TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL 
 
BYLAW NO. 114 
As Amended by Bylaw No. 178, 1993; Bylaw No. 301, 1997; and Bylaw No. 660, 2007 
 
 
CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY 
 
 
A BYLAW TO ESTABLISH A MUNICIPAL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND TO REGULATE 
FIRE PREVENTION, PROTECTION AND CONTROL SERVICES 
 
 
 
The Municipal Council of the Town of View Royal, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows: 
 
PART I - INTERPRETATION 
 
1. 
This Bylaw may be cited as the “Town of View Royal Fire Services Bylaw, 1992, No. 114”. 
 
2. 
View Royal Fire Protection District Bylaw No. 67, 1989 and all amendments thereto are hereby 
repealed. 
 
3. 
The British Columbia Fire Code Regulation is hereby adopted and in force within the Municipality. 
 
4. 
Definitions: 
 
 
In this Bylaw: 
 
 
“Ceremonial Burn” means any or all fires related to traditions adopted and recognized by the First 
Nations communities or as deemed appropriate by the Chief and Council of the Esquimalt and 
Songhees Nations; 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Amendment Bylaw No. 660, 2007) 
 
 
“Council” means the duly elected Council of the Municipality; 
 
 
“Fire Chief” means the person appointed from time to time as the Chief of the Fire Department of 
the Municipality and an officer, member or inspector authorized in writing by the Fire Chief to act 
on his behalf; 
 
 
“Fire Code” means the British Columbia Fire Code Regulation made pursuant to the Fire Services 
Act; 
 
 
“Fire Department” means the Fire Department of the Municipality established by this Bylaw; 
 
 
“Garbage” means any animal, vegetable and food wastes or scraps; 
 
 
“Highway” has the same meaning as in the Municipal Act and includes a gazetted road which is 
not opened or improved; 
 
 
“Incinerator” means a constructed or prefabricated device or structure or container, including but 
not limited to a barrel or drum, used for the purpose of burning materials; 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Amendment Bylaw No. 660, 2007) 
 
 
“Inspector” means a Fire Department member authorized in writing by the Fire Chief to act on his 
behalf; 

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“Member” means a member of the Fire Department; 
 
 
“Municipality” means the Town of View Royal; 
 
 
“Officer in Command” means the senior Fire Department member present; 
 
 
“Open Air Fire” means a fire out of doors, not contained in an incinerator;  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Amendment Bylaw No. 660, 2007) 
 
 
“Owner or Occupier” means an owner or a tenant, lessee, agent, and any other occupant of 
premises to which this Bylaw applies; 
 
 
“Smoking” includes the carrying of a lighted pipe, cigar or cigarette; 
 
 
“Town Administrator” means the person appointed from time to time as the Chief Administrator 
Officer of the Municipality. 
 
PART II - FIRE DEPARTMENT 
 
5. 
1) 
The Town of View Royal Fire Department and the position of Fire Chief as the head of the 
department are established. 
 
 
2) 
The Fire Department: 
 
 
 
a) 
is responsible for fire prevention, suppression and inspection in the Municipality; 
 
 
 
b) 
may provide assistance response to vehicle accidents or other incidents in the 
Municipality where: 
 
 
 
 
i) 
harm has been or may be caused to persons or property; and 
 
 
 
 
ii) 
the Fire Department has the required and sufficient equipment and 
trained personnel to provide assistance; 
 
 
 
c) 
shall respond when required to do so under any agreement between the 
Municipality and other jurisdictions. 
 
6. 
The Fire Chief may: 
 
 
a) 
appoint persons as members of the Fire Department within the complement established 
by Council from time to time; 
 
 
b) 
make rules and regulations for the proper and efficient administration and operation of the 
Fire Department, and for the discipline of its members, and alter or repeal them from time 
to time as he thinks necessary. 
 
7. 
The Fire Chief is hereby authorized to administer this Bylaw, and to report violations of the Bylaw 
to the Council, through the office of the Town Administrator. 
 

Fire Services Bylaw No. 114, 1992 
 
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To March 6, 2007 
 
 
 
 
 
PART III- INSPECTION OF PREMISES 
 
8. 
Entry for Inspection: 
 
 
a) 
In addition to the powers conferred upon the Fire Chief in his capacity as a Local 
Assistant under the Fire Services Act, the Fire Chief or his Designate may enter, at all 
reasonable times, on any property subject to this Bylaw, to ascertain whether the 
requirements of this Bylaw and any orders issued pursuant to it are being observed and to 
carry out testing required by this Bylaw. 
 
 
b) 
The Fire Chief is authorized to inspect premises in the Municipality for conditions which 
may cause a fire or increase the danger of a fire, or increase the danger to persons from 
fire. 
 
 
c) 
The Fire Chief is hereby authorized to exercise the powers conferred upon the Fire 
Commissioner by Section 21, 22 and 23 of the Fire Services Act with respect to matters 
contained in this Bylaw. 
 
