This chapter shall be known and titled as the "Fire Prevention Code of the Town of Rye," and shall apply to the territory of the Town outside of the incorporated villages situated in said Town, for the purpose of protection and preservation of the property of the Town and of its inhabitants.
The storage, handling and use of dangerous and hazardous materials and the prevention of hazardous conditions shall be in conformity with the most approved methods and practices for safety of life and property, and it shall be unlawful to install in connection therewith any material, fitting or device which has not been approved. Except as may be otherwise provided in this code, the regulations, recommendation and tests of the National Fire Protection Association, American Society for Testing Materials, National Board of Fire Underwriters, American Standards Association and other similar organizations, as revised from time to time, shall be deemed to be such most approved methods and practices.
Nothing contained in this code shall be construed as applying to the transportation of any article or thing shipped in conformity with the regulations prescribed by the Interstate Commerce Commission, nor as applying to the military or naval forces of the United States and the State of New York.
This code shall be construed liberally to secure the beneficial interests and purposes thereof so that public safety will be secured and substantial justice done.
A. 
The Fire Chief, with the approval of the Board of Fire Commissioners, may designate competent members of the Fire Department to make inspections, keep records, or perform any other duty required by this code and any inspection or order given by such designated members shall have the same force and effect as if performed or given by the Fire Chief personally.
B. 
The Fire Chief shall make periodical inspections of mercantile and manufacturing establishments, schools, colleges, churches, theatres, or other places of a public or semipublic character, each hospital or place of detention and each multiple dwelling, apartment house or tenement building, and shall designate wherever necessary, first aid fire appliances in or near boiler rooms, kitchens of restaurants or hotels, clubs and like establishments, storage rooms involving considerable combustible material, rooms in which hazardous manufacturing processes are involved, garages sections, and other places of a generally hazardous nature. Such appliances shall consist of automatic alarm systems, fixed, wheeled or portable chemical extinguishers of a type suitable for the probable class of fire, or suitable asbestos blankets, manual or automatic covers or the introduction of an inert gas. In specially hazardous processes or excessive storage, safety appliances of more than one type may be required or special systems installed.
The fire limits shall include all districts designated in the Building Zone Ordinance and Building Code and amendments thereof as industrial districts and business districts.