The following orders, rules, and regulations of the Department of Commerce,
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:
Ch. Comm 7, Explosive Materials
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Ch. Comm 10, Flammable and Combustible Liquids
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Ch. Comm 14, Fire Prevention
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Ch. Comm 16, Electrical
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Ch. Comm 28, Smoke Detectors
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Ch. Comm 40, Gas Systems
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Chs. Comm 61 to 65, Commercial Building Code
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Ch. Comm 70, Historic Buildings
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The NFPA 1 Fire Prevention Code published by the National Fire Protection
Association is incorporated herein by reference and adopted as part of this
chapter.
Any act required to be performed and any act prohibited by the sections
of the Wisconsin Administrative Code or the National Fire Code incorporated
herein by reference is an act required or prohibited by this chapter.
In enforcing this Fire Code, the Fire Chief or his/her authorized representative
may do so by order to vacate the building, order to correct violation, citation
procedure, forfeiture action, injunctive relief, or any combination of those
remedies.
In all circumstances where, in the opinion of the Fire Chief, the Fire
Code violation presents a situation so dangerous as to be an immediate threat
of damage or injury to any property or any person's life, safety or health,
the Fire Chief may cause the immediate abatement, removal or correction of
the violation. Any and all costs incurred by the Town in the performance of
the abatement, removal or correction of such violation shall be charged to
the owner, occupant, person in control of or person responsible for such violation.
In case of a failure to pay these costs, a statement of such costs shall be
filed with the Clerk/Treasurer and any and all costs thereof shall be charged
against the real estate upon which the violation was located, shall be a lien
upon the real estate, and shall be assessed and collected as a special tax.
Whenever the Fire Chief shall find in any building or upon any premises
dangerous or hazardous conditions or materials as follows, he/she shall order
such dangerous conditions or materials to be removed or remedied:
A. Dangerous to unlawful amounts of combustible or explosive
or otherwise hazardous materials.
B. Hazardous conditions arising from defective or improperly
installed equipment for handling or using combustible or explosive or otherwise
hazardous materials.
C. Dangerous accumulations of rubbish, wastepaper, boxes,
shavings or other highly combustible materials.
D. Accumulations of dust or waste material in air-conditioning
or ventilating systems or of grease in kitchen or other exhaust ducts or inadequate
clearances to unprotected combustible materials from hoods, grease extractors
and ducts.
E. Obstructions to or on fire escapes, designated access
openings in exterior walls for Fire Department use, stairs, passageways, doors
and windows, liable to interfere with the operations of the Fire Department
or egress of occupants in case of fire.
F. Any buildings or other structure which, for want of repairs,
lack of adequate exit facilities, automatic or other fire alarm apparatus
or fire-extinguishing equipment, or by reason of age or dilapidated condition,
or from any other cause, creates a hazardous condition.