Sec. 26-5. - Plans and rates for fire alarm equipment, boxes or cable.

(a)

Any plans involving relocation or adjustment of fire alarm equipment, boxes or cable required by building, road construction, road reconstruction, cable television or utilities shall be submitted to the fire department. All pertinent information of the work to be performed and material requirements shall be included.

(b)

The town council shall establish by resolution and amend from time to time standard rates to be used when computing charges.

(c)

Transition to radio transmitting and receiving devices: All current and future town businesses required by the Rhode Island Fire Code to maintain emergency forces notification (master boxes) shall upgrade their system to conform to Narragansett fire regulations within a five-year timeframe. The Narragansett Fire Department will no longer maintain or receive signals on the current 100-milliamp wired system starting on January 1st of 2025. Any premise that requires this upgrade shall have a new radio master box installed and operating by December 31, 2024. (See the radio box guidance and regulations on file with the Narragansett Fire Department for details.)

(d)

There shall be a yearly maintenance and registration fee for all master boxes and a registration fee for local alarms made payable to the town at the time the business license is renewed. This fee will be accompanied by an application and approval by the fire chief or his/her designee.

(e)

Town not liable for losses: The town shall not be responsible or liable and no cause of action shall arise or be asserted against the town as a result of any losses, damages or injuries or any type whatsoever, to life or property, which may arise or occur to the applicant, his heirs, successors or assigns as a result of the failure of the applicant's fire alarm system to function properly or of the town's fire alarm system to function properly, whether considered jointly or severally and further the town shall in no way be held liable or responsible for any damages, losses or injuries to persons or property, which may be occasioned or arise by reason of the applicant's fire alarm system being connected to the town fire alarm system, and in any such event the town shall be held harmless.

(Code 1986, § 6-1; Ch. 1080, § 1, 10-19-2020)

State Law reference— Interference with fire alarm apparatus, G.L. 1956, § 11-4-10; fire alarm systems, G.L. 1956, § 23-28.25-1 et seq.; approval by town required, G.L. 1956, § 23-28.25-2; compliance with state law, G.L. 1956, § 23-28.25-2.

Note— Formerly, § 26-1.