(a) Pursuant to the authority provided in Ohio R.C. 737.27, the Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized to assign members of the Fire Prevention Bureau as arson investigators, who shall have the power and duty to be present at all fires, investigate the cause thereof, examine witnesses, compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers, and to do and perform all other acts necessary to the effective discharge of such duties. Such officer may administer oaths, make arrests and enter, for the purpose of examination, any building which, in his opinion, is in danger from fire.
(b) Arson investigators appointed pursuant to this section shall be empowered to carry a firearm which may be used for the purpose of self-defense. Arson investigators shall obtain training in the use of firearms, and such other training in the areas of police investigatory and arrest techniques, as the Director shall establish. (Ord. 39-93. Passed 3-1-93.)