As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT (ALS) Emergency medical care provided by emergency medical technicians-paramedics that requires the use of life-sustaining equipment, utilizing an ambulance equipped with radio or constant telephone contact with a physician/hospital.
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT (ALS) - WITHOUT TRANSPORT Emergency medical care provided by emergency medical technicians-paramedics that requires the use of life-sustaining equipment, with radio or constant telephone contact with a physician/hospital, without transport.
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT INTERCEPTS - PARAMEDIC When it is necessary for a patient that is being transported by a nonparamedic ambulance service to require the services of a paramedic - advanced life support ambulance service. This includes when it is necessary for two ambulance services to be involved in the transport of a patient, when either the patient is transferred from the nonparamedic ambulance to the paramedic ambulance or where the paramedic staff and/or equipment boards the nonparamedic ambulance.
APPROVED A. Acceptable to the Fire & Rescue Department.
B. Accepted by a recognized testing laboratory and/or the State of Wisconsin and its agencies or departments.
AREA The maximum horizontal projected area on one floor of a building or structure using the exterior walls or between approved fire walls, including fire walls.
ATTIC The space not used for human occupancy located between the ceiling of the uppermost story and the roof.
AUTOMATIC CLOSING DEVICE A device that functions without human intervention and is actuated as a result of the predetermined temperature rise, rate of rise of temperature, combustion products or smoke density.
AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM An integrated system of underground and overhead piping designed in accordance with fire-protection and engineering standards. The system includes a suitable water supply, such as a gravity tank, fire pump, reservoir or pressure tank or connection beginning at the supply side of an approved gate valve located at or near the property line where the pipe or piping system provides water used exclusively for fire protection and related appurtenances and to standpipes connected to automatic sprinkler systems. The portion of the sprinkler system above the ground is a network of specially sized or hydraulically designed piping installed in a building, structure or area, generally overhead, and to which sprinklers are connected in a systematic pattern. The system includes a controlling valve and a device for actuating an alarm when the system is in operation. The system is usually activated by heat from a fire and discharges water over the fire area.
AUTOMATIC FIRE-SUPPRESSION SYSTEM A mechanical system designed and equipped to detect a fire, actuate an alarm and suppress or control a fire using water, water spray, foam, carbon dioxide, or other approved suppression agent.
BASEMENT Any story where less than half the height between floor and ceiling is above the average level of a street, sidewalk or finished grade.
BONFIRE A recreational fire larger than three feet in diameter or three feet tall.
CENTRAL STATION A. An off-site facility equipped to receive and process fire alarms and that may act as the automatic fire alarm receiving center retained by the Village.
B. The use of a system, or group of systems, in which the operations of circuits and devices are signaled automatically to, recorded in, maintained by, and supervised from a listed or approved central station having competent and experienced servers and operators who, upon receipt of a signal, take such action as required by this chapter. Such service is to be controlled and operated by a person, firm, or corporation whose business is the furnishing and maintaining of supervised signaling systems or whose properties are the protected premises.
CHANGE OF USE (NOT REPORTED) A change in the use of property that was not made known by the owner to the Fire & Rescue Department through procedures established by the Village of Pleasant Prairie.
CHANGE OF USE (REPORTED) A change in the use of property which has been made known by the owner to the Fire & Rescue Department through procedures established by the Village of Pleasant Prairie.
CHIEF The Chief of the Fire & Rescue Department.
CLOSING DEVICE (FIRE DOOR) A closing device that will close the door and be adequate to latch or hold, or both, a hinged or sliding door in closed position. An automatic closing device is one that functions without human intervention and is actuated by a fire detection or suppression device.
COMMERCIAL WASTE Any material, including yard waste, that is transferred, delivered or received for the purpose of disposal by open burning.
