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The Province
3 days ago
- General
- The Province
Condo Smarts: Strata overwhelmed by strict fire code responsibilities
The regulations are intended to impose 100 per cent of the obligation and liability on the property owners Tony Gioventu advises strata owners on how to handle B.C. Fire Code responsibilities. Photo by arselozgurdal / Getty Images/iStockphoto Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Dear Tony: We have a notice from our fire-service provider regarding the Fire Code. Are we to understand correctly that the volunteers on our strata council and owners are the ones who have to conduct routine testing and verify our fire safety system is operating correctly? This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. 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Here is a direct quote from the handbook we received and the quote from the regulations. 'Ensuring that fire- protection systems are inspected, maintained, and serviced in accordance with the plan and the fire code, and where an inspection, maintenance, or testing procedure is beyond in-house capabilities, it is their (the property owner) responsibility to have qualified personnel complete the procedure.' We also have the obligation to document: Fire incidents, false alarms, fire drills, discharge or operation of fire equipment, training periods, name, location, and persons requiring assistance and their volunteer assistants (specify assistance required), and minutes of fire safety meetings, which we have never conducted. Stay on top of the latest real estate news and home design trends. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. This is overwhelming for our community and residents are concerned and stressed because they believe we are not complying with the law. Help! — Margery W., Victoria Dear Margery: I agree it is overwhelming. The regulations are intended to impose 100 per cent of the obligation and liability on the property owners to ensure the fire safety systems are operational and tested; however, the regulation does provide a window to ease the responsibility. If the procedures are beyond the capabilities of the owners, it is their responsibility to have qualified personnel complete the procedures, therefore, we contract out a number of services. While the fire testing and maintenance of a property owner's systems can be contracted to a service provider, your community has an obligation to conduct routine operations for fire safety. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. To fulfil your in-house obligations, look to the actions only your strata corporation manages. Conduct and report in your strata council minutes when you have any fire-related incidents, testing, drills, false alarms, any type of training for council members and most important a documented list of any person(s) requiring assistance in the event of a fire and evacuation. It provides an ongoing history of your fire safety operations and confirms your activity. A ready list should be available to provide to emergency responders. Insurance policies require property owners maintain their fire-safety systems as operational and meet the regulations. Discuss the scope of obligations with your service provider and contact your insurance broker to confirm your strata corporation is meeting its obligations for the safety of your residents, and your obligations under the B.C. Fire Code. There are also consultants in our industry who provide support and assistance to make this process much easier. Tony Gioventu is executive director of the Condominium Home Owners Association. 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Vancouver Sun
3 days ago
- General
- Vancouver Sun
Condo Smarts: Strata overwhelmed by strict fire code responsibilities
Dear Tony: We have a notice from our fire-service provider regarding the Fire Code. Are we to understand correctly that the volunteers on our strata council and owners are the ones who have to conduct routine testing and verify our fire safety system is operating correctly? To begin with, everyone is retired, we polled our owners and no one has any technical experience to determine if the system is operating correctly, and no one is willing to assume the personal or corporate liability for an error or omission that may occur as a result of managing our system. Here is a direct quote from the handbook we received and the quote from the regulations. 'Ensuring that fire- protection systems are inspected, maintained, and serviced in accordance with the plan and the fire code, and where an inspection, maintenance, or testing procedure is beyond in-house capabilities, it is their (the property owner) responsibility to have qualified personnel complete the procedure.' Stay on top of the latest real estate news and home design trends. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Westcoast Homes will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. We also have the obligation to document: Fire incidents, false alarms, fire drills, discharge or operation of fire equipment, training periods, name, location, and persons requiring assistance and their volunteer assistants (specify assistance required), and minutes of fire safety meetings, which we have never conducted. This is overwhelming for our community and residents are concerned and stressed because they believe we are not complying with the law. Help! — Margery W., Victoria Dear Margery: I agree it is overwhelming. The regulations are intended to impose 100 per cent of the obligation and liability on the property owners to ensure the fire safety systems are operational and tested; however, the regulation does provide a window to ease the responsibility. If the procedures are beyond the capabilities of the owners, it is their responsibility to have qualified personnel complete the procedures, therefore, we contract out a number of services. While the fire testing and maintenance of a property owner's systems can be contracted to a service provider, your community has an obligation to conduct routine operations for fire safety. To fulfil your in-house obligations, look to the actions only your strata corporation manages. Conduct and report in your strata council minutes when you have any fire-related incidents, testing, drills, false alarms, any type of training for council members and most important a documented list of any person(s) requiring assistance in the event of a fire and evacuation. It provides an ongoing history of your fire safety operations and confirms your activity. A ready list should be available to provide to emergency responders. Insurance policies require property owners maintain their fire-safety systems as operational and meet the regulations. Discuss the scope of obligations with your service provider and contact your insurance broker to confirm your strata corporation is meeting its obligations for the safety of your residents, and your obligations under the B.C. Fire Code. There are also consultants in our industry who provide support and assistance to make this process much easier. Tony Gioventu is executive director of the Condominium Home Owners Association . Email tony@ .
