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V.I. Code tit. 23, § 783 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter VIII - Flammable Liquids|§ 783. Piping, valves and fittings

 (a) Piping, valves, and fittings for flammable liquids shall be designed for the working pressures and structural stresses to which they may be subjected. (b) Pipe systems shall be substantially supported and protected against physical damage and excessive stresses arising from settlement, vibration, expansion or contraction. (c) Pipe systems shall contain a sufficient number of valves to operate the system properly and to protect the plant. Pipe systems in connection with pumps shall contain a sufficient number of valves properly to control the flow of liquid in normal operation and the event of physical damage. Connections to pipe lines, by which equipment such as tank cars or tank vehicles discharge flammable liquids by means of centrifugal pumps into aboveground storage tanks, shall be provided with check valves for automatic protection against back-flow.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 784 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter VIII - Flammable Liquids|§ 784. Dispensing devices at service stations—Design and construction

 (a) Class I and Class II flammable liquids shall be transferred from underground tanks by means of fixed pumps so designed and equipped as to allow control of the flow and to prevent leakage or accidental discharge. Supplemental means shall be provided outside of the dispensing device whereby the source of power may be readily disconnected in the event of fire or other accident. Dispensing devices for Class I or Class II flammable liquids shall be of approved type. Devices meeting the standards of the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., shall be deemed to be in compliance with the section. Class I or Class II flammable liquids shall not be dispensed by pressure or gravity from drums, barrels, and similar containers. Gear pumps or similar positive displacement devices taking suction through the top of the container shall be used. Class I and Class II flammable liquids shall not be dispensed by a device that operates through pressure within a storage tank, unless the tank has been approved as a pressure vessel for the use to which it is subjected. In no case shall air or gas pressure be used for this purpose. Automatic dispensing devices  (b)  (1) The installation and use of coin-operated dispensing devices for Class I flammable liquids is prohibited. The dispensing of Class I flammable liquids into the fuel tank of a vehicle or into a container shall at all times be under the control of a competent person. The use of any device which permits the dispensing of Class I flammable liquids when the hand of the operator of the discharging nozzle is removed from the nozzle control lever is hereby forbidden except when using an automatic nozzle as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection. (2) Automatic Hose Nozzle Valves with Latch-Open Devices. In lieu of being held open by hand, an approved automatic nozzle may be used for dispensing Class I flammable liquid into the fuel tank of a vehicle. Such a nozzle shall have the latch-open device as an integral part of the assembly and shall shut-off the liquid reliably and positively when the gasoline tank is filled, when it falls from the filling neck of an automobile tank, when it is subject to rough usage such as dropping or lack of proper lubrication, or when an automobile is driven away while the nozzle is still in the tank. A competent attendant shall be in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle being filled by such an approved nozzle. Location  (c) Dispensing devices at automotive service stations shall be so located that all parts of the vehicle being served will be on private property.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 785 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter VIII - Flammable Liquids|§ 785. Ventilation

 Rooms or enclosures in which Class I or Class II flammable liquids are pumped or dispensed, used in open vats or dip tanks, or mixed or blended shall be provided with natural or mechanical ventilation that will prevent the accumulation of flammable vapors in hazardous concentrations.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 786 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter VIII - Flammable Liquids|§ 786. Commercial and industrial establishments

