(a) The fire chief shall formulate a set of rules and regulations to govern the fire department and shall be responsible to the town manager for the personnel, morale and general efficiency of the department.
(b) The chief shall determine the number and kind of companies of which the department is to be composed and shall determine the response of such companies to alarms.
(c) The chief shall cause to be conducted a continuing program of training, including suitable drills and instruction in the operation and handling of equipment, first aid and rescue work, salvage, a study of buildings in the town, fire prevention, water supplies and all other matters generally considered essential to good firemanship and safety of life and property from fire.
(d) The chief shall see that complete records are kept of all fires, inspections, apparatus and minor equipment, personnel and other information about the work of the department.
(Code 1976, § 8-4; Code 1982, § 9-19)