Fire code compliance in Garfield, New Jersey
The New Jersey Uniform Fire Code is enforced in Garfield by the town's own local enforcing agency, the City of Garfield Fire Prevention Bureau. This page names that agency and the chapters of the city code our code book lists for Garfield.
Who enforces the fire code in Garfield, and under which chapters
- Local enforcing agency
- City of Garfield Fire Prevention Bureau
- Municipality
- City of Garfield, Bergen County
The City of Garfield code chapters
- Chapter 142, Fire PreventionCity of Garfield codeRelated, not from this chapter: non-life-hazard uses are registered with the municipality under its local fire-prevention ordinance and inspected by the local fire official on the local cycle.
- Chapter 128, Dwelling CertificatesCity of Garfield codeRelated, not from this chapter: many towns inspect a rental unit at each turnover for a certificate of occupancy or a rental certificate, and check the fire items on the same visit.
From our code book, word for word: “City of Garfield Fire Prevention Bureau. Code: Chapter 142, Fire Prevention; Chapter 128, Dwelling Certificates.”
Chapter numbers and titles are from the City of Garfield code. General information about published codes, not legal advice. The fire official's word controls, so ask the City of Garfield Fire Prevention Bureau when a question is close.
The state fire code comes first. The local chapters sit beside it.
The New Jersey Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70) governs a building in use and applies to every building except owner-occupied one- and two-family homes. Life Hazard Uses are registered with the state Division of Fire Safety and inspected on the state's schedule. Every other use the fire code applies to is registered with the municipality under its local fire-prevention ordinance and inspected by the local fire official. The use decides which list a building goes on. The owner does not choose.
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