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proval is granted by a duly authorized person
having jurisdiction to install said valve, switch,
wiring, meter, connection or service or from the
director of the department of fire -rescue, or duly
authorized representative thereof.
(Ord. No. 10824, § 2, 1-10-91; Code 1980, § 19-10)
Sec. 19-11. False emergency calls; delay in
reporting fires.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person without
reasonable cause to summon by outcry, ringing of
bell, or otherwise make or circulate, or cause to be
made or circulated, a false alarm of fire, or to
summon a fire -rescue emergency medical unit,
when such person knows or has reason to know
that services of the department of fire -rescue or
the fire -rescue emergency medical unit are not
needed.
(b) It shall be unlawful of any person to know-
ingly aid or abet the commission of any act
resulting in the services of the department of
fire -rescue or fire -rescue emergency medical unit
being summoned when their services are not
required.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to delay
reporting immediately any fire discovered to the
department of fire -rescue or the police depart-
ment so that firefighting and rescue apparatus
may be dispatched.
(Ord. No. 10824, § 2, 1-10-91; Code 1980, § 19-11)
Sec. 19-12. Investigation of fire.
The fire prevention bureau shall investigate
the cause, origin and circumstances of every fire
occurring in the city which is of suspicious nature
or which involves loss of life or injury to persons
or by which property has been destroyed or sub-
stantially damaged. Such investigations shall be-
gin immediately upon the occurrence of such a
fire, and the director of the department of fire -
rescue shall be immediately notified of the facts;
he/she shall take charge immediately of the phys-
ical evidence, notify the proper authorities desig-
nated by law to pursue the investigation of such
matters, and shall further cooperate with the
designated official authorities in the collection of
evidence or in the presentation of testimony in
the prosecution of the case should the same be
requested by such authorities,
(Ord. No. 10824, § 2, 1-10-91; Code 1980, § 19-12)
Sec. 19-13. Use of photographs, etc., for proof
of violations.
When the director of the department of fire -
rescue, or duly authorized representative thereof,
has cause to believe that any requirement of the
South Florida Fire Prevention Code, the city Code
and/or South Florida Building Code is being vio-
lated, he/she is hereby authorized to gather any
evidence or take photographs necessary to secure
proof that a violation of such fire code exists.
(Ord. No. 10824, § 2, 1-10-91; Code 1980, § 19-13).
Sec. 19-14. Fire records, reports and photo-
graphs.
(a) The director of the department of fire -
rescue shall keep a record of all fires and of all the
facts concerning the same, including statistics as
to the extent of such fires and the damage caused
thereby, and whether such losses were covered by
insurance and, if so, in what amount. Such record
shall be made daily from the reports made by the
department of fire -rescue officers and inspectors,
and the record shall be kept on file in the office of
the fire prevention bureau.
(b) Fire reports and rescue reports that are
public records may be purchased from the depart-
ment of fire -rescue in accordance with the sched-
ule established by F.S. § 119.07 as follows: Charges
for one-sided copies shall be $0.15 per page and
$0.20 per page for a two-sided copy, maximum
size approximately 81/2 inches by 14 inches. This
does not prohibit the exchange of reports and
information between governmental investigative
agencies.
(c) Fire photographs that are public records
may be purchased from the department of fire -
rescue for $12.00 per print for black -and -white
prints, and $15.00 per print for color prints. This
does not prohibit the exchange of photographs
between governmental investigative agencies.
(Ord. No. 10824, § 2, 1-10-91; Ord. No. 11007, § 1,
10-8-92; Code 1980, § 19-14)
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