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2 lW2,M UNIFORM FIRE CODE - circumstance is held invalid. the remainder of the cotlearil the apnccatiain of %u%h rrol oaon to tvhcr reerwin% or c irc wii%tanec% %h,t'l nor Iv affected Iherchv Division It DUTIES AND PROCEDURES inspections and Unsafe Buildings Sect. 2.201. 111 The firc prrvcntton bureau shall in%rccf, a% often a% may he nccc-an. all buildinc% and rrcmr%es. including %uch either haf.ird% or aprliancc% a% the chief' rriay designate for the purr -me of aKcrtaining and cmisine to he clarc0Cd any condnrane +%high would rca%ortahl% tcrul to cause lire or contrihute to ;I% spread, or any %iolaiion of the purrsxc or pro%i.ions of this code and of am ,,(her law rx uandard affecting firc safety (b) All buildings or structures which are structurally unsafe or nail rro%,:Sett w uh adequate egress. or which consrilute a firc hazard air arc Otherwise danccroti% to human life. or Nhi. h in rcLet+on to CA1%ling u%c COnItititlC a harard it, %.Octy or health air public welfare. by reason tit in.utequ.tt: rn.untcn.in%c. drlarulauon. +t%%olescence. fire hazard. disasic• damage air ah:indonnicni a% %riectficd in this ride Or am other effccttvc ordinance, arc. for the purpose of this section, unsafe ?, Odings All such unsafe buildings are hereby declared to he public nuisances m shall be ahatcd by repair, rchahilitNum. &nsoiition or rcrrht%al in accordance h the rroccdurc speedtcd in Ch.irtcrs .t through 9 of :he Uniform Ctx(c for the r +n r. rf D3r1Fcr0u% RtnleftncA or 11% in, other proce0ures pros ideal h% l.i%% Investigations See. 2.202. (a t The firc department shall In%c+tieatc promptly the cau%c. origin and cacurnstances of each and even firc incurring in the jurisdiction in%nh•ing k+ss of life or injury to lxrson Or destruction or damaec to property and. If it arnxx% to the hurcai of Investigation that such firc I% of susriciou% Origin, they shall Ilfen• take immediate charge of all physical evidcn:e rclating to the cause Of the fire and shall rursuc the investigation to it% conclusion The firc rre%cntion cnFinecr shall make a report in writing to the chief of all facts and firthng% relative to each imestigatcon and. should it aprxar during arty in%c%tipation that a fire i%of %utpteu%us ongin he shall nrittri, ,hc chic! forthwith tha The poltce dcrartrrieni %hall a%%i%i the fire derartneni in u% tnyc%tigation% whC"C%Cr requested ru do so. unlc%% ovhcrwt%c directed M The slue( Of T ohcc Records and Reports See. 2.291. (at the firc department shall Leer a record of all fare% occurring within is p "dictxxa and of alp f.ei% corccrnine Cite same. irwtudmg %tait%tics 1% to the extent of %ck h fire% and the d.imacc ..ai%ct' there ilia 1,,goticr w th %ugh ovtter information as may he rcqutrcd by the chief h! The tiro prc%entnxl bur cat %hall retain for MN Ica% than farce vcart a recorct id each tn%rx;titen and tnve%tigathxi oiatle %Iw%%ine Ili: %_wi%c. the Irri.liric%.uhl dt%r+tt%tion of each %u.h m%rCcuon or in%e%tigahor, 1982 EDITION i.204-2.205 Orders, Notices and Tags Scc. 2..'04. (1) %k'hcncvcr the chief or h;%dui% authorized represcntatavc .hall find in any building or on any rxcnn%:% coniht.t,hlc, harardous or cxpiosiyC materials or dangerous accumulation, of rubhi%h, or unnecessary aeeumula'tons Of wastcparcr. boxes. shavings or am highly flarrimablc materials which arc so situated :t% to endanger life ax rrteren%, or .hall find oh%tructions to or or fire c%capc%. stairs, pas%jeo-ays, dther% Or %%endows that rca%onabl%,end to interfere with the oreralions of the (ire dcpartnicnt or the egress of the occupants of such building or rrcniscs, or .hall find that the cffcctiycne%% of any exit door, tint separation or any fire separation wall i% rcduc_d, or shall find that this code is Ming yt.ilatcd. he shall i%%tic such order% i% mac' tic nccc%%arc for the enforcement of the fire prc%cotion boss and onlinancc% eo%crning the same and for the sa(cguar%iing of life and property from firc. (b) Whcnc%cr the chic( air lit, dul% at+thonzcd representative deems am chimney, smokestack. stow. over. Incinerator. furnace or tither heating device. electric fixture or any aripuricn:mrc thcro o. or an%thing reculatcd under a nationally approved %t,indord in or ureten ant budding. %truclurc or premt%c% not spectficaily nic.itioncd in thi% Ctatc. to tic dc(ecit%c or unsaft in as to create an nnrnedaaic hazard, he shall gene u1nin the o%%ncr or the ricr%on having control of ins limperty ,a written notice to repair or alter a% ncce%eary and shall notify any other authority enforcing cork% regulating such equipment HC may affix a condemnation tag prohihwng the a%c thereof until %uch repiirs or afterttions arc made When affixed. such tag int. tic rcnio%ed only by the Order of the chief or his duly aufhonzcd representative and ma%• tic :cmo%ed only when the hazard to which the ordcr ricriatns has been ehmtnalcd in an tppro%•cd manner Until removed, that iteni or dcyic: which has caused the harard shall not he used or be perrntled to be used. %%'lien an :apparent stnic;oral hazard i% C.iu%cd he the faulty installation, opera- tion or nialfunction of any of the hcreinaho%c mentioned toms or dc%iccs, the chief .hall imm:chatcly notify the building official who shall imestigatc such hazard and shall cause such hazard to be ahatcd is required under the Building Code. (c) The chief may order the or%cration or use stopped. or the cvacu2tion. of am' premises, huilding or %rhicic or riciriton thereof which has Or is a firc hazard. (d) Cvcr% ordcr or nexice shalt Kt forth a time itr-w ti+r corriplaancC dependent urhen the hazard .and danger created 1•% the %wlX1--. Service of Orders and Notices Sec. 2.205. Anv water or nohsc authorized or r-quircd by this code shall be Erin tr %cr%'cd upon ilic ow ncr. opt r.uor. occupant t+r other person tesron%tole for the condition or %iol ation ether h% %crhal notification. r+erminal set tee, or h% tlehycrinc file %.uric to and leaving it %%iih %onic rvr%on of suitable ace and dt%crellon uriin the Ixciiii,c%. or. 11 no %uch rxr%on t% lound on the prct.aa%c%, by affixing a copy thereof in .a c on%ll,%:u xt% pl.kc on ilic donor it) the cna.ince of %aid rtrenw.c% and by nuihng a copy there-.( to such person h% regi%tcrcd or ccrtlflcd