PART IV - FIRE DEPARTMENT AUTHORITY 
 
9. 
Control and Assistance at Fires: 
 
 
a) 
The Fire Chief or the officer in command at a fire is authorized to order the demolition of a 
building or part of it in order to prevent damage to persons or property or the spreading of 
the fire. 
 
 
b) 
The Fire Chief or officer in command may require persons at or near fires to leave the 
area, and in the event of refusal to leave, may order the person removed by a police 
officer or member of the Fire Department. 
 
 
c) 
No person shall interfere with the prevention or suppression of a fire. 
 
 
d) 
No person shall prevent the entry of a member of the Fire Department into or upon any 
premises for which a fire alarm has been received or where that member has reasonable 
grounds to believe that there is a fire. 
 
PART V - FLAMMABLE MATERIALS 
 
10. 
Depositing Ashes: 
 
 
No person shall deposit any ashes or allow any ashes to be deposited or remain: 
 
 
a) 
in any combustible container; 
 
 
b) 
on the floor of any building belonging to or occupied by him; or 
 
 
c) 
in any metallic container which is within 300 mm (12 inches) of any woodwork or any 
other combustible material. 
 

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Unofficial Consolidation 
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To March 6, 2007 
 
 
 
 
 
11. 
Depositing Flammable Material Among Ashes: 
 
 
No person shall deposit, or allow or cause to be deposited, any paper, straw, hay, shaving, or 
other combustible or flammable material or thing in or among any ashes or other material or 
things taken from any stove, furnace, or fireplace. 
 
12. 
No Open Flame or Smoking Near Flammable Material: 
 
 
No person in that part of any building where there is an accumulation of hay, straw, shavings, or 
other readily flammable material or liquids, shall smoke, or have in his possession any lighted 
pipe, cigar or cigarette, or light or carry any naked light, flame, or light not enclosed in a shade or 
other noncombustible guard. 
 
13. 
Metal Receptacles for Flammable Material: 
 
 
No person shall keep any waste, rags, papers or cause other substances liable by spontaneous 
combustion to cause fire, except in a container made of metal or other noncombustible material 
and with an airtight top or lid of the same type of material. 
 
14. 
Control of Combustible Material: 
 
 
1) 
No person shall deposit or allow to collect or be deposited anywhere in the Municipality 
any paper, rubbish, or other combustible material likely to cause or promote fire 
dangerous to buildings or other property. 
 
 
2) 
No owner or occupier shall allow or permit accumulations of waste paper, hay, grass, 
straw, weeds, litter or any other combustible waste or rubbish of any kind to remain upon 
any roof, court, yard, vacant lot, or other open space in, or about his premises. 
 
PART VI - BURNING PROHIBITIONS AND EXCEPTIONS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Amendment Bylaw No. 660, 2007) 
 
 
15. 
No person may burn, either by open air fire or incinerator, any materials, including but not limited 
to debris associated with demolition or construction or from land clearing development, in the 
Municipality;  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Amendment Bylaw No. 660, 2007) 
 
16. 
Section 15 does not apply to: 
 
1) Indoor residential fireplaces or woodstoves or solid fuel burning appliances; 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Amendment Bylaw No. 660, 2007) 
 
2) Outdoor gas-fired appliances; 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Amendment Bylaw No. 660, 2007) 
 
3) Outdoor appliances that use charcoal briquettes; 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Amendment Bylaw No. 660, 2007) 
 
4) Ceremonial burns on lands receiving the Municipality’s fire protection services under 
Esquimalt Indian Reserve Fire Protection Agreement Bylaw No. 192, 1994 and Songhees 
Indian Band Fire Protection Services Agreement Bylaw No. 336, 1998; or 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Amendment Bylaw No. 660, 2007) 
 
5) Fires for the purposes of training the Municipality’s Fire Department.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Amendment Bylaw No. 660, 2007) 
PART VII - ENFORCEMENT 

Fire Services Bylaw No. 114, 1992 
 
Unofficial Consolidation 
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To March 6, 2007 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. 
Issuance of Order: 
 
 
a) 
When the Fire Chief or an inspector determines that: 
 
 
 
i) 
a provision of this Bylaw or the Fire Code has been either wholly or in part 
contravened; or 
 
 
 
ii) 
there exists a condition in a building or on property which constitutes a fire hazard 
or a hazard to life or property, 
 
 
 
he may order the owner or occupier to take steps to comply with the Bylaw or remove or 
remedy the condition which constitutes a hazard. 
 
b) 
The provisions of sections 22 and 23 of the Fire Services Act apply to an order made 
under this section. 
 
 
c) 
Service of an order under this Bylaw shall be effected by delivering it or by sending it by 
return registered mail to the last known address of the person to whom it is directed. 
 