 (a) Class I and Class II flammable liquids shall be stored in aboveground tanks out of doors, in underground tanks, in closed containers outside of buildings, in rooms of buildings meeting the requirements of Type A or Type B Inside Storage or Mixing Rooms, or in outside storage houses used exclusively for the storage and mixing of flammable liquids; storage inside buildings, not in Type A or B rooms, shall be in sealed containers or in approved safety cans of not more than 5 gallons capacity, and the aggregate capacity shall not exceed 25 gallons unless in a storage cabinet which may be utilized for storage of not over 50 gallons. (b) Inside storage or mixing rooms, outside storage houses and storage cabinets shall conform to nationally recognized standard practice as specified in section 609 of this title. (c) Class III flammable liquids shall be stored in aboveground tanks out of doors or within buildings, in underground tanks, in tanks in enclosures, in closed containers out of doors or within buildings, in rooms meeting the requirements of Type A or Type B Inside Storage or Mixing Rooms or in outside storage houses. Containers in buildings, other than sealed containers of not over 5 gallons capacity each, shall not exceed an aggregate quantity of 275 gallons, unless stored in Type A or B Inside Storage Rooms. (d) Containers of flammable liquids stored outdoors shall be segregated by an open space of at least 10 feet from roadways, sidewalks and structures so as not to constitute an immediate life or property hazard in event of fire. Special attention should be given to routes of egress for building occupants, window and door openings, and combustible exterior walls, platforms, cornices, and roofs in securing the desired separation. Containers piled one upon the other shall be separated by dunnage sufficient to provide stability and to prevent excessive stress on container walls. The height of piles shall be consistent with stability. Drums and barrels stored on their sides shall have their heads facing aisles so that leakage of bungs may be detected. Containers storing flammable liquids shall have caps, plugs, or bungs replaced immediately after use and when the container is empty. (e) Class I or Class II flammable liquids shall not be drawn from or dispensed into vessels or containers within a building except by means of a device drawing from the top of the tank or the container.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 787 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter VIII - Flammable Liquids|§ 787. Sources of ignition

 Open flames, heating devices and processes employing temperatures capable of igniting the vapors of the flammable liquids used shall be prohibited in buildings, rooms and other confined spaces in which Class I or Class II flammable liquids are used in the open, or in which Class III flammable liquids are used for the purpose of saturating, coating or otherwise treating goods or materials. Artificial lighting shall be by electricity only. Electric devices located within the possible path of vapor travel shall be of a type approved for such locations. Compliance with applicable provisions of the Standards of the National Board of Fire Underwriters known as the “National Electrical Code” shall be deemed prima facie evidence of compliance with this section. Smoking shall be prohibited and suitable signs to that effect shall be displayed.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 788 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter VIII - Flammable Liquids|§ 788. First-aid appliances

 Where flammable liquids are used or dispensed, first-aid fire appliances shall be provided in such quantities as public safety requires. The number and type of appliances meeting the Standards of the National Board of Fire Underwriters for First Aid Fire Appliances (Pamphlet No. 10) shall be deemed prima facie evidence of compliance with this section.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 789 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter VIII - Flammable Liquids|§ 789. Oil burners

 Heating and other devices using oil burners shall be installed, maintained and operated in accordance with nationally recognized standard practice as specified in section 609 of this title.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 790 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter VIII - Flammable Liquids|§ 790. Tank vehicles for flammable liquids

 (a) “Tank vehicle” means any vehicle other than railroad tank cars and boats, with a cargo tank mounted thereon or built as an integral part thereof used for the transportation of flammable liquids. Tank vehicles include self-propelled vehicles, and full trailers and semi-trailers without motive power and with wheels carrying either part or all of the load. (b) Tank vehicles used for the transportation of flammable liquids shall be constructed, maintained and operated in accordance with nationally recognized standard practice as specified in section 609 of this title.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 811 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter IX - Garages|§ 811. Garages generally

 Garages shall conform to all other applicable requirements of this chapter, as well as the provisions of this subchapter.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 812 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter IX - Garages|§ 812. Permit required

 No person shall use any building, shed or enclosure as a place of business for the purpose of servicing or repairing any motor vehicle therein without a permit.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 813 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter IX - Garages|§ 813. Repair work

 Welding and cutting and other processes involving direct application of flame shall not be carried on in any garage housing more than twenty automobiles on any floor unless the garage is equipped with an approved automatic sprinkler system or such processes are carried on in a room enclosed by walls and ceiling of construction having a fire-resistance rating of not less than one hour with openings therein protected by approved fire doors or fire windows, and with no opening from such room to any upper story. No repairs of any kind shall be made in any garage the floor of which is more than two feet below the drive-in entrance level.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 814 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter IX - Garages|§ 814. Cleaning with flammable liquids

 No flammable liquid with a flash point below 100 degree F. shall be used in any garage for washing parts or removing grease or dirt, unless in a special closed machine approved for the purpose or in a separate well-ventilated room enclosed by walls having a fire-resistance rating of not less than two hours with openings therein protected by approved fire doors or fire windows, and with no opening from such room to any upper or lower story.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 815 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter IX - Garages|§ 815. Handling of gasoline and oils

