Nanaimo : Règlement no 7108, art. 2 — Interpretation Unless otherwise defined as follows, or the context otherwise requires, all words and phrases in this Bylaw shall be construed in accordance with the meaning assigned to them in the Building Code, Fire Services Act and Fire Code

Interpretation Unless otherwise defined as follows, or the context otherwise requires, all words and phrases in this Bylaw shall be construed in accordance with the meaning assigned to them in the Building Code, Fire Services Act and Fire Code.

"APPARATUS" means any vehicle provided with machinery, devices, equipment or materials for fire fighting as well as vehicles used to transport fire fighters or supplies. "BUILDING CODE" means the British Columbia Building Code as amended from time to time "BUILDING" means a structure that is used or intended to be used for the support enclosure and/ or the shelter of persons, animals or property, except those prescribed by regulation as exempted from the Building Code. "CITY PARK" means any community park operated and maintained by the City. Bylaw 7108 – Consolidated Version "CITY" means the City of Nanaimo. "COMBUSTIBLE means any liquid having a flash point at or above 37.8 LIQUID" degrees Celsius and below 93.3 degrees Celsius. “COMBUSTIBLE means any combustible materials that are to be landfilled or REFUSE” recycled. "CONSTRUCTION means any waste or refuse created by the clearing of land, MATERIAL" or the construction, repair or demolition of a Building or Structure, including without limitation, trees, branches, stumps, and roots. "CONTACT PERSON" means a person designated by the occupier or owner of a Building or Structure at which a Fire Alarm System is installed who is able to attend at the Building or Structure when the Fire Alarm System has been activated. "COUNCIL" means the Municipal Council of the City of Nanaimo "EQUIPMENT" means any tools, contrivances, devices or materials used by the Fire Rescue Department at any Incident or other emergency. "FALSE ALARM" means the activation of a fire alarm system resulting in the direct or indirect notification of the Fire Rescue Department to attend the address of the Fire Alarm System, where there is in fact no Incident at that address. "FIRE ALARM means all equipment, including without limitation, batteries, SYSTEM" alarm gongs, horns, buzzers, switches, wiring, relay equipment, sensors, and other accessories designed to issue a warning of a fire by activating an audible alarm signal or alerting a monitoring service but does not include a fire alarm or smoke detector that is intended to alert only the occupants of a single dwelling unit. "FIRE AND LIFE includes, but is not limited to, Fire Alarm Systems, automatic SAFETY EQUIPMENT" Sprinkler Systems, special extinguishing systems, portable extinguishers, emergency lighting, water supply systems for fire protection, standpipe and hose systems, smoke control measures, emergency power installations, voice communication systems and fire fighter elevators. FIRE CHIEF" means a person appointed by the City Manager to be in charge of the Fire Rescue Department and includes the Deputy Fire Chief and any other person authorized to act on behalf of the Fire Chief. (Bylaw 7108.02) "FIRE CODE" means the British Columbia Fire Code as amended from time to time. Bylaw 7108 – Consolidated Version "FIRE PREVENTION means a member the Fire Rescue Department authorized in OFFICER" writing by the Fire Chief to be a Fire Prevention Officer and a Local Assistant Fire Commissioner. "FIRE PROTECTION means a person who has provided the Fire Rescue TECHNICIAN" Department with acceptable documentation from a manufacturer of Fire And Life Safety Equipment certifying that he or she has been trained to install and service their equipment or from the agency known as the Applied Science Technologist and Technicians of British Columbia certifying that he or she is able to perform inspections and testing on fire extinguishers, Fire Alarm Systems, Sprinkler systems, and other Fire And Life Safety Equipment or a person approved by the Fire Chief. "FIRE RESCUE means the City of Nanaimo Fire Rescue Department. DEPARTMENT" "FIRE SAFETY PLAN" is a set of emergency procedures and guidelines to be followed by the occupants of a Building in the event of a fire or an emergency in a Building or Structure; and may include the locations of utilities and emergency shutoffs for gas and water, and operational information of Fire and Life Safety Equipment. "FIRE SERVICES ACT" means the Fire Services Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c.144. "FIREFIGHTER" means every Member of the Fire Rescue Department other than an Officer, whose duties include fire prevention, fire suppression, or emergency response. “FUEL TANK” includes storage tanks for flammable liquid (a liquid that has (7108.04) a flash point below 37.8 °C and a vapour pressure not exceeding 275.6 kPa, 40 psi, absolute, at 37.8°C) or combustible liquid (a liquid that has a flash point at or above 37.8°C and below 93.4°C). “FUEL TANK PERMIT” means a permit authorizing the installation, removal, or (7108.04) withdrawal from service of an underground or aboveground Fuel Tank issued by the Fire Chief. "INCIDENT" means a fire or any other class of circumstance that may cause harm to persons or property, and includes rescue, medical aid, hazardous material incidents or other similar situations that are a threat to life. "MEMBER" means any person that is duly appointed by the Fire Chief as a member of the Fire Rescue Department and is an employee of the City. Bylaw 7108 – Consolidated Version "OCCUPANCY" means the use or intended use of a Building or part thereof for the shelter or support of persons, animals or property. “OFFICER" means any member of the Fire Rescue Department holding the rank of:

• (a) Fire Chief
• (b) Deputy Fire Chief
• (c) Assistant Fire Chief
• (d) Captain
• (e) Lieutenant
• (f) Fire Prevention Officer "OFFICER IN means the highest-ranking Officer in attendance at an COMMAND" Incident. In the event that an Officer is not in attendance at an Incident, the most senior Member in attendance at that Incident will assume command in accordance with Section 11(1). "OPEN BURNING" means a fire in the open air but does not include a Cooking Fire or a fire where the products of combustion from the fire are conveyed to and disposed of by means of a chimney in a Building or Structure constructed and maintained in accordance with the Building Code. "PEACE OFFICER" means any member or a Bylaw Enforcement Officer. "PREMISES" means a Building or Structure together with its grounds and appurtenances. "PRE-INCIDENT PLAN" means a series of documents containing plans, drawings and written descriptions identifying the type and location of Buildings, fire fighting hazards, Fire and Life Safety Equipment and utilities”. "PRIVATE HYDRANT" means a fire hydrant on private property or common property within a strata property. “SINGLE DWELLING is a suite operated as a housekeeping unit under a single UNIT" tenancy. "SMOKE ALARM" means a combined smoke detector and audible alarm device designed to sound an alarm, within the room in which it is located upon the detection of smoke within the room. "SPRINKLER SYSTEM" includes all equipment forming part of or used in connection with a fire sprinkler system, including without limitation, all heads, valves, piping, switches, sensors, relay equipment, and other accessories. "STRUCTURE" means any construction, or any production or piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite matter; that which is built or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind whether fixed to, supported by or sunk into land or water including, combinations of Bylaw 7108 – Consolidated Version materials to form a construction for Occupancy, use or ornamentation whether installed on, above, or below the surface of a parcel of land, but specifically excludes landscaping, fences, paving and retaining structures less than 1.5 meters in height. "VEHICLE" means a device in, upon, or by which a person or thing is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except a device designed to be moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.