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Safety and Buildings Division Fire
Prevention Program
NEWS
Updated SBD-11 Wisconsin School District Record of Fire / Tornado / Other Evacuation Drills (R04/01/08), PDF file
Recent
Legislation
Fire
Incident Reporting:
2007 Wisconsin Act 75 requires fire departments in Wisconsin to report
specific building fire incident information within 60 days to the
Department of Commerce through use of the National Fire Incident
Reporting System. See an analysis of 2007 Senate Bill 436, PDF file.
See 2007 Wisconsin Act 75, PDF
file. Act effective March 27, 2008. Rules
for implementing Act 75 have not been yet created.
Tornado / Hazard School
Evacuations:
2007 Wisconsin Act 79 sets new requirements for twice-annual tornado or
other hazard evacuations and records of the events. See an
analysis of 2007 Assembly Bill 321, PDF file.
See 2007 Wisconsin Act 79, PDF
file. Act effective March 27, 2008. A new
evacuation drill report form has been created, SB-11, PDF file.
Mobile Kitchen Fire
Suppression:
2007 Wisconsin Act 173 places limits on requiring fire suppresion
systems in moile kitchens. See an analysis of 2007 Assembly
Bill
864, PDF file.
See 2007 Wisconsin Act 173, PDF
file. Act effective April 10, 2008. Rules
for implementing Act 173 have not been yet created.
LP Distributor Licensing, Gas
System
Mapping:
2007 Wisconsin Act 203 sets new requirements for licensing of suppliers
of liquified petroleum gas and sets new notification requirements. The
act also provides for a statewide communications system for location of
some gas tanks and transmission facilities. See an analysis
of
2007 Senate Bill 273, PDF
file. See 2007 Wisconsin Act 203, PDF
file.
Act effective April 16, 2008, with licensing mandate effective April 1,
2013. Rules for implementing Act 203 have not been yet
created.
Carbon
Monoxide Detectors:
2007 Wisconsin Act 205 has a two-year delay in mandating installation
of carbon monoxide detectors in some residential buildings.
See
an analysis of 2007 Senate Bill 289, PDF file.
See 2007 Wisconsin Act 205, PDF
file.
Act effective October 21, 2008, with installation mandate delayed until
April 21, 2010. Rules for implementing Act 205 have not been
yet
created.
Fire-Safe
Cigarettes:
2007 Wisconsin Act 225 requires certification of fire safety
preformance standards for cigarettes sold in Wisconsin. See
an
analysis of 2007 Assembly Bill 717, PDF file.
See 2007 Wisconsin Act 225, PDF
file. Act effective October 22, 2009.
Rules for impementing Act 225 have not been yet created.
Information
on the March 1, 2008. commercial
buildings and fire prevention code
changes.
The
March 1, 2008, changes to Comm 14, Fire Prevention Code, allow
municipalities to adopt without
a special order from S&B the
requirements of the 2006 International Fire Code and any
additional
requirements equivalent to the new Comm 14. See
PDF memo.
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Presentations
from the Nov.
2007 Elevator Construction Symposium, including one on elevator fire
alarms.
Statement
of Scope
issued March 11, 2008, to evaluate and update Comm 14, Fire
Prevention Code; Comm 60-66, Commercial Building Code;
Comm 40, Gas Systems Code; Comm 43, Anhydrous Ammonia Code; and Comm
45, Mechanical Refrigeration Code to keep the codes consistent with
national construction and fire
prevention standards and legislative initiatives enacted during the
2007-2008
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Program
Description: The
Fire Prevention Program
provides
services related to fire prevention and to the administration of the
Two Percent Fire Dues Program.
Section staff also provide assistance to
fire chiefs in Wisconsin in support of fire prevention inspections.
Also see Fire Protection Systems Program,
Fire Department Safety and Health Program,
and Commercial Buildings Program.
