[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of
Brookfield 9-5-2023. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
(As defined by NFPA) The assignment of a person or persons
to an area for the express purpose of notifying the Fire Department,
the building occupants, or both of an emergency; preventing a fire
from occurring; extinguishing small fires; or protecting the public
from fire or life safety dangers.
A.
Fire watch is required by order of the Brookfield Fire Marshal or
his or her designee under the following conditions:
(1)
A required fire alarm/notification system will be nonfunctional in
excess of four hours during which period the building is occupied.
(2)
A required fire suppression/protection system will be nonfunctional
in excess of four hours during which period the building is occupied.
(3)
At any public assembly events, exhibit or other activity at which
the Fire Marshal or his or her designee deems a potential hazardous
condition to exist or which leads to the reduction of any life safety
feature.
(4)
Any events involving a display of fireworks, and indoor or outdoor
flame effects and special effects.
B.
Designated fire watch will continue for the duration of the event,
or during occupied building hours until required systems are restored.
All fire watch personnel will be paid hourly for a minimum of four
hours or for the duration of the event.
A.
The Brookfield Fire Marshal or his or her designee shall designate
the required personnel and equipment required to perform such fire
watch. Any personnel assigned to fire watch shall be subject to the
Brookfield Fire Marshal's orders and shall remain on duty at
all times while occupied and while such activity or event is being
conducted or as required by the Fire Marshal.
B.
The following staffing and apparatus requirements will serve as minimum
requirements for any fire watch:
(1)
Fire alarm/notification system: one designated personnel per unprotected
floor level, or one firefighter for every 10,000 square feet.
(2)
Fire suppression/protection system: one designated personnel per
unprotected floor level, or for every 10,000 square feet. In addition,
designated fire suppression apparatus and appropriate firefighters
will be provided by the Brookfield Volunteer Fire Department or designated
mutual aid department(s).
(3)
Any public assembly events, exhibit or other activity at which the
Fire Marshal or his or her designee deems a potential hazardous condition
to exist or which leads to the reduction of any life safety feature:
one designated personnel per every 300 occupants or guests. Certain
events may also require a designated fire suppression apparatus and
staff.
(4)
Any supervised firework and/or special effect display requires a
fully staffed fire apparatus and representative of the Brookfield
Fire Marshal's office to be present from the time the fireworks
or other display product arrives at the location of the designated
site until such time that the event is complete and all product and
debris are removed from the site.
