or user at the time of the fire call of the property involved
in a fire call response by the Fire Department on any highway within
the Village of Mt. Pleasant. The fire call charge shall be in the
sum of $500, and shall cover the cost of such fire call.
(d)
The Fire Chief or his or her designee shall submit statements for
such charges to all such owners or users of the property subject to
a fire call on such highways as soon as practical following the completion
of the fire call. All such charges shall be paid to the Fire Department.
