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VULCAN COUNTY
BYLAW 2023-010
Being a bylaw of Vulcan County in the Province
of Alberta to for the purpose of the establishment
and operations of Fire Services and to provide
for the protection and preservation of life and
property within Vulcan County.
WHEREAS The Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. M- 26, as
amended, provides that a Council of a municipality may pass Bylaws for
municipal purposes respecting the safety, health, and welfare of people
and the protection of people and property;
AND WHEREAS The Municipal Government Act further provides that a
municipality may pass bylaws to regulate or prohibit, impose a system
of licenses, permits or approvals and to collect costs and expenses
incurred by the municipality for extinguishing fires;
AND WHEREAS the Council of Vulcan County recognizes that:
a) The Forest and Prairie Protection Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. F - 19
requires the Council of a Municipal District to fight and control
all fires within the boundaries of the Municipal District, other than
areas contained in a Forest Protection Area;
b) The Alberta Fire Code provides that no person shall purchase,
process, handle, discharge, fire, set off, sell, offer for sale or
store for the purpose of sale, fireworks unless written permission
issued by the Fire Department for the purpose has been
obtained; and
c) It is not possible to provide the same level of emergency
services to all areas and persons within the County given limited
resources, competing demands for resources, and the
geographic size of the County;
AND WHEREAS the Council of Vulcan County wishes to establish Fire
Services within the County and provide for the efficient operation of such
a service;
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NOW THEREFORE the Council of Vulcan County, in the Province of
Alberta, duly assembled enacts as follows:
1. GENERAL
1.1. This bylaw may be cited as the "Fire Service Bylaw".
1.2. The operating name of the Members and Fire Departments
operated by Vulcan County shall be "Vulcan County
Emergency Services".
2. DEFINITIONS
2.1. "Acceptable Fire Pit" means an outdoor receptacle that
meets the following specifications:
(a) a minimum of three (3) meters clearance, measured from
the nearest fire pit edge, is maintained from all buildings,
property lines, or other combustible material;
(b) the fire pit height does not exceed .6 meters when
measured from the surrounding grade to the top of the
pit;
(c) the fire pit opening does not exceed 1 meter in width
when measured between the widest points at the outside
edges.
(d) the fire pit installation has enclosed sides made from
bricks, concrete blocks, heavy gauge metal, or other non-
combustible materials acceptable to the Regional Fire
Chief; and,
(e) a spark arrestor mesh screen with openings no larger
than 1.25 cm and constructed of a non-combustible
material covers the fire pit in a manner sufficient to
contain and reduce the hazards of airborne sparks;
2.2. "Acceptable Fireplace" means an outdoor receptacle that
meets the following specifications:
(a) A minimum of 3.3 meter clearance from the nearest
fireplace edge is maintained from all buildings, property
lines, or other combustible material;
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2.3. "Approved" means approved by the Authority Having Jurisdiction
as defined by the Municipal Government Act, Council or the
Regional Fire Chief;
2.4. "Apron" encircles a burning receptacle and is constructed of a
non-combustible material such as concrete, gravel, shale or sand;
2.5. "Authority Having Jurisdiction" means a Safety Codes Officer in
the fire discipline appointed in accordance with the Safety Codes
Act;
2.6. "Burning Barrel Fire" shall mean any fire contained within a non-
combustible structure or container covered with a spark arrester
mesh screen made of expanded metal (or equivalent) with
openings no larger than 13 millimeters (1/2") to contain sparks over
the fire at all times which is used for the purpose of burning
household refuse other than Prohibited Debris;
2.7. "Campground" means an area with a development permit and
developed for temporary short term recreational use;
2.8. "CAO" means the individual appointed by Council to the position
of Chief Administrative Officer of the County in accordance with the
Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000 Chapter M-26 or his/her
designate;
2.9. "Consumer Fireworks" means fireworks listed in Class 7,
Subdivision 1 of Division 2 of the Explosives Act Regulation
(Canada) which are commonly referred to as low hazard fireworks
and are generally used for recreation. Examples include, but are
not limited to fireworks showers, golden rain, lawn light pinwheels,
roman candles, volcanoes and sparklers;
2.10. "Council" means the Council of Vulcan County;
2.11. "County" means Vulcan County;
2.12. "County Fire Department" means a Fire Department operated by
the County;
2.13. "Dangerous Goods" means any material or substance that may
cause an immediate or long term adverse effect to life, health,
property or the environment when burned, spilled, leaked or
otherwise released from its normal use, handling, storage or
transportation environment and includes those products,
substances and organisms covered by the Transportation of
Dangerous Goods Regulations;
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2.14. "Display Fireworks" means fireworks listed in Class 7,
Subdivision 2 of Division 2 of the Explosives Act Regulation
(Canada) which are commonly referred to as high hazard fireworks
and are generally used for public display by trained professionals.
