Chapter 11

FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION

		Article 1	§ 11-43.	Appeal from requirements
		IN GENERAL		of notice.
			§ 11-44.	Abatement procedure.
§	11-1.	Authority to contract for	§ 11-45.	Assessment procedure.
		fire fighting services.	§ 11-46.	Performance of abatement
§	11-2.	Approval of contracts to		process.
§ §	11-3. 11-4.	provide fire fighting services. Exclusion from fire area. Entering burning buildings restricted.	§ 11-47. § 11-48. § 11-49. § 11-50.	Code enforcement. Abatement standards. Criminal penalties. through § 11-52. (Reserved)
§	11-5.	through § 11-14. (Reserved)		Article 3
				FIRE DEPARTMENT
		Article 2
		FIRE PREVENTION		Division 1
		Division 1		Generally
		Generally	§ 11-53.	Created and established.
§ § § §	11-15. 11-16. 11-17. 11-18.	California Fire Code. Local amendments. Definitions in fire code. Conflicts.	§ 11-54. § 11-55. § 11-56.	Purpose. Membership. Members in classified service and subject to civil service regulations.
§	11-19.	Penalties for code violation.	§ 11-57.	Personnel to obey fire chief
§	11-20.	Appeals.		and rules and regulations of
§	11-21.	Wildland-Urban Interface		department.
		Fire Severity Zones.	§ 11-58.	through § 11-62. (Reserved)
§	11-22.	through § 11-28. (Reserved)
§	11-29.	Committee designated to		Division 2
		determine new materials,		Fire Chief
		processes, occupancies
		which may require permits.	§ 11-63.	Appointment; tenure.
§	11-30.	through § 11-38. (Reserved)	§ 11-64.	Qualifications.
			§ 11-65.	Status of employment.
	Weed	Division 2 and Rubbish Abatement Program	§ 11-66. § 11-67.	General authority. To perform duties
§ §	11-39. 11-40.	Purpose. Definitions.	§ 11-68.	prescribed by city manager. To aid enforcement of ordinances, report
§	11-41.	Declaration.		violations.
§	11-42.	Procedure for abatement
		notice.

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City of Escondido, CA

ESCONDIDO CODE

§	11-69.	Duty to promulgate and	§ 11-74.	Provide instruction for
		enforce rules, regulations for		department in first aid, etc.
		department; when effective.	§ 11-75.	Duty to call fire drills;
§	11-70.	Authority, duty to inspect		purpose of drills.
		buildings, premises and	§ 11-76.	Responsible for conduct of
		order elimination of		and property of department.
		hazardous conditions.	§ 11-77.	Duty to recommend
§	11-71.	Right of entry to make		disciplinary action.
		inspections.	§ 11-78.	Duty to make reports;
§	11-72.	Duty to investigate fires,		contents.
		maintain records.	§ 11-79.	To submit annual budget.
§	11-73.	Duty to preserve order at
		fires.

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FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION

Cross references— Buildings and building regulations, Ch. 6; electricity, Ch. 6, Art. 8; bonfires in public streets prohibited, § 17-3; permitting accumulations of combustible or flammable material on streets or public property prohibited, § 17-10; scattering flammable materials in park area and streets contiguous thereto, § 18-84; building fires in park areas, § 18-88; fire hydrants, § 23-155 et seq.; water supply facilities required in trailer parks for fire department operations, § 29-39; fire alarm facilities to be available, accessible in trailer parks, § 29-40; fire fighting appliances in trailer parks, §§ 29-41—29-43; taking water from fire protection facilities restricted, § 31-45; use of water during fire alarms restricted, § 31-47.

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City of Escondido, CA

FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION

ESCONDIDO CODE

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