(A) The Fire Inspector shall investigate the cause, origin, and circumstances of fires and shall enforce this chapter and all ordinances and laws covering the prevention of fires; the storage and use of explosives and flammables; the installation and maintenance of automatic and other private fire alarm systems and fire extinguishing equipment; the maintenance and regulation of fire escapes; the means and adequacy of exits in case of fire or panic places where numbers of persons work, live, or congregate, from time to time, for any purpose.
(B) The Fire Inspector shall interpret the fire regulations of this chapter and harmonize them with the building code and shall make no requirements which are contrary to and inconsistent with the building code, except temporarily during periods of extreme emergency and shall have power to pass upon questions arising under the fire regulations of this chapter subject to the conditions and regulations contained in this chapter. If a difference of opinion arises between the Inspector and the Building Commissioner or the head of any other bureau, division, or part of the city as to the correct interpretation of any of the provisions of this chapter, the question shall be submitted to the City Attorney, who shall present his or her opinion as soon as possible. Whenever the decision of the Inspector concerning the safety of the occupancy of any building or place or part thereof is made in a case which is so urgent that the failure to carry out his or her orders properly to make any building, place, or part thereof comply with the applicable fire regulations may endanger life and limb, the decision or order of the Inspector shall be final, unless modified by the Chief.
(C) The Inspector shall enter a building, structure, or premises, whether completed or in the course of construction, for the purpose of determining whether they are being constructed or maintained in accordance with the applicable fire regulations. It shall be unlawful to exclude him or her from any building, structure, or premises.
(Prior Code, § 35.094) Penalty, see § 10.999