94-64 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 44

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f . Chapter 44 and shall be connected to a water system in accordance with accepted engineering practices. The fire official shall designate and approve the number and location of fire hydrants. The fire official may require the installation of sufficient fire hose and equipment housed in accordance with the approved rules and may require the establishment of a trained fire brigade when the hazard involved requires such measures. Private hydrants shall not be placed into or removed from service until approved by the fire official. 14. REMOVAL OR REPLACEMENT OF HYDRANTS. A person shall not obstruct, remove, tamper with or otherwise disturb any fire hydrant or fire appliance required to be installed or maintained under the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code, except for the purpose of e�inguishing fire, training or testing purposes, recharging or making necessary repairs, or when pernutted by the fire official; provided however, that the provisions hereof shall be subject to the provisions of Section 20 of Chapter 64 of this Code. Whenever a fire hydrant or appliance is removed as herein permitted, it shall be replaced or re-installed as soon as the purpose for which it was removed has been accomplished. Defective and non-approved fire I hydrants, appliances or equipment shall be replaced or repaired as directed by the fire official. No �� h drants shall be removed from service unless a roved b the fire official. I Y PP Y 15. FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. A person shall not sell, trade, loan or give away any form, type or kind of fire extinguisher which is not approved by the fire official, or which is not in proper working order, or the contents of which do not meet the requirements of the fire official. The requirements of this section do not apply to the sale, trade or exchange of obsolete or damaged equipment for junk if said units are permanently disfigured or marked with a permanent sign identifying them as junk.