50.07.030 Definitions

For other definitions, refer to NFPA 1 Fire Code, Chapter 3, Definitions.

(a) "Approved" means acceptable to the authorized fire inspectors.

(b) "Automatic Fire Sprinkler System" means an integrated system of underground and overhead piping for fire protection purposes, designed in accordance with fire protection engineering standards. The system is usually activated by heat from a fire and discharges water over the fire area.

(c) "Authorized Fire Inspector" means an employee of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians that is certified in the Life Safety codes and is the authorized enforcement official who conducts inspections and issues citations.

(d) "Building" or "structures" means a public building or place of employment.

(e) "Decorative Material" means all materials such as curtains, draperies, streamers, and surface coverings that are applied over the building finish for decorative, acoustical or other effect. Also included are cloth, cotton batting, straw, vines, leaves, trees, and moss used for decorative effect.

(f) "Enterprise" means any business entity or enterprise owned or operated by the Nation, including gaming facilities.

(g) "Flammable" means subject to easy ignition and rapid-flaming combustion.

(h) "Incinerator" means a furnace, container, or facility used to burn trash or other types of waste at high temperatures until it is reduced to ash.

(i) "NFPA" means the National Fire Protection Association.

(j) "Occupancy" means the purpose for which a building or portion thereof is used or intended to be used.

(k) "Open Burning" means a controlled, limited size open-air fire except for outdoor cooking, campfires, and authorized open burning for the purpose of land clearing or vegetative debris removal under Title 26, Section 26.20.100 Burning Permits and Open Burning Regulations.