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Timestamp: 2017-09-21 13:58:16
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SECTION 8-101: OPERATION AND FUNDING
SECTION 8-102: DUTIES OF fire DEPARTMENT
SECTION 8-104: fire CHIEF, ASSISTANT CHIEF AND CAPTAINS; election; vacancy
SECTION 8-105: FIRE CHIEF; duties
SECTION 8-106: MEMBERSHIP
SECTION 8-107: EQUIPMENT
SECTION 8-108: COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
SECTION 8-109: IMPERSONATING FIREMAN
SECTION 8-304: FIRE ON PAVEMENT
SECTION 8-305: OPEN BURNING BAN; WAIVER
SECTION 8-306: STOVES, FURNACES AND CHIMNEYS
SECTION 8-307: OUTDOOR FIRE PITS AND FIREPLACES
SECTION 8-308: INSPECTIONS; VIOLATION NOTICE
SECTION 8-404: PETROLEUM GAS
SECTION 8-405: POISONOUS GAS
SECTION 8-501: REGULATION OF USE, SALE, POSSESSION
SECTION 8-502: DATES OF SALE AND DISCHARGE
The Village and the Rural Fire District own and operate the Village Fire Department. The Village operates the Fire Department and Rescue Squad through the fire chief and firemen. The fire chief shall manage the Fire Department. The Village Board, for the purpose of defraying the cost of the management, maintenance, and improvement of the Fire Department, may each year levy a tax not exceeding the maximum limits prescribed by state law on the actual valuation of all real estate and personal property within the Village that is subject to taxation. The revenue from the said tax shall be placed in the general fund, which shall be in the possession of the village treasurer. Said monies so levied and collected shall be set aside in the village budget as the Fire Department budget and the Rescue Squad budget for defraying the costs of those departments. (Neb. Rev. Stat. §17-718, 35-501, 35-530)
The Fire Department may also operate a rescue unit for the benefit of those within the Fire Protection District. It shall be the duty of the official in charge of the Rescue Squad, during the time of a rescue call, to insure that every victim of mishap is aided or aided and transported to the emergency room of the nearest hospital. When available, rescue personnel shall respond to all fire calls. (Neb. Rev. Stat. §35-514.02)
The fire chief, assistant fire chief and two captains of the Fire Department shall be elected by the active members of the department and approved by the Village Board. They shall hold their offices until their successors are elected and approved by the board. Such officers may be removed from office by the board for misconduct, inefficiency or dereliction of duty. When any vacancy occurs by removal or otherwise, the members of said Fire Department shall immediately elect a successor subject to the approval of the board. In the event of the failure to elect a fire chief, assistant fire chief or captains or in case of a vacancy in any of said offices for a period of five days after such vacancy occurs, the Village Board shall fill such vacancy by the appointment of some member of the Fire Department to said office.
A. The fire chief shall manage the Fire Department and it shall be his duty to inform the Village Board when any of the fire engines, hose, ladders, or other apparatus needs repair. Upon the written consent and directive of the board, the fire chief shall cause the repair, improvement, or maintenance of the said equipment and shall personally supervise and approve of the same. It shall be the duty of the fire chief to come before the Village Board at the regular meeting in January each year to give a report of the general condition and the proposed additions or improvements recommended by him.
C. The chief shall enforce all laws and ordinances covering the prevention of fires; the storage and use of explosives and flammable substances; the installation of fire alarm systems; the regulation of fire escapes; and the inspection of all premises requiring adequate fire escapes. The fire chief shall have the right to enter at all reasonable hours into buildings and upon all premises within his jurisdiction for the purpose of examining the same for fire hazards and related dangers. The chief shall investigate the causes, origins, and circumstances of fires arising within his jurisdiction.
(Neb. Rev. Stat. §17-505, 35-102, 35-108, 81-506, 81-512)
A. The fire chief shall appoint no more than 25 members for each Fire Department company, subject to the review and approval of the Board of Trustees. All vacancies shall be filled in this manner.
C. Members of the Fire Department may hold meetings and engage in social activities with the approval of the Board of Trustees. The secretary shall keep a rec-ord of all meetings. All records shall be available to the public at any reasonable time.
