Fire code compliance in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey
The New Jersey Uniform Fire Code is enforced in Ridgefield Park by the town's own local enforcing agency, the Village of Ridgefield Park Bureau of Fire Prevention. This page names that agency and the chapters of the village code our code book lists for Ridgefield Park.
Who enforces the fire code in Ridgefield Park, and under which chapters
- Local enforcing agency
- Village of Ridgefield Park Bureau of Fire Prevention
- Municipality
- Village of Ridgefield Park, Bergen County
The Village of Ridgefield Park code chapters
- Chapter 188, Fire PreventionVillage of Ridgefield Park 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 153, Certificates of ComplianceVillage of Ridgefield Park codeRelated, not from this chapter: a one- or two-family home needs a certificate for its smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms at sale and at change of occupancy.
- Chapter 108, Alarm SystemsVillage of Ridgefield Park codeRelated, not from this chapter: the NFPA 72 alarm inspection is a separate licensed trade. We do not do it. We track its date, make sure the visit happens, and file the report.
From our code book, word for word: “Village of Ridgefield Park Bureau of Fire Prevention. Code: Chapter 188, Fire Prevention; Chapter 153, Certificates of Compliance; Chapter 108, Alarm Systems.”
Chapter numbers and titles are from the Village of Ridgefield Park code. General information about published codes, not legal advice. The fire official's word controls, so ask the Village of Ridgefield Park Bureau of Fire Prevention 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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