White River Township Fire Prevention and Protection Ordinance
 
ARTICLE XIX
 
Definitions and Terms
 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

            Fire trustees of a fire protection district.

BUILDING

            A Class 1 structure used for shelter, protection, or enclosure of persons, animals, or property and    which is permanently affixed to the land.

BUILDING CODE

            Indiana Building Code (675 IAC 13)

BUILDING PERMIT

            A certificate issued permitting a person, firm, or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter,         repair, move, improve, remove, convert, or demolish any building or structure

BUILDING PLANS

            The maps and drawings showing the specific location and design of building and released by the      State Fire Marshal’s Office.

CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY

            A certificate issued permitting a person, firm, or corporation to occupy a building or space.

CLASS 1 STRUCTURE
 
            Any part of the following:
                        (1) A building or structure that is intended to be or is occupied or otherwise used in any                               part by any of the following:
                                    (A) The public.
                                    (B) Three (3) or more tenants.
                                    (C) One (1) or more persons who act as the employees of another.

                        (2) A site improvement affecting access by persons with physical disabilities to a building
                        or structure described in subdivision (1).

                        (3) Any class of buildings or structures that the commission determines by rules to affect                            a building or structure described in subdivision (1), except buildings or structures                               described in subsections (c) through (f).
                                    (b) Subsection (a)(1) includes a structure that contains three (3) or more                                                    condominium units as defined in IC 32-25-2-9) or other units that:
                                                (1) are intended to be or are used or leased by the owner of the unit; and
                                                (2) are not completely separated from each other by an unimproved                                                            space.
                                    (c) Subsection (a)(1) does not include a building or structure that:
                                                (1) is intended to be or is used only for an agricultural purpose on the                                                         land where it is located; and
                                                (2) is not used for retail trade or is a stand used for retail sales of farm                                                        produce for eight (8) or less consecutive months in a calendar year.
                                    (d) Subsection (a)(1) does not include a Class 2 structure.
                                    (e) Subsection (a)(1) does not include a vehicular bridge.
                                    (f) Subsection (a)(1) does not include a structure that is intended to be or is                                                occupied solely to provide periodic maintenance or repair of:
                                                (1) the structure; or
                                                (2) mechanical or electrical equipment located within and affixed to the                                                       structure.

CLASS 2 STRUCTURE
 
            Any part of the following:
                        (1) A building or structure that is intended to contain or contains only one (1) dwelling unit                or two (2) dwelling units unless any part of the building or structure is regularly used as                                  a Class 1 structure.
                        (2) An outbuilding for a structure described in subdivision (1), such as a garage, barn, or                              family swimming pool, unless any part of the outbuilding is regularly used as a Class 1                               structure.
                                    (b) Subsection (a) does not include a vehicular bridge.

CODE

            Either Indiana Fire Code or Indiana Building Code

DWELLING

            A single unit providing complete, independent living facilities for one or more persons, including        permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation.

DISTRICT

            Serving Fire District

                        The White River Township Fire Protection District or the Bargersville Fire Department

EMERGENCY

             Sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action.

EMS

            Emergency Medical Services

FALSE ALARM

            An alarm caused by mechanical failure, malfunction, improper installation, or lack of proper             maintenance, or an alarm activated by a cause that cannot be determined.

FARM

            A tract of land cultivated for the purpose of agricultural production or a tract of land devoted to the raising and breeding of domestic animals.

FIRE APPARATUS

            Any vehicle utilized by the fire department in response to an emergency.

FIRE APPLIANCE

            Any device which may be utilized to extinguish a fire.

FIRE CODE

            Indiana Fire Code (675 IAC 22)

FIRE DISTRICT BOARD

The Fire Districts Board of Directors, appointed by the County legislative body, put in place for the following purposes: (1) Fire protection, including the capability for extinguishing all fires that might be reasonably expected because of the types of improvements, personal property, and real property within the boundaries of the district. (2) Fire prevention, including identification and elimination of all potential and actual sources of fire hazard. (3) Other purposes or functions related to fire protection and fire prevention.

FIRE DOOR

            A combination of a fire door, frame, and other accessories that together provide a specific degree     of fire protection to an opening.