Contacts
GO
NFIRS GO
Library of Useful Information
GO
Fire Protection Systems Program
(The Safety and Buildings Division provides fire protection
system
plan review, building inspection fire protection services, and
administers the Fire Department Health and Safety Program.) GO
Fire Department
Health and Safety Program
This program helps
develop and enforces safety and health standards for public sector fire
department employees, based on Comm 30, the Fire
Department Safety and Health Code, and Comm 32,
the Public Employee Safety and Health Code. GO
Other fire-related
Web sites GO
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Contacts
Use this link to download the Fire
Prevention Coordinators
map PDF file
Use this link to go to the listings of fire
departments and their chiefs.
Supervisor of the S&B Fire Prevention Program, Robert
DuPont, rdupont@commerce.state.wi.us,
608-266-8984
S&B Fire Prevention
Program Manager, Joe Hertel, jhertel@commerce.state.wi.us,
608-266-5649, planning, code, policy, and procedure development
NFIRS
S&B National Fire Incident Reporting System
contacts:
- Luann Robb, Luann.robb@wisconsin.gov,
608-266-5824
- Audrey Fries (Wed-Thurs 7a.m. - 3:30 p.m.),
608-266-9375, audrey.fries@wisconsin.gov
NFIRS Bulk
Import Procedures, PDF
File, Word
Document
"Library"
If
you need an Adobe Reader to access PDF files, you can download
a
free copy, http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
*
S&B suggests
you make safety an ingredient in your holiday cooking!
* Read
about "Holiday
Hazards, Christmas Trees and Decorations" (PDF file)
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Presentations
from the Nov.
2007 Elevator Construction Symposium, including one on elevator fire alarms
Here
are copies of PowerPoint presentations
by S&B staff at the Wisconsin Fire Inspectors Association
conference
in Eau Claire, October 29 - November 2, 2007:
- John Andersen,
S&B
Fire Coordinator, "Update to Comm 14, Fire Prevention Code," PDF file.
- Jim Smith, S&B Commercial Buildings Program
Manager, "Wisconsin
Commercial Building Code and International Fire Code - How They Work
Together," PDF
file.
Go
to More fire safety information.
- Chief
Officer's
Guidebook Available (January 2004) (Word)
- Smoke Alarm Brochure Available (November 2003) (Word)
- Fire
Drills Now Required for Commercial Buildings (September
2003) (Word)
Official Code Interpretations
- Standard for
Spray Application Using Flammable and Combustible Materials
(PDF file)
- How to
Specify Code References (Word
document)
- Adopting
IFC and NFPA 1 (Word
Document)
- Responsibilities
of Fire Chiefs (Word
document)
Forms/Publications
- Wisconsin
Burning 2004 (PDF
file) A printed copy was
mailed to each fire department in Wisconsin in late June, 2006.
Cover
memo concerning Wisconsin Burning 2004 and 2003, PDF file.
- Wisconsin
Burning 2003 (PDF File)
- SBD-10615a
(R03/08) Detailed Fire Prevention Report ("Northwoods") PDF
file
- Supply
Order Form
(PDF file)
- All
Fire Prevention online Forms
- Code Change Proposal
Form (PDF file)
- Wisconsin Chief
Fire Officer Guidebook (1.39 MB - PDF File)
More
Fire Safety Information
* Guidelines
for Setup and Operation of Special Amusement Structures / Halloween
Houses (PDF File)
* Fireworks
2007
- Wisconsin Department of Justice, Fireworks
in Wisconsin 2007
- Federal CPSC
Warns of Deadly Dangers When Consumers Use Illegal Fireworks
- 2003 Wisconsin
Act 298
-
"Municipal Liability
Exemption for Legal Issuance of Fireworks Permits" (PDF file)
- Review of
Wisconsin Fireworks Law by Wisconsin Legislative Council,
June 2002 (PDF file)
*NFPA offers summer
grilling tips to avoid outside fires (PDF file)
*
An information letter concerning
propane storage cylinders,
PDF
file,
October 2006
*
State Legislative Reference Bureau Informational Paper #92 January 2007
about Fire Department Dues Program, PDF
file
* "Rash
of fire
deaths prompts alarm efforts,"
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article, February 21, 2007
PDF
files of presentations from the fall 2006
Wisconsin Fire Inspectors
Association Conference
- "S&B
Overview" by Bob
DuPont, Program Development Bureau Director
- "Firefighters'
Emergency Operation and Elevator Shutdown" by David Holmes
and Tim
Marty. Elevator Inspectors
- "Electrical
Topics" by Monte Ewing, Electrical Consultant
5.
