2013-10-P – Fire Services Bylaw — full text

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BYLAW NO. 2013-10P  ## A BYLAW OF THE TOWN OF DRAYTON VALLEY IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA AUTHORIZING THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF FIRES WHEREAS sections 7 and 8 of the Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000, Chapter M-26 (the hesticy, or and ne fere feide at the pouncior of perpi ally property a by lay enact bylaws to provide for a system of license, permits or approvals; and AND WHEREAS the Forest and Prairie Protection Act, R.S.A. 2000, Chapter F-19 (the "Forest and Prairie Protection Act") provides certain discretionary and mandatory powers to enable a Municipality to carry out and enforce the provisions of the Forest and Prairie Protection Act within its boundaries as applicable; and AND WHEREAS the Council of the Town of Drayton Valley, pursuant to the powers granted to it under the Municipal Government Act and the Forest and Prairie Protection Act, considers it necessary and wishes to provide for the establishment of regulations, controls and processes for preventing and controlling the igniting of fires and fire services within the Town of Drayton Valley; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Town of Drayton Valley duly assembled and under the authority of the Municipal Government Act, as amended, hereby enacts as follows: ## SECTION 1 - NAME OF BYLAW - 1.1 This Bylaw may be cited as "The Fire Service Bylaw". ## SECTION 2 - DEFINITIONS - 2.1 In this Bylaw, the following definitions shall be used for the purposes of interpreting this Bylaw and its application, and: - a. "Apparatus" includes any vehicle that is provided with or without machinery, devices, equipment or materials for firefighting or rescue, as well as any vehicle - used to transport firefighters, rescue workers or supplies, that are owned by, registered to, under contract to, or being used by the Town. - b. "Burning Permit" means a permit issued pursuant to Bylaw 2013-08-P (The Burning Bylaw). - c. "CAO" means the Person appointed as the Chief Administrative Officer or town manager for the Town of Drayton Valley. - d. "Council" means the Council of the Town of Drayton Valley as constituted from time to time. - "Designate" means any Person that is employed by the Drayton Valley/Brazeau County Fire Services who is authorized by the Fire Chief or the CAO to carry out the duties or powers of the Fire Chief. - "ime say," or series or pation of harm to hich y, re the sole discretion to c Fire Chief. - g. "Equipment" includes tools, contrivances, devices, machinery and materials, and other similar items, used to combat, reduce or control an incident, event, or Emergency. - h. "Fire Chief" means the Person appointed as head of the Town of Drayton Valley/Brazeau County Fire Services. - i. "Fire Chief's Office" means the Fire Chief and other members of the Town of Drayton Valley/Brazeau County Fire Services. - j. "Fire Service" means a fire service organization, being a department or agency providing fire protection services to the Town including services related to the suppression or prevention of fires, rescue and emergency services and other related activities; - k. "Highway" has the same meaning as defined in the Traffic Safety Act, R.S.A 2000, Chapter T-6, as amended 1. "Incident" means a fire, event, incident or situation where there is a threat of fire or explosion, an event, incident or situation which presents a danger or hazard to Persons or property, or any other event, incident or situation to which the Fire Service has or is responding. - m. "Incident Commander" means the Person in charge at the scene of an Incident, event or Emergency. - n. "Member" means any Person duly appointed to the Fire Service by the Fire Chief or his designate which includes but is not limited to: recruits in training, volunteer fire-fighters, paid on-call firefighters, deputy chief officers, junior officers (captains/lieutenants), firefighters, administrative staff, conscripted Persons, Fire Chief, Designate and members. - o. "Municipal Tag" means a ticket alleging an offence issued pursuant to the authority of this Bylaw. - p. "Occupant" means any Person who is in possession of the property, other than the registered owner of the property, including but not restricted to a lessee, licensee, tenant, or agent of the owner of the property. - q. "Owner" means a Person who: - i. is registered as the owner of Property pursuant to the Land Titles Act, R.S.A. 2000, Chapter L-4, as amended; - ii. is listed as the owner of a Property on the current assessment roll of the Town; - ili. has purchased or otherwise acquired a Property, either directly from a previous owner or from another purchaser, and has not yet registered ownership; - iv. is controlling a Property under construction; or - v. is the Occupant of the Property. 