GMA Network
4 days ago
- GMA Network
Jonvic Remulla relieves Makati fire execs over cars blocking fire trucks
Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Tuesday relieved from their posts officials of the Makati City Fire Station, whose parked vehicles blocked the fire truck driveway when he conducted a surprise inspection of the facility. Obstructing the fire truck bay is a violation of the Fire Code and its implementing rules. Remulla, during his inspection, saw the parked vehicles of the concerned personnel blocking the ingress and egress of fire trucks and emergency response ambulances. He said such obstruction will cause a huge delay in responding to fires and other public safety emergencies where lives and property are on the line. Republic Act 9514 or the Fire Code of the Philippines of 2018 and the 2019 Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) provide that there should be no obstructions in the ingress and egress of fire trucks and emergency response vehicles nor should there be any prevention, interference or obstruction of any operation of the fire service. Officials found violating the said provisions may be held administratively liable for willful impropriety or gross negligence in the performance of his/her duty under Section 11 of the Fire Code. The DILG called on fire station chiefs to prohibit any parking in front of or near fire trucks and order the immediate removal of all unauthorized parked vehicles blocking fire response units. –NB, GMA Integrated News
Boston Globe
23-05-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
Matunuck Oyster Bar, damaged in fire, did not have sprinklers
Fire officials said The investigation remains ongoing. 'There is significant damage to the building,' South Kingstown Fire Chief Steven Pinch said. 'It's still standing, but between the water, fire and smoke damage, the structural problems are significant.' Advertisement These new details come more than two decades after the state's push to create a tougher fire code in the wake of the The The building the Matunuck Oyster Bar was located in was originally constructed in 1946. Since owner Perry Raso purchased the property - previously a rundown restaurant - to open his oyster bar in 2009, Advertisement The state Fire Code requires a sprinkler system in places of assembly that hold 300 people or more. Matunuck had an occupancy of 222 people. Despite additions made over the years, Bernier explained the oyster bar's square footage and occupancy rate were below the thresholds at which the state Fire Code requires a sprinkler system. Related : Several other restaurants and hotels in Rhode Island have suffered damaging fires in recent years. The historic Earlier this month, Matunuck Oyster Bar was last inspected by local fire officials in September 2024, when they found about 20 minor violations. Each was corrected within the required 30-day timeline. While no one was injured in the blaze, the fire comes as a devastating blow to Advertisement two regular diners, Dan Smalley and David Stine, aimed at helping employees and the rebuilding effort, has already raised more than $140,000. The Rhode Island Hospitality Association Several building permits were recently pulled for future work to be done at the restaurant. Laurent Fortin Jr., a master pipefitter with Buckley Heating and Cooling, pulled a mechanical permit on May 13 to replace two water heaters and work on gas piping that ran from an existing propane tank to the water heaters, according to documents filed with the town obtained by the Globe. The job would cost nearly $25,000, according to the permit. The work wasn't expected to be performed until June 14, according to a representative with F&S Electric Inc., the electric company that was supposed to install the project's wiring. Anthony Santurri, an East Greenwich-based electrician, pulled an electric permit on May 20, the day of the fire. He did not return calls from the Globe seeking comment. 'Based on information collected to date by inspectors, several possible causes have been ruled out including commercial cooking equipment being a direct cause of the fire,' Matthew Touchette, a spokesman for the State Fire Marshal's office, wrote in an update on Thursday. Alexa Gagosz can be reached at
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Yahoo
Owner of thrift store closed for game machines arrested
Temple, Tx (FOX 44) – The owner of a thrift store in Temple closed in April for running a game room has now been arrested. Bell County Fire Marshal Shane Geers said Christi De La Cruz was the owner of the store at 1305 West Adams that had the game room set up at the back of the store without a permit. Jail records showed she was being charged with possession of a gambling device or equipment. The store was closed April 21 and the machines were seized. Bell County has an ordinance regulating game machines. PREVIOUS STORY: Temple thrift store closes after illegal game room discovery The machines in question at the thrift store were known as fish tables. Fire Marshal Geers said these are not considered one game under the game room regulations. Since they have four stations and they are each considered 4 games. Fire Marshal Geers said the store location was shut down because it was operating an illegal Game Room with 8 machines separate from its thrift store and advertising as a game room which is also illegal. There were 10 listed Fire Code violations found in the building as well. Geers said the arrest came later because it took awhile to get the warrant issued due to her not being available for questions. She remained in the Bell County Jail Monday with her bond set at $2,500. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