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS Lumber; piping used in plumbing, including but not limited to plastics, polyvinyl chloride, copper, lead, galvanized steel and cast iron; plaster; drywall; insulation, including but not limited to Styrofoam, cellulose fiber, fiberglass, rock wool vermiculite, various extruded foams, and asbestos; shingles; electrical, including but not limited to wiring, electrical boxes, transformers and outlets; paints, including but not limited to varnishes, stains, paint thinners and removers; and painting supplies.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
DEPUTY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES The Chief is the Deputy of the Department of Safety and Professional Services and is responsible for the enforcement of the state codes identified within this chapter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
DISPOSABLE MEDICAL SUPPLIES That equipment designed to have a one-time use and then be properly disposed of, to aid in the prevention and spread of infectious disease.
DSPS The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, formerly known as the "Wisconsin Department of Commerce (COMM)," the fire code writing agency of the state, and prior to COMM formerly known as "DILHR," the Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations.
[Added 12-5-2016 by Ord. No. 16-44]
DWELLING Any building that contains one or two dwelling units.
DWELLING STRUCTURE Any structure containing one or more rooms providing sleeping and sanitary facilities, but not including a hotel, hospital, nursing home, dormitory, fraternity or sorority house.
DWELLING UNIT A structure or that part of a structure which is used or intended to be used as a home, residence or sleeping place by one person or by two or more persons maintaining a common household, to the exclusion of all others.
ELEVATOR Shall be as defined within Department of Safety and Professional Services, Ch. SPS 318, Elevators, Escalators and Lift Devices, Wis. Adm. Code.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN - PARAMEDIC An emergency medical technician who has more extensive training than the EMT Basic and under medical direction provides, but is not limited to, airway management, the starting and administration of intravenous fluids, advanced rescue, emergency care and resuscitation, cardiac rhythm interpretation and defibrillation, advanced assessment, insertion of advanced airways, parenteral injections, treatment of shock and burns, and administration of emergency medications.
[Amended 12-5-2016 by Ord. No. 16-44]
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN - BASIC A person licensed to provide basic life support and properly trained to transport sick, disabled and injured individuals. Training includes, but is not limited to, anatomy and physiology, treatment of bleeding and shock, use of pneumatic shock garment, soft tissue injuries, fractures and dislocations, emergency childbirth, burns and hazardous materials, and automatic defibrillation.
[Amended 12-5-2016 by Ord. No. 16-44]
FALSE ALARM The reporting of an emergency and/or the activation of an alarm box and/or the intent to deceive the Department, when no emergency exists.
FIRE & RESCUE CHIEF The Chief of the Fire & Rescue Department, the Fire Chief or, in the absence of the Chief, the designee in charge of the Department.
FIRE & RESCUE DEPARTMENT The provider of essential fire protection and emergency medical care to the people who live, work or travel through the Village of Pleasant Prairie.
FIRE CHIEF The Chief of the Fire & Rescue Department or, in the absence of the Chief, the designee in charge of the Department.
FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION (FDC) A connection through which the Fire Department can pump an auxiliary supply of water into the sprinkler system for the purpose of maintaining sufficient volume and pressure.
FIRE INSPECTOR The Chief shall hold the office of Fire Inspector and shall appoint one or more inspectors from within the Department, who shall perform the same duties and have the same powers as the Fire Inspector. The Fire Inspector(s) is responsible for the enforcement of the state codes adopted within this chapter, as well as the enforcement of this chapter.
FIRE PREVENTION INSPECTION An examination of public buildings and places of employment for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any conditions liable to cause fire, or any violation of any law or ordinance relating to fire hazards or the prevention of fire. Fire inspections shall be conducted at least once in each nonoverlapping six-month period per calendar year, at the time that occupancy of a building or tenant space is requested or upon special request.
FIRE-RESISTIVE The type of construction in which the structural members, including walls, partitions, columns, floor and roof construction, are of noncombustible materials with a fire-resistive rating of at least four hours.
FIRE WALL A wall which has a fire-resistance rating of not less than four hours and which subdivides a building or separates a building to restrict the spread of fire, including a three-foot parapet wall beyond the furthest point of the sides and roof.