10. "Peace Officer" means a Person as appointed as a peace officer pursuant to section 7 of the Peace Officer Act, S.A. 2006, Chapter P-35, and also includes but is not limited to: an RCMP Officer, a Community Peace Officer, a Safety Codes Officer, a Bylaw Enforcement Officer, or a duly appointed Special Constable for the Town, with authority to enforce the bylaws of the Town. - S. "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, proprietorship, corporation, association, society and any other legal entity. - t. "Prescribed Boundaries" shall have the meaning set out in section 4.14. - u. "Property" means any real property and any building, structures, improvements, premises, or personal property located thereupon, within the municipal boundaries of the Town. - V. "Safety Codes Act" means the Safety Codes Act, R.S.A. 2000 Chapter S-1, as amended. - w. "Specified Penalty" means a penalty specified in Schedule "A" hereof which may be paid in response to a Violation Ticket for an offence for breach of a section of this Bylaw. - x. "Safety Codes Officer" means any member designated by the Safety Codes Council of Alberta as a Safety Codes Officer for the Town of Drayton Valley and given designation of powers on behalf of the Town under the Safety Codes Act. - y. "Town" means the Town of Drayton Valley in the Province of Alberta. - z. "Violation Ticket" means a ticket issued for an offence committed against any of the provisions of this Bylaw and shall be issued pursuant to Part 2 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act, R.S.A. 2000, Chapter P-34. 5. 2.2 For words contained in this Bylaw but not defined in the above noted section reference should be made to the Canadian Oxford Dictionary (Second Edition), ## SECTION 3 - ESTABLISHMENT AND AUTHORITY - 3.1 Council does hereby establish the Fire Services to carry out its operations in accordance with this Bylaw, the Safety Codes Act, and other applicable laws, for the purpose of: - a. preventing and extinguishing fires; - investigating the cause of fires; - c. preserving life and property and protecting persons and property from injury or destruction by fire; - d. preventing prairie or running fires and enforcing the provisions of the Forest and Prairie Protection Act; - e. preventing, mitigating and controlling non fire Incidents; - f. carrying out fire prevention and fire inspection activities; - g. general rescue operations - h. Emergency planning and disaster preparedness; - i. entering into agreement with other municipalities or persons for the joint use, control and management of Apparatus and Equipment; - j. purchasing and operating Apparatus and Equipment for extinguishing fire or preserving life and property; and - k. other services as directed by Town policy or Council. 3. 3.2 The priority of goals in fire suppression in an Emergency or when an Incident occurs shall be as follows, subject to reorganization if deemed necessary by the Fire Chief in his sole discretion: - a. preservation of human life; - b. limiting the spread of the fire; - c. extinguishing the fire; and - d. minimizing property damage from fire-related hazards. 8. 3.3 Preservation of human life shall be the primary responsibility of the Fire Service during any other emergencies. 9. 3.4 The Fire Service is authorized to control and mitigate incidents involving dangerous goods to the level of its training and available Equipment. 10. 3.5 The Fire Service shall comply with the following policies: - a. policies and procedures adopted by the Town; and - b. any other policy, procedure or guideline which Council has, by resolution, approved relating to the Fire Service. 13. 3.6 The limits of the jurisdiction of the Fire Service to enforce the provisions of this Bylaw will extend to the area within the boundaries of the Town. The Fire Service shall not operate outside of this area except to fulfil agreements and contracts made by the Town with other municipalities or agencies, or as authorized by the CAO. 14. 3.7 Council may, from time to time, by resolution establish a fee or fees for certain fire services including but not limited to: fire inspections, false alarms, investigations, fireworks permits, recovery of costs for fire, rescue and other services performed by the Fire Service. 15. 