Examples include, but are not limited to rockets, serpents, shells,
bombshells, tourbillions, maroons, large wheels, bouquets,
barrages, bombardos, waterfalls, fountains, batteries, illumination,
set pieces, pigeons and firecrackers;
2.15. "Director of Emergency Management" shall mean that person
appointed by the Council to act as the County's Director of
Emergency Management, or his/her designate;
2.16. "Disaster" shall mean a natural or manmade event that results or
may result in serious harm to safety, health or welfare of persons,
property or the environment;
2.17. "Dispatcher" means a member on duty of the organization given
the responsibility to alert and notify the individual stations that a
response is required;
2.18. "District Chief" means that person appointed by the Regional Fire
Chief into the senior Member position in a County Fire Department
in accordance with applicable County policies and the SOGs;
2.19. "District Fire Association Chief" has the same meaning as in
Section 2.3 of Schedule 'A';
2.20. "Enforcement Officer" means a Bylaw Enforcement Officer, a
Community Peace Officer or a member of the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police who is authorized to enforce bylaws or for the
purpose of inspection and enforcement under the Bylaw, an Officer
is a Designated Officer of Vulcan County;
2.21. "Equipment" means any tool, contrivance, device or material
used by the Emergency Services for the purpose of providing Fire
Protection and Emergency Response Services to an Incident;
2.22. "False Alarm" means any alarm maliciously activated or
otherwise falsely reported as an Incident, or an alarm caused by a
mechanical failure or other activation of an alarm system that
falsely reports an Incident;
2.23. "Fire Ban" shall mean the prohibition on the lighting of fires in the
County;
2.24. "Fire Department" means a fire department operated by the
County, a Fire Protection Association or another municipality or
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legal entity which provides Fire Service Response within the
County;
2.25. "Fire District" means a geographical Fire Service Response Area
within the County, as defined by Council in Part 3 and Schedule
"C";
2.26. "Fire Guardian" shall mean any individual who is a Fire Guardian
under, and is subject to any limitations provided for in the Forest
and Prairie Protection Act;
2.27. "Fire Permit" means a permit authorizing an applicant to light a
fire, signed by both an appointed Fire Guardian and the applicant;
2.28. "Fire Protection Association" means one of the organizations
set out in Part 3 and Schedule "A" which has entered into a Fire
Service Protection Agreement with the County for the purposes of
providing Fire Service Response within a designated Fire District;
2.29. "Fire Service Response" shall mean all aspects of Fire
Department responses including but not limited to, fire prevention,
firefighting and suppression, pre-fire planning, fire inspection, fire
investigation, public education and information, training, search
and rescue, and responses to disasters and accidents, including
motor vehicle accidents and medical incidents, First Aid and
Mutual Aid;
2.30. "Fireworks Permits" shall mean a document issued by the Fire
Guardian, on the form adopted by the County from time to time,
authorizing the possession, handling, discharging, firing or setting
off of Consumer Fireworks or Display Fireworks;
2.31. "First Aid" has the same meaning as in the SOGs;
2.32. "Illegal Fire" shall mean any fire that is set in contravention of this
Bylaw;
2.33. "Incidents" means a fire, or a situation where a fire or explosion is
imminent or any other situation presenting a possible danger to life
or property and to which the Fire Service has responded, including
rescues of all types, medical assistance and attendance at motor
vehicle incidents on roads and highways within the County;
2.34. "Incident Commander" means the most senior or otherwise
qualified Member who is responsible for the coordination of the
Members, apparatus and Equipment at an Incident.
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2.35. "Inspection Officer" shall mean the Regional Fire Chief, District
Chief, District Fire Association Chief, Community Peace Officer,
Enforcement Officer, Fire Guardian or person designated by the
Safety Codes Council in the fire discipline and is authorized to
undertake inspections;
2.36. "Level of Service" means that level of service prescribed in the
SOG's and Vulcan County Policy 21-1007, Emergency Services
Level of Service, as may be amended or replaced from time to
time;
2.37. "Member" means any person that is a duly appointed member of
a Fire Department;
2.38. "Mutual Aid" means the provision of Fire Protection Services
outside of an assigned Fire District or outside of the County
pursuant to a request for assistance from a Fire Association or
another municipality that has a mutual aid or fire protection service
agreement with the County;
2.39. "Occupant" means any person that is in control of property
through a lease, rental or otherwise has the legal right to use or
enjoy the land, building or other types of property including farm
equipment, motor vehicles, water craft and all personal property;
2.40. "Outdoor Fire" shall mean any fire which is not an incinerator fire,
pit fire or public park site fire and which, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing shall include grass fires, forest and
brush fires, running fires, structure fires, building fires, wood scrap
fires, agricultural pit burns, ground thawing fires and chattel fires
whether controlled or uncontrolled;
2.41. "Owner" means the registered owner of a parcel of land at the
time that the County incurs the costs according to the records
maintained by the Land Tittles Office where the Incident relates to
real property and the owner and person in possession or either or
both of them, of other types of property including farm equipment,
motor vehicles, water craft, air craft and all other personal property;
2.42. "Prohibited Debris" shall mean any flammable debris or waste
material that when burned may result in the release to the
atmosphere of dense smoke, offensive odour's or toxic air
contaminants pursuant to the Substance Release Regulation, AR
124/93 of the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act;
2.43. "Recreation Fire" shall mean a fire contained within a non-
combustible container which is set for the purpose of cooking,
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obtaining warmth or viewing for pleasure and may only be fueled
with wood, charcoal, coal, natural gas or propane;
2.44. "Regional Deputy Fire Chief" shall mean the Deputy Regional
Fire Chief as appointed by the Regional Fire Chief;
2.45. "Regional Fire Chief" means the Director of Protective Services
of Vulcan County. The Regional Fire Chief oversees and provides
oversight, support and assistance to all District Chiefs and District
Fire Association Chiefs;
2.46. "Smudge Fire" shall mean a fire that is used for the purpose of
protecting livestock from insects;
2.47. "Specified Penalty" shall mean a penalty that may be paid in
response to an alleged contravention of any provision of this Bylaw
as established in Schedule 'B' of this Bylaw;
2.48. "SOGs" means the County's Fire Service Standard Operating
Guidelines and the Rules and Regulations Manual, as adopted by
the County from time to time;
2.49. "Structure Fire" means a fire confined to or within any building,
structure, machine or vehicle, which will, or is likely to cause the
destruction of or damage to such building, structure, machine or
vehicle; and
2.50. "Violation Ticket" shall mean a ticket issued for an alleged
contravention of any provision in the Provincial Offences
Procedure Act.
3. ESTABLISHMENT OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND DISTRICTS
3.1. The following Fire Departments are hereby established for the
purpose of providing emergency services in the County:
(a) Station 16 - Northwest Fire Department operated by the
Northwest Fire Protection Association
(b) Station 17 - Milo Fire Department operated by the Milo Fire
Protection Association
(c) Station 19 - Lomond Fire Department operated by Vulcan
County Emergency Services
(d) Station 20 - Champion Fire Department operated by Vulcan
County Emergency Services
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(e) Station 21 - Carmangay Fire Department operated by Vulcan
County Emergency Services
(f) Station 27 - Vulcan Fire Department operated by Vulcan
County Emergency Services
3.2. Council has divided the County into Fire Districts as deemed
necessary for the provision of Fire Service Response. Fire District
boundaries as well as reference to the Fire Departments and Fire
Protection Associations who are primarily responsible to provide
Fire Service Response in each Fire District are outlined in
Schedule 'C' hereto.
4. FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATIONS
4.1. The role of Fire Protection Associations shall be established as per
Schedule 'A' of this Bylaw.
5. FIRE SERVICES
5.1. The Council does hereby establish the Vulcan County Emergency
Services, for the purpose of:
(a) operating County Fire Departments;
(b) providing Fire Service Response to Incidents involving fire,
extinguishing fires, preservation of life and property, and
protection of persons and property from injury or damage;
(c) providing vehicle extrication services;
(d) providing emergency medical care at a First Aid level,
(e) providing a response to other emergency rescue situations;
(f) providing a response to incidents involving Dangerous Goods at
an awareness level only;
(g) Providing flatwater boat rescue in summer months, Ice Rescue
in winter months.
