The responsibilities of this officer shall rest with the Fire Chief. He or she may perform the following duties himself or herself or delegate them to a subordinate. It shall be his or her duty to:
1. Enforce ordinances or other laws directed toward fire prevention;
2. Inspect, or cause to be inspected, all premises and cause the abatement or removal of all fire hazards. Pursuant to such duty to cause to be inspected all premises, he or she shall have the authority to obtain search warrants if such are necessary to accomplish the inspection; provided, that the applicable constructional requirements relating to the procurement of such search warrants in effect at the time of the inspections are met;
3. Investigate, or cause to be investigated, the cause, origin, and circumstances of each fire occurring within the Fire District by which property has been destroyed or damaged when such destruction or damage exceeds $100 except that all fires of unknown origin shall be investigated; and, he or she shall especially make investigation as to whether the fire was the result of carelessness, accident, or design. All investigations shall begin within at least two days of the occurrence of the fire; and
4. Make such reports as may, from time to time, be required by the State Fire Marshal or the Council.