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The ordinance from which the provisions of this subchapter derive shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law. A full, true and complete copy of this subchapter shall be published in pamphlet form by authority of the City Council as corporate authorities.
(Prior Code, § 93.07) (Ord. 06-035, passed 6-27-2006; Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017)
FIRE PREVENTION AND
SAFETY PROVISIONS
SAFETY PROVISIONS
(A) Adoption. The city shall hereby adopt the 2012 NFPA 1. Uniform Fire Code® as if fully set forth herein.
(B) Supplemental regulations.
SECTION 10.1 - MONITORING OF FIRE ALARM AND AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS.
Newly installed automatic sprinkler systems, and fire detection systems shall be supervised directly by the Blue Island Dispatch Center and transmit signals via wireless radio transmitter. Existing Automatic sprinkler systems and Fire detection systems shall be converted to transmit directly to the Blue Island Dispatch Center via wireless radio transmitter by January 1, 2014.
SECTION 10.2 - PLACEMENT OF COMBINATION STYLE SMOKE/CO ALARMS IN EXISTING APARTMENT BUILDINGS.
Existing apartment buildings shall be required to have combination style smoke/co alarms in all corridors, and in all sleeping areas. Such devices shall be hard wired directly to the buildings electrical system and shall have battery back-up.
SECTION 10.3 - NEW CONSTRUCTION OF NON-SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES.
The first responding fire department apparatus shall be able to reach all interior points of a newly constructed non-single family residential structure with a 150 foot initial attack hose or a distance approved by the code official and/or Fire Chief. Where this requirement cannot be met, an interior standpipe system equipped with fire department hose connections will be required. The standpipe system shall be installed in accordance with the currently adopted version of NFPA 14 (Standard for installation of standpipe and hose systems). The standpipe system shall be connected to a public water system, and shall have a fire department connection.
(Prior Code, § 93.50) (Ord. 04-483, passed 4-27-2004; Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017)
(A) The Fire Prevention Code and the Life Safety Code shall be enforced by the designated Fire Prevention Officer in the City Fire Department, which shall be under the supervision of the Chief of the Fire Department.
(B) The Chief of the Fire Department may detail members of the Fire Department as inspectors. The Chief of the Fire Department shall recommend to the Mayor the employment of technical inspectors, who, when such authorization is made, shall be selected based on their fitness for the position.
(C) A report of the Fire Prevention Officer shall be made annually and transmitted to the Fire Chief and the Public Health and Safety Committee. The report shall contain all proceedings under this code, with such statistics as the Chief of the Fire Department may wish to include. The Chief of the Fire Department shall also recommend any amendments to the code which, in the Chief’s judgment, shall be desirable.
(Prior Code, § 93.54) (Ord. 2257, passed 1-14-1978; Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017)
(A) (1) The Chief of the Fire Department may detail such members of the Fire Department as inspectors, as shall from time to time be necessary. The Chief of the Fire Department shall recommend to the Public Health and Safety Committee of the City Council the employment of a Fire Prevention Officer who, when such authorization is made, shall be selected through an examination to determine his or her fitness for the position. The examination shall be conducted in accordance with the existing rules of the Civil Service Commission of the city as they pertain to and concern promotions, with the exception that the first examination shall be open to all full-time members of the Fire Department, regardless of their classification.
(2) All subsequent examination for this position shall be conducted in accordance with the then existing rules of the Civil Service Commission of the city as they pertain to and concern promotions, without the aforementioned exception.
(B) The grading of the examination shall be done in accordance with the rules of the Civil Service Commission of the city with appropriate credits given for seniority, record of service and military service as set forth in the rules of the Civil Service Commission.
(C) An appointment made to the position of Fire Prevention Officer shall be made in accordance with the existing rules of the Civil Service Commission of the city.
(D) The duties and responsibilities of the Fire Prevention Officer shall be those which are set forth and described in the job description prepared by the Chief of the Fire Department and which are set forth herein.
(E) The salary of the Fire Prevention Officer shall be that which is authorized and approved by the City Council.
(F) (1) The position of the Fire Prevention Officer is a staff position which reports directly to the Fire Chief. The Fire Prevention Officer supervises the enforcement of the Fire Prevention Code. The Fire Prevention Officer also serves as code consultant to the staff and performs research and other administrative functions as directed by the Fire Chief.
(2) In addition, the Fire Prevention Officer:
(a) Coordinates activities between the Fire Department and State Fire Marshal’s Office, Division of Fire Prevention;
(b) Prepares Fire Code violations for
prosecution in the circuit court system or administrative adjudication;
(c) Analyzes applications and approves licenses where Fire Department approval is required;
(d) Reviews plans for new construction and for remodeling of existing buildings for compliance to Fire Prevention Code and for existing and other fire safety provisions of the Building Code;
(e) Supervises, plans and directs public fire safety education programs;
(f) Photographs fire scenes and all such events as directed by the Fire Chief;
(g) Investigates fire scenes to determine cause and origin of fire;
(h) Shall, from time to time, assume all duties and responsibilities of a firefighter; and
(i) Performs such other duties determined by the Fire Chief to be appropriate and necessary to effectively perform and carry out the position and functions of a Fire Prevention Officer.
(Prior Code, § 93.55) (Ord. 86-52, passed 11-25-1986; Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017)
The limits of the districts referred to in the Fire Prevention Code, in which the storage of explosives or blasting agents is to be prohibited, shall be defined as the entire area within the city corporate limits, except as allowed by special use permit.
(Prior Code, § 93.56) (Ord. 2257, passed 1-14-1978; Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017)
The limits of districts referred to in the Fire Prevention Code, in which installations of additional outside aboveground flammable liquid tanks are to be prohibited, shall be defined as the entire area within the city corporate limits.
(Prior Code, § 93.57) (Ord. 2257, passed 1-14-1978; Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017)
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