Rocco Iamello

The appellant appealed a Fire Marshal's Review decision requiring the installation of a fire alarm system in his three-storey building, which operates as a seven-suite hotel.

The appellant argued that the building should be exempt from the fire alarm requirement and proposed an alternative solution allowing occupants of a third-floor suite without direct exterior access to exit through an adjacent suite using a key.

The Fire Safety Commission dismissed the appeal, finding that the building meets the definition of a hotel under the Ontario Fire Code and is subject to the fire alarm requirement.

The Commission rejected the appellant's proposed alternative solution, concluding that it violated the Fire Code by requiring specialized knowledge and a key to access the exit, and failed to provide a dedicated exterior exit facility.

The order to install a fire alarm system was confirmed with an extended compliance date.

The appellant appealed two inspection orders issued by the Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management regarding a multi-unit residential building.

Order 21-005 required the installation of an exhaust ventilation and fire protection system for a cooking operation, while Order 21-004 required interim fire safety measures.

The Fire Safety Commission found that while the Ontario Fire Code requirements for cooking operations applied to the building, the respondent failed to prove that the cooking operation produced significant grease-laden vapours to constitute a contravention.

Consequently, Order 21-005 was rescinded.

However, Order 21-004 was confirmed as the interim measures were deemed necessary to ensure fire safety given the building's remote location and non-working fire alarm system.