D. Members of the Fire Department shall be considered to be employees of the Village for the purpose of providing them with workers' compensation and other benefits. The Board of Trustees may compensate or reimburse any member of the Fire Department for expenses incurred in carrying out his duties in an amount set by resolution. The board shall purchase and maintain in force a policy of group term life insurance to age 65 covering the lives of all of the Village's active volunteer fire and rescue personnel, except that when any such person serves more than one municipality or rural or suburban fire protection district, the policy shall be purchased only by the first entity or district which he serves. The policy shall provide a minimum death benefit of $10,000 for death from any cause and shall, at the option of the insured, be convertible to a permanent form of life insurance at age 65. The coverage of such policy shall terminate as to any individual who ceases to be an active volunteer mem-ber of the Fire Department.
E. For purposes of Neb. Rev. Stat. §33-139.01, volunteer firemen and rescue squad members testifying as witnesses in that capacity alone shall not be deemed employees of the Village.
(Neb. Rev. Stat. §33-139.01, 35-101 through 35-103, 35-108)
A. It shall be unlawful for any person except the fire chief and the members of the Fire Department to molest, destroy, handle or in any other way to interfere with the use and storage of any of the fire trucks and other apparatus belonging to the Village. (Neb. Rev. Stat. §28-519)
B. Fire equipment may not be removed from the Fire Department without prior approval of department personnel. Village employees shall not be involved in the fire or rescue actions other than as firemen or Rescue Squad members.
C. Maintenance of the Fire Department building is the responsibility of the Village Board. The temperature control of the building shall be administered to insure that oxygen and other equipment of the Rescue Squad and other department companies are maintained at safe operating and administration temperatures.
It shall be unlawful for any person to falsely personate a fireman by wearing a badge or other apparel usually worn by a fireman for the purpose of obtaining any benefit whatsoever. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the theatrical representation of a fireman for bona fide entertainment purposes when there is no intent to defraud. (Neb. Rev. Stat. §28-609)
Any official of the Fire Department shall have the power during the time of a fire to cause the removal of any private or public property whenever it shall become necessary to do so for the preservation of such property from fire, to prevent the spreading of fire, or to protect adjoining property. The said officials may direct the firemen to remove any building, structure, or fence for the purpose of checking the progress of any fire.
It shall be unlawful for any person, without the consent of the fire chief or assistant fire chief, to drive any vehicle over unprotected hose of the Fire Department. (Neb. Rev. Stat. §60-6,184)
It shall be unlawful for any person intentionally and without good and reasonable cause to raise any false alarm of fire. (Neb. Rev. Stat. §28-907, 35-520)
D. Forbids or prevents others from assisting or extinguishing a fire or exhorts another person, as to whom he has no legal right or obligation to protect or control, not to assist in extinguishing a fire.
Upon the permission of the village chairman or fire chief or pursuant to any agreement with a rural fire district for mutual aid and protection, such fire equipment of the Village as may be designated by the Village Board as rural equipment may be used beyond the corporate limits to extinguish a reported fire. The firemen of the Village shall be considered as acting in the performance and within the scope of their duties in fighting fires or saving property or life outside the corporate limits of the Village when directed to do so by the village chairman, chief of the Fire Department or some person authorized to act for such chief and in so doing, may use such fire equipment of the Village as may be designated by the Village Board.
All of the provisions of the most recent edition of the Fire Code, as published by the National Fire Protection Association and recommended by the American Insurance Association, are hereby adopted by reference as part of this chapter. One copy, together with all revisions of and amendments thereto, shall be available in the office of the village clerk for public inspection during office hours. In the event that any of the provisions of said code are in conflict with any of the provisions of the municipal code, the provisions of the municipal code shall prevail. (Neb. Rev. Stat. §18-132, 19-902, 19-922, 81-502)
Incorporated by reference into this municipal code are the standards recommended by the National Fire Protection Association known as the Life Safety Code, most recent edition and all subsequent amendments. This code shall have the same force and effect as if set out verbatim herein. One copy of the Life Safety Code shall be on file with the village clerk, available for public inspection during office hours. (Neb. Rev. Stat. §18-132, 19-902, 81-502)
C. The fire chief or his designee may waive the open burning ban in his jurisdiction when conditions are acceptable to the chief or his designee. Anyone burning in such jurisdiction when the open burning ban has been waived shall notify the Fire Department of his/her intention to burn.