3.8 The Fire Service shall be equipped with such Apparatus and Equipment with regard to what is appropriate for such services in the Province of Alberta and in the sole discretion of the Fire Chief or Town. - 3.9 The Fire Chief's Office and Fire Service, and any member thereof, may enter onto any Property for the purpose of responding to, suppressing, extinguishing, controlling or containing any fire, hazardous materials, or other Emergency services. ## SECTION 4 - THE FIRE CHIEF - 4.1 Council shall appoint the Fire Chief upon the recommendation of the CAO. - 4.2 The Fire Chief shall be responsible to Council through the CAO. - 4.3 The Fire Chief shall appoint Fire Service personnel who may include but are not limited to deputy chief officers, junior officers (captains/lieutenants), firefighters, and administrative staff in accordance with annual budget approval by Council. - The Fire Chief, upon approval of Council by way of the annual budget, shall be and is authorized to purchase or otherwise acquire Equipment, Apparatus, materials or supplies required for the operation, maintenance and administration of Fire Services to be used in connection therewith. - 4.5 The Fire Chief shall keep or cause to be kept, in proper form, records of all business transactions of Fire Services, including the purchase or acquisition of Equipment, Apparatus, materials or supplies, and records of Incidents attended, actions taken, investigations and inspections performed and any other records incidental to the operation of the Fire Service. - The Fire Chief may, upon behalf of Council, negotiate with the Provincial Government of Alberta, other municipalities and Persons for the purpose of establishing mutual aid agreements and fire control agreements and to make recommendations and raise concerns regarding the establishing or renewing of any mutual aid agreement or fire control agreement or amendments thereto. - 4.7 The Fire Chief shall perform such functions and have such powers and responsibilities as Council may from time to time prescribe. - 4.8 The Fire Chief shall establish rules, regulations, procedures and committees he determines necessary in his sole discretion for the proper organization and administration of the Fire Service including the: - a. use, care and protection of Apparatus and Equipment - b. conduct and discipline of Members; and - c. efficient operations of the Fire Service. - 4.9 The Fire Chief, Designate, or Incident Commander, are empowered to cause any Property to be pulled down, demolished or otherwise removed if deemed necessary in his sole discretion to prevent the spread of fire to other Property or for any other purpose related to the provision of fire services or the combat of any Incident. - 4.10 The Fire Chief, Designate, or Incident Commander, is empowered to enter or cause to be entered by Fire Services, Apparatus or Equipment, any Property, including adjacent land or premises to the Incident, to combat, control or deal with the Incident in whatever manner is deemed necessary in his sole discretion. - 4.11 The Fire Chief, Designate as a safety codes officer shall be given access at reasonable hours, to both public and private Property, for the purpose of inspecting the Property to ascertain whether the same constitutes or is likely to constitute a fire hazard or life safety hazard. - 4.12 The Fire Chief, Designate, or any other Member in charge at an Incident shall have the authority and power to commandeer and authorize payment for the possession or use of any Equipment for the purpose of mitigating the Incident. - 4.13 The Fire Chief, Designate, or Incident Commander may, at his sole discretion, establish boundaries or limits in the area of an Incident and keep Persons from entering that area unless authorized to enter by him. - 4.14 The Fire Chief, Designate, or Incident Commander may request Peace Officers to enforce restrictions on Persons entering within the boundaries or limits established pursuant to section 4.13 (the "Prescribed Boundaries"). - 4.15 The Fire Chief, Designate, or any other Member in charge at an Incident may request Persons who are not Members to assist in extinguishing a fire, removing Property in danger of being on fire, and in guarding and securing the same, and in demolishing Property near an Incident to assist in the mitigation of the Incident. - 4.16 The Fire Chief, Designate, any other Member in charge of or present at an Incident, acting in good faith and without malice in the performance of his duties, shall not render himself liable personally. The Town shall indemnify and save harmless the Fire Chief, Designate, and any other Member when performing their duties for the Town. The Fire Chief, Designate, any other Member in charge of or present at an Incident is relieved from all personal liability for any damage to Property that may occur or results by reason of any act or omission done while the Fire Chief, Designate, any other Member in charge of or present at an Incident is acting within the scope and performance of his duties. - 4.17 Any action or suit brought against the Fire Chief, Designate, any other Member in charge of or present at an Incident, because of an act or omission performed by him in the enforcement of any provision of this Bylaw, shall be defended by the Town until final determination of the proceedings. The Fire Chief, Designate, any other Member in charge of or present at an Incident will be reimbursed or indemnified