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The Commissioner shall appoint a Superintendent of Fire Alarm, who shall, under the direction of the Commissioner, have the entire care and maintenance of the wires, posts, machinery and appliances of the fire alarm telegraph and telephone system; shall see that all such wires, posts, machinery and appliances are maintained in good order and condition; and shall keep in his or her office a map showing the locations of the same.
(Rev. Ord., 1961 c. 14 § 4; CBC 1975 Ord. T11 § 78; CBC 1985 11-4.4)
The Commissioner shall make to the Mayor a monthly report of the location and number of fires that have occurred in the preceding month, the cause of the same and the amount of property destroyed thereby, and shall, in his or her annual report, include a brief summary of such matters.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 14 § 5; CBC 1975 Ord. T11 § 79; CBC 1985 11-4.5)
Cross-reference:
Ord. ss 5-5.32
The Commissioner shall, before calling before him or her a member of the Department for a hearing on charges, give such member at least 24 hours’ notice of the charges made, and shall allow him or her to be represented at the hearing by Counsel.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 14 § 6; CBC 1975 Ord. T11 § 80; CBC 1985 11-4.6)
(A) Effective as of January 1, 1972, the minimum annual compensation of fire fighter members of the Fire Department of the city, in the classification and salary grades as herein set forth, shall be not less than the following:
(1) For the first year of service, $10,500;
(2) For the second year of service, $11,500; and
(3) For the third and each succeeding year of service, $12,500.
(B) SERVICE, under the provisions hereof shall be deemed to commence with the date the appointee fire fighter is first assigned to duty and continue until death, retirement or termination of employment of the appointee. In determining years of service, credit shall be given for all time or period of service prior to December 31, 1971. All step increments in higher salary grade shall become due at intervals of a year’s service at the beginning of the second and third years of service and shall commence on the Sunday preceding the day on which such step increments shall become due.
(Ord. 1972 c. 6; CBC 1975 Ord. T11 § 81; CBC 1985 11-4.7)
(A) (1) Termination of electrical service. All utility companies providing electrical service to residential properties within the city must provide notification, in writing by email, to the Boston Fire Commissioner, or his or her designee, no later than the close of business on the date of termination of electric service supplying a public service meter in a multi-family residential property. Utility companies shall only provide the address of the particular residential property.
(2) Resumption of electrical service. All utility companies continuing electrical service after a previous discontinuance of service must provide notification, in writing by email, to the Boston Fire Department Commissioner, or his or her designee, no more than 48 hours after electric service has resumed at a public service meter in a multi-family residential property.
(3) Advisory guidelines upon termination of electrical service. In addition to the notification requirements imposed on all utility companies pursuant to 220 CMR 25.00, all utility companies must provide a termination of electrical service advisory guideline as approved by the Commissioner of the Boston Fire Department, to all residential properties upon termination of electrical service.
(4) Penalties. Willful violation of this Section by any utility company providing electrical service to a residential property within the city shall result in a fine of $100 for the first violation; $200 for the second violation; and $300 for every subsequent violation.
(B) Nothing in this Section shall limit M.G.L. Chapter 164, Section 124 or the Department of Public Utilities regulations.
(CBC 1985 11-4.8; Ord. 2011 c. 14)
The Boston Fire Prevention Code of 1979 was adopted by Ord. 1979 Chapter 28 on July 18, 1979.
(Ord. 1979 c 28; CBC 1985 11-5.1; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 6 § 1; Ord. 1999 c. 7; Ord. 2014 c. 7; Ord. 2016 c. 7; Ord. 2017 c. 3)
Editor’s note:
Boston Fire Prevention Code of 1979 was printed as a separate document. A copy of the Boston Fire Prevention Code of 1979 is available in the Office of the City Clerk or Fire Department for use by the public. This ordinance is included by reference without the full text of the Code included herein.
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