(a)
Adopted.
There is hereby adopted by the city council as the fire code for the city that certain code known as the International Fire Code, 2021 edition, including appendix chapters B, E, and F of the International Fire Code, 2021 edition, published by the International Code Council, for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing the safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or property as herein provided, and the whole thereof, save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified, or amended by this article, of which code standards copies have been and are now filed in the office of the division of fire prevention, and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, and from the date on which this article shall take effect the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the city.
(b)
Amendments.
All deletions, additions, and amendments
(including exhibit A to Ordinance 23-12-1341, local amendments, as
amended) made by the city are hereby approved and adopted by reference
and copies of such can be found in the office of the division of fire
prevention along with the original documents.
(Ordinance 18-09-1103 adopted 9/18/18; Ordinance
23-12-1341 adopted 12/5/2023; Ordinance 24-08-1364 adopted 8/6/2024)
There is hereby adopted by the city council that the fire department
is established as a department of the city and shall be operated under
the supervision of the chief of the fire department. The fire chief
shall supervise members of the department, establish rules, regulations,
and procedures, hire personnel, assign personnel, promote or demote
personnel, organize and reorganize the department as needed, reprimand,
suspend, or dismiss members, prepare and administer the department
budget, prepare specifications for equipment, facilities, and materials,
enforce rules, regulations, and procedures, command emergency incidents
when available, purchase equipment, services, and materials, and all
other duties as allowed by federal, state, and local laws.
(Ordinance 18-09-1103 adopted 9/18/18)
The city council hereby declares the sale of fireworks unlawful
and prohibits the sale of fireworks within the corporate city limits.
(Ordinance 18-09-1103 adopted 9/18/18)
The city council hereby declares the possession of fireworks
or discharge of fireworks within the city to be unlawful except where
a special permit has been issued by the city council and approved
by the city fire marshal.
(Ordinance 18-09-1103 adopted 9/18/18)
The city hereby offers a reward fund of up to $1,000.00 for
the arrest and conviction of any person found guilty of committing
the crime of arson within the corporate limits of the city. This reward
fund is a standing offer, and shall be paid out of the general fund
of the city.
(Ordinance 18-09-1103 adopted 9/18/18)
(a)
Interference with vehicle or equipment.
It shall be
unlawful for any person to maliciously interfere or meddle with any
vehicle, hose, ladder or other equipment of any kind belonging to
the city and used by the fire department.
(b)
Driving over fire hose.
No driver of any vehicle shall
drive over an unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down
on any street or private driveway to be used at any fire, alarm of
fire, or training for fire suppression without the consent of the
fire department official in command.
(c)
Following responding vehicle.
The driver of any vehicle
other than one on official business shall not follow any fire apparatus
traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than 500 feet or drive
into or park such vehicle within the block where the fire apparatus
has stopped to answer a fire alarm.
(Ordinance 18-09-1103 adopted 9/18/18)
Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions
or terms of this article or the code adopted herein shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction in the municipal court, shall
be subject to a fine not to exceed $2,000.00 for each offense, and
each and every day any such violation shall continue shall be deemed
to constitute a separate offense.
(Ordinance 18-09-1103 adopted 9/18/18)
Notwithstanding any penal provision of this article, the city
attorney is authorized to file suit on behalf of the city, the fire
chief or his authorized representative, or both for injunctive relief
as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of this article.
(Ordinance 18-09-1103 adopted 9/18/18)
