101.14 Cross-referenceCross-reference: See s. 66.0119 for provision authorizing special inspection warrants.
101.14 Cross-referenceCross-reference: See also chs. SPS 314 and 362, Wis. adm. code.
101.14 AnnotationInspection of buildings for safety and fire prevention purposes under this section does not involve a quasi-judicial function within the meaning of s. 895.43 (3) [now s. 893.80 (4)]. Coffey v. City of Milwaukee, 74 Wis. 2d 526, 247 N.W.2d 132 (1976).
101.14 AnnotationSub. (4m) (b) limits the authority of the Department of Commerce [now the Department of Safety and Professional Services] under sub. (4) (a) and s. 101.02 (15) only insofar as it mandates the department to require sprinkler systems in multifamily dwellings that exceed 20 units or the specified floor area. Sub. (4m) (b) plainly does not restrict the authority of the department under other statutory provisions to promulgate rules requiring fire protection devices in multifamily dwellings that have fewer dwelling units or a smaller floor area than that specified in the statute. Wisconsin Builders Ass’n v. Department of Commerce, 2009 WI App 20, 316 Wis. 2d 301, 762 N.W.2d 845, 08-1438.
101.141101.141Record keeping of fires.
101.141(1)(1)Each city, village, and town fire department shall file a report for each fire that involves a building and that occurs within the boundaries of the city, village, or town with the U.S. fire administration for placement in the fire incident reporting system maintained by the U.S. fire administration. The report shall be filed within 60 days after the fire occurs.
101.141(2)(2)Each report filed under sub. (1) shall include all of the following information:
101.141(2)(a)(a) The age of the building.
101.141(2)(b)(b) The purpose for which the building was used at the time of the fire.
101.141(2)(c)(c) If the building was used as a home, whether the building was a multifamily dwelling complex, a single-family dwelling, or a mixed-use building with one or more dwelling units.
101.141(2)(d)(d) The number of dwelling units in the building, if the building was a multifamily dwelling complex or a mixed-use building.
101.141(2)(e)(e) Whether the building had an automatic fire sprinkler system at the time of the fire and, if so, whether the system was operational.
101.141(2)(f)(f) Whether the building had a fire alarm system at the time of the fire and, if so, whether the system was operational.
101.141(2)(g)(g) The cause of the fire.
101.141(2)(gg)(gg) An estimate of the amount of damages to the building as a result of the fire.
101.141(2)(gm)(gm) The number of human deaths due to the fire, if any.
101.141(2)(gr)(gr) The number of human injuries due to the fire, if any.
101.141(2)(h)(h) Any other relevant information concerning the building, as determined by the fire department.
101.141(3)(3)The department may review, correct, and update any report filed by a fire department under this section.
101.141 HistoryHistory: 1975 c. 224; 2007 a. 75.
101.145101.145Smoke detectors.
101.145(1)(1)Definitions. As used in this section:
101.145(1)(a)(a) “Residential building” means any public building which is used for sleeping or lodging purposes and includes any apartment house, rooming house, hotel, children’s home, community-based residential facility or dormitory but does not include a hospital or nursing home.
101.145(1)(b)(b) “Sleeping area” means the area of the unit in which the bedrooms or sleeping rooms are located. Bedrooms or sleeping rooms separated by another use area such as a kitchen or living room are separate sleeping areas but bedrooms or sleeping rooms separated by a bathroom are not separate sleeping areas.
101.145(1)(c)(c) “Smoke detector” means a device which detects particles or products of combustion other than heat.
101.145(1)(d)(d) “Unit” means a residential building or that part of a residential building which is intended to be used as a home, residence or sleeping place by one person or by 2 or more persons maintaining a common household, to the exclusion of all others.
101.145(2)(2)Approval. A smoke detector required under this section shall bear an Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., listing mark or similar mark from an independent product safety certification organization.
101.145(3)(3)Installation and maintenance.
101.145(3)(a)(a) The owner of a residential building shall install any smoke detector required under this section according to the directions and specifications of the manufacturer of the smoke detector.