FIREWORKS A. Anything manufactured, possessed or packaged for exploding, emitting sparks or combustion which does not have another common use, including but not limited to any of the following:
(1) Any device designed to produce an audible sound, whether or not it explodes, sparks, moves or emits an external flame.
(2) Any device that emits smoke, whether or not it emits an external flame and whether or not it leaves the ground.
(3) Any cylindrical fountain which emits sparks or smoke.
(4) Any cone fountain which emits sparks or smoke.
(5) Toy snakes, whether or not they contain mercury.
(6) Such other devices which are defined as fireworks under § 167.10, Wis. Stats., as amended from time to time.
B. The definition of "fireworks" in this section does not include any to the following:
(2) Firearm cartridge or shotgun shell.
(3) A flare used, possessed or sold for use as a signal in an emergency or in the operations of a railway, aircraft, watercraft or motor vehicle.
(4) A match, cigarette lighter, stove, furnace, candle, lantern or space heater.
GARBAGE Refuse and accumulation of animal, fruit and vegetable matter that attends the preparation, use, cooking, dealing in or storage of meats, fish, fowl, fruits and vegetables.
GROUND FLOOR A floor. Example: The ground floor, first floor and second floor comprise three floors.
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL(S) A substance (solid, liquid or gas) capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, the environment or property.
HIGH-HAZARD OCCUPANCY Any building which by reason of its construction or highly combustible occupancy involves a severe life hazard to its occupants, as classified by the Department of Safety and Professional Services.
INCIDENT COMMANDER The Chief or other officer or other member of the Department who is in charge of a fire, emergency medical or other emergency scene to which the services of the Department have been requested.
KEY BOX A secure box placed upon a building that contains the keys to said building. The Fire & Rescue Department is able to access that box using standard operating procedures.
MABAS The Mutual Aid Box Alarm System, which is an organized method of providing mutual aid between departments located in both of the states of Wisconsin and Illinois.
MINI STORAGE UNITS A storage occupancy partitioned into areas that are rented or leased for the purposes of storing personal or business items where all of the following apply: 1) the storage areas are separated from each other by less than a one-hour-fire-resistance-rated barrier, 2) the owner of the facility does not have unrestricted access, and 3) the items being stored are concealed from view from outside the unit. Garage units that are primarily intended for vehicular storage as part of a multifamily development are not intended to be classified as mini storage buildings.
MULTIFAMILY DWELLING An apartment building, row house, townhouse, condominium or manufactured building that does not exceed 60 feet in height or six stories and that consists of three or more attached living units, or two or more living units with a business occupancy attached, the initial construction of which is begun on or after January 1, 1993. "Multifamily dwelling" does not include a facility licensed under State of Wisconsin Ch. SPS 361, Wis. Adm. Code.
[Amended 12-5-2016 by Ord. No. 16-44]
MUTUAL AID The providing of and receiving fire or emergency medical services to and from other municipalities within the States of Wisconsin and Illinois with which the Village has signed agreements.
NFPA The National Fire Protection Association, an organization that facilitates the development and distribution of firesafety codes and standards.
OCCUPANCY INSPECTION An inspection performed after the initial construction of a building or tenant space and prior to occupancy of same, or an inspection performed within an existing building or tenant space after a change in owner or occupant or after any modification or renovation.
OPEN BURNING The act of starting, kindling or maintaining a fire by igniting combustible materials by a match, torch, or accelerant, where the products of combustion are emitted directly into the ambient air without passing through a chimney.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
OUTDOOR COOKING Any cooking activity which occurs in a grill or barbecue kettle or cooker designed expressly for cooking meals outside.
PUMPER PAD An area designated for fire engine access to the Fire Department connection (FDC) and fire hydrant combination. The site can be a shared portion of the pavement (however it must not cause driveway access to be blocked) or an area designated for the sole use of the Fire Department. The Fire Department shall grant final approval.
