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TOWN OF RIVERVIEW
BY-LAW 17C

A BY-LAW RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION
IN THE TOWN OF RIVERVIEW

BE IT ENACTED by the Council of the Town of Riverview under the authority vested in it by the Municipalities Act, R.S.N.B., 1973, c.M-22, as follows:

1. The Town of Riverview shall have a Fire Department, the operation and management of which is under the control of the Fire Chief.

2. The Fire Department will hereafter be known as the "Riverview Fire & Rescue". Reference to "the Department" will refer to Riverview Fire & Rescue.

3. The Fire Chief is responsible to the Town Council, through the Town Manager, for the administration and operation of the Department. Additionally, he/she: 

  (a) may take general orders and rules as may be necessary for the care and protection 
      of the property of the Department, the conduct of Members of the Department and, 
      generally, the efficient operation of the Department, provided that such general orders
      and rules shall not conflict with the provisions of any by-law of the Town;

  (b) shall review, periodically, policy and guidelines of the Department, and may establish
      an Advisory Committee consisting of such officers as he/she may determine from time 
      to time to assist in this duty;

  (c) will provide that the Fire & Rescue Department be responsible for fire protection, 
      prevention education and ambulance service within the Town of Riverview;

  (d) will, subject to superior legislation, ensure that the Fire & Rescue Department 
      becomes the lead agency in the areas of Fire, Ambulance & Emergency Medical 
      Services, Environmental Emergencies, and Life-Safety Rescue within its municipal 
      or contractual jurisdiction.
4. No person shall burn or cause to burn any material out of doors on public or private property in the Town of Riverview except as permitted in Section 5 of this By-Law. (Amended September 23, 2002) The Fire & Rescue Department reserves the right to order any outdoor fire extinguished. This provision does not apply in relation to live or training fires conducted by the Department.

 5. (Section 5 Amended September 23, 2003) Outdoor wood burning appliances may be used throughout the Town of Riverview provided that in the opinion of the Fire Chief or his designate the requirements outlined below have been met: 
  (a) The manufacturers instructions for the safe installation and operation of the appliance
      have been followed.

  (b) The appliance is not placed on a wood deck or other combustible platform.

  (c) The appliance is used to burn only dry, seasoned firewood, as it burns with little or no
      smoke.

  (d) The appliance is not used to burn pressure treated wood, painted wood, leaves, grass,
      other vegetation, any plastic material, any food material or any material of any kind 
      which produces an unreasonable amount of smoke or other respiratory irritants.

  (e) The appliance must be installed with a clearance of 3 meters (10 feet) in all directions 
      from other combustible materials. 

  (f) Only one appliance shall be used on a property at one time.
  (g) The appliance shall not be used when the Department of Natural Resources and Energy
      have placed a ban on open burning in the area.
  (h) No flammable material shall be used in any appliance, other than propane utilized in an 
      approved propane barbeque.
Riverview Fire and Rescue reserve the right to order property owners to extinguish any fire and/or not use any appliance which is not installed or used in accordance with the provisions of this By-Law.

6. The Officer in Charge at the scene of a fire, regardless of whether he/she is the Fire Chief or his/her designate, may authorize the pulling down or demolition of buildings or other erections to prevent the spread of the fire.

7. Every owner of a building, in which a fire alarm system is installed, is responsible for false alarms generated for that building. The Fire & Rescue Department may charge the owner of a building from which a false alarm is generated on an escalating fee of $100. per incident. Each subsequent false alarm in a calendar year may cause an additional $100. to be charged to the owner of said building. One false alarm per year per building will be allowed with no charge applied to the building owner.

8. Any person who is convicted of violating any provision of this By-Law shall pay a fine not to exceed the maximum amount payable under Part II of the Provincial Offences Procedures Act as a Category E offence. (Amended September 23, 2002)


A By-Law entitled "A BY-LAW OF THE TOWN OF RIVERVIEW RESPECTING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF FIRES", being By-Law No. 17, ordained and passed the 25th day of August, A.D., 1975 is hereby repealed.

Original By-Laws and amendments thereto are on file in the Office of the Town Clerk. This document is for convenient reference purposes only. Any questions should be forwarded to the Office of the Clerk.