(h) preventing and extinguishing prairie or running fires and
enforcing the provisions of the Forest and Prairie Act;
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(i) investigating the cause of fires in accordance with the County's
Quality Management Plan approved by the Safety Codes
Council;
(j) carrying out preventable patrols, pre-fire planning, and fire
inspections in accordance with the County's Quality
Management Plan approved by Safety Codes Council;
(k) enforcing the provisions of the Safety Codes Act and the
National Fire Code Alberta Ed, as amended from time to time;
(l) entering into agreements or partnerships with other
municipalities, or agencies for the joint use, control and
management of apparatus and equipment;
(m)purchasing and operating apparatus and equipment for
preservation of life and property;
(n) providing other services as directed by Council.
6. FIRE AND MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS
6.1. The Regional Fire Chief shall develop and maintain fire and mutual
aid agreements with other municipalities and agencies and present
them to Council for approval.
7. AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF REGIONAL FIRE CHIEF
7.1. Plans, directs, coordinates, and supervises the administrative,
mechanical, support services, and operational services of the
Vulcan County Emergency Services.
(a) In accordance with the SOG's and Occupational Health and
Safety's best practices, the Regional Fire Chief may assume
command of an emergency scene to ensure the safety of the
public, and emergency services personnel and mitigation of
property damage and environmental impact.
7.2. Ensures that Fire Department programs, which are directed to
providing and maintaining an acceptable/responsible level of
service to the region are developed, implemented, monitored, and
subsequently critiqued for their effectiveness.
7.3. Develops, implements, and monitors short and long-term
strategies for Vulcan County Emergency Services so that effective
and consistent direction is provided.
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7.4. Develops policies, procedures, and plans, directs, and monitors
the activities of Vulcan County Emergency Services through
effective utilization of human and financial resources.
7.5. Develops plans and controls the annual operational and capital
budgets for Vulcan County Emergency Services, ensuring that an
acceptable, responsible, and economically feasible level of fire
protection and emergency services are provided.
7.6. Ensures that effective public awareness and educational programs
are developed, implemented, and monitored, in an effort to prevent
loss of life and to reduce property damage.
7.7. Maintains a current knowledge of firefighting statistical information,
new technology, firefighting techniques, etc. in order to ensure that
the Vulcan County Emergency Services provides an effective and
efficient service to the region.
7.8. Implements and monitors an equipment management system for
the Vulcan County Emergency Services fleet of emergency
response vehicles and apparatus ensuring that they are both
mechanically and financially maintained. Ensures that all new
equipment/apparatus purchases meet approved firefighting
standards and are appropriate for their utilization.
7.9. Ensures that all Vulcan County Emergency Services policies,
procedures/guidelines, and legislative requirements are
communicated to staff in an effective manner and that they are
followed.
7.10. Ensures that Members are fully versed in all municipal Fire Bylaws
for each urban municipality in which Vulcan County Emergency
Services provides emergency response protection.
7.11. Attends fires and/or other emergencies of a major nature.
7.12. Ensures that a public information program is developed to inform
and educate key stakeholders in the community on various areas
of fire safety, fire prevention, building codes, and emergency
management and create a program that can be implemented to
monitor and subsequently critique their effectiveness.
7.13. Implements a Building Inspection Program and ensures that the
program falls within acceptable guidelines of the Alberta Safety
Codes Council through the creation and maintenance of a Quality
Management Plan.
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8. AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF DISTRICT CHIEFS
8.1. The District Chiefs shall be responsible to the Regional Fire Chief
for the performance of his/her duties pursuant to this Bylaw and
other applicable policies and SOGs of the County. Suggested
amendment to the bylaw in response to feedback.
8.2. The District Chiefs shall make and submit such reports and plans
to the Regional Fire Chief as required.
8.3. The District Chiefs shall maintain and provide to the Regional Fire
Chief on a timely basis:
(a) a record of all fires and emergency responses attended by the
Fire Department;
(b) a record of all fire inspections carried out and actions taken on
account of fire inspections according to the Quality Management
Plan;
(c) a copy of all fire reports;
(d) a quarterly Workers Compensation Board members list update;
(e) annual membership attendance report;
(f) any other records incidental to the operation of his/her
department.
8.4. The District Chiefs shall prepare and submit to the Regional Fire
Chief and County annually for approval a list of Apparatus,
Equipment and supplies that may be required for the
administration and operation of the Fire Department for
subsequent or future years.
8.5. The District Chiefs may obtain assistance from other officials of the
County as they deem necessary in order to discharge their duties
and responsibilities under the Bylaw and other applicable policies
of the County.
8.6. The District Chiefs shall be responsible for the use, care and
protection of Fire Department property.
8.7. The District Chiefs may appoint other Members to the Fire
Department in accordance with the SOGs.
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8.8. The District Chief may appoint other Members of the Fire
Department to act as Deputy Chief or District Chief in their
absence for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days.
9. AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF INCIDENT
COMMANDER
9.1. The Incident Commander at an Incident in their Fire Department
response area shall have control, direction and management of all
apparatus, equipment and manpower assigned to that incident and
shall continue to act as the member in Charge until relieved by
another Member authorized to do so.
9.2. The Incident Commander shall be responsible to direct and
manage the operations necessary as reasonably can be expected
for a Volunteer Fire Department for the extinguishing of a fire or
controlling other emergency incidents.
9.3. The Incident Commander shall take action as deemed necessary
for preserving lives and property and protecting persons and
property from injury or destruction from fire and other emergency
incidents.
9.4. The Incident Commander is empowered to cause a building or
structure pulled down, demolished or removed if they deem it
necessary to prevent the spread of fire to other buildings or
structures.
9.5. The Incident Commander is authorized to enter premises or
property without permission where an incident is occurring and to
cause any member or apparatus to enter without permission, as
the Incident Commander deems necessary.
9.6. The Incident Commander is authorized to enter, pass through or
over buildings, structures or property adjacent to the incident and
to cause members or apparatus to enter or pass through or over
the building, structure or property without permission, where the
Incident Commander deems it necessary to gain access to the
Incident or protect any persons or property.
9.7. The Incident Commander may establish boundaries or limits and
keep persons from entering the area within the prescribed
boundaries or limits unless authorized to enter by the Incident
Commander. No person shall enter the boundaries or limits of an
area unless he/she has been authorized to enter by the Incident
Commander.
