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Township of Clark, NJ Fire Control Measures
Ch 161 Art V Fire Control Measures
§ 161-7 Authority at fires and emergencies.
§ 161-8 Interference with Fire Department operations.
§ 161-9 Compliance with orders.
§ 161-10 Vehicles driving over fire hoses.
§ 161-11 Authorized emergency vehicles.
§ 161-12 Operation of vehicles upon approach of authorized emergency vehicles.
§ 161-13 Vehicles following fire apparatus.
§ 161-14 Boarding or tampering with emergency equipment.
§ 161-15 Damage or injury to equipment or personnel prohibited.
§ 161-16 Emergency vehicle operation.
§ 161-17 Blocking of fire hydrants; removal by Township.
§ 161-18 Permit required for use of hydrants.
§ 161-19 Placement of fire hydrants and water mains.
§ 161-20 Occupancies and uses requiring additional and/or private hydrants.
§ 161-21 Maintenance of fire-suppression equipment and hydrants.
§ 161-22 Fire hydrant clearance.
§ 161-23 Fire flow requirements.
§ 161-24 Sale of unapproved fire extinguishers.
§ 161-25 Street obstructions.
Township of Clark, NJ / Part II: General Legislation / Fire Prevention
Article V Fire Control Measures
[Adopted by Ord. No. 96-30 (Sec. 19-6 of the 2002 Revised General Ordinances)]
The Fire Official/Fire Marshal/Fire Code Official or duly authorized representatives, as may be in charge at the scene of a fire or other emergency involving the protection of life and/or property, are empowered to direct such operations as may be necessary to extinguish or control any suspected or reported fires, gas leaks, or other hazardous conditions or situations or to take any other action necessary in the reasonable performance of their duty. The Fire Official/Fire Marshal/Fire Code Official may prohibit any person, vehicle or object from approaching the scene and may remove or cause to be removed from the scene any person, vehicle or object which may impede or interfere with the operations of the Fire Department. The Fire Official/Fire Marshal/Fire Code Official may remove or cause to be removed any person, vehicle or object from hazardous areas. All persons ordered to leave a hazardous area shall do so immediately and shall not reenter the area until authorized to do so by the Fire Official/Fire Marshal/Fire Code Official.
It shall be unlawful to interfere with, attempt to interfere with, conspire to interfere with, obstruct or restrict the mobility of, or block the path of travel of any Fire Department emergency vehicle in any way or to interfere with, attempt to interfere with, conspire to interfere with, obstruct or hamper any Fire Department operation.
A person shall not willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of the Fire Official/Fire Marshal/Fire Code Official or interfere with the compliance attempts of another individual.
A vehicle shall not be driven or propelled over any unprotected fire hose of the Fire Department when laid down on any street, alleyway, private drive or any other vehicular roadway without the consent of the Fire Official/Fire Marshal/Fire Code Official in command of the operation.
Upon the approach of any authorized emergency vehicle, giving audible and visual signal, the operator of any other vehicle shall immediately drive the same to a position as near as possible and parallel to the right-hand edge or curb of the street or roadway, clear of any intersection, and shall stop and remain in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle or vehicles shall have passed, unless otherwise directed by the Fire Official/Fire Marshal/Fire Code Official or a police officer.
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle, other than one on official business, to follow closer than 300 feet to any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm or to drive any vehicle within the block or immediate area where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.
A person shall not, without proper authorization from the Fire Official/Fire Marshal/Fire Code Official in charge of the Fire Department emergency equipment, cling to, attach himself to, climb upon or into, board or swing upon any Fire Department emergency vehicle, whether the same is in motion or at rest, or sound the siren, horn, bell or other sound-producing device thereon or manipulate or tamper with, or attempt to manipulate or tamper with, any levers, valves, switches, starting devices, brakes, pumps, or any equipment or protective clothing on, or a part of, any Fire Department emergency vehicle.
The driver of any emergency vehicle, as defined in § 161-11, shall not sound the siren thereon or have the front red lights on or disobey any existing traffic regulation, except when the vehicle is responding to any emergency call or when responding to, but not upon returning from, a fire. Tactical strategies, such as, but not restricted to, "move-ups," do not constitute any emergency call. The driver of an emergency vehicle may:
Park or stand irrespective to the provisions of existing traffic regulations.
The exemptions herein granted to any emergency vehicle shall apply only when the driver of any such vehicle, while in motion, sounds an audible signal by bell, siren, or exhaust whistle, as may be reasonably necessary, and when the vehicle is equipped with at least one lighted lamp displaying a red light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of 500 feet to the front of such vehicle.
