[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Mazomanie 6-28-1988 as §§ 3-2-2, 3-2-4 to 3-2-8 and 3-2-11 and
Title 3, Ch. 3 of the 1988 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 9-24-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-4]
A.
Fire district. The fire limits of the Village are hereby established
on a map adopted by the Village Board and on file with the Village
Clerk-Treasurer.
B.
Enforcement. The Building Inspector and Fire Inspector are hereby
authorized and it shall be their duty to enforce the provisions of
this chapter.
[Amended 9-24-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-4]
The following orders, rules and regulations set forth in the
Wisconsin Administrative Code, as from time to time amended, are incorporated
herein by reference and adopted as part of this chapter:
A.
Chapter SPS 307, Explosives and Fireworks.
B.
Chapter ATCP 93, Flammable, Combustible and Hazardous Liquids.
C.
Chapter SPS 314, Fire Prevention.
D.
Chapter SPS 332, Public Employees Safety and Health.
E.
Chapter SPS 340, Gas Systems.
F.
Chapter SPS 343, Anhydrous Ammonia.
G.
Chapter 361 to 366, Commercial Building Code.
H.
Chapter SPS 316, Wisconsin Electrical Code.
No person shall impede the progress of the fire
engine or fire truck or other fire apparatus of any Fire Department
along the streets or alleys of such Village at the time of a fire
or when the Fire Department of the Village is using such streets or
alleys in response to a fire alarm or for practice.
No person shall willfully injure in any manner
any hose, hydrant or fire apparatus belonging to the Fire Department
or Village, and no vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose
of the Fire Department when laid down on any street, private driveway
or other place, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the
consent of the Fire Department official in command.
It shall be lawful for any fireman while acting
under the direction of the Fire Chief or other officer in command
to enter upon the premises adjacent to or in the vicinity of any building
or other property then on fire for the purpose of extinguishing such
fire, and in case any person shall hinder, resist or obstruct any
fireman in the discharge of his duty as is hereinbefore provided,
the person so offending shall be deemed guilty of resisting firemen
in the discharge of their duty.
Every person who shall be present at a fire
shall be subject to the orders of the Fire Chief or officer in command
and may be required to render assistance in fighting the fire or in
removing or guarding property. Such officer shall have the power to
cause the arrest of any person or persons refusing to obey said orders.
Whenever there shall be a fire or fire alarm,
or the Fire Department shall be out for practice, every person driving
or riding in a motor or other vehicle shall move and remain to the
side of the street until the fire engine and fire truck and other
fire apparatus shall have passed, provided that such Fire Department
vehicles are operating the proper emergency signals prescribed by
state statutes.
No person shall occupy any portion of such streets
or alleys with a motor or other vehicle between such fire engine or
fire truck or other fire apparatus and any hydrant to which a fire
hose may be or may be about to be attached.
A.
One- or two-family dwellings.
(1)
General provisions. Every one- or two-family dwelling
unit hereafter erected or constructed shall be provided with approved
smoke detectors.
(2)
Equipment performance. Each smoke detector shall be
capable of detecting abnormal quantities of smoke that may occur in
a dwelling and shall properly operate in the normal environmental
conditions of a household. Smoke detectors shall be capable of detecting
gray smoke having a minimum smoke obscuration of 4% per foot (optical
density of 0.0177 per foot). The failure of any nonreliable or short-life
component which renders the detector inoperative shall be readily
apparent to the occupant of the dwelling without the need for testing.
(3)
Alarm-sounding devices. Each detection device shall
cause the operation of an alarm which shall be clearly audible in
all bedrooms over background noise levels with all intervening doors
closed. The tests of audibility level shall be conducted with all
household equipment which may be in operation at night in full operation.
Examples of such equipment are window air conditioners and room humidifiers.
All alarm-sounding devices shall have a minimum rating of 85 dBA at
10 feet.
(4)
Level of protection. A basic smoke detector shall
be installed to protect each separate sleeping area and at the head
of each stairway leading to an occupied area.
(5)
Detector locations. Smoke detectors in rooms with
ceiling slopes greater than one foot rise per eight feet horizontally
shall be located at the high side of the room. A smoke detector installed
at the head of stairs shall be so located as to assure that smoke
rising in the stairwell cannot be prevented from reaching the detector
by an intervening door or obstruction. A smoke detector installed
to protect a sleeping area shall be located outside of the bedrooms
but in the immediate vicinity of the sleeping area. Detectors shall
be located on the ceiling.