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9.8. The Incident Commander may request Enforcement Officers to
enforce restrictions on persons entering within the boundaries or
limits outlined in Section 8.7.
9.9. The Incident Commander is authorized to require any adult who is
not a Member, to assist in:
(a) extinguishing fire or preventing the spread thereof;
(b) removing furniture, goods, and merchandise from any building
or structure on fire or in danger thereof and in guarding and
securing same; and
(c) demolishing a building or structure at or near the fire or incident.
9.10. The Incident Commander is authorized to secure County
employees and equipment which the Incident Commander
considers necessary to deal with an Incident.
9.11. The Incident Commander is authorized to secure and commandeer
privately owned equipment which they consider necessary to deal
with an Incident and authorize payment for the use of said
equipment.
9.12. The Incident Commander should obtain from every person found
on the public land or leaving or entering public land that person's
name, address and an account of the person's activities and route
or the activities the person proposes to carry out and the route the
person plans to follow on public land.
9.13. The Incident Commander shall, without a warrant, enter any
private dwelling which is on fire and proceed to fight the fire.
10. FIRE GUARDIANS
10.1. Each year before April 1, Council shall appoint a sufficient number
of Fire Guardians to enforce the provisions of the Forest and
Prairie Protection Act and this bylaw within the boundaries of the
County.
10.2. The Regional Fire Chief and the Regional Deputy Fire Chief are
designated as Fire Guardians by virtue of their positions within the
County.
10.3. Each Fire Guardian shall have the authority to:
(a) issue a Fire Permit in respect of any land within the County;
(b) issue a Fire Permit unconditionally or impose conditions upon
the applicant which that the Fire Guardian deems appropriate;
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(c) decide whether an inspection of the burn site is warranted prior
to the decision to issue or not to issue a Fire Permit;
(d) may suspend or cancel at any time a Fire Permit and on
receiving notice of the suspension or cancellation the person
concerned shall immediately extinguish any fire set pursuant to
his or her permit;
(e) refuse issuance of a permit on reasonable and probable
grounds that a public interest risk exists for the proposed fire;
(f) inspect the property where a permit application for an Outdoor
Fire has been received and impose conditions upon the
applicant which that the Fire Guardian considers appropriate;
(g) enforce provisions of the Forest and Prairie Protection Act and
this Bylaw within the boundaries of the County;
11. FIRE PERMITS
11.1. Fire Permits are required year-round within the boundaries of
Vulcan County, except for those areas designated as Forest and
Prairie Protection areas.
11.2. Any restrictions to the lighting of open fires within the County shall
be in effect for the areas identified within the County with the
exception of those areas designated as Forest and Prairie
Protection areas.
11.3. When conditions warrant, the Fire Guardians may require the
Enforcement Officer or a Member of the Fire Service to inspect the
site before a Fire Permit is issued.
11.4. The requirements of the Environmental Protection and
Enhancement Act and Regulations as amended from time to time
take precedence over any condition attached to a Fire Permit.
11.5. Fire Permits issued pursuant to this Bylaw are valid for such period
of time as deemed appropriate to the Fire Guardian issuing the
Fire Permit but shall not exceed a period of three (3) days.
11.6. A Fire Permit shall not be transferable to another property or
individual.
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11.7. All Fire Permits are to be applied for and approved through the
online Fire Permit Program, found on Vulcan County's website.
11.8. The permit holder shall have a copy of the Fire Permit at the fire
location and shall be able to produce it upon request by a fire
official acting in the performance of their duties.
11.9. Where an emergency or a potential emergency exists, the
Regional Fire Chief, the Deputy Regional Fire Chief, the District
Fire Chief, the Fire Guardian, or their designate shall be
empowered to suspend all structural fires, incinerator fires,
Outdoor Fires, or any outdoor camping fire lit for cooking or
warming purposes within all or portions of the County for such a
period of time and on such conditions as may be determined by
the above above-said persons.
12. FIRE PERMIT EXEMPTIONS
12.1. A Fire Permit is not required under this Bylaw for the following;
(a) A Recreation Fire that is contained in a barbeque or fire pit
provided that:
i.
A minimum of 3.3 meters of clearance from buildings,
property lines, and combustible material is maintained;
ii.
the barbeque or fire pit is constructed of bricks or concrete
blocks, or heavy gauge metal, or other suitable non-
combustible material;
iii.
the barbeque or fire pit is supervised until such time as the
fire has been completely extinguished. For the purpose of
this clause, a fire is deemed to include hot ashes and
smoldering embers resulting from the fire; and
iv.
only wood, charcoal briquettes, manufactured fire logs,
fireplace pellets, propane, or natural gas is used for/in:
a) a portable appliance;
b) a Burning Barrel Fire;
(b) An Outdoor Fire where:
i.
The fire is an attended fire in an Acceptable Fire Pit in a
designated Campground.
ii.
The fire is totally confined within a non-combustible structure
(burn barrel) or container that has the draft and smoke vents
covered with heavy gauge metal screen having a mesh size
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which is ventilated in such a manner as to preclude the
escape of combustible materials and the container is located
on a non-combustible surface that extends a minimum or 61
cm (24") or to a distance around the container equal or
greater than the height of the container. A minimum of 3.3
meters (10 feet) clearance from buildings, property lines, and
combustible materials is maintained;
iii.
The fire is a flare stack used in the petroleum industry;
iv.
The fire has been set by the Fire Services for the purpose of
training firefighters or for hazard reduction;
v.
The fire has been set for the purpose of cooking or obtaining
warmth;
vi.
Burning is conducted by the Fire Department or by Alberta
Environmental Protection for the purpose of fire hazard
abatement;
vii.
The fire is a Smudge Fire.
(c) Any industrial or commercial incinerator regulated under the
Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act.
13. FIREWORKS
13.1. No person shall sell, offer for sale or store for the purpose of sale,
Consumer Fireworks or Display Fireworks in the County without
first obtaining a Fireworks Permit.
13.2. No person shall possess, handle, discharge, fire or set off
Consumer Fireworks or Display Fireworks in the County without
first obtaining a Fireworks Permit.
13.3. No person other than an individual who has a valid Display
Supervisor or Pyro Technician card issued pursuant to the
Explosive Act (Canada) shall possess, handle, discharge, fire or
set off Display Fireworks in the County.
