(A) Duties: The chief of the fire department shall at all times, except in case of absence or inability to act, have full charge of the entire fire department and shall at all times be subject to such rules as the mayor and council shall prescribe. It shall be his duty to see that all officers and employees of the fire department perform the necessary services and that the department is in continuous efficient working service.
At a fire or other emergency, the chief will have full charge of the matters pertaining to the department and all things to be done in or about such fire or other emergency, and he shall in case of necessity arising at a fire or other emergency, employ aside from his regular call men such other men as may in his judgment be necessary for the purpose of extinguishing the fire or mitigating the emergency.
(B) Reports: It shall be the duty of the chief of the fire department to make out and submit annual reports relating to the condition of the department and all matters of interest relating thereto to the mayor and council. He shall also report the number of fires that have taken place during the past year, giving the location of, date of and other particulars of such fires or incidents. He shall incorporate in said reports such suggestions in regard to the government of the fire department and the efficiency thereof as may in his judgment seem proper and necessary. After each fire the chief shall make prompt and thorough investigation of the cause of the fire, the amount of loss and insurance carried, time of breaking out, description of building and all necessary particulars and record the same in the record book kept for that purpose in the department. (Ord. 1189, 12-21-2004)