(A) Fire watch as set out in 675 IAC 22 shall be used to determine if a fire watch is warranted and the personnel to be used during a fire watch.
(B) Persons who are deemed qualified by the Fire Chief to service as fire watch personnel shall be compensated at a rate of $35 an hour.
(C) If compensation to qualified persons goes unpaid, legal action may be taken to recover unpaid compensation including an accumulate interest at an annual rate of 8% plus reasonable attorney's fees and legal costs of collection.
(D) In the event of an excessive number of accidental or undetermined alarm activations, the Fire Chief, or his or her designee, is authorized to require the property owner, tenant, or occupant to provide an approved fire watch until the accidental or undetermined alarm activation has been repaired or restored to service.
(E) Any property owner or tenant that does not comply with a fire watch order issued by the Fire Department may be fined $500 per day.
(Ord. 2017-35, passed 12-19-2017)