 (a) The fuel tanks of motor vehicles shall be filled directly through hose from approved pumps attached to approved portable tanks or drawing from underground storage tanks. Storage and handling of flammable liquids shall conform to subchapter VIII of this chapter. No transfer of gasoline in any garage shall be made in any open container. (b) No garage floor drain shall connect to any sewer unless provided with an oil separator or trap.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 831 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter X - Gas Piping and Appliances|§ 831. Installations to conform to standard safe practice

 (a) Gas piping and gas appliances in buildings shall be installed in accordance with standard safe practice. (b) Installation of gas piping and appliances for domestic and commercial uses, in accordance with the Standards of the National Board of Fire Underwriters for the Installation of Gas Piping and Gas Appliances in Buildings (Pamphlet No. 54) shall be deemed prima facie evidence of installation in accordance with standard safe practice.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 832 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter X - Gas Piping and Appliances|§ 832. Pressure regulation

 (a) Where the pressure of gas supplied to domestic, commercial or other low pressure gas piping systems in buildings is in excess of one pound per square inch, an approved gas pressure regulator of sufficient size shall be installed in the service pipe of each such system to prevent pressure in excess of one pound per square inch from being introduced into such building piping. (b) If located inside a building the above required regulator shall be equipped with a vent pipe leading to the outer air. Means shall be employed to prevent water from entering this pipe and also to prevent stoppage of it by insects or foreign matter.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 833 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter X - Gas Piping and Appliances|§ 833. Pipe entrance to buildings

 Where gas piping enters a building through a wall or floor of masonry or concrete any gas pipe or other nearby pipes entering the same wall or floor shall be suitably sealed against the entrance of water or gas.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 834 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter X - Gas Piping and Appliances|§ 834. Outside valves

 Approved means for shutting off the flow of gas from outside the building shall be provided on every gas service pipe 2 inches or larger in diameter or which supplies gas at a pressure in excess of one pound per square inch. Outside gas shut-off cocks or valves shall be located so as to be readily accessible and, when underground, shall be placed in suitable valve boxes, manholes or vaults the covers of which shall be clearly marked “Gas”.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 851 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter XI - Liquefied Petroleum Gases|§ 851. Definitions

 “Liquefied petroleum gas” means any material which is composed predominantly of any of the following hydrocarbons or mixtures of them, propane, propylene, butane (normal butane or iso-butane) and butylenes.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 852 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter XI - Liquefied Petroleum Gases|§ 852. Permits and reports of installations

 (a) A permit shall be obtained for each installation of liquefied petroleum gas employing a container or an aggregate of inter-connected containers of over 2,000 gallons water capacity, and for each permanent installation, irrespective of size of containers, made at buildings in which people congregate for civic, political, educational, religious, social or recreational purposes. Such buildings shall include schools, churches, hospitals, institutions, hotels, and restaurants, each having a capacity of 20 or more persons. Prior to making such an installation, an installer shall submit plans to the Commissioner and if compliance with the requirements of this chapter is shown by said plans, a permit shall be issued. (b) Installers shall maintain a record of all installations for which a permit is not required by subsection (a) of this section (but not including installation of gas burning appliances and replacing of portable cylinders) and have it available for inspection by the Commissioner.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 853 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter XI - Liquefied Petroleum Gases|§ 853. Standards for liquefied petroleum gas equipment and its installation

 All installations of liquefied petroleum gas equipment, including such equipment installed at utility gas plants, shall be in conformity with generally recognized standards for safety to persons and property. Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter or in other laws or regulations legally in effect, conformity with the Standards of the National Board of Fire Underwriters for the Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases (Pamphlet No. 58), and in the case of liquefied petroleum gases at utility gas plants, conformity with the Standards of the National Board of Fire Underwriters for the Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases at Utility Gas Plants (Pamphlet No. 59), shall be prima facie evidence of conformity with generally recognized standards for safety to persons and property.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 854 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter XI - Liquefied Petroleum Gases|§ 854. Location of containers

