A. 
It shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department to inspect or cause to be inspected as often as may be necessary all buildings and premises, except the interior of private dwellings, for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any conditions liable to cause fire or any violations of the provisions of this chapter.
(1) 
Whenever any such inspector shall find in any building or upon any premises combustible waste material or explosive matter, which is so situated as to endanger property, or shall find in any building or structure obstructions to or on fire escapes, stairs, passageways, doors or windows liable to interfere with the operations of the Fire Department or egress of occupants in case of fire, the inspector may order the same to be removed or remedied.
(2) 
Whenever any such inspector shall find any building or other structure that, for want of repairs, lack of sufficient fire escapes, automatic or other fire alarm apparatus, or fire-extinguishing equipment, or by reason of age or dilapidated conditions, or from any other cause, is especially liable to cause or support fire and which is so situated as to endanger other property or the occupants thereof, and whenever such inspector shall find in any building combustible waste material, explosive matter or flammable conditions dangerous to the safety of such building or the occupants thereof, the inspector may order such dangerous conditions or materials to be removed or remedied.
(3) 
If in any existing building or structure because of its use or occupancy additional exits are required or repairs to existing exits are necessary or where repairs to any structural part of such building or structure are required, the inspector will notify the Building Inspector, who may reinspect such building or structure, thereafter instituting the proper remedies as may be required.
B. 
The Chief of the Fire Department is hereby empowered to order compliance with the regulations of this chapter and all other lawful orders or laws relating to fire prevention and fire protection in all existing buildings and structures. Further, the Chief of the Fire Department is hereby empowered to close any building or structure and order it vacated whenever violations of any of the regulations of this chapter are found and are not corrected within the time stipulated by the Chief or the Chief's authorized representative. Where the public is exposed to immediate danger, the Chief is hereby empowered to order the closing and vacating of the building at once. This section shall apply to all buildings, structures and premises in the Village of Shorewood.
C. 
The Fire Chief and the Chief's designees are authorized to issue citations for violations of this chapter.
D. 
The fee for reinspections for the same violation or violations shall be as provided by the Village Fee Schedule.
[Amended 9-7-2004 by Ord. No. 1874]
A. 
Any orders shall be provided in writing to the occupant and owner of the premises. In case the owner or occupant of the premises cannot be found, such written order shall be affixed in a conspicuous place on the entrance door to such building or structure or on the premises. Thereafter a copy-of such order shall be mailed to the owner and occupant addressed to their last known post office address. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove such affixed notice without the written consent of the Fire Chief.
B. 
Any such order shall forthwith be complied with by the owner and occupant of such building, structure, or premises. The owner or occupant may, within 24 hours, appeal to the Fire Chief for a review of such order, who shall thereafter as soon as possible file his decision. Unless such order is revoked or modified by the Chief of the Fire Department, it shall remain in full force and be complied with within the time fixed in said order.
A. 
The Chief of the Fire Department or any fire inspector may, at all reasonable hours, enter any public buildings or public structures or enter upon any public premises or portions thereof for the purpose of routine preventative inspections in order to ascertain whether conditions exist which are liable to cause fire or whether any violation of any law or order relating to fire hazards or fire prevention exists or has occurred. The owner, agent, or occupant of any such public premises who refuses to permit or prevents or interferes with any entry into or upon the public premises by such fire inspector, or interferes with any such fire inspection, shall be deemed guilty of violating this section.
B. 
The Chief of the Fire Department, or any fire inspector, may, at all reasonable hours, enter any buildings, structures, premises or areas in the Village of Shorewood, or portions thereof, with the consent of the owner or the owner's authorized agent, for the purpose of routine preventative inspection, in order to ascertain whether conditions exist which are liable to cause fire or whether any violation of any law or order relating to fire hazards or prevention of fires exists or has occurred. No consent is needed in case of an emergency.
C. 
Without consent, and in cases other than emergencies, the Chief of the Fire Department or, in the Chief's absence, the officer in charge of said Department shall obtain a warrant from the Municipal Judge of the Municipal Court of the Village of Shorewood, or from any judge of a court of record in Milwaukee County, prior to entering any building, structure, or premises or any portion thereof, other than those portions open to the public, in accordance with § 66.0119, Wis. Stats., for the purpose of inspection as referred to in Subsection B hereof.
