(a) Fire prevention shall be the responsibility and under the supervision of the Fire Chief of the Fire Division, under the direction and control of the Director of Public Safety.
(b) It shall be the duty of the Fire Division to enforce all laws and ordinances covering the following:
(1) The prevention of fires;
(2) The storage and use of explosives and flammables;
(3) The installation and maintenance of automatic and other private fire alarm systems and fire extinguishing equipment;
(4) The maintenance and regulation of fire escapes;
(5) The maintenance of protection and elimination of hazards in buildings and structures, including those under construction;
(6) The means and adequacy of exit in case of fire from all places in which persons work, live or congregate for any purpose from time to time, including but not limited to, factories, schools, hotels, lodging houses, nursing and rest homes, hospitals, churches, halls, theaters and amphitheaters;
(7) The investigation of the cause, origin and circumstances of fires;
(Ord. 1969-5. Passed 2-10-69.)
(8) Inspect and issue written permits for the installation of, the making of major repairs on site to, abandonment of and removal of underground storage tanks, as that term is defined in Rules Section 1301:7-7-02 of the Ohio Administrative Code, within the City of Brooklyn Fire Department’s jurisdictional area. (Ord. 1994-103. Passed 11-14-94.)
The Fire Division shall have such powers and perform such other duties as are set forth in other sections of this Part Fifteen - Fire Prevention Code and other ordinances, and as may be conferred and imposed from time to time by law.
This designation of duty shall not relieve any other department, officer or employee of the City of any power or duty conferred upon it or him by law or ordinance.
(c) The Fire Chief, other officer or fireman designated by the Chief, may at all reasonable hours, enter any building, premises or vehicle within his jurisdiction for the purpose of examining the same as authorized by the statutes of Ohio.
(d) The Fire Chief may make or cause to be made an inspection of the contents and the working conditions of any fire extinguisher or fire extinguishing system.
(e) The Fire Division shall survey each commercial and industrial establishment, mercantile, educational and institutional occupancy, place of assembly, hotel, multi-family house and such other buildings or dwellings within the City, and shall specify suitable fire detecting devices or extinguishing appliances which shall be provided in or near boiler rooms, kitchens or restaurants, clubs and like establishments, storage rooms involving considerable combustible material, rooms in which hazardous manufacturing processes are involved, repair garages, and other places of generally hazardous nature.
Such devices or appliances may consist of automatic fire alarm systems, automatic sprinkler or water spray systems, standpipe and hose, fixed or portable fire extinguishers of a type suitable for the probable class of fire, or suitable asbestos or approved fire blankets, manual or automatic covers, or other special fire extinguishing systems. In special hazardous processes or storage, appliances of more than one type or special system may be required.
(Ord. 1969-5. Passed 2-10-69.)