If, upon the expiration of the time mentioned in a notice of violation, obstructions or encroachments are not removed, the Fire Official/Fire Marshal/Fire Code Official shall proceed to remove the same. Cost incurred in the performance of necessary work shall be paid from the municipal treasury on certificate of the Fire Official/Fire Marshal/Fire Code Official and with the approval of the chief administrative official; and the legal authority of the municipality shall institute appropriate action for the recovery of such costs.
A person shall not use or operate any fire hydrant intended for use of the Fire Department for fire-suppression purposes unless such person first secures a permit for such use from the Fire Official/Fire Marshal/Fire Code Official and the water company having jurisdiction. This section shall not apply to the use of such hydrants by a person employed by, and authorized to make such use by, the water company having jurisdiction.
The Fire Official/Fire Marshal/Fire Code Official shall recommend to the chief administrative official of the municipality the location or relocation of new or existing fire hydrants and the placement or replacement of inadequate water mains located upon public property and deemed necessary to provide an adequate fire flow and distribution pattern. A fire hydrant shall not be placed into or removed from service until approved by the Fire Official/Fire Marshal/Fire Code Official.
All new and existing shipyards, oil storage plants, lumberyards, amusement or exhibition parks, and educational or institutional complexes and similar occupancies and uses involving high fire or life hazards and which are located more than 75 feet from a public street or which require quantities of water beyond the capabilities of the public water distribution system shall be provided with properly placed fire hydrants. Such fire hydrants shall be capable of supplying fire flows as required by the Fire Official/Fire Marshal/Fire Code Official and shall be connected to a water system in accordance with accepted engineering practices. The Fire Official/Fire Marshal/Fire Code Official shall designate and approve the number and location of fire hydrants. The Fire Official/Fire Marshal/Fire Code Official may require the installation of sufficient fire hose and equipment housed in accordance with the approved rules and may require the establishment of a trained fire brigade when the hazard involved requires such measures. Private hydrants shall not be placed into or removed from service until approved by the Fire Official/Fire Marshal/Fire Code Official.
A person shall not obstruct, remove, tamper with or otherwise disturb any fire hydrant or fire appliance required to be installed or maintained under the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code except for the purpose of extinguishing fire, training or testing purposes, recharging or making necessary repairs or when permitted by the Fire Official/Fire Marshal/Fire Code Official. Whenever a fire appliance is removed as herein permitted, it shall be replaced or reinstalled as soon as the purpose for which it was removed has been accomplished. Defective and nonapproved fire appliances or equipment shall be replaced or repaired as directed by the Fire Official/Fire Marshal/Fire Code Official.[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 19-6.16, Sale of defective fire extinguishers, which immediately followed this section, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
§ 161-22 Fire hydrant clearance. [1]
No person shall maintain, within eight feet of a fire hydrant, flowers, hedges or trees. All persons (absent of physical inability to perform the duty) owning public or private property contiguous to a fire hydrant shall remove all snow within an area of three feet in all directions of such hydrant within the twenty-four-hour period that snow ceases to fall.
The Clark Division of Fire Prevention and Protection shall be the enforcing agency of this section.
§ 161-23 Fire flow requirements. [1]
Fire Flow Requirement (at 20 psi residual)
One- and two-family dwellings (> 100 feet between houses)
One- and two-family dwellings (31 to 100 feet between houses)
One- and two-family dwellings (11 to 31 feet between houses)
One- and two-family dwellings (< 11 feet between houses)
Multifamily house (maximum 4 dwelling units, including townhouses)
Multifamily house (> 4 dwelling units, including townhouses)
Apartment building (including condominiums)
Nonresidential development. The following are provided as general categories, and each development will be required to get a letter from the Municipal Fire Subcode Official as to its specific requirement:
Medium industrial/commercial
Heavy industrial/commercial
A person shall not sell, trade, loan or give away any form, type or kind of fire extinguisher which is not approved by the Fire Official/Fire Marshal/Fire Code Official or which is not in proper working order or the contents of which do not meet the requirements of the Fire Official/Fire Marshal/Fire Code Official. The requirements of this section shall not apply to the sale, trade or exchange of obsolete or damaged equipment for junk when the units are permanently disfigured or marked with a permanent sign identifying the unit as junk.
A person or persons shall not erect, construct, place, or maintain any bumps, fences, gates, chains, bars, pipes, wood or metal horses or any other type of obstruction in or on any street within the boundaries of the municipality. The word "street," as used in this section, shall mean any roadway accessible to the public for vehicular traffic, including, but not limited to, private streets or access lanes, as well as all public streets and highways within the boundaries of the municipality.