against any loss or expense which they incur as a result of any inquiry relating to, or any action brought, or judgement obtained against them arising out of their duties as Fire Chief, Designate or Member. The Town shall not be required to pay fines or penalties levied or imposed by reason of conviction or charge for any violation of any statute or bylaw against the Fire Chief, Designate, any other Member in charge of or present at an Incident. - 4.18 The Fire Chief may appoint a Designate to act as the acting Fire Chief in the Fire Chief's absence. In the event the Fire Chief is unable to appoint a Designate, the CAO may appoint a Designate. - 4.19 The Designate has the same powers and authority as the Fire Chief under this Bylaw. - 4.20 The Fire Chief shall review, revise and enforce the rules and standards of the Fire Service and, to the extent empowered, issue orders necessary for administering operations, personnel and other procedures. - 4.21 The Fire Chief, Designate or any other Member in charge at an Incident may exercise the powers granted to the Town under section 551 of the Municipal Government Act for the purpose of dealing with an Emergency. - 4.22 The Incident Commander shall have total control over all aspects of any Incident. - The Incident Commander shall have control, direction and management of any Apparatus, Equipment or manpower assigned to an Incident and, where a Member is in charge he shall continue to act until relieved by an authorized Person. ## SECTION 5 - STANDARDS APPLYING TO ALL FIRE SERVICE MEMBERS - 5.1 All Members, by way of standard operating guidelines established by the Fire Chief, shall be kept informed of, and comply with, expectations for attendance, punctuality, duties, performance, compliance with laws, rules, regulations and procedures, and professional behavior that contribute to the maintenance of a positive work environment. - 5.2 Members must act and perform their duties in good faith and without malice, and comply with all Town policies. - 5.3 No Member shall perform a fire inspection or investigation without first obtaining status as a Safety Codes Officer and receiving permission from the Fire Chief, Designate, or Fire Chief's Office. - 5.4 The Fire Chief, Designate, Safety Codes Officer or Fire Chief's Office may inspect Property to determine whether the Property complies with the Safety Codes Act, including whether the Property or condition of the Property constitutes a fire hazard or imminent threat to life safety. The inspections shall be carried out pursuant to the authority in the Municipal Government Act, the Safety Codes Act, and any other applicable laws, and in accordance with the Town's policies. - 5.5 No Member, except the Fire Chief, Designate, Fire Chief's Office or CAO, shall release information to the media regarding an Incident, investigation, Fire Service operation or standard operating guideline which is not already lawfully in the public domain. - 5.6 The CAO, Fire Chief, Designate, and Incident Commander may exercise the powers granted to the Town pursuant to section 551 of the Municipal Government Act for the purpose of dealing with an Emergency. ## SECTION 6 - REQUIREMENT TO REPORT - 6.1 The Owner, or his authorized agent, of Property damaged by fire shall immediately report the particulars of the fire to the Town in a manner and form satisfactory to the CAO. - The Owner, or his authorized agent, of Property containing a dangerous goods product or products which sustains an accidental or unplanned release shall immediately report such spill or release to the Town in a manner and form satisfactory to the CAO. ## SECTION 7 - OFFENCES - 7.1 No Person shall enter the Prescribed Boundaries unless he or she has been authorized to enter by the Fire Chief, Designate, Member of the Fire Chief's Office or Incident Commander. - 7.2 No Person shall impede, obstruct or hinder a Member or other person assisting or acting under the direction of the Fire Chief, Designate, or Incident Commander. - 7.3 No Person shall damage or destroy Fire Service Apparatus, Equipment or Property of the Town. - 7.4 No Person shall falsely represent himself or herself to be an employee, Member or Person connected with the Fire Service. - 7.5 No Person shall falsely represent himself or herself to be an employee, Member, or Person connected with the Fire Service, by wearing or displaying any Fire Service badge, cap, button, insignia or other paraphernalia for the purpose of false representation. - No Person shall falsely represent himself or herself to be an employee, Member, or Person connected with the Fire Service by affixing emergency lighting, Member stickers, - license plates or any other paraphernalia on a vehicle for the purpose of false representation. - 7.7 No Person shall, at an Incident or Emergency, drive a vehicle or other motorized uipmer, fire Chief Orite, or