PART VIII – PENALTIES AND FEES 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Amendment Bylaw No. 660, 2007) 
 
18. 
1) 
A person who violates a provision of this Bylaw commits an offence and is punishable in 
accordance with the Offence Act, subject to a minimum fine of $100.00. 
 
 
2) 
Each day that a violation continues shall be considered to constitute a separate violation 
for the purposes of this section. 
 
19. 
1) 
Notwithstanding Section 18, any person who violates Section 15 will also be required to 
pay a fee as prescribed in Schedule “A” for the deployment of Fire Department apparatus 
and personnel. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Amendment Bylaw No. 660, 2007) 
 
2) 
A minimum of one (1) hour deployment fee will be charged. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Amendment Bylaw No. 660, 2007) 
 
3) 
Any fees imposed under Section 19. 1) are due and payable within forty-five (45) days of 
invoice and, if not paid on December 31st of the year in which they are imposed, may be 
added to and form part of the taxes payable on the real property as taxes in arrears. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Amendment Bylaw No. 660, 2007) 
 
READ A FIRST TIME THIS 
17th 
DAY OF 
March 
, 1992 
 
READ A SECOND TIME THIS 
17th 
DAY OF 
March 
, 1992 
 
READ A THIRD TIME THIS 
17th  
DAY OF  
March 
, 1992 
 
ADOPTED BY COUNCIL THIS 
7th 
DAY OF 
April 
, 1992 
 

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Unofficial Consolidation 
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To March 6, 2007 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule “A”  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Amendment Bylaw No. 660, 2007) 
 
Engines 
Minimum 
Requirements 
Types 
Structure Engines 
Wildland Engines 
 
1 
2 
3 & CAFS 
4 
Pump 
1000 GPM 
500 GPM 
120 GPM 
50 GPM 
 
825 IGPM 
425 IGPM 
100 IGPM 
40 IGPM 
Water Tank 
400 Gal. 
400 Gal. 
300 Gal 
200 Gal. 
 
325 IG 
325 IG 
250 IG 
175 IG 
Hose 2 ½” 
1200 Ft. 
1000 Ft. 
- 
- 
Hose 1 ½” 
400 Ft. 
500 Ft. 
1000 Ft. 
300 Ft. 
Hose 1” 
200 Ft. 
300 Ft. 
800 Ft. 
800 Ft. 
Ladder  
20 Ft. Ext. 
20 Ft. Ext. 
- 
- 
Master Stream 
500 GPM 
- 
- 
- 
Personnel 
4 with SCBA 
3 with SCBA 
3 with SCBA 
3 with SCBA 
Total 
$480/hour 
$400/hour 
$375/hour 
$275/hour 
 
 
Truck Company 
Minimum Requirements 
Types 
1 
2 
Aerial Device 
75 Ft. 
50 Ft. 
Elevated Stream 
500 GPM 
500 GPM 
 
425 IGPM 
425 IGPM 
Ground Ladders 
115 Ft. (Total) 
115 Ft. (Total) 
Personnel 
4 
4 
Total 
$679/hour 
$579/hour 
 
 
Water Tender 
Minimum 
Requirements 
Types 
1 
2 
3 
Pump 
300 GPM 
120 GPM 
50 GPM 
 
250 IGPM 
100 IGPM 
40 IGPM 
Water Tank 
2000 Gal. 
1000 Gal. 
1000 Gal. 
 
1600 IG 
800 IG 
800 IG 
Personnel 
2 
2 
2 
Total 
$297/hour 
$247/hour 
$222/hour 
 
 

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Unofficial Consolidation 
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To March 6, 2007 
 
 
 
 
 
Brush Patrol 
Minimum Requirements 
Pump 
15 GPM 
 
12 IGPM 
Hose 1” 
150 Ft. 
Tank 
75 Gal. 
 
60 IG 
Personnel 
2 
Total 
$172/hour 
 
 
Fire Fighters 
Fire Fighter Rates 
Total 
$30.50/hour/person 
 
 
Glossary 
Ft. – Feet  
Ft. Ext. – Foot extension 
Gal. – Gallon 
GPM – Gallons per minute 
IG – Imperial gallon 
IGPM – Imperial gallons per minute 
SCBA – Self-contained breathing apparatus