Township of Bloomfield, NJ
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2023-12-11
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The Code
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Part I, Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 37 Fire Department
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Article X Fire Prevention Bureau
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 10 Court
- Ch 16 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 21 Domestic Violence Team
- Ch 26 Drug and Alcohol Policy
- Ch 31 (Reserved)
- Ch 37 Fire Department
- Ch 37 Art X Fire Prevention Bureau
- § 37-32 Supervision.
- § 37-33 Powers and duties.
- § 37-34 Records and reports.
- Ch 42 Funds
- Ch 63 (Reserved)
- Ch 63A Cell Phone, Audiotape Recorder and Camera Use During Open Public Meetings
- Ch 64 Parking Utility
- Ch 68 Parking Violations Officer
- Ch 75 Police Department
- Ch 88 Residency Requirements
- Ch 93 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 99 Special Improvement Districts
- Ch 105 (Reserved)
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 112 Affordable Housing
- Ch 116 Alarm Systems
- Ch 122 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 128 Amusements and Amusement Devices
- Ch 134 Animals
- Ch 134A Animal Shelter Advisory Committee
- Ch 144 (Reserved)
- Ch 149 Building Construction
- Ch 149A (Reserved)
- Ch 155 Buildings and Lots, Numbering of
- Ch 159 Business Hours
- Ch 160 (Reserved)
- Ch 164 (Reserved)
- Ch 169 Checks, Returned
- Ch 175 Condominium Conversions
- Ch 185 (Reserved)
- Ch 192 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 196 (Reserved)
- Ch 201 (Reserved)
- Ch 206 Dumpsters
- Ch 211 (Reserved)
- Ch 217 Fees
- Ch 222 Fiber-Optic Cables
- Ch 228 Filming
- Ch 233 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 239 Fire Prevention and Protection
- Ch 245 Fireworks
- Ch 250 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 254 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 264 (Reserved)
- Ch 270 Games of Chance
- Ch 279 Gasoline Stations and Repair Garages
- Ch 285 Graffiti
- Ch 290 Handbills and Advertising
- Ch 296 Hazardous Chemicals
- Ch 302 Historic Districts
- Ch 307 Housing Standards
- Ch 313 Junk Dealers
- Ch 315 Land Development and Zoning
- Ch 318 (Reserved)
- Ch 319 Lead-Based Paint Inspection
- Ch 334 Library
- Ch 339 Licensing
- Ch 345 Light Pollution
- Ch 353 (Reserved)
- Ch 358 Monuments
- Ch 363 Motor Vehicle Sales
- Ch 374 Newsracks
- Ch 380 Noise
- Ch 387 Parking for Handicapped
- Ch 393 Parking, Off-Street and Permit
- Ch 399 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 404 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 408 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 413 Portable Storage Containers
- Ch 417 Precious Metals, Gems, Other Metals, Gift Cards, and Secondhand Goods
- Ch 423 Property Maintenance
- Ch 427 Records, Public Access to
- Ch 430 Properties, Abandoned/Vacant
- Ch 431 Rental Property Registration
- Ch 432 Rental Property Good Neighbor Act
- Ch 433 Rental Property, Short-Term
- Ch 435 Rent Control
- Ch 443 Sales, Special
- Ch 448 School Enrollment
- Ch 454 Sewers
- Ch 460 (Reserved)
- Ch 463 Sick Leave for Private Employees
- Ch 466 Sidewalk Cafes
- Ch 478 Smoking
- Ch 484 Soil Removal
- Ch 491 Solid Waste
- Ch 494 Stormwater Control
- Ch 497 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 508 Swimming Pools
- Ch 514 Tattooing and Body Piercing
- Ch 520 Taxation
- Ch 526 Taxicabs and Limousines
- Ch 535 Trees
- Ch 540 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 556 Water
- Ch 562 Weapons
- Part III, Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 575 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 578 Administration
- Ch 582 (Reserved)
- Ch 586 Animals
- Ch 591 Barbershops, Hairstyling, Cosmetology and Nail Salons
- Ch 596 (Reserved)
- Ch 601 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 607 Child-Care Centers
- Ch 611 Environmental Quality Assurance
- Ch 613 Food Establishments
- Ch 618 Food Handling
- Ch 621 Heating Requirements
- Ch 624 Licensing
- Ch 630 Massage and Bodywork Establishments
- Ch 635 Noise
- Ch 640 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 646 (Reserved)
- Ch 652 Sanitation
- Ch 664 Swimming Pools, Public
- Ch 670 Tanning Salons
- Ch 675 Vending Machines
- Appendix
- Ch A680 Park Rules and Regulations
- Ch A681 Cable Television
- Ch A682 Civil Rights Policy
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Added 8-19-2019 by Ord.
No. 19-52]
The Fire Official assigned to the Fire Prevention Bureau shall
be under the general direction of the Fire Chief and shall have full
management and control of all matters pertaining to the Fire Prevention
Bureau and all subordinate officers, inspectors and clerks assigned
or detailed thereto.
The officer assigned to the Fire Prevention Bureau shall:
A.
Be responsible for the enforcement of all fire prevention laws and
ordinances relative to the protection of life and property from fire
and shall see that all industrial, mercantile and heavy habitational
occupancies are periodically inspected.
B.
Cause all fires of suspicious or questionable origin or those fires
which result in a loss of more than $500 to be thoroughly investigated
and shall keep a record thereof for future reference.
C.
Assist in the compilation of evidence and the prosecution of persons
charged with violation of fire prevention laws and ordinances.
D.
Make recommendations to the Fire Chief for the elimination of special
fire hazards and dangerous conditions existing in the Township.
E.
Maintain in the office of the Fire Prevention Bureau a complete record
of fire alarms and all data relative thereto, a complete record of
inspections, investigations, complaints and special and peculiar hazards;
and such other information as may be required.
F.
Respond to multiple alarm fires and also to other serious emergencies
when called by the officer in charge and shall, in addition to assisting
in their control, endeavor to determine fire causes and practical
means for preventing them.
G.
Prepare and submit to the Fire Chief an annual report of all activities
of the Fire Prevention Bureau, including statistical compilations
and analyses of all fires and alarms, and such additional recommendations
and conclusions as they deem necessary for the betterment of the service.
All members assigned to the Fire Prevention Bureau shall make
records and reports and perform such other duties as may be required
by the Fire Chief, including firefighting.