A. 
The Fire Department may investigate the origin and cause and circumstances of fires occurring in the Village by which property has been destroyed or damaged and, so far as possible, determine whether the fire is the result of carelessness or design. Such investigations may begin immediately upon the occurrence of such a fire, and if it appears to the officer making such an investigation that such fire is of suspicious origin, the Chief of the Fire Department shall be immediately notified of the facts. The Chief shall notify the proper authorities designated by law to pursue the investigation of such matters and shall further cooperate with the authorities in the collection of evidence and in the prosecution of the case. A member of the Fire Investigation Team in charge of such fire shall file a written report of damage associated with every fire in a timely manner. It shall contain a statement of all facts relating to the origin and cause and circumstances of such fire and other information as may be required.
B. 
The Village Attorney and any other department of the Village, upon request of the Fire Chief, shall assist in the investigation of any fire that, in the Chief's opinion, is of suspicious origin.
C. 
The Fire Chief or officers in command at any fire are hereby vested with full and complete police authority. Any officer of the Fire Department may cause the arrest of any person failing to give the right-of-way to the Fire Department in responding to a fire.
D. 
The Fire Chief or officers in command may prescribe certain limits in the vicinity of any fire within which no persons, excepting fire fighters and police officers and those admitted by order of any officer of the Department, shall be permitted to enter.
E. 
The Fire Chief or officers in command shall have the power to cause the removal of any property whenever it is deemed necessary and prudent for the preservation of such property or to prevent the spread of fire or to protect any adjoining property. During the progress of any fire, they shall have the power to cause the removal of all wires or other facilities and the turning off of all electricity or other services where the same impedes the work of the Department during the progress of a fire.
[Amended 9-7-2004 by Ord. No. 1874]
A. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
NORTH SHORE FIRE DEPARTMENT
That Fire Department created by an intergovernmental cooperation agreement for fire and emergency services, which Department is jointly owned and operated by the Villages of Bayside, Brown Deer, Fox Point, River Hills, Shorewood and Whitefish Bay and the City of Glendale, pursuant to the amended and restated North Shore Fire Department Agreement dated December 30, 1994, and under authority of the provisions of § 66.0301, Wis. Stats.
PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT
Defined in § 101.01(11), Wis. Stats., as amended, as set forth here to mean every place, whether indoors or out or underground, and the premises appurtenant thereto where either temporarily or permanently any industry, trade, or business is carried on, or where any process or operation directly or indirectly related to any industry, trade, or business, is carried on, and where any person is, directly or indirectly, employed by another for direct or indirect gain or profit, but does not include any place where persons are employed in private domestic service which does not involve the use of mechanical power or in farming.
PUBLIC BUILDING
Defined in § 101.01(12), Wis. Stats., as amended, as set forth here to mean any structure, including exterior parts of such building, such as a porch, exterior platform, or steps providing means of ingress or egress, used in whole or in part as a place of resort, assemblage, lodging, trade, traffic, occupancy, or use by the public or by a multiple-family dwelling occupied by three or more units. For the purposes of this section, public buildings only include those residential buildings that are designed for occupancy or are occupied as three or more separate dwelling units.
B. 
Permit required. Permits are required and shall be issued by the North Shore Fire Department for all of the plan reviews and inspections, subject to the payment of fees all as listed in Subsection C below.
C. 
Permit fees. The fees to be charged by the North Shore Fire Department for permits relating to occupancy inspections, work without permit, reinspection fees, special plan reviews, processing variance requests, acceptance tests, code or evacuation plan consulting and other permit fees for plan reviews and inspections of all residential buildings containing three or more housing units, public buildings, places of employment, and special events are set forth in the Village Fee Schedule.
D. 
Fire inspection permit fees shall be charged, collected and retained by the North Shore Fire Department.
E. 
Municipal buildings, municipal-sponsored events, and municipal construction projects shall be exempt from Fire Department permits and fees.