RECREATIONAL BURNING A fire to be used for cooking or warmth similar to that of a campfire. The fire shall be three feet in diameter or less if it is placed on the ground.
REINSPECTION The need to perform one or more additional inspections after the initial fire prevention inspection was performed.
RETEST The need to witness one or more additional tests after the initial performance test of a system, device or other part of a fire system was conducted.
ROOF SPACES As follows:
A. MULTIRESIDENTIALRoof spaces shall be subdivided above every two apartments on the uppermost floor by a one-hour-rated partition. All openings must have a one-hour-rated self-closing door, except when the building is fully sprinkled.
RUBBISH AND REFUSE Old rags, paper, newspaper, furniture, white goods, metal, plastics, wood other than wood classified as yard waste, and other combustible materials.
SHALL Indicates a mandatory requirement.
SHOULD A recommendation which is advised but not required.
SPECIAL INSPECTION An inspection performed at the request of an owner, occupant, another Village department or court order.
SPS The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, formerly known as the Wisconsin Department of Commerce (COMM), the fire code writing agency of the state, and prior to COMM formerly known as DILHR, the Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations.
STANDPIPE An arrangement of piping, valves, hose connections, and allied equipment installed in a building or structure with the hose connections located in such a manner that water can be discharged in streams or spray patterns through attached fire hose and nozzles for the purpose of extinguishing a fire and so protecting a building or structure and its contents in addition to protecting the occupants. This is accomplished by connections to water supply systems or by pumps, tanks, and other equipment necessary to provide an adequate supply of water to the hose connections.
STORY That part of a building comprised between a floor and the roof next above.
VILLAGE The Village of Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
WATER FLOW ALARM A device that is listed for the service and so constructed and installed that any flow of water from a sprinkler system equal to or greater than that from a single automatic sprinkler of the smallest orifice size installed on the system will result in an audible, visual alarm and send such notification to a central station within one minute after such flow begins.
YARD WASTE Leaves, branches, twigs and organic material from household gardens which have become dried to the extent that they are combustible without an accelerant.
The Department is comprised of a combination of full-time, part-time and paid-on-call personnel. The Department shall have a Chief as well as other officers and personnel as may be authorized by the Village Board and appointed by the Police and Fire Commission.
The Department shall receive the funding necessary to provide service as determined by the Village Board. The Village Board shall also establish the level of compensation for all personnel assigned to the Department.
The organization and internal regulation of the Department shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter and by such rules, regulations, standard operating procedures and guidelines as adopted by the Department and approved by the Police and Fire Commission.
No person shall give a false alarm of fire with intent to deceive, or pull the lever of any signal box except in case of fire, or tamper, meddle or interfere with the fire alarm system or any part thereof.
[Amended 7-20-2015 by Ord. No. 15-25]
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to prohibit or manage the burning of materials in the Village because of the health risk from air and water pollution which results from such burning. It is felt that only by completely prohibiting the burning of rubbish, leaves and green or soft yard waste, including grass clippings, pine needles and leaves, can this unnecessary health risk and pollution be abated. (See EPA Notice of Nonattainment.)
A. Prohibited fires. No person shall kindle, start, or maintain any fire other than fires as allowed in Subsection
B.
(1) The following fires are prohibited:
(a) The burning of any construction waste, including but not limited to treated or painted wood, plywood, composite wood products, and other wood products that are painted, varnished or treated with preservatives.
(b) The burning of any solid waste, including but not limited to asphalt and products containing asphalt. (See "solid waste" definition, §
292-5.)
(c) The burning of any rubbish or garbage, including but not limited to food wastes, food wraps, packaging, animal carcasses, paint or painted materials, furniture, composite shingles, construction or demolition debris or other household or business wastes.
(d) The burning of any waste oil or other oily wastes except used oil burned in a heating device for energy recovery subject to the approval of the Village.
(e) The burning of any plastic material, including but not limited to nylon, PVC, ABS, polystyrene or urethane foam, and synthetic fabrics, plastic films and plastic containers.
