[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Ridgefield as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-26-1987 by Ord. No. 1323]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any items used to extinguish any fire or stop or contain
any leak or spill involving any hazardous material which cannot be
reused or cannot be replenished without cost after that particular
fire, leak or spill. These include but are not restricted to fire-fighting
foam, chemical extinguishing agents, absorbent material, sand, recovery
drums and specialized protective equipment, to include but not be
restricted to acid suits, acid gloves, goggles and protective clothing.
Any material, solid, liquid or gas, listed as such under
the National Fire Protection Association Guide of Hazardous Materials
or Department of Transportation Guide Book.
Any motorized equipment, registered or unregistered, including
but not limited to passenger cars, motorcycles, trucks, tractor-trailers,
construction equipment and farm machinery.
Any container, drum, box cylinder or tank used to hold or
contain or carry or store any hazardous material.
A.
This article provides for the reimbursement for or
the replacement of the specialized and sometimes nonreusable equipment
required by state and federal regulations to be made available in
the Borough in case of fire, leakage or spillage involving any hazardous
material.
B.
This article entitles the Borough of Ridgefield to
reimbursement for any expendable items used by the Borough or any
of its agencies in extinguishing any fire, stopping or containing
any leak or controlling any spill of hazardous materials.
Reimbursement to the Borough of Ridgefield for
any expendable items used shall be made by the following parties:
A.
The owner or operator of any vehicle responsible for
any fire, leak or spill of hazardous material.
B.
The owner or person responsible for any vessel containing
hazardous material involved in any fire, leak or spill on public or
private property, whether stationary or in transit, whether accidental
or through negligence.
C.
The owner or person responsible for any property from
which any leak or spill of hazardous material emanates, whether accidental
or through negligence.
D.
Any person responsible for any fire, leak or spill
of hazardous material on public or private property, whether accidental
or through negligence.
[Amended 6-24-1996 by Ord. No. 1563]
Any person or company responsible for any fire,
leak or spill involving a hazardous material must provide reimbursement
in accordance with the schedule below for services rendered or materials
expended by any recovery company, towing company, municipal agency
or other technical assistance called for by the Fire Department to
handle such incident:
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Schedule of Reimbursement Fees
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A.
Expendable materials: Prevailing rate of expendable
equipment, materials and supplies.
B.
Vehicle and personnel charges.
[Amended 5-28-2013 by Ord. No. 2229]
(1)
Use of police vehicles: $125 per hour per vehicle.
(2)
Use of police personnel: current rate per hour.
(3)
Use of fire vehicles: $125 per hour.
(4)
Use of ambulance: $125 per hour.
(5)
Use of any Borough-paid personnel: current rate per
hour.
(6)
Use of Department of Public Works' vehicles: $125
per hour per vehicle.
(7)
Mitigating service: $125.00 flat rate.
(8)
Use of Fire Department personnel: $125 per hour.
C.
This schedule of charges may be amended in the future
by resolution of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Ridgefield,
without the necessity of ordinance passage procedure.
Any person, owner or company responsible for
any fire, leak or spill of hazardous materials shall reimburse the
Borough of Ridgefield for the full price of any expendable items used
to extinguish such a fire, stop or contain such a leak or control
such a spill within a period of forty-five (45) days after receipt
of a bill for such items from the Borough of Ridgefield.
[Amended 5-28-2013 by Ord. No. 2229]
Any person, owner or company responsible for
any fire, leak or spill of hazardous material who or which fails to
reimburse the Borough of Ridgefield within the time set forth in this
article shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor more
than $1,000 per day or by imprisonment for a period of not more than
six months, or both.
[Adopted 7-27-1992 by Ord. No. 1476]
There is hereby established an article, by and
within the Borough of Ridgefield, to require the owner and occupants
of certain covered premises, as defined herein, to install and maintain
wind socks on or about those premises, as set forth at length herein.
The purpose of this article is to warn and alert
fire fighters and other emergency response personnel, during a hazardous
material fire, spill, release or discharge, of the wind direction
and wind direction changes and accordingly to help avoid exposure
to windblown contaminants.
