Orders to eliminate fire hazards

1. Law
2. US Virgin Islands Code
3. Internal Security and Public Order
4. Fire Prevention Code
5. General Provisions
6. Orders to eliminate fire hazards

• Whenever the Director or any of the officers, members, or inspectors of the fire service as mentioned in section 605 of this title shall find in any building or upon any premises dangerous or hazardous conditions as follows, the Director shall order such dangerous conditions or materials to be removed or remedied and/or the building or other structure to which such conditions relate to be vacated in such manner as may be specified by the Director:

  • (1) dangerous or unlawful amounts of combustible or explosive matter;

  • (2) hazardous conditions arising from defective or improperly installed equipment for handling or using combustible or explosive matter;

  • (3) dangerous accumulations of rubbish, waste paper, boxes, shavings or other highly flammable materials;

  • (4) accumulations of dust or waste material in air conditioning systems or of grease in kitchen exhaust ducts;

  • (5) obstructions to or on fire escapes, stairs, passageways, doors or windows, liable to interfere with the operations of the fire service or egress of occupants in case of fire; or

  • (6) any building or other structure which, for want of repairs, lack of sufficient fire escapes or other exit facilities, automatic or other fire alarm apparatus or fire extinguishing equipment, or by reason of age or dilapidated condition, or from any other cause creates a fire hazard.

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