6.050 Duties of Fire Inspector.

(1)(a) Inspections – Remove, Abate Causes, Correct Conditions. It shall be the duty of the Fire Inspector of the City of Manitowoc, in person or by officers or members of the Fire Department designated by him/her for that purpose, to inspect all buildings, premises and public thoroughfares, except the interiors of private dwellings within the City limits. Inspections shall be conducted at least once per calendar year provided the interval between those inspections does not exceed 15 months as authorized under Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Wis. Admin. Code SPS 314. The inspections are for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any conditions liable to cause fire or any violations of any law or ordinance relating to the fire hazard or to the prevention of fires and to remove and abate any cause from which immediate danger of fire may be apprehended, and to cause all buildings, chimneys, stove pipes, hearths, ovens, boilers, ash houses and apparatus used in every building which shall be found in an unsafe condition to be immediately and at the expense of the owner thereof put in such condition as not to be dangerous in causing or promoting fires.

(b) Inspection Costs. The Manitowoc Fire Department shall charge the following for the cost of an inspection:

1st Inspection	No Charge
1st Reinspection	No Charge
2nd Reinspection	$50.00
3rd Reinspection and Subsequent	$100.00 Each

(c) Failure to Abate Violations. For any business that has outstanding fire safety violations or fines, the Manitowoc Fire Department shall provide in writing to the City Clerk the information derived from an inspection, accompanied by a recommendation to withhold, suspend or revoke, as allowed by law, any license issued by the City of Manitowoc to a business failing to correct the violations within the time specified by the Manitowoc Fire Department.

(2) Inspectors. The Chief of the Fire Department shall designate a sufficient number of persons as inspectors to carry out the provisions of this section.

(3) Reports. Written reports of inspection shall be made and kept on file in the office of the Chief of the Fire Department in the manner and form as required by the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services.

(4) Inspections. Such inspections shall be subject to the supervision and direction of the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, which shall upon examination certify to the Commissioner of Insurance after the expiration of each calendar year such city where the inspections for such year have been made, and records thereof have been made and kept on file as required by law.

(5) Complaint. It is hereby made the duty of the Fire Inspector to make complaint of any violation of this chapter.

(6) Explosives – Inflammable Liquids. It is hereby also made the duty of the Fire Inspector to investigate explosives and inflammable liquids, as to their handling and storage.

[Ord. 24-1126 § 2, 2024; Ord. 10-696 § 1, 2011; Ord. 09-555 § 4, 2009; Ord. 08-317 §§ 5, 6, 7, 2008. Prior code § 6.05]