(f) The burning of green or soft yard waste, including grass clippings, pine needles and leaves.
(g) The burning of commercial waste.
(h) The burning of any rubber, including but not limited to tires and synthetic rubber-like products.
(i) The burning of any newspaper, corrugated cardboard, container board, office paper and other materials that must be recycled in accordance with §
292-5.
(j) The burning or kindling of any fire on any balcony or under any overhanging portion of a structure. Cooking or recreational fires shall be at least 10 feet from the structure or overhanging portion.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
(2) Open burning shall be prohibited when local circumstances make the fire potentially hazardous. Local circumstances include, but are not limited to, thermal inversions, wind, ozone alerts, very dry conditions and during the Village-declared hours for Halloween trick or treating.
(3) No person shall kindle, start or maintain any fire which can or will emit smoke and/or objectionable odors which shall result in the discomfort, annoyance, or danger to the adjacent property owners or the traveling public. The Chief of Fire & Rescue or his/her designee shall be the one to determine if the fire needs to be extinguished.
(4) No person shall kindle, start or maintain any fire upon any street, road, park, right-of-way, ditch, or culvert within the Village, or upon property of another, without the property owner's permission.
(5) Fires shall not be started within a minimum of:
(a) Fifty feet from any structure.
(b) Fifteen feet from any property line.
B. Permitted fires. Fires allowed by the Fire & Rescue Department are the following:
(1) The burning of dried branches.
(2) The burning of structures for the purpose of Fire & Rescue Department training.
(3) The burning of recreational fires.
(4) The burning of outdoor cooking fires.
(5) Fires permitted by the Chief of Fire & Rescue as established in Subsection
C of this section.
C. Rules. The Chief of Fire & Rescue shall establish rules for permits.
(1) Within the limits of this chapter, the Chief of Fire & Rescue may permit certain fires with the issuance of a permit. Permitted fires shall include:
(a) Controlled prairie fires for environmental management purposes.
(c) Recreational fires.
[1] Recreational fires shall be allowed without a burn permit if the following conditions are met. If the following conditions are not met, a burn permit shall be required.
[a] Fires are contained within a portable fire pit or noncombustible structure with ember-arresting screens/lids less than three feet by three feet by three feet in size.
[b] Portable fire pits or noncombustible structures must be located at least 10 feet away from any structure. Specific site anomalies and wind conditions may dictate that the distance be increased.
[c] Portable fire pits shall be placed on a noncombustible surface.
[d] Fires shall be attended at all times by a minimum of one person who is at least 16 years of age.
[e] Adequate fire-suppression equipment, such as a fire extinguisher, water hose or water container, shall be present at all times.
[f] Portable fire pits or noncombustible structures shall be listed by a nationally recognized testing organization or acceptable to the Fire & Rescue Department.
[g] Burning of yard waste or other refuse is prohibited; only clean, dry wood can be used.
[h] Flammable or combustible liquids shall not be used to ignite the fire.
[i] Smoke shall be limited and shall not become a nuisance to neighbors or public roads.
[j] No flame shall at any time exceed one foot in height over the source fuel.
[k] Portable fire pits or noncombustible structures shall not be used between 11:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m.
(d) Instructional and training fires.
(e) The burning of dried branches.
(2) The Chief of Fire & Rescue shall establish administrative rules for the issuance and tracking of burning permits.
(3) Conditions to be satisfied before or during open burning.
(a) The owner of the property shall obtain permits where the permitted fire will take place.
(b) Fires shall not be ignited with flammable or combustible liquids, such as gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, diesel fuel, etc.
(c) Hours. Fires are permitted within the following time periods:
[1] Fires (except for cooking) may be started or kindled after 10:00 a.m., when conditions permit.
[2] Fires (except for cooking and recreation) shall be out by sunset.
[3] All recreational fires shall be out by 11:00 p.m.
(4) Supervision. A competent person shall constantly attend open fires and cooking fires until such fires are extinguished. This person shall have a garden hose connected to the water supply or other fire-extinguishing equipment readily available for use.
