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The Fire Chief shall be responsible for administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter and shall be responsible for the city or county's compliance with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations. The Fire Chief shall further give full access to, and availability of, information submitted under this chapter to emergency response personnel and other appropriate governmental entities on a 24-hour basis. At no time will the Fire Chief relinquish command and control of the Fire Department during an emergency response.
(Ord. passed 9-15-2005; Ord. 112, passed 5-28-2019)
The DES Director is authorized and directed to coordinate and cooperate with the Fire Chief and Hazardous Materials Coordinator on all hazardous material responses and follow-up. He or she shall also direct and coordinate with the local hazardous materials response and decontamination unit as necessary. He or she shall authorize the response of other jurisdictions as needed to resolve any incident.
(Ord. passed 9-15-2005; Ord. 112, passed 5-28-2019)
The Hazardous Materials Coordinator is authorized and directed to cooperate with the Fire Chief and DES Director/Emergency Manager on all hazardous materials responses and follow-up. He or she shall provide costs of response and follow-up pertaining to agencies, manpower, supplies, apparatus and equipment to the DES Director/Emergency Manager for cost recovery from the owner/handler of the released agent. He or she shall authorize the response of other agencies and/or jurisdictions as needed to resolve any incident.
(Ord. 112, passed 5-28-2019)
Any handler or user of hazardous substances who stores or handles hazardous materials for any length of time shall immediately notify the Fire Chief, through the use of MSDS or other documentation, that a hazardous substance(s) is being stored. When the storage of such substance(s) is planned to or does exceed 30 days, the responsible person storing, handling, or using that substance(s) shall notify the Fire Chief and shall engage in preplanning with the Fire Chief. This section does not apply to storage of hazardous substances at fixed facilities for less than 30 days provided those facilities comply with the other provisions of this chapter. The 30-day time period set out in this section continues to run as long as there is a hazardous substance(s) at the facility and does not require any particular substance(s) to be handed or stored for over 30 days.
(Ord. passed 9-15-2005; Ord. 112, passed 5-28-2019)
The owner or operator of any facility at which a hazardous substance(s) is handled or used shall notify the Fire Chief, through the use of a MSDS or other documentation, of the substances being stored at the site of the owner or operator by providing the Fire Chief with a complete inventory and location of such hazardous substances. Such owner or operator shall also implement emergency response plans and procedures for the mitigation of a release or threatened release to minimize any potential harm or damage to persons, property or the environment as may be necessary for a particular incident and implement evacuation plans and procedures, including the immediate notice to the Fire Department and to persons with the immediate site and adjacent properties. Such owners or operators shall also provide training for all employees as required by state and federal OSHA standards and regulations. Such owners or operators shall also allow periodic inspections by the Fire Chief of the storage site.
(Ord. passed 9-15-2005; Ord. 112, passed 5-28-2019)
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