TITLE 4
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 1
FIRE DEPARTMENT
SECTION:
4-1-1: Department Created
4-1-2: Fire Chief
4-1-3: Authority And Powers
4-1-4: Members Designated As Special Police
4-1-5: Obstructing Or Interfering With Firefighters
4-1-6: Penalties
4-1-7: Fire Code
4-1-1: DEPARTMENT CREATED:
There is created a department of the Village government to be known as the Fire Department. The firefighting organization which is organized as the Village Volunteer Fire Department and the combination of employees and volunteers of the Village so assigned are recognized as the existing Fire Department and a department of the Village. (Ord. 2017-05, 6-13-2017)
4-1-2: FIRE CHIEF:
The Mayor, with the advice and consent of a majority of all the members of the Village Council, shall appoint a Fire Chief who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governing Body. The Fire Chief shall receive a salary as provided in the Village budget. The Fire Chief shall report to the Village Manager on all matters concerning the administration of the Fire Department including, but not limited to: emergency medical services, field operations, planning, staffing, recruitment and retention, training, budgeting, and all matters for the development and improvement of the Fire Department. The Fire Chief shall advise on matters concerning the implementation and enforcement of Fire and Life Safety Codes as the enforcement officer/agency head. (Ord. 2017-05, 6-13-2017)
4-1-3: AUTHORITY AND POWERS:
The Fire Department shall have full and complete authority in connection with fighting any fire and responding to any emergency that may arise within the Village or outside the Village in any area the department is given responsibility to respond pursuant to ordinance, rule, regulation, statute or agreement. The department has the power to do and perform all necessary or expedient acts for the fighting of fire and mitigation of the emergency. When called to a fire or emergency scene, the Fire Department shall have full and complete authority of the premises to which it has been summoned until the fire has been extinguished and the emergency resolved and the premises are deemed safe by the Fire Department. (Ord. 2017-05, 6-13-2017)
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