(5) No open flame, candles, or other flame fixtures shall be used in any public building or structure, except within a duly constituted church, lodge building or structure. Unattended open flame, candles, or other open flame fixtures shall not be used in seated areas of any public assembly room or building, including church or lodge buildings.
(6) Sky lantern. An airborne lantern typically made of paper with a wood frame containing a candle, fuel cell composed of waxy flammable material or other open flame which serves as a source to heat the air inside of the lantern to cause it to lift into the air, including "sky candles," "air paper lanterns," and other similar devices designed to be levitated by open flame and released into the air uncontrolled are prohibited.
D. Open-burning permits and fees.
(1) Initial or original open-burning permits will be issued by the Fire & Rescue Department upon completion of a fire prevention inspection of the site where the burning is intended to take place.
(2) Open-burning permits will be reissued in the following calendar year when there was a burning permit on record for the previous year and the location of the burning site has not changed.
(3) Fees. Fees for an initial open-burning permit or for a reissue of permit shall be as established in the Village Fee Schedule.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
E. Violations. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section, or any order, rule or regulation made hereunder, may be subject to a penalty as provided in §
180-24 of this chapter and Chapter
1, §
1-4, of this Code.
[Amended 12-2-2013 by Ord. No. 13-55]
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A. Fees for fire protection systems and equipment, including automatic fire sprinkler systems, underground fire protection systems, gas suppression and dry chemical systems, restaurant wet chemical systems and mechanical hood and duct systems, smoke control and fire protection and alarm systems, standpipe systems and fire pumps, shall be as established in the Village Fee Schedule.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
B. Testing.
(1) Tests must be scheduled a minimum of 48 hours in advance.
(2) Tests shall be scheduled when the contractor can assure the required work has been completed. Tests scheduled before the job is complete will be charged a reinspection fee.
(3) Tests must begin within 30 minutes after the arrival of the Fire Inspector.
C. Triple fees. Contractors that start a job without first obtaining and receiving the appropriate review and permit will be charged a fee that is triple the fees identified within this section, and a stop-work order will be issued.
D. Administrative fee. An administrative fee equal to 20% of the permit fee will be assessed for a re-review of the same fire alarm, fire sprinkler, fire-protection water main, fire-suppression plan or component of the plan that did not pass the initial review.
E. Permits. Permits will be issued only after the plans have been submitted and receive a satisfactory review.
F. Witness of test fees.
(1) The fee to witness the following tests is included in the plan review fee:
(a) Fire-protection water supply hydrostatic test.
(b) Sprinkler system hydrostatic test.
(c) Standpipe system hydrostatic test.
(d) Dry system hydrostatic test.
(g) Fire pump acceptance test.
(k) Halogenated agents systems.
(m) Standpipe system flow test.
(n) Sprinkler system flow test.
(x) Flush underground piping.
(2) Dry pipe and double interlock system(s) air test of 24 hours shall require an additional permit fee as established in the Village Fee Schedule.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
G. Fees to witness a retest of systems listed above are as established in the Village Fee Schedule.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
H. Occupancy inspection fees: an inspection performed after the initial construction of a building or tenant space and prior to occupancy or performed within an existing building of tenant space after a change in owner, tenant or use. Fee is based on building square footage and is established in the Village Fee Schedule.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
I. Special inspection: an inspection performed at the request of the owner, occupant, a Village of Pleasant Prairie department or court order. A special inspection fee is charged as established in the Village Fee Schedule.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
J. Reinspection fees. This section applies when there is a need to perform one or more inspections after the initial fire-prevention inspection or occupancy inspection. Fee is based on building square footage and is established in the Village Fee Schedule.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
K. Annual fire sprinkler (NFPA 25) and fire alarm (NFPA 72) inspection permits. Per §
180-16N(3), the fee for an annual inspection permit and inspection form and additional fees for failing to obtain and complete the form is as established in the Village Fee Schedule.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
L. Professional services.
(1) Professional services are billed when the Village subcontractor provides such services and/or on-site inspection of the systems described within the ordinance.
