A. Hydrants and Hoses. In every trailer park or portion of every trailer park containing more than ten trailers there shall be installed and maintained approved fire hydrants with mounted hose rack or reel spaced at such distances as to reach all areas with seventy-five feet of hose. Each fire hydrant shall be not less than one inch in diameter terminating with a shutoff valve. Hose racks and reels shall be equipped with seventy-five feet of not more than one-inch hose with Boston-type shutoff nozzles. Hose racks or reels shall be enclosed within a cabinet. The cabinet shall be painted red, with a sign stating "For Emergency Use Only," in letters at least four inches in height.
B. Extinguishers. One or more approved extinguishers of a type suitable for flammable liquid or electrical fires (Class B and Class C) in accordance with NFPA Standard No. 10, Portable Fire Extinguishers, (carbon dioxide or dry chemical) shall be so located that it will not be necessary to travel more than one hundred feet to reach the nearest extinguisher.
C. Reporting Fires. Every owner or operator or other person in charge of any trailer park who becomes aware of any fire or smoldering combustion of an unwarranted or insidious nature which is not confined within equipment designed for fire and which is a hazard to any structure within the trailer park shall report the matter without delay to the fire department.
D. Investigation of Fire Remains. Every owner or operator or other person in charge of any trailer park shall report to the fire department the discovery of the remains of any fire, even though it is obvious that the fire is completely extinguished. The fire department official shall make a thorough investigation of every fire.
E. Equipment Approval. All fire protection equipment required by this title shall meet the approval of the city fire chief. Alternates to the requirements of this section may be authorized by the fire chief, provided the alternates are equivalent or provide the same level of safety required under this title.
F. Flammable Liquids. Flammable liquids shall not be stored or used in any structure in quantities in excess of one gallon, and all such flammable liquids shall be kept in unbreakable and tight or approved safety-sealed containers when not in actual use.
G. Dangerous Materials. Neither any article that is dangerous or detrimental to life or to the health of the occupants of a structure, nor any material the fire chief determines may create a fire hazard, shall be kept, stored, or handled in any part of a structure, or on the site on which the structure is situated.
(Prior code § 17.16.290 (Ord. 503 § 18.0, 1961))