§ 189 — Fire inspection of property in contract areas

§ 189. Fire inspection of property in contract areas. The chief\nofficer of the fire department or fire company which is to furnish fire\nprotection service in a fire district, fire alarm district or fire\nprotection district under a contract for fire protection entered into\npursuant to the provisions of subdivision twenty-two of section one\nhundred seventy-six, section one hundred eighty-three or section one\nhundred eighty-four of this chapter may inspect (1) any public building\nand (2) with the consent of the owner, any privately-owned building,\nlocated within the fire district, fire alarm district or fire protection\ndistrict or the portion thereof required to be protected under such\ncontract, for fire hazards, or such chief officer may delegate such\npower of inspection to an officer or member of such department or\ncompany.\n The term "building," as used in this section does not include a\nmultiple dwelling which may be inspected by such fire department or\ncompany under and pursuant to the provisions of subdivision four of\nsection three hundred three of the multiple residence law.\n The failure of any such officer or member to discover and properly\nreport any such fire hazards or his or her neglect or omission to\nperform such duties shall not subject him or her, his or her fire\ndepartment, fire company, or the city, village, fire district or town in\nwhich or of which he or she is a firefighter to any civil or other\nliability. Any such fire officer or member shall not be liable civilly\nfor any act or acts done by him or her as a firefighter in the\nperformance of such duties, except for wilful negligence or malfeasance,\nbut the provisions of this section shall not relieve any such city,\nvillage, fire district, town, or fire company from liability, if any,\nfor the negligent or wrongful acts of the officer or member in the\nactual performance of such duty.\n