Fire code compliance in Ridgefield, New Jersey
The New Jersey Uniform Fire Code is enforced in Ridgefield by the town's own local enforcing agency, the Borough of Ridgefield Fire Prevention Bureau. This page names that agency and the chapters of the borough code our code book lists for Ridgefield.
Who enforces the fire code in Ridgefield, and under which chapters
- Local enforcing agency
- Borough of Ridgefield Fire Prevention Bureau
- Municipality
- Borough of Ridgefield, Bergen County
The Borough of Ridgefield code chapters
- Chapter 190, Fire Prevention CodeBorough of Ridgefield 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 118, Alarm SystemsBorough of Ridgefield 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.
- Chapter 146, Carbon Monoxide DetectorsBorough of Ridgefield 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 319, Rental UnitsBorough of Ridgefield 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: “Borough of Ridgefield Fire Prevention Bureau. Code: Chapter 190, Fire Prevention Code; Chapter 118, Alarm Systems; Chapter 146, Carbon Monoxide Detectors; Chapter 319, Rental Units.”
Chapter numbers and titles are from the Borough of Ridgefield code. General information about published codes, not legal advice. The fire official's word controls, so ask the Borough of Ridgefield 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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