gidenen without permission of the Fire Chiet. - 7.8 No Person shall obstruct or otherwise interfere with access roads or streets or other approaches to any fire alarm, fire hydrant, cistern or body of water designated for firefighting or fire services purposes or any connections provided to a fire main, stand pipe, sprinkler system, cistern or other body of water designated for firefighting or fire services purposes. - 7.9 No Person shall use, or have in his or her possession or under his or her control, any key for any Fire Service Property or a Fire Service access control key box within the Town, unless directly and specifically authorized to do so by the Fire Chief, Designate, Fire Chief's Office, or Incident Commander. - No Person shall falsely state that he or she has the sanction of the Fire Service in soliciting any person or company on any matter without the consent of the Fire Chief, Designate, or Fire Chief's Office. - 7.11 No Person shall refuse to provide or furnish, or incite or abet the same, any information required under this Bylaw, when requested to do so by the Fire Chief, Designate, Fire Chief's Office, Incident Commander and Fire Service. - No Person, other than an employee or official of the Town public works department or a Member, shall use a fire hydrant for the purpose of obtaining or discharging water from such hydrant without first receiving permission from the Fire Chief, Designate, or Fire Chief's Office. - 7.13 No Person shall place or cause to be placed any matter or thing so as to obstruct or interfere with the operation or use of any fire hydrant, fire control panel, manual alarm station, or any fire detection device or equipment. - No Person shall contravene any provision of this Bylaw. 7.14 ## SECTION 8 - PENALTIES - 8.1 Any Person who fails to comply with any provision contained in this Bylaw is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to the Specified Penalties as set out in Schedule "A" to this Bylaw and in the event there is no Specified Penalty in this Bylaw to a fine of not more than $5000.00. - 8.2 A Peace Officer is authorized to enforce this Bylaw under section 7 of the Municipal Government Act, and may, under Part 2 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act, issue a Violation Ticket. - 8.3 A Municipal Tag may be issued by the Town in respect of an offence, and if issued the Municipal Tag must specify the fine amounts established by this Bylaw for the offence. - 8.4 Any Person who commits an offence may, if a Municipal Tag is issued in respect of the offence, pay the fine amount established by this Bylaw for the offence and if the amount is paid within fourteen (14) days of the date of the Municipal Tag the Person will not be prosecuted for the offence. - 8.5 The Town is not first required to issue a Municipal Tag for an offence before a Violation Ticket may be issued. If the person to whom a Municipal Tag is issued fails to pay the fine within the time specified, the Town may prosecute under this Bylaw pursuant to the Provincial Offences Procedure Act. However, nothing contained herein shall prevent the immediate issuance of a Violation Ticket, at any time. ## SECTION 9 - SEVERABILITY - 9.1 Should any section or part of this Bylaw be found to have been improperly enacted, for any reason, then such section or part shall be regarded as being severed from the remainder of the Bylaw and the Bylaw remaining after such severance shall be effective and enforceable as if the severed section had not been enacted as part of this Bylaw. ## SECTION 10 - COSTS FOR SERVICE - 10.1 The Owner or Person in control of a Property shall be liable for expenses and costs incurred by the Town in responding to, suppressing and extinguishing Fires or mitigating Incidents on that Property. Should a Person fail to pay the Town the aforementioned costs, the Town may exercise its authority pursuant to the Municipal Government Act including but not limited to: - a. commencing a civil action for the debt in a court of competent jurisdiction; and - b. adding the unpaid costs and expenses related to the incident on the Property to the tax roll of the Property on which the incident was located. - 10.2 The costs for fire services rendered shall be determined by the Fire Chief or the CAO and a notice of those costs provided to the Owner. In the event that the Owner shall feel aggrieved by any action taken by the Fire Chief or CAO, he or she shall have a period of thirty (30) days from the date of mailing of the notice of costs from Town in which to appeal to Council the action. The decision of Council on any such appeal shall be final and binding upon the Owner of the Property. - 10.3 In respect of any costs or fees levied or charged under this Bylaw; - c. the Town may recover such costs or fees as an amount due and owing to the Town pursuant to Section 552 of the Municipal Government Act; and - d. in default of payment, where permitted by the Municipal Government Act, add the amounts due to the tax roll of the Property in question. ## SECTION 11 - EFFECTIVE DATE AND TRANSITION - 11.1 Bylaw No. 2007/01/P, The Drayton Valley Fire Department Bylaw, is hereby repealed upon this Bylaw coming into effect. - 11.2 This Bylaw comes into effect on the date of the third reading thereof.     