(A) The Chief of said Fire Department shall have command and control and direction of all members of the Fire Department and of all other persons who may be present at fires; and shall, while executing his or her duties as Fire Chief, have full power as a member of the police force.
(B) The Fire Chief shall plan the control of the fire, to direct the action of the companies when they arrive at the fire, to observe that every company does its duty, to grant leaves of absence at a fire when he or she may deem it proper, and to see that the fire apparatus is kept in proper condition at all times.
(C) The Fire Chief’s fire duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Enforce all fire prevention ordinances of the municipality and the state laws and regulations pertaining to fire prevention, and shall keep citizens informed on fire prevention methods, and on the activities of the Department;
(2) Maintain a fire record in the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) of every fire to which any company was called and shall enter into the INFRS the location of the fire, time alarm was received, cause of fire, where fire started, cause of delay (if any) in responding, time fire was extinguished, names of persons responding and general remarks;
(3) Maintain an inventory of all apparatus and equipment, and an inventory of all hoses showing dates and results of tests on each length, which shall be individually numbered;
(4) Assist the proper authorities in suppressing the crime of arson by investigating the cause, origin and circumstances of all fires;
(5) Perform such other duties as are usually incumbent on the commanding officer of the Fire Department; and
(6) Performs such other and further fire duties as the City Council or the Mayor may prescribe.
(Prior Code, § 2.20.020) (Ord. 1, passed 1-17-1980; Ord. 2019-6, passed 8-19-2019)