13.4. A Display Supervisor or Pyro Technician shall apply, in writing, to
the Regional Fire Chief, the Deputy Regional Fire Chief, the
District Fire Chief or the Fire Guardian, a minimum of fourteen (14)
calendar days prior to the proposed Display Fireworks display for a
Fireworks Permit. The application must address all information
required by the Explosive Act (Canada), the National Fire Code
Alberta ED, including, but not limited to:
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(a) date, time and location of the proposed display;
(b) names, addresses and certification numbers of all Display
Supervisors or Pyro Technicians and assistants participating in
the display;
(c) the name of the sponsor or purchaser of the display;
(d) a full description of the planned display and a list of all materials
to be fired, detonated, burnt or energized during the display;
(e) the emergency plan of the display;
(f) verification of liability insurance, in an amount acceptable to the
County; and
(g) any other information deemed necessary by the County,
Regional Fire Chief or District Chief.
13.5. The Regional Fire Chief, the Deputy Regional Fire Chief, District
Fire Chief or the Fire Guardian, may impose such conditions and
restrictions on the Fireworks Permit as they deem appropriate.
Such conditions and restrictions may include, but are not limited to:
(a) time of day;
(b) days of the week;
(c) duration of display;
(d) geographic location;
(e) requirements for notification of affected residents;
(f) on-site fire suppression materials and resources; and
(g) safety precautions to mitigate danger or nuisance to any person
or property.
13.6. The Regional Fire Chief, the Deputy Regional Fire Chief, District
Fire Chief, or the Fire Guardian may choose not to issue a
Fireworks Permit or revoke a Fireworks Permit that has been
issued if, in their opinion, such a display may create a risk to life,
safety or property. Others reason why a Fireworks Permit may not
be issued or revoked:
(a) non-compliance with:
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i.
the National Fire Code Alberta ED;
ii.
the Explosive Act (Canada); or
iii.
the Fireworks Permit.
(b) changes in environmental conditions.
14. FIRE BANS
14.1. A fire restriction or ban may be issued to restrict or temporarily ban
types of fire used within Vulcan County because of high fire
danger. Each fire restriction or ban will include a list of prohibited
fire uses such as Fire Pits, chimneys, barbeques, Outdoor Fires,
and other forms of open flame devices.
14.2. Notwithstanding the provisions in any other Bylaw, the Regional
Fire Chief may, upon receiving input from any of the District Fire
Chiefs of the Fire Departments serving the County, declare a Fire
Ban on burning of any kind within the County. In the absence of
the Regional Fire Chief, the CAO, acting on the recommendation
of the District Fire Chief, or the Reeve and two Councillors
(collectively), may also declare a Fire Ban within the County.
14.3. Two types of Fire Bans may be implemented:
(a) a complete ban - no fires;
(b) a partial ban - no fires except for approved cooking appliances
and campfires in designated fire sites within campgrounds.
14.4. When determining whether to declare a Fire Ban within the
County, consideration shall be given to any or all of the following
factors:
(a) levels of recent precipitation;
(b) future weather forecasts;
(c) water shortages or restrictions;
(d) availability of fire crews, equipment and apparatus;
(e) the overall fire danger including fire load and level of ground
fuels;
(f) the amount of, or increase in, recent outside fires; and
(g) recommendation of District Fire Chiefs within the County.
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14.5. The County authorizes the Regional Fire Chief, CAO or the Reeve
and two Councillors (in the absence of the Director of Protective
Services) the authority to remove any Fire Ban when conditions
warrant.
14.6. When a Fire Ban is in effect, any person who contravenes the Fire
Ban may be subject to the fines established within this Bylaw.
14.7. A Fire Ban may be imposed for the entire County or portions of the
County.
14.8. Notice of a Fire Ban shall be provided to the public and will be
posted on the County's website and social media accounts. Notice
may also be in the form of signs posted throughout the County,
through a public service message on the local radio stations, or by
any other means which the CAO determines appropriate.
14.9. When a Fire Ban has been imposed, Fire Permits issued in
accordance with this Bylaw are deemed to be cancelled and all
existing fires that the Fire Ban applies to are to be extinguished.
14.10.
For the duration of a Fire Ban, all Fire Departments within
the County are authorized to extinguish any fire that the Fire Ban
applies to, whether controlled or not, within the area subject to the
Fire Ban.
15. CONTROL OF FIRE HAZARDS
15.1. Inspection Officers shall be given access at reasonable hours to
both private and public land for the purpose of inspecting the
property to determine whether a fire hazard exists.
15.2. No person shall light an Outdoor Fire, incinerator fire, Burning
Barrel Fire, Recreation Fire, Smudge Fire or structural fire without
first taking sufficient precautions to ensure that the fire can be kept
under control at all times.
15.3. If an Inspection Officer determines, at their sole discretion, that a
fire hazard exists on private or public land, the CAO may order the
Owner or Occupant of the land on which the fire hazard exists to
reduce or remove the hazard within a specified period of time and
in a manner prescribed by the CAO.
15.4. No person shall set, permit or maintain any fire at any time of the
year such that the smoke emitted from the fire impairs visibility on
a highway, or which in the sole discretion of an Inspection Officer,
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becomes a nuisance or safety concern on any highway or
property. The person, who set, permitted or maintained such a fire
shall extinguish the fire immediately upon the order of an
Inspection Officer.
15.5. If an order pursuant to Sections 14.3 or 14.4 has not been carried
out within the time specified, the County may enter the land with
any equipment or personnel it considers necessary and perform
any work required to reduce or remove the fire or smoke hazard.
15.6. The Owner or Occupant in which work was performed by the
County pursuant to Section 14.5 shall, on demand, reimburse the
County for the cost of the work performed, and in default of
payment, the amount levied and unpaid shall be added to the tax
roll of the subject parcel of land.
16. ILLEGAL FIRES
16.1. Any Enforcement Officer or Member may extinguish an Illegal Fire
using whatever apparatus, equipment or procedure at his or her
sole discretion may be deemed appropriate.
16.2. The Owner or Occupant on which work was performed by the
County pursuant to Section 15.1, shall, on demand, reimburse the
County for the cost of the work performed, and in default of
payment, the amount levied and unpaid shall be added to the tax
roll of the subject parcel of land.
