(A) Subject to division (D) below, if the state’s Fire Marshal or the commanding officer of the city’s Fire Department, or a firefighter in uniform acting under the orders and directions of the commanding officer determines a dangerous condition exists, the state’s Fire Marshal, the commanding officer of the city’s Fire Department, or the firefighter in uniform acting under the orders and direction of the commanding officer upon finding an emergency condition dangerous to persons or property, may take all necessary steps and prescribe all necessary restrictions and requirements to protect persons and property until the dangerous condition is abated.
(B) Subject to division (D) below, the state’s Fire Marshal, the commanding officer of the city’s Fire Department, or a firefighter in uniform acting under the orders and directions of the commanding officer, responding to a fire or emergency call, who, upon arriving at the scene of a fire or emergency, finds a condition dangerous to persons or property, may take all necessary steps and requirements to protect persons and property until the dangerous condition is abated.
(C) The state’s Fire Marshal or the commanding officer of the city’s Fire Department, or a firefighter in uniform acting under the orders and direction of the commanding officer, may investigate causes and effects related to dangerous conditions.
(D) If the environmental concerns based on the Department of Natural Resources Fire Division criteria are elevated to extreme fire conditions or if the environmental concerns based on the Department of Natural Resources Fire Division criteria are elevated to very high for 72 consecutive hours, the commanding officer of the city’s Fire Department, in consultation with the Department of Natural Resources, has the authority to enforce a no burning restriction that includes a ban on the ignition, discharge and use of consumer fireworks within the city. If a no burning restriction is instituted under this division (D), the commanding officer of the city’s Fire Department enforcing the restriction shall ensure that adequate notice of the restriction is provided to the public.
(E) Not more than 24 hours after the fire condition is downgraded from extreme or very high fire condition, the commanding officer of the city’s Fire Department that enforced a no burning restriction that included a ban on the ignition, discharge and use of consumer fireworks shall lift the restriction and inform the public that the restriction has been lifted in the same manner that the restriction was announced or made known to the public.
(Prior Code, § 11-63) (Ord. 1475, passed 4-29-2019)