No person shall impede the progress of a fire engine, fire truck
or other fire apparatus of the Amery Fire Department along the streets
or alleys of such City at the time of a fire or when the Fire Department
of the City is using such streets or alleys in response to any emergency.
[Amended 5-5-2021 by Ord. No. 08-2021; 10-6-2021 by Ord. No. 13-2021]
A. The Fire Chief shall be the Fire Inspector of the City of Amery and
shall have the power to appoint one or more Deputy Fire Inspectors
and shall perform all duties required of the Fire Inspector by the
laws of the state and the rules of the Wisconsin Department of Safety
and Professional Services, particularly § 101.14, Wis. Stats.
B. While acting as Fire Inspector pursuant to § 101.14(2),
Wis. Stats., the Fire Chief, or any officer or member of the Fire
Department designated by the Fire Chief, shall have the right and
authority to enter any building or upon any premises in the City of
Amery at all reasonable hours for the purpose of making inspections
or investigations which, under the provisions of this Code of Ordinances,
he/she may deem necessary. Should an inspection by the Fire Inspector
or their Deputy reveal a fire hazard, the Inspector or their Deputy
may serve a notice in writing upon the owner of the property, giving
such owner a reasonable time in which to remove the hazard. Failure
of the owner to comply with said notice is a violation of this chapter.
If the fire hazard is not removed within the time allowed, it shall
be deemed a nuisance; the Fire Inspector, or their Deputy may have
the same removed by the City, and the cost of such removal shall be
recovered by an action by the City against the owner of the property
and may also be entered on the tax roll as a special charge against
the property. The fees for such actions are detailed in the City of
Amery's Schedule of Fees.
C. The Chief of the Fire Department is required, by himself/herself
or by officers or members of the Fire Department designated by him/her
as fire inspectors, to inspect all buildings, premises and public
thoroughfares, except the interiors of private dwellings, for the
purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any conditions
liable to cause fire, or any violations of any law or ordinance relating
to the fire hazard or to the prevention of fires. Such inspections
shall be made at least once every 12 months in all of the territory
served by the Fire Department and oftener as the Chief of the Fire
Department orders. Each twelve-month period shall begin on January
1 of each year. Exceptions are adjoining properties in the Downtown
District that have no lot lines. They will be conducted every six
months. The Chief of the Fire Department may require or conduct more
frequent inspections than required under this subsection for other
commercial buildings required by statute. Repairs or alterations necessary
to remove the hazardous condition shall be made within a reasonable
time as designated by the Fire Inspector at the expense of the owner.
The Fire Inspector shall also investigate the storage and handling
of explosives and flammable liquids within the City.
D. Written reports of inspections shall be made and kept on file in
the office of the Chief of the Fire Department and the office of the
City Administrator in the manner and form required by the Wisconsin
Department of Safety and Professional Services.
Every person who shall be present at an emergency shall be subject
to the orders of the Fire Chief or officer in command and may be required
to render assistance in fighting the fire or in removing or guarding
property. Such officer shall have the power to cause the arrest of
any person or persons refusing to obey said orders.
No person shall occupy any portion of such streets or alleys
with a motorized or other vehicle between such fire engine or fire
truck or other fire apparatus and any hydrant to which a fire hose
may be, or may be about to be, attached.
Patio fireplaces are permitted in the City of Amery as long as they are commercially purchased units that enclose the entire fire area within the patio fireplace. Homemade units must meet the approval of the Fire Chief. The chimney area and viewable area of the patio fireplace must be screened with a spark-reduction device at all times the patio fireplace is in operation. The patio fireplace shall only burn a readily combustible fuel source that consists of wood, charcoal, or manufactured fireplace logs. The burning of trash, leaves, woods with a chemical treatment (railroad tie, fence post, power pole, etc.), or other materials that tend to create a noxious or annoying smoke discharge are not allowed. This section does not allow for belowground campfires or other device fires not clearly authorized in this section or §
226-7B(2). Upon the complaint of two or more persons to the Police or Fire Department that the patio fireplace is causing annoyance, the person responsible for the patio fireplace shall immediately discontinue the use of the device.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
The following orders, rules, and regulations of the Department
of Safety and Professional Services and Department of Agriculture,
Trade and Consumer Protection, all of which are set forth in the Wisconsin
Administrative Code as from time to time amended and/or renumbered,
are incorporated herein by reference and adopted as part of this chapter:
A. Chapter
ATCP 93, Flammable, Combustible and Hazardous Liquids.
B. Chapter
SPS 307, Explosives and Fireworks.
C. Chapter
SPS 314, Fire Prevention.
D. Chapter
SPS 316, Electrical; Wisconsin Electrical Code.
E. Chapters
SPS 320 to SPS 325, Uniform Dwelling Code.
F. Chapter
SPS 328, Smoke Detectors and Carbon Monoxide Detectors.
G. Chapter
SPS 330, Fire Department Safety and Health Standards.
H. Chapter
SPS 343, Anhydrous Ammonia.
I. Chapters
SPS 361 to SPS 366, Commercial Building Code.
J. Chapters
SPS 375 to SPS 379, Buildings Constructed Prior to 1914.