(A) Creation. A Bureau of Fire Prevention in the Fire Department of the city is hereby established, which shall be operated under the supervision of the Chief of the Fire Department.
(B) Inspector. The Chief of the Fire Department shall designate an officer or member of the Fire Department as Chief Inspector of the Bureau of Fire Prevention, who shall hold this office at the pleasure of the Chief of the Fire Department. The Chief of the Fire Department may also designate such number of Assistant Inspectors as are authorized by the City Council.
(C) Duties. It shall be the duty of the officers of the Bureau of Fire Prevention to enforce all laws and ordinances of the state, county and city, covering the following:
(1) The prevention of fires;
(2) The storage and use of explosives, flammables and hazardous materials;
(3) The installation and maintenance of automatic and other fire alarm systems, and fire extinguishing equipment;
(4) The maintenance and regulation of fire escapes;
(5) The means and adequacy of exit in case of fire, from factories, schools, hotels, lodging houses, asylums, hospitals, churches, halls, theaters, amphitheaters and all other places in which numbers of persons work, live or congregate from time to time for any purpose; and
(6) The investigation of the cause, origin and circumstances of fires.
(D) Delegation of powers and duties. The Chief of the Fire Department may delegate any of his or her powers or duties set forth in § 33.043 of this chapter to the Chief Inspector.
(1960 Code, § 5-2-1) (Ord. 7362, passed 3-15-2010)