FIRE ALARM SYSTEM

A system or portion of a combination system consisting of components and circuits arranged to monitor and annunciate the status of fire alarm or supervisory signal-initiating devices and to initiate the appropriate response to those signals. 

FIRE DETECTION DEVICE

            A device designed to detect the presence of a fire signature and to initiate action.

FIRE LANE

A fire lane is a designated emergency access lane that is for FIRE and EMS vehicle use only. It is marked with the words "No Parking Fire Lane" in white or yellow letters and a stripe of at least four (4) inches in width, in conformance with the Indiana Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM

Approved devices, equipment and systems or combinations of systems used to detect a fire, activate an alarm, extinguish or control a fire, control or manage smoke and products of a fire or any combination thereof.

FIRE WALL

A separation which provides a specific degree of fire protection between areas as per rules of the FPBSC.

FIRE WATCH

A fire watch is a person or persons who are assigned to monitor an area for watching for fires and other life safety concerns that may endanger the occupants or building.  Fire watch personnel shall be provided with at least one approved means for notification of the fire department and their only duty shall be to perform constant patrols of the protected premises and keep watch for fires. This person must be familiar with the building, the evacuation procedure, the use of fire extinguishers and trained in Fire Safety and Prevention. Personnel used for fire watch shall be certified as a State of Indiana Firefighter and shall be approved by the Fire Marshal.  All costs, including wages paid directly to the fire watch personnel, shall be the responsibility of the building owner.

IBC

            Indiana Building Code (675 IAC 13)

IFC

            Indiana Fire Code (675 IAC 22)

INDIANA BUILDING CODE (675 IAC13)

Standards for the construction of buildings, utilities, mechanical equipment, and all forms of structures and permanent installations as adopted by the FPBSC. (675 IAC 13)

INDIANA FIRE CODE (675 IAC 22)

Regulations affecting or relating to structures, processes and premises and safeguards from the hazard of fire and explosion arising from the storage handling or use of structures, materials or devices; from conditions hazardous to life, property or public welfare in the occupancy of structures or premises from fire hazards in the structure or on the premises from occupancy or operation; and, matters related to the construction, extension, repair , alteration or removal of fire suppression and alarm systems as adopted by the FPBSC. (675 IAC 22)

KEY BOX

A key box is a key box provided by the KNOX Company that the building owner utilizes to provide easy access to the fire department in the event of an emergency. This key box will have a master key to the building or keys to all areas needing to be accessed by the fire department.

MEANS OF EGRESS

A continuous and unobstructed path of vertical and horizontal egress travel from any point in a building or structure to a public way. A means of egress consists of three separate and distinct parts: the exit access, the exit and the exit discharge.

NFPA

National Fire Protection Association

OCCUPANCY PERMIT

A certificate issued permitting a person, firm, or corporation to occupy a building or space.

OPTICOM

This is referring to the brand name of the equipment that the fire department uses to control traffic control devices throughout the district.

ORDER

A written document that requires the person being served, to immediately take action to correct the violation. The person being served must follow the requirements of the ORDER and comply within the stated deadline.

PERMIT

A certificate issued by governing authority

PLANS

Building Plans

OCCUPANT

Person who inhabits or engages in commerce within a building

OWNER

Any person with legal interest with property without limitation, the holder of title in fee

RESIDENCE

A dwelling whose occupants may not be permanent.

SERVING FIRE CHIEF

The Fire Chief for the Fire Department that provides the primary fire and emergency services to the property.

SERVING FIRE DEPARTMENT

The fire department that provides the primary fire and emergency services to the property.

SERVING FIRE MARSHAL

The Fire Marshal from the department that provides the primary fire and emergency services to the property.

SMOKE DETECTOR

A listed device that senses visible or invisible particles of combustion.

STANDARD/RULE

Requirement established by governing body 

STRUCTURE

Anything constructed, erected, or established that requires location on or in the ground or is attached to something having a location on or in the ground.

SUPERVISORY TROUBLE SIGNAL

A signal initiated by the fire alarm system or device indicative of a fault in a monitored circuit or component.

TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

The White River Township Trustee.

VACANT

Building or structure which remains unoccupied.