The following definitions are hereby established
for purposes of this article:
Any building, structure or other premises, including vacant
land, where hazardous materials are stored, kept, utilized or handled.
Any substance which, by its nature, containment or reactivity,
has the capability of inflicting or causing harm to life. Hazardous
chemicals shall include such materials as flammable solids, corrosive
liquids, radioactive materials, oxidizing materials, potentially explosive
chemicals, highly toxic materials and poisonous gases. The above materials
shall be defined as follows:
CORROSIVE LIQUIDSAcids, alkaline, caustic liquids and other corrosive liquids which when in contact with living tissue will cause severe damage to such tissue by chemical reaction or, in the case of leakage, will materially damage or destroy other containers of hazardous commodities by chemical action and cause the release of their contents or are liable to cause fire when in contact with organic matter or with certain chemicals.
FLAMMABLE SOLIDA solid substance, other than one classified as an explosive, which is liable to cause fires through friction, through absorption of moisture, through spontaneous chemical changes or as a result of retained heat from manufacturing or processing.
HIGHLY TOXIC MATERIALA material so toxic to man as to afford an unusual hazard to life and health during fire fighting operations. Examples are parathion, TEPP (tetraethyl phosphate), HETP (hexaethyl tetraphosphate) and similar insecticides and pesticides.
POISONOUS GASAny noxious gas of such nature that a small amount of the gas in air is dangerous to life. Examples are chlorine, cyanogen, fluorine, hydrogen cyanide, nitric oxide, nitrogen tetraoxide and phosgene.
OXIDIZING MATERIALSSubstances such as chlorates, permanganates, peroxides or nitrates that yield oxygen readily to stimulate combustion.
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALSAny material or combination of material that spontaneously emits ionizing radiation.
UNSTABLE (REACTIVE) CHEMICALSAny substance, other than one classified as an explosive or blasting agent, which will vigorously an energetically react, is potentially explosive, will polymerize, decompose instantaneously, undergo uncontrollable auto-reaction or can be exploded by heat, shock, pressure or combinations thereof. Examples are organic peroxides, nitromethane and ammonium and nitrate.
A cloth cone which is open at both ends and is mounted in
an elevated position and manner so as to be capable of being easily
blown by the wind so as to indicate the wind direction.
Any covered premises shall have mounted thereupon
at all times a wind sock which shall otherwise conform to the following
requirements of this article.
A.
Wind socks shall be installed and maintained at a
location which is clearly visible to fire and emergency personnel
from the nearest street or from the entry point to the covered premises.
For buildings and structures, the wind sock shall be mounted on the
top of the building or structure. For vacant land, the wind sock shall
be pole mounted.
B.
Wind socks shall be a minimum forty-eight (48) inches
in length, measured from end to end, and shall be red, yellow or orange
in color.
C.
Where multiple buildings or structures are located
on one (1) covered premises, the wind sock shall be installed at the
highest point of the highest building or structure.
D.
Where any covered premises is greater than two hundred
fifty thousand (250,000) square feet, wind socks shall be installed,
on elevated poles, at each of the corners of the premises.
E.
All wind socks shall be visible twenty-four (24) hours
a day. If necessary for visibility, additional illumination shall
be installed in order to maintain visibility after dark.
F.
All wind socks, their mounting and location shall
be approved by the Fire Official of the Borough of Ridgefield prior
to installation. The Fire Official may promulgate a form of written
application, consistent with the provisions of this article, for the
approval of wind socks, their installation and location.
A.
This article may be enforced by the Fire Official
of the Borough of Ridgefield, officers of the Borough's Police Department
and such other officials as may be designated by the Mayor and Council
from time to time.
B.
The owner and occupant of any covered premises shall
each be responsible for complying with the provisions of this article.
C.
Any person or entity violating the provisions of this
article shall be subject to the penalties set forth in N.J.A.C. 5:18-2.12,
the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code.