17. RECOVERY OF COSTS
17.1. Where a Fire Department has taken any action whatsoever for the
purpose of providing fire protection and emergency response
services in or outside of the County, the County may charge any
fees and costs so incurred to any or all of the following persons,
namely:
(a) the person or persons causing or contributing to the fire; or
(b) the Owner or Occupant of the parcel of land or any other thing
in respect to which the action was taken and all persons
charged are jointly and severally liable for payment of the fees
and costs to the County.
17.2. The fees and costs to be charged by the County for fire protection
and emergency response services rendered are contained in
Vulcan County's Fees for Service Bylaw.
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17.3. Fees or costs levied or charged under this Bylaw may be
recovered by the County as an amount due and owing to the
County, and in the event that the amount due and owing is not paid
within sixty (60) days of mailing of the invoice, collection of unpaid
amounts may be undertaken by civil action in a court of competent
jurisdiction, and any civil action does not invalidate any lien which
the County is entitled to on the parcel of land in respect of which
the indebtedness incurred.
17.4. The Owner of a parcel of land within the County to which fire
protection and emergency response services are provided, is liable
for fees and costs so incurred and the County may add to the tax
roll of the parcel of land all unpaid amounts, which forms a special
lien against the parcel of land in favour of the County from the date
the amount was added to the tax roll.
18. OFFENCES
18.1. No person shall:
(a) contravene any provision of this Bylaw;
(b) provide false, incomplete or misleading information to any
person authorized to carry out duties authorized by this Bylaw;
(c) interfere with the efforts of any person authorized to carry out
duties authorized by this Bylaw;
(d) damage or destroy any Fire Department apparatus or
equipment;
(e) at an Incident, drive a vehicle over any Fire Department
equipment without permission of the Incident Commander;
(f) falsely represent themselves as a Member or wear or display
any Fire Department clothing, badge, insignia or other
paraphernalia for the purpose of such false representation;
(g) light an Outdoor Fire or Structure Fire unless they are a holder
of a Fire Permit if required under this Bylaw or the Forest and
Prairie Protection Act;
(h) contravene any condition of a Fire Permit when lighting a fire or
conducting a burn;
(i) burn Prohibited Debris;
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(j) set, permit or maintain any fire such that the smoke emitted
from the fire impairs visibility on a highway, or which in the sole
discretion of an Inspection Officer, becomes a nuisance or
safety concern on any highway or to neighbouring persons or
property;
(k) let a fire burn out of control so as to threaten or cause damage
to adjacent property;
(l) light a fire without first taking sufficient precautions to ensure
that the fire can be kept under control at all times;
(m)fail to take reasonable steps to control a fire for the purpose of
preventing it from spreading onto neighbouring property;
(n) affix any tool or other device to a fire hydrant or paint or
otherwise tamper with a fire hydrant without prior approval from
the County;
(o) fail to extinguish a fire once a Fire Ban has been imposed;
(p) allow any fire to be lit upon land that is owned or occupied by
the person or under their control except when such fire is
permitted by this Bylaw;
(q) light a Burning Barrel Fire:
i.
without the fire being contained in a non-combustible
structure or container, or
ii.
without the structure or container being covered with a spark
arrester mesh screen made of expanded metal (or
equivalent) with openings no larger than 13 millimeters (1/2")
to contain sparks over the fire at all times;
iii.
in a multi-lot residential, commercial or industrial subdivision
or in a Hamlet;
(r) sell, offer for sale or store for the purpose of sale, Consumer
Fireworks or Display Fireworks in the County without first
obtaining a Fireworks Permit;
(s) possess, handle, discharge, fire or set off Consumer Fireworks
or Display Fireworks in the County without first obtaining a
Fireworks Permit.
19. VIOLATION TAGS
19.1. An Enforcement Officer is hereby authorized and empowered to
issue a Violation Tag to any person whom the Enforcement Officer
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has reasonable and probable grounds to believe has contravened
any provision of this Bylaw.
19.2. A Violation Tag may be issued to such person:
(a) personally;
(b) by regular mail sent to the postal address of the person as
shown on the tax assessment roll or on the certificate of title for
the property; or
(c) by leaving it with a person over eighteen (18) years of age at the
place of residency of the person to whom the Violation Tag is
addressed.
19.3. The Violation Tag shall be in a form approved by the CAO and
shall state:
(a) the name of the person to whom the Violation Tag is issued;
(b) a description of the offence and the applicable Bylaw section;
(c) the specified penalty for the offence;
(d) that the penalty shall be paid within thirty (30) days of the
issuance of the Violation Tag in order to avoid prosecution;
(e) and any other information as may be required by the CAO.
20. VIOLATION TICKETS
20.1. In the event a Violation Tag has been issued and the specified
penalty has not been paid within the prescribed time, an
Enforcement Officer may issue a Violation Ticket, pursuant to Part
2 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act, to the person to whom
the Violation Tag was issued.
20.2. Notwithstanding Section 19.1, an Enforcement Officer may
immediately issue a Violation Ticket to any person whom the
Enforcement Officer has reasonable and probable grounds to
believe has contravened any provision of this Bylaw.
20.3. If a Violation Ticket is issued in respect of an offence, the Violation
Ticket may:
(a) specify the fine amount established by this Bylaw for the
offence: or
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(b) require a person to appear in court without the alternative of
making a voluntary payment.
20.4. A Violation Ticket issued with respect to a contravention of any
provision of this Bylaw shall be served upon the person
responsible for the contravention in accordance with the Provincial
Offences Procedure Act.
20.5. The person to whom a Violation Ticket with a specified penalty has
been issued may plead guilty by making a voluntary payment in
respect of the summons by delivering to the Provincial Court, on or
before the initial appearance date, the Violation Ticket together in
amount equal to the specified penalty.
20.6. When a clerk records in the court records the receipt of a voluntary
payment pursuant to Section 19.5 and the Provincial Offences
Procedure Act, the act of recording receipt of that payment
constitutes acceptance of the guilty plea and constitutes the
conviction and the imposition of a fine in the amount of the
specified penalty.
21. SEVERABILITY
21.1. Should any section or part of this Bylaw be found to have been
improperly enacted, for any reason, such section or part shall be
regarded as being severable from the rest of the Bylaw and the
Bylaw remaining after such severance shall be effective and
enforceable as if the section or part found to be improperly enacted
had not been enacted as part of this Bylaw.
22. EFFECTIVE DATE
22.1. This Bylaw shall be in effect on the date of the final passing
thereof.
23. REPEAL
23.1. This Bylaw repeals Bylaw 2017-003.
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READ a first time on this 17th day of May, 2023.
READ a second time on this 17th day of May, 2023.