Other Fire Prevention and Protection Web sites
National
Fire Incident
Reporting System (NFIRS)
NFPA
Grant Information for Fire Grants
FEMA
Grant Site
U.S. Fire Administration Web
site for
training, funding, and educational opportunities
The
Safety and Buildings Division provides fire
protection
system
plan review, building inspection fire protection services, and
administers the Fire Department Health and Safety Program.
More
Info on March 1, 2008 Fire Prevention Code and Commercial Building code
changes
From Terry
Nolen, Fire
Coordinator:
- "The New Comm 14,
Fire Prevention Code, Effective
3/1/2008," PowerPoint Presentation as a PDF
file;
- Cross Reference Table,
PDF
file;
- Wisconsin Modifications of
NFPA 1, PDF
file
From
John Andersen,
S&B
Fire Coordinator:
- "Update to Comm
14, Fire Prevention Code," PDF file.
From Jim Smith, S&B
Commercial Buildings Program
Manager:
- "Wisconsin
Commercial Building Code and International Fire Code - How They Work
Together," PDF
file.
How
to obtain
Wisconsin Commercial Building and Fire Prevention
Codes changes in 2008
In
November,
2007, Wisconsin adopted changes to the Wisconsin Commercial Building
and Fire Prevention Codes. The changes are expected to go
into effect
March 1, 2008. The Commercial Building Code, now numbered
Comm 60-66,
adopts the 2006 editions of the International Building Code, the
International Energy Conservation Code, the International Mechanical
Code and the International Fuel Gas Code. The Fire Prevention
Code,
Comm 14, now adopts the 2006 edition of the National Fire Prevention
Code, NFPA 1.
The 2006 ICC codes and commentary can
currently be
purchased from www.iccsafe.org.
S&B recommends getting the 3-hole punched format.
The
Safety and Building Division intends to create
special 3-hole punched
pages intended to be inserted into the ICC codes. These pages
would
have the relevant Wisconsin sections and will be numbered for insertion
in the appropriate places in the ICC codes. More information
about
those pages should be available in late January. Watch the
S&B
WebSite Home Page
for the news or subscribe
to the commercial buildings email group.
The 2006 NFPA 1 is
available from http://www.nfpa.org.
In
recent years, ICC and the Safety and Buildings Division have created
and printed an "Enrolled Code" containing both the adopted ICC code
sections and the Wisconsin Commercial Buildings Code sections.
There
will NOT be another Enrolled Code created to reflect the 2008 changes.
It
is expected that the regular format Wisconsin code version of Comm
60-65 and Comm 14 will be available in February 2008.
Wisconsin codes and update services can be purchased from
the Document Sales and Distribution
office of the Wisconsin Department of Administration. Document Sales
does offer an update service, for a fee, to provide copies of any state
code revisions during a subscribed period of time.
- You may telephone Document Sales, 800-362-7253, or
608-264-9419.
- You may purchase from the Document Sales office, 202 South
Thornton
Avenue, Madison, 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Map of Document Sales location.
- Through the mail (with an order form) using a check,
money order, or
Visa or MasterCard credit card. The order form is available by calling
800-362-7253, or 608-264-9419, or from the
Document Sales Web site.
- By fax, 608-261-8150, using the order form along with a Visa or
MasterCard credit card.
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manager,
Todd Taylor, ttaylor@commerce.state.wi.us
or
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of
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