 Within the limits established by law (fire zone) restricting the bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas for the protection of heavily populated or congested commercial areas, the aggregate capacity of any one installation shall not exceed 2,000 gallons water capacity; except that in particular installations this capacity limit may be altered at the discretion of the Commission after consideration of special features such as topographical conditions, nature of occupancy and proximity to buildings, capacity of proposed tanks, degree of private fire protection to be provided, and facilities of the local fire service.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 871 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter XII - General Precautions Against Fire|§ 871. Bonfires and outdoor rubbish fires—Permit required

 (a) No person shall kindle or maintain any bonfire or rubbish fire or authorize any such fire to be kindled or maintained on or in any public street, alley, road or other public ground without a permit or other proper authorization. Location restricted  (b) No person shall kindle or maintain any bonfire or rubbish fire or authorize any such fire to be kindled or maintained on any private land unless (1) the location is not less than 50 feet from any structure and adequate provision is made to prevent fire from spreading to within 50 feet of any structure, or (2) the fire is contained in an approved waste burner with closed top, located safely not less than 15 feet from any structure. Director may prohibit  (c) The Director may prohibit any or all bonfires and outdoor rubbish fires when atmospheric conditions or local circumstances make such fires hazardous. Fees  (d) [Repealed.]
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 872 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter XII - General Precautions Against Fire|§ 872. Kindling fire on land of another

 No person shall kindle a fire upon the land of another without permission of the owner thereof or his agent.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 873 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter XII - General Precautions Against Fire|§ 873. Hot ashes or other dangerous materials

 No person shall deposit hot ashes or cinders, or smouldering coals, or greasy or oily substances liable to spontaneous ignition into any wooden receptacle, or place the same within ten feet of any combustible materials, except in metal or other noncombustible receptacles. Such receptacles, unless resting on a noncombustible floor or on the ground outside the building, shall be placed on noncombustible stands, and in every case must be kept at least two feet away from any combustible wall or partition.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 874 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter XII - General Precautions Against Fire|§ 874. Accumulations of waste materials

 Accumulations of waste paper, hay, grass, straw, weeds, litter or combustible or flammable waste or rubbish of any kind shall not be permitted to remain upon any roof or in any court, yard, vacant lot or open space. All weeds, grass, vines or other growth, when it endangers property, or is liable to be fired, shall be cut down and removed by the owner or occupant of the property it is on.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 875 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter XII - General Precautions Against Fire|§ 875. Handling readily combustible materials

 No person making, using, storing or having in charge, or under his control any shavings, excelsior, rubbish, sacks, bags, litter, hay, straw or combustible waste materials shall fail or neglect at the close of each day to cause all such material which is not compactly baled and stacked in an orderly manner to be removed from the building or stored in suitable vaults or in metal or metal lined, covered, receptacles or bins. The Commissioner shall require suitable baling presses to be installed in stores, apartment buildings, factories and similar places where accumulations of paper and waste materials are not removed at least every second day.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 876 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter XII - General Precautions Against Fire|§ 876. Storage of readily combustible materials—Permit required

 (a) No person shall store in excess of 2,500 cubic feet gross volume of combustible empty packing cases, boxes, barrels or similar containers, or rubber tires, or baled cotton, rubber or cork, or other similarly combustible material without a permit. Storage requirements  (b) Storage in buildings shall be orderly, shall not be within two feet of the ceiling, and not so located as to endanger exit from the building. Storage in the open shall not be more than twenty feet in height, shall be so located, with respect to adjacent buildings, as not to constitute a hazard, and shall be compact and orderly.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 877 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter XII - General Precautions Against Fire|§ 877. Flammable decorative materials in stores

 Cotton batting, straw, dry vines, leaves, trees, or other highly flammable materials shall not be used for decorative purposes in show windows or other parts of stores unless flameproofed. Nothing in this section shall be held to prohibit the display of saleable goods permitted and offered for sale.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 878 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter XII - General Precautions Against Fire|§ 878. Chimneys and heating appliances

 All chimneys, smokestacks or similar devices for conveying smoke or hot gases to the outer air and the stoves, furnaces, fire boxes or boilers to which they are connected shall be constructed and maintained in such a manner as not to create a fire hazard.