(2) Fees for professional services (fire-protection consultant) are billed as established in the Village Fee Schedule.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
(3) Performance-based code review(s) is (are) billed as established in the Village Fee Schedule.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
(4) The need for professional services or on-site inspections to be performed by the Village subcontractor will be at the discretion of the Fire Chief.
M. Overtime fees.
(1) This fee will apply to all fire-protection systems (sprinkler, detection, alarms, etc.), testing and occupancy inspections.
(a) Tests required before 8:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
(2) The fee will be assessed at 1.5 times the hourly rate as established in the Village Fee Schedule with a minimum charge of two hours.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
N. Village holidays.
(1) A Village holiday is any weekday that the Village Hall is closed.
(2) The fee will be assessed at two times the hourly rate of $110, with a minimum charge of two hours.
O. Stop-work order. The inspector may issue a stop-work order for construction to be stopped for any of the following reasons:
(1) If written violations are not corrected within 30 days.
(2) Construction significantly deviates from approved and permitted plans, as determined by the inspector.
(3) When construction is dangerously unsafe, as determined by the inspector.
(4) The inspector is denied access to property.
Chapter SPS 330, Fire Department Safety and Health Standards, Wis. Adm. Code, Department of Safety and Professional Services (SPS), is hereby adopted by reference with the same force and effect as if fully set forth herein and as the same may be from time to time amended.
The Village of Pleasant Prairie from time to time responds to provide emergency service on a local street, county trunk highway, state trunk highway, the interstate system, public waterways, and the railroad system, where emergencies such as vehicle fires, vehicle accidents, transportation incidents and spills create a hazardous condition.
A. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
DISPOSABLE SUPPLIES Any material used to control and/or remove a hazard and then must be replenished, such as firefighting foam and/or oil dry.
EMERGENCY VEHICLES Fire apparatus, ambulance vehicles, and support vehicles operated by the Village of Pleasant Prairie and/or by the municipalities that are signatories to the MABAS (Mutual Aid Box Alarm System) mutual aid agreement that are providing service within the Village of Pleasant Prairie.
HAZARDOUS CONDITION A condition or substance (solid, liquid or gas) capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, the environment or property.
NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM Any highway maintained by the State Department of Transportation that is a part of the national system of interstate highways, including entrance and exit ramps, frontage access roads, service centers, and inspection and weigh stations.
SERVICE An act performed by the Fire & Rescue Department upon the national highway system, state trunk highway or local street that includes but is not limited to extinguishing a vehicle fire, using extrication equipment to aid in the removal of victims of a vehicular accident, and cleanup of a hazardous condition or spill.
SPECIALIZED VEHICLES Vehicles such as heavy-lifting tow trucks, cranes, and vacuum trucks, owned or operated by the Village or a subcontractor to the Village, that are needed to control and/or remove a hazardous condition.
STREET A local thoroughfare or roadway, either private or owned and maintained by the Village.
B. Fees to be charged for emergency service. The owner of each and every vehicle receiving emergency service from the Village for the use of its emergency fire vehicles, equipment, and disposable supplies, such as firefighting foam, oil dry and other material used to remove a hazardous condition, shall pay for such service when rendered within the Village on a local street, county trunk highway, state trunk highway, the interstate system, public waterways, and the railroad system.
(1) Fees to be charged for emergency service shall be as established in the Village Fee Schedule
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
(2) Personnel charges are billed at the actual rates for the length of service performed.
(3) Specialized contracted vehicles, equipment and disposable supplies: actual costs.
(4) An administration charge of 5% of the subtotal will be added.