READ a third time and passed on this 17th day of May, 2023.
[original signed]
________________________________
Jason Schneider, Reeve
[original signed]
________________________________
Nels Petersen, CAO
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SCHEDULE 'A' - FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATIONS
1. PURPOSE
1.1. The purpose of this part is to provide provisions addressing the
role, responsibilities and authority of the Fire Protection
Associations which continue to operate within the County.
1.2. At the time that a Fire Protection Association decides to become
regionalized, and Fire Response Service is provided by the
County's Fire Departments and Vulcan County Emergency
Services, this part will cease to apply to that Fire District and the
Fire Protection Association previously authorized to provide Fire
Service Response within that Fire District will no longer have such
authorization.
2. DEFINITIONS
2.1. "Approved Budget" means the capital and operating budgets of
the Fire Protection Associations, as approved by Council from time
to time;
2.2. "Assistance Call" means a request for Fire Service Response in
an area outside the Fire Protection Area assigned to that Fire
Protection Association made by:
a) the County
b) a County Fire Department
c) the Regional Fire Chief
d) another Fire Protection Association, or
e) another municipality that has a Mutual Aid or Fire Protection
Service Agreement with the County.
2.3. "District Fire Association Chief" means that person who meets
the requirements of "District Chief" in the SOGs and appointed by
the Fire Protection Association into the position;
2.4. "District Fire Department" means a Fire Department operated by
a Fire Protection Association and includes the District Fire
Association Chief and all Members;
2.5. "Fire Protection Association" means an organization
incorporated pursuant to the Societies Act, R.S.A. 2000 Chapter S-
14 for the purpose of providing Fire Service Response within the
County and includes the Northwest Fire Protection Association
and the Milo Fire Protection Association, together with their
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respective District Fire Departments. A Fire Protection Association
is a "fire service organization" as defined in Section 535.2(a)(iv) of
the Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000 Chapter M-26;
2.6. "Fire Protection Area" means those areas set out in Schedule C
to this Bylaw;
2.7. "Fire Service Agreement" means a written agreement between
the County and a Fire Protection Association setting out the terms
and conditions of the provision of Fire Service Response by the
Fire Protection Association to the County;
2.8. "Funding Amounts" means the amount of funding provided by
Vulcan County, as approved by Council, for use in a calendar year.
2.9. "Level of Service" means that level of service prescribed in the
SOG's and Vulcan County Policy 21-1007, Emergency Services
Level of Service, as may be amended or replaced from time to
time;
2.10.
"Member" means a member of a District Fire Department
including but not limited to paid on call and volunteer firefighters. A
Member is a "firefighter" as defined in Section 535.2(b) of the
Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000 Chapter M-26; and,
2.11.
"SOG's" means the County's Fire Service Standard
Operating Guidelines and the Rules and Regulations Manual, as
adopted by the County from time to time.
2.12.
All other defined terms as set out in Part 1 of this Bylaw shall
also apply.
3. FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION AUTHORIZATION
3.1. The Fire Protection Associations are authorized to provide Fire
Service Response within the County in accordance with the terms
of this Bylaw, any applicable Fire Service Agreement, the Level of
Service, the Standard Operating Guidelines and all applicable
Federal, Provincial and County legislation, regulations, bylaws, and
guidelines including but not limited to the Occupational Health &
Safety Act R.S.A. 2000 Chapter O-2 and its regulations, and the
Work Safe Alberta Bulletin "Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)
Guide for Firefighting".
3.2. Northwest Fire Protection Association is authorized to provide Fire
Service Response within the Northwest Area shown on Schedule
"C" as well as other areas of the County as may be requested by
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the Regional Fire Chief, the Deputy Regional Fire Chief, or another
District Fire Association Chief, from time to time;
3.3. Milo Fire Protection Association is authorized to provide Fire
Service Response within the Milo Area shown on Schedule "C" as
well as other areas of the County as may be requested by the
Regional Fire Chief, the Deputy Regional Fire, Chief, or another
District Fire Association Chief, from time to time;
3.4. All Fire Protection Associations are authorized to provide Fire
Service Response in response to an Assistance Call.
3.5. The provisions of this Bylaw, the Level of Service and the SOG's
are binding on the Fire Protection Associations in their provision of
Fire Service Response within the County.
3.6. Fire Protection Associations are required to maintain an active
status pursuant to the Societies Act R.S.A. 2000 Chapter S-14.
Failure to maintain an active status pursuant to the Societies Act,
will result in the Fire Protection Association no longer having the
authorization to provide Fire Service Response within the County
as provided within this Bylaw; Fire Service Response within the
Association's Fire Protection Area would therefore be provided by
County Fire Departments or as otherwise deemed appropriate by
Council.
4. FIRE SERVICE AGREEMENTS
4.1. Subject to ratification by Council, the CAO is authorized to
negotiate Fire Service Agreements with the Fire Protection
Associations.
5. REGIONAL FIRE CHIEF
5.1. All District Fire Departments are subject to the direction and
authority of the Regional Fire Chief with respect to ensuring
compliance with this Bylaw.
6. DISTRICT FIRE ASSOCIATION CHIEF
6.1. The District Fire Association Chiefs have the same authority and
responsibility as District Chiefs in Section 7 of this Bylaw.
6.2. The District Fire Association Chiefs shall be jointly responsible to
the Regional Fire Chief as well as the applicable Fire Association
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for the performance of their duties pursuant to this Bylaw and other
applicable policies and SOGs of the County.
7. ASSISTANCE CALLS
7.1. Where in the reasonable opinion of the District Fire Association
Chief, additional assistance is required to respond to an Incident in
the Fire Protection Area, the District Fire Association Chief may
request such other additional personnel, apparatus or equipment
through the Regional Dispatch Centre, or from any of the following
organizations in the following order of priority as set out below:
a) County Fire Department and/or Fire Protection Association
within the County;
b) another municipality which is a party to an existing Fire
Protection Service Agreement or Mutual Aid Agreement with the
Fire Protection Association or the County;
c) where no such Fire Protection Service Agreement or Mutual Aid
Agreement exists, the next closest municipality; or,
d) private individuals, companies or services providers.
8. FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION BUDGET AND EXPENDITURES
8.1. Each Fire Protection Association which requests funding from the
County must submit operating and capital budgets to the County
for Council's consideration and approval no later than October 1 of
each calendar year for the subsequent year.
