(a) The owner, operator, or lessee, an employee of any owner, operator, or lessee, an occupant or any person in direct control of any building regulated under the Ohio Building Code, upon the discovery of an unfriendly fire, or upon receiving information that there is an unfriendly fire on the premises, shall immediately, and with all reasonable dispatch and diligence, call or otherwise notify the Fire Division concerning the fire, and shall spread an alarm immediately to all occupants of the building.
(b) For the purposes of this section, a “fire watch” shall be established whenever a fire protection system is out of service. The fire watch shall be continued until the fire protection system has been returned to service. The fire watcher shall be provided with at least one approved means for notification of the Fire Department.
(c) For the purposes of this section, "unfriendly fire" means a fire of a destructive nature as distinguished from a controlled fire intended for a beneficial purpose.
(d) No person shall fail to comply with this section.
(Ord. 2005-127. Passed 9-6-05; Ord. 2008-115. Passed 9-2-08.)
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