The Village of Pleasant Prairie Fire & Rescue Department from time to time responds to provide a service after which it can be determined that a fire was intentionally set, a false alarm occurred because a fire or rescue call was falsely reported either verbally or through the activation of a fire alarm device, a fire detection device and/or a fire suppression system, or by the failure of the property owner to properly and adequately make prior notification that would have prevented the unnecessary response by the Fire & Rescue Department during a scheduled test, scheduled maintenance or scheduled repair of either a fire alarm device, fire detection device and/or fire suppression systems. When in fact it is determined that an event such as those described above has occurred, the Village will seek to recover the costs expended during such a response from the responsible party or the property owner when applicable.
A. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
FALSE ALARM A report of an emergency that was found to be not true and caused by an unintentional or accidental activation.
(1) PREVENTABLE FALSE ALARMA report of an emergency either verbally, automatically or during a scheduled test, scheduled maintenance or scheduled repair of either a fire alarm device, fire detection device and/or fire suppression system that could have been prevented by prior notification to the central station and/or local fire department which in fact would have prevented an emergency response by the fire department.
(2) MALICIOUS FALSE ALARMA report of an emergency that was found to be not true and caused by an intentional verbal reporting or manual activation of a fire alarm or fire suppression system.
FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION DEVICE A device designed to send a fire alarm thus reporting an emergency and/or which monitors the products of combustion, most commonly known as "heat," "smoke" and "radiant energy," and which in fact will send an alarm of emergency when appropriate.
FIRE, DELIBERATELY SET, LAWFUL A fire where the evidence supports the conclusion that the fire was intentionally set but the circumstances indicate that no law was broken, such as an open burning fire where there is a valid open burning permit in effect.
FIRE, DELIBERATELY SET, UNLAWFUL A fire where the evidence supports the conclusion that the fire was intentionally set and that it was unlawful, such as an open burning fire where there is no valid open burning permit in effect.
FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM A device or system that uses water or special agents to automatically or manually release for the purpose of extinguishing a fire.
RESPONSIBLE PARTY The person or persons found to be responsible for causing the incident.
SERVICE The service provided by the Fire & Rescue Department during such events as fires, hazardous material, emergency medical calls, and other events requiring the Department to contain, control and remove.
UNINTENTIONAL FALSE ALARM When a device such as a fire alarm, fire detection system or fire suppression system is accidentally tripped, such as being struck by a forklift or falling boxes or excessive heating of a fusible link.
B. Cost recovery for emergency service at intentionally set fires. The person or persons found to be responsible for intentionally setting an unlawful fire may be charged for the services provided by the Village and/or by the departments identified within the mutual aid agreement for the use of emergency fire and rescue vehicles, equipment, disposable supplies, such as firefighting foam, and other material used to remove a hazardous condition, as well as contracted services and services from other municipal departments within the Village, and shall pay for such services when rendered within the Village.
C. Cost recovery for emergency service provided at what is determined to be a false alarm.
(1) When a person(s) is found to be responsible for a fire or rescue call that was falsely reported either verbally or through the activation of a fire alarm device, a fire detection device and/or a fire suppression system, that person may be charged for the services provided by the Village and/or by the departments identified within the mutual aid agreement for the use of emergency fire and rescue vehicles during the response to the incident described within.
(2) When the property owner fails to properly and adequately make prior notification that would prevent an unnecessary response by the Fire & Rescue Department during a scheduled test, scheduled maintenance or scheduled repair of either a fire alarm device, fire detection device and/or fire suppression system, the property owner may be charged for the services provided by the Village and/or by the departments identified within the mutual aid agreement for the use of emergency fire and rescue vehicles.
D. Fees to be charged for emergency service.
(1) Fees to be charged for emergency service shall be as established in the Village Fee Schedule.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
(2) Personnel charges are billed at the actual rates for the length of service performed at a minimum of one hour, then every quarter hour thereafter.
(3) Specialized contracted vehicles, equipment and disposable supplies: actual costs.
(4) An administration charge of 5% of the subtotal will be added.
The building architect shall identify the area within the building that can be used as a severe weather shelter of safe haven during severe weather such as a tornado. The designated area shall be identified with signage.