Chapter 2.52
FIRE MARSHAL’S OFFICE
Sections:
2.52.050 City May Contract for Fire Marshal Services
2.52.060 Fire Marshal Service Fees
2.52.010 Established.
A City Fire Marshal’s Office is hereby established within the Planning and Community Development Department to enforce the provisions of the International Fire Code and Lake Stevens Municipal Code Chapter 14.84 within the City. The City Fire Marshal’s Office shall consist of a Fire Marshal and such other employees, agents or assistants as may be authorized by the City Council for the City.
2.52.020 Duties.
It shall be the duty of the City Fire Marshal’s Office to enforce the provisions of the International Fire Code, Lake Stevens Municipal Code Chapter 14.84, and other appropriate ordinances of the City. The City Fire Marshal’s Office shall establish and maintain an inventory of materials to be used in the enforcement of the code. The City Fire Marshal may attend conferences, schools, seminars and the like whenever funds have been approved by City Council.
2.52.030 Report.
The report of the City Fire Marshal’s Office shall be made annually and transmitted to the City Council. This report shall contain all proceedings of the Fire Marshal’s Office under this code with such statistics as the Mayor or Council may wish to include therein.
2.52.040 Insignias.
Insignias of employees of the City Fire Marshal’s Office:
(a) All personnel engaged in fire protection work in compliance with the code shall wear or have on their person proper identification. Identification includes a distinctive metal badge to identify the wearer as a fire marshal, chief, inspector, firefighter, or other officer or official of a legal fire department.
(b) In addition to the badge prescribed in subsection (a) of this section, all personnel engaged in making inspections or visits regarding the code shall carry wallet-sized identification cards, issued by the City Fire Marshal.
(c) Unauthorized use of the identification described in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be a misdemeanor.
2.52.050 City May Contract for Fire Marshal Services.
In addition to the provisions set forth in Sections 2.52.010 through 2.52.040, instead of filling the Fire Marshal Office with an employee of the City, the City may contract for Fire Marshal Services with another agency or with an independent contractor. The contracted Fire Marshal shall have all duties and authority as set forth in Sections 2.52.010 through 2.52.040. (Ord. 748, Sec. 1, 2007)
2.52.060 Fire Marshal Service Fees.
The City is authorized to collect fees for the services and duties performed by the Fire Marshal. The City will set those fees in the yearly fee resolution. If the City contracts for Fire Marshal services and collects the fees to reimburse another agency, the City may add administrative costs of 15 percent onto the costs of the fees and retain the 15 percent administrative costs. (Ord. 748, Sec. 2, 2007)