8.2. Council retains the full discretion to approve in whole or in part, or
disallow the Fire Protection Association's budget request, as
Council deems appropriate.
8.3. All capital cost funding requests shall be subject to all applicable
County policies.
8.4. All capital purchases shall be coordinated with the Regional Fire
Chief prior to submitting the funding request to Council for
approval.
8.5. All capital items purchased, funded wholly or in part by the County,
shall be in the name of the Association where a service agreement
is in place between the County and that Association. In the event
that the Association ceases to provide service, the capital assets
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will be sold back to the County for the sum of $1.00. Assets
purchased by the County for that particular District shall remain in
primary service to the District regardless of ownership.
8.6. The Fire Protection Associations are responsible to utilize all
funding amounts provided by the County (the "Funding Amounts")
in accordance with the Approved Budget. Any portion of the
Funding Amounts expended by the Fire Protection Association
other than in accordance with the Approved Budget becomes
immediately repayable to the County unless otherwise approved
by Council.
8.7. Any portion of the Funding Amounts not utilized by a Fire
Protection Association in the calendar year for which the Funding
Amount was approved is:
a) immediately returnable to the County, unless otherwise
approved by Council; or,
b) subsequent to an advertisement by the County in accordance
with Section 386(2) of the Municipal Government Act, any
unused portion of the Funding Amounts not utilized within the
calendar year for which the Funding Amount was approved will
be rolled forward as operating income in the next calendar year,
decreasing the amount of eligible funding from the County for
that calendar year in the same amount as the amount rolled
forward.
8.8. Requests to use the Funding Amounts for a purpose not
authorized by the Approved Budget or to use the Funding Amounts
in a calendar year other than the year for which the Funding
Amount was approved must be made to Council in writing together
with the reasons for the request. Council has full and unfettered
discretion to approve the request, approve the request subject to
modifications, or deny the request.
8.9. Within sixty (60) days of receipt of a request from the County, a
Fire Protection Association shall provide the County with a written
report in a form satisfactory to the County detailing the manner in
which the Funding Amounts were utilized. The Fire Protection
Association is responsible to demonstrate to the reasonable
satisfaction of the County that the Fire Protection Association
utilized the Funding Amounts in accordance with the Approved
Budget for that calendar year.
8.10.
The Fire Protection Associations shall keep and maintain,
according to generally accepted accounting principles and
practices consistently applied, full, complete and detailed records,
books and documents relating to the Funding Amounts and
present them to the County no later than May 1 of each calendar
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year for the previous year and within 30 days of receipt of a written
request by the County.
8.11.
The County may require that any such report, records, books
and documents provided in accordance with Sections 8.9 and 8.11
of this Schedule A be reviewed by the County's auditors. Upon
request by the County, the Fire Protection Association will provide
further details on any particular aspect of any such report, record,
book and other document.
8.12.
Funding Amounts shall not be released to the Fire Protection
Associations until all financial documentation which has been
previously requested by the County has been received by the
County.
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SCHEDULE 'B' - SPECIFIED PENALTIES
Bylaw
Section
Offence
1st Offence
Penalty
2nd Offence
Penalty
Subsequent
Offences
14.6
When a Fire Ban is in effect, any person who
contravenes the Fire Ban may be subject to
the fines established.
$500
$1,000
$2,000
18.1(a)
Contravene any provision of this Bylaw that
does not have a specified penalty indicated.
$250
$500
$1,000
18.1(b)
Provide false, incomplete, or misleading
information to any person authorized to carry
out duties authorized by this Bylaw.
$500
$1,000
$2,500
18.1(c)
Interfere with efforts of any person authorized
to carry out duties authorized by this Bylaw.
$1,000
$2,000
$5,000
18.1(d)
Damage or destroy any fire department
apparatus or equipment.
$1,000
$2,000
$5,000
18.1(e)
At an incident, drive a vehicle over any
Fire Department Equipment without
permission of the Incident Commander.
$250
$500
$1,000
18.1(f)
Falsely represent themselves as a Member
or wear or display any Fire Department
clothing, badge, insignia or other
paraphernalia for the purpose of such false
representation.
$500
$1,000
$2,500
18.1(g)
Light an Outdoor Fire or Structure Fire unless
they are a holder of a Fire Permit if required
under this Bylaw or the Forest and Prairie
Protection Act.
$250
$500
$1,000
18.1(h)
Contravene any condition of a Fire Permit
when lighting a fire or conducting a burn.
$250
$500
$1,000
18.1(i)
Burn Prohibited Debris.
$250
$500
$1,000
18.1(j)
Set, permit or maintain any fire such that
smoke emitted from the fire impairs visibility
on a highway, or which in the sole discretion
$250
$500
$1,000
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of an Inspection Officer, becomes a nuisance
or safety concern on any highway or to
neighbouring persons or property.
18.1(k)
Let a fire burn out of control so as to
threaten or cause damage to adjacent
property.
$250
$500
$1,000
18.1(l)
Light a fire without first taking sufficient
precautions to ensure that the fire can be
kept under control at all times.
$250
$500
$1,000
18.1(m)
Fail to take reasonable steps to control
a fire for the purpose of preventing it
from spreading onto a neighbouring property.
$500
$1,000
$2,500
18.1(n)
Affix any tool or other device to a fire
hydrant or paint or otherwise tamper
with a fire hydrant without approval from
the County.
$500
$1,000
$2,500
18.1(o)
Fail to extinguish a fire once a Fire Ban
has been imposed.
$1,000
$2,000
$5,000
18.1(p)
Allow any fire to be lit upon land that is
owned or occupied by the person or under
their control except when such fire is
permitted by this Bylaw.
$250
$500
$1,000
18.1(q)
Light a Burning Barrel Fire without the
fire being contained in a non-combustible
structure or container or without the
structure or container being covered with
a spark arrester mesh screen made of
expanded metal (or equivalent) with
openings no larger than 13 millimeter
(1/2") to contain sparks over the fire at
all times; or in a multi-lot residential,
commercial or industrial subdivision or in a
Hamlet.
$250
$500
$1,000
17.1(r)
Sell, offer for sale or store for the purpose of
sale, Consumer Fireworks or Display
Fireworks in the County without first obtaining
a Fireworks Permit.
$250
$500
$1,000
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18.1(s)
Possess, handle, discharge, fire or
set off Consumer Fireworks or Display
Fireworks in the County without first
obtaining a Fireworks Permit.
$500
$1000
$1,500
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SCHEDULE 'C' - FIRE DISTRICTS