READ A FIRST TIME THIS \_DAYOF September, 2013 A. D. MAYOR TOWN MANAGER READ A SECONI TIME THIS DAY OF October \_ 2013 A. D. MAYOR TOWN MANAGER READ A THIRD AND FINAL TIME THIS 9 DAYOF October: 2013 A.D. MAYOR TOWN MANAGER The Fire Service Bylaw/ ## SCHEDULE "A" The Fire Service Bylaw Bylaw 2013-\_ Whereas, under the provisions of Section 44 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act, and under the provisions of Section 7 of the Municipal Government Act, Council may by bylaw provide for payment of Violation Tickets or summons out of court. A notice of form (commonly called a Violation Ticket) may be issued by a Peace Officer to any Person charged with a breach of any of the provisions of this Bylaw and the hereto-mentioned Acts shall apply in regards to payment. | Section 7.1 | No Person shall enter the Prescribed Boundaries unless he or she has been authorized to enter by the Fire Chief, Designate, Member of the Fire Chief's Office or Incident Commander. | First Offence $250 | Second Offence $1000 | Subsequent Offences $2500 | |---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------| | Section 7.2 | No Person shall impede, obstruct or hinder a Member or other person assisting or acting under the direction of the Fire Chief, Designate, or Incident Commander. | $1000 | $2500 | $5000 | | Section 7.3 | No Person shall damage or destroy Fire Service Apparatus, Equipment or Property of the Town. | $1000 | $2500 | $5000 | | Section 7.4 | No Person shall falsely represent himself or herself to be an employee, Member or Person connected with the Fire Service. | $500 | $1500 | $5000 | | Section 7.5 | No Person shall falsely represent himself or herself to be an employee, Member, or Person connected with the Fire Service, by wearing or displaying any Fire Service badge, cap, button, insignia or other paraphernalia for the purpose | $500 | $1500 | $5000 | | Section 7.6 | No Person shall falsely represent himself or herself to be an employee, Member, or Person connected with the Fire Service by affixing emergency lighting, Member stickers, license plates or any other paraphernalia on a vehicle for the purpose of false representation. | $500 | $1500 | $5000 | | Section 7.7 | No Person shall, at an Incident or Emergency, drive a vehicle or other motorized equipment over any Apparatus or Equipment without permission of the Fire Chief, Designate, Fire Chief's Office, or Incident Commander. | $1000 | $2500 | $5000 | | Section 7.8 | No Person shall obstruct or otherwise interfere with access roads or streets or other approaches | $1000 | $2500 | $5000 | to any fire alarm, fire hydrant, cistern or body of water designated for firefighting or fire services purposes or any connections provided to a fire main, stand pipe, sprinkler system, cistern or other body of water designated for firefighting or fire services purposes. | Section 7.9 | No Person shall use, or have in his or her possession or under his or her control, any key for any Fire Service Property or a Fire Service access control key box within the Town, unless directly and specifically authorized to do so by the Fire Chief, Designate, Fire Chief's Office, or Incident Commander. | $500 | $1500 | $5000 | |---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------|---------| | Section 7.10 | No Person shall falsely state that he or she has the sanction of the Fire Service in soliciting any person or company on any matter without the consent of the Fire Chief, Designate, or Fire Chief's Office. | $250 | $1000 | $2500 | | Section 7.11 | No Person shall refuse to provide or furnish, or incite or abet the same, any information required under this Bylaw, when requested to do so by the Fire Chief, Designate, Fire Chief's Office, Incident Commander and Fire Service. | $250 | $1000 | $2500 | | Section 7.12 | No Person, other than an employee or official of $250 the Town public works department or a Member, shall use a fire hydrant for the purpose of obtaining or discharging water from such hydrant without first receiving permission from the Fire Chief, Designate, or Fire Chief's Office. | | $1000 | $2500 | | Section 7.13 | No Person shall place or cause to be placed any matter or thing so as to obstruct or interfere with the operation or use of any fire hydrant, fire control panel, manual alarm station, or any fire detection device or equipment. | $250 | $1000 | $2500 | | Section 7.14 | No Person shall contravene any provision of this Bylaw. | $250 | $1000 | $2500 |