D. The Fire Department may set and charge a fee for each such permit issued. Such fees shall be remitted to the Village Board for inclusion in the general funds allocated to the Fire Department. Such funds shall not reduce the tax requirements for the department. No such fee shall be collected from any state or political subdivision to which such a permit is issued to conduct open burning under subsection (B) of this section in the course of such state's or political subdivision's official duties.
All furnaces, stoves and other heating devices shall be installed at a proper distance from combustible materials and portions of the building. Any combustible materials or portions of the building that are dangerously close to such heating devices shall be protected by non-combustible material. This section shall apply both to existing structures and those which may hereafter be erected.
A. Clearances. A minimum 10-foot clearance shall be maintained between the outdoor fireplace and combustible structure or materials such as, walls, roofs, fences, decks, wood piles, and other combustible material.
B. Construction. Outdoor fireplaces shall be constructed of concrete or approved non-combustible materials. The fire fuel area and openings shall be completely enclosed by a steel screening (spark guard) or an approved non-combustible screening material with openings no greater than one-half inch square. Vent stacks, chimneys, and chimineas shall have a steel screen cover made of heavy wire mesh or other non-combustible material with openings no greater larger than one-half inch square. Not permitted are barrels, half-barrels, drums or similarly constructed devices.
C. Size. The fuel area for a fire pit shall not be larger than three feet in diameter and a height of more than three feet.
F. Amount of Materials Being Burnt. Users must (1) limit the amount of material being burnt to ensure the flames are confined inside the fuel area of the outdoor fireplace and the flames do not extend above the pit or into the chimney, and (2) follow the manufacturer’s recommendation on the maximum amount of fuel to be used at one time with spark guard in place.
L. Building Permit. For a fire pit, a site plan showing the location of the fire pit on the property and a detailed drawing of the construction of the fire pit shall be submitted to the village for review. A building permit will be issued based on approved plans. A building permit is not required for portable fire pits or chimineas, provided they are commercially designed and have been approved by an independent testing laboratory.
M. Hours of Operation. An outdoor fireplace shall be completely extinguished and embers cooled so as to prohibit the fire from rekindling prior to 11:00 p.m.
(Neb. Rev. Stat. §17-549, 17-556, 81-520.01)
Article 4 – Explosives; Poisonous
and Flammable Gases
Dynamite and other explosives shall be stored in a proper receptacle which shall be closed at all times, except when actually in use. Such concrete, metal or stone receptacle shall not be located in any room where there is a flame or flammable materials.
Any person wishing to discharge high explosives within the Village must secure a permit from the Village Board and shall discharge such explosives in conformance with its direction and under its supervision. In no case shall any person perform blasting operations unless operating under the direct supervision of a person in possession of a valid user's permit issued by the Nebraska State Patrol. (Neb. Rev. Stat. §17-556, 28-1229)
Any person desiring to store or keep in his possession liquefied petroleum gas shall place the containers outside of buildings on nonflammable docks or platforms and no such container shall at any time be stored within a building of any kind.
Any person, firm or corporation desiring to store or keep in the Village for any period of time any form of poisonous gas must first get permission from the fire chief, who shall require the name of the gas, the place of storage and the amount of gas stored. It shall then be the duty of the fire chief to prescribe such rules, regulations and precautionary actions as he may deem necessary.
The use, sale, offer for sale, and possession of permissible fireworks in the Village as defined by Neb. Rev. Stat. §28-1241 shall be governed and regulated by Neb. Rev. Stat. §28-1241 to §28-1252, including any and all amendments thereto, together with any rules and regulations adopted by the state fire marshal for the enforcement of said sections.
Fireworks may be sold from June 24 through July 4 and from December 29 through December 31. Fireworks may be discharged from June 24 to 12:00 midnight on July 4 and from December 29 to 2:00 a.m. on January 1. (Neb. Rev. Stat. §28-1249) (Res. No. 20111219)