(6)
Power supply. It is recommended that an AC primary
source of electric power be utilized. The requirements of Article
760 of the National Electrical Code, NFPA Standard No. 70, shall be
met. In cases of conflict between the National Electrical Code and
the Electrical Code of the Village, the National Electrical Code shall
be followed. A separate circuit shall be utilized and the circuit
breaker shall be colored red. Wire used shall be of the solid conductor,
nonstranded type. Neither loss nor restoration of primary power shall
cause an alarm signal. A visible "power on" indicator shall be provided.[1]
(7)
Installation. All equipment shall be installed in
a workmanlike manner and in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
All devices shall be so located and mounted that accidental operation
will not be caused by jarring or vibration. Installed equipment shall
be mounted so as to be supported independently of its attachment to
wires. Upon completion of the system, the installer shall test each
device for proper operation. The supplier or installing contractor
shall provide the owner, through the Building Inspector, with instruction
charts describing the operation, testing and proper maintenance of
the smoke detectors. In addition, printed information shall be provided
to inform the owner where he may obtain repair or replacement service
and where and how parts requiring regular replacement may be obtained
within two weeks.
B.
Other buildings.
(1)
General provisions. Approved heat and/or smoke detectors shall be installed in each room throughout every commercial, industrial, institutional, school or public building not covered under Subsection A hereinafter constructed or structurally altered. Where the Bureau of Fire Prevention finds that, by reason of construction or highly combustible occupancy, existing buildings constitute a severe fire hazard to their occupants or to adjoining property, the provisions of this section will also apply.
(2)
Approval. All fire detection devices shall be approved
for the purpose for which they are intended and shall be installed
in conformity with NFPA Standard No. 72E. Three complete sets of information
regarding the fire detectors, including specifications and floor plans
showing the location of the detectors, shall be submitted for approval
of the Fire Prevention Bureau prior to installation of the detectors.
Before requesting final approval of the installation, the installing
contractor shall furnish a written statement to the Fire Chief to
the effect that the detectors have been installed in accordance with
approved plans and tested in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
Upon completion of the installation, a satisfactory test of the fire
detectors shall be made in the presence of a representative of the
Fire Department.
(3)
Installation. All equipment shall be installed in
a workmanlike manner and in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
Detectors shall be supported, in all cases, independently of their
attachment to the circuit conductors. Detectors shall not be recessed
in any way into the mounting surface unless they have been tested
and listed for such recessed mounting. In the case of solid joist
construction, detectors shall be mounted at the bottom of the joists.
(4)
Power supply. An AC primary source of electrical power
shall be utilized. A separate circuit shall be provided for the system
and the circuit breaker shall be colored red. The requirements for
power-limited fire protective signaling circuits as defined in Article
760 of the National Electrical Code, NFPA Standard No. 70, shall be
met. In cases of conflict between the National Electrical Code and
the Electrical Code of the Village, the National Electrical Code shall
be followed. Wire used shall be of the solid conductor, nonstranded
type. The system shall be electrically supervised against both short
and open wiring faults in the detection circuit, the alarm circuit
and the alarm and trouble relay coils. A short or open wiring fault
occurring in these circuits shall cause an audible and visible trouble
indication at the control panel.[2]
(6)
Heat detectors. The location and spacing of heat detectors
shall be in accordance with the recommendations contained in NFPA
Standard No. 72E. Detectors of the fixed-temperature or rate-compensated
spot-pattern type shall be classified as to the temperature of operation
and marked with the appropriate color code. Detectors having fixed-temperature
or rate-compensated elements shall be selected in accordance with
Paragraph 3-3.1 of Standard No. 72E for the maximum ceiling temperature
that can be expected.
(7)
Smoke detectors. Smoke detectors shall be located
on the ceiling not less than six inches from a side wall. Spacing
of detectors shall result from an evaluation based upon engineering
judgment supplemented, if feasible, by field tests. Ceiling shape
and surfaces, ceiling height, configuration of contents, burning characteristics
of stored combustibles and ventilation are some of the parameters
that shall be considered. Spacing shall also be in accordance with
Paragraph 4-4 of Standard No. 72E. The selection and installation
of detectors shall take into consideration both the design characteristics
of the detector and the areas into which the detectors will be installed
so as to prevent false operation or nonoperation after installation.
Detectors shall be capable of detecting gray smoke having a minimum
smoke obscuration of 4% per foot (optical density of 0.0177 per foot).
(8)
Alarm-sounding devices. Each detection device shall
cause the operation of an alarm which shall be clearly audible over
background noise levels. The tests of audibility level shall be conducted
with all equipment which may be in operation. All alarm-sounding devices
shall have a minimum rating of 85 dBA at 10 feet.
(9)
Maintenance and testing. Each automatic detector shall
be continuously maintained in reliable operating condition at all
times, and such periodic inspections and tests shall be made as are
necessary to assure proper maintenance as specific in Chapter 7 of
Standard No. 72E. Detectors shall be under the supervision of a responsible
person who shall cause proper tests to be made at specified intervals
and have general charge of all alterations and additions. After installation,
a visual inspection of all detectors shall be made to be sure that
they are properly located, and each detector shall be checked to ensure
that it is connected and powered in accordance with the manufacturer's
recommendations. Specifics for initial installation tests, periodic
tests, cleaning and maintenance, and tests following an alarm, as
contained in Chapter 7 of Standard No. 72E, shall be followed.
