Chapter 8 - Fire Prevention

ARTICLE 1. INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE.

Sections:
8-1                   International Fire Code.

ARTICLE 2.  GENERAL PROVISIONS.

8-4                   Fire Department – Creation and membership.
8-5                   Firefighters – Uniforms.
8-6                   Inspection of buildings and other premises; order to abate.
8-7                   Destruction of buildings to check fire.
8-8                   Spectators at fire to obey orders.

ARTICLE 3. FIREWORKS.

8-9                   Fireworks – Casting, throwing or firing.
8-10                 Fireworks – Exhibition and possession.
8-11                 Fireworks – Defined.
8-11.1              Seizure of fireworks.
8-12                 Exemptions from prohibitions.
8-13                 Penalty for violation.

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CHAPTER 8.  FIRE PREVENTION .

ARTICLE 1. INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE.
(Ord. 2061, Article 1, repealed and reenacted, eff. 7-13-18)

Section 8-1. International Fire Code.

(1) The International Fire Code, 2018 Edition, including Appendix Chapters B, C and D, as published by the International Code Council, 500 New Jersey Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20001 (headquarters), is hereby adopted by reference as the Fire Code of the City of Trinidad, Colorado, as if fully set forth in this ordinance, together with the additions, insertions, deletions, and changes prescribed in this Section. At least one (1) copy of said International Fire Code, 2018 Edition, shall remain on file in the Office of the City Clerk and open to public inspection.

(2) The following sections of the International Fire Code, 2018 Edition (“IFC”), are hereby revised: ARTICLE 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

Section 8-4.  Fire Department – Creation and membership.

(1)   There is created a Fire Department which shall consist of a Chief and as many firefighters necessary to properly handle and manipulate the apparatus of the Department, to provide adequate fire protection for the citizens of the City of Trinidad.  Such protection shall be extended to the Trinidad Industrial Park and may be otherwise extended beyond the corporate limits of the City by contractual relationship with fire district corporations or other legal entities.

(2)   The City Manager shall by rules and regulations define the duties, functions and powers of the Fire Department.

Section 8-5.  Firefighters – Uniforms.

All members of the Fire Department are required to dress in such uniform as is or may be prescribed by Department Rules and Regulations.  Uniforms shall be kept in a neat and clean condition and shall be worn at all times during hours of duty.

Section 8-6.  Inspection of buildings and other premises; order to abate.

(1)   It shall be the duty of the Fire Department to inspect as often as may be necessary, all buildings, premises and public thoroughfares, except the interiors of private dwellings, for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any conditions liable to cause fire, or any violations of the provisions or intent of any ordinance of the City pertaining to fire hazards.

(2)   Whenever any Fire Department personnel shall find in any building or upon any premises or other place, combustible or explosive matter or dangerous accumulation of rubbish or unnecessary accumulation of water paper, boxes, shavings, or any other highly inflammable materials, and which is so situated as to endanger life or property, or shall find obstructions to or on fire escapes, stairs, passageways, doors or windows, liable to interfere with the operations of the Fire Department, or egress of occupants, in case of fire, he/she shall order the same to be removed or remedied.  Such order shall be issued in conformance with the procedures set forth in Section 16-64 of this Code.

Section 8-7.  Destruction of buildings to check fire.

In the process of combating a structure fire, the Chief of the Fire Department, or in his/her absence, his/her representative, may order any buildings that are in close proximity thereto to be removed or otherwise disposed of, for the purpose of checking such structure fire.

Section 8-8.  Spectators at fire to obey orders.

Every person in the immediate vicinity of a fire, shall be subject to any obedient to any lawful order of the Chief or any firefighter in extinguishing the fire and removing the protecting property, and any person who shall neglect or refuse such orders shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

ARTICLE 3. FIREWORKS.
(Ord. 1792, Article 3, repealed and reenacted, eff. 7/1/05)

Section 8-9.   Fireworks - Casting, throwing or firing.

It shall be unlawful for any person to cast, throw or fire any fireworks of any kind within the corporate limits of the City.  (Ord. 1792, eff. 7/1/05; Ord. 1267, Sec. 1, 5/21/85)

Section 8-10.  Fireworks - Exhibition and possession.

It shall be unlawful for any person to exhibit or have in his/her possession with intent to use, give away or sell or offer for sale, any fireworks of any kind. (Ord. 1792, eff. 7/1/05; Ord. 1267, Sec. 1, 5/21/85)

Section 8-11.   Fireworks ? Defined. (Ord. 1898, Sec. 8-11 repealed and reenacted, eff. 5/28/10)

(1) “Fireworks” as used in Sections 8-9, 8-10, and 8-11.1 shall mean any article, device, or substance of a combustible or explosive composition, or any substance or device prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration, or detonation.  Fireworks include, but are not limited to, blank cartridges, toy pistols, toy canes, or toy guns in which explosives are used where the explosive content of the device or cap exceeds sixteen milligrams of pyrotechnic composition per item; firecrackers; torpedoes; sky rockets; Roman candles; cone and cylindrical fountains; spinning wheels; ground or aerial spinners; illuminating torches and colored fire in any form that utilizes a pyrotechnic composition; explosive auto alarms; chasers; toy propellant devices and toy smoke devices; cigarette loads; trick matches; trick noisemakers; any device containing an explosive or flammable compound; any tablet or device containing an explosive or flammable compound; any tablet or device containing an explosive substance, and any other device of like construction.

(2) “Fireworks” shall not include:
Section 8-11.1 Seizure of fireworks.

Personnel of the City’s Police and Fire Departments are authorized to seize, destroy or otherwise dispose of all fireworks used or possessed in violation of Sections 8-9 and 8-10 of this Code.   (Ord. 1792, eff. 7/1/05; Ord. 1963, eff. 6/28/02, Ord. 1726, 6/13/03)

Section 8-12.  Exemption from prohibitions.

The provisions of Sections 8?9, 8?10, and 8-11.1 shall not apply to any public or private demonstration or display of fireworks of any kind so long as a permit shall first be obtained from the Fire Chief.  The Fire Chief shall determine that such demonstration or display will be conducted in a manner that is not deemed to be hazardous to life or property.  In order to ensure compliance with said permit, the demonstration shall be conducted under Fire Department supervision.   (Ord. 1792, eff. 7/1/05; Ord. 1267, Sec. 4, 5/21/85)

Section 8?13.   Penalty for violation.

Any person who violates Sections 8?9 or 8?10 shall, upon conviction, be sentenced as provided in Section 1?8 and subject to the terms of Section 8-12.  (Ord. 1792, eff. 7/1/05; Ord. 1267, Sec. 5, 5/21/85)

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