Section
General Provisions
95.01 Definitions
95.02 Pit fires
95.03 Burning permits
95.04 Automatic smoke detector required
95.05 Motor vehicle operation at or near emergency scene
95.06 Following fire apparatus
95.07 Aerial luminary devices, flying sky lanterns or wish lanterns prohibited
Fire Department
95.20 Fire department
95.21 Composition
95.22 General supervision of personnel
Fire Prevention Code
95.30 Fire code adopted
95.31 Applicability
95.32 Fire officials to enforce
95.33 Permits
95.34 Summary abatement
95.35 Appeals from decisions of fire officials
Fire Hydrants and Automatic Alarms
95.50 Fire connections
95.51 Automatic alarms
95.52 Automatic sprinkler system not to be disabled
95.53 Giving false fire alarms; molesting fire alarm, fire-detection or fire-extinguishing system
95.54 More restrictive provisions
Cooperative Fire Response Policy
95.60 Established
95.61 Duration of agreement
95.62 Administrative control
95.63 Authority
95.98 Violations
GENERAL PROVISIONS
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to build or set a pit fire or other open-type burn, for any purpose, except for stationary outdoor gas fire pits that are required to be permitted and approved by the Fire Marshal and comply with the North Carolina Mechanical Code.
(Am. Ord. 19-23, passed 8-14-23) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) Generally. The burning of construction debris, scrap wood and building materials, grass, brush, leaves, tree limbs, sticks, branches and other yard debris or natural ground cover, is strictly prohibited and no burning permit will be issued for burning same.
(B) For structures. A burning permit to burn any structure shall be required and may be issued for burning of structures for the purpose of training firefighters and burning of which has been determined by the Fire Chief to comply with all requirements and restrictions for burning. No permit shall be issued to burn any structure between the Friday of Memorial Day weekend through the Monday of Labor Day weekend. The Fire Department will be responsible for burning any structure for which a permit has been issued. Property owners shall be responsible for debris removal once the subject structure has been burned. Debris removal shall take place in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 50, Garbage Service, and other provisions of the town code that may be applicable.
Pursuant to Chapter 911 of the 1989 Session Laws, all rental residential units, including hotel and motel units, shall have an operational automatic smoke detector in each dwelling unit. The fire official shall approve the type and location of all automatic smoke detectors.
(A) No person shall drive a motor vehicle over a fire hose or any other equipment that is being used at a fire at any time, or block a fire-fighting apparatus or any other equipment from its source of supply regardless of its distance from a fire.
(B) No person shall drive a motor vehicle, other than one on official business, to park and leave standing a vehicle within one block of Police or Fire Department vehicles, public or private ambulances, rescue squad emergency vehicles, or other emergency response vehicles, which are engaged in official emergency response to the scene, engaged in the investigation of an accident, or engaged in rendering assistance to victims at the scene.
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