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Ohio Township chiefs ask Warrick County to pursue local fire protection ordinance
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Ohio Township Fire Department battalion chief Chris Wagner urged Warrick County commissioners to authorize a local fire protection ordinance that would give county fire officials explicit inspection and enforcement authority; commissioners agreed staff should begin drafting language and consult county fire chiefs and the building commission.
Chris Wagner, battalion chief with the Ohio Township Fire Department, asked the Warrick County Commissioners on Monday to authorize development of a local fire protection ordinance that would give local fire officials explicit enforcement authority, including the ability to issue citations for noncompliance.
Wagner told commissioners that while Indiana codes provide a baseline for fire and life-safety standards, state adoption processes often remove enforcement “teeth,” leaving local officials to rely on voluntary compliance. He said a local ordinance could require provisions…
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