The duties of the Fire Chief, subject to supervision of the Town Manager, shall be as follows.
(A) Command. He or she shall:
(1) Have general control of the Fire Department, the personnel, apparatus and fire alarm systems;
(2) Command the Department and supervise the fire fighting and extinguishing of all fires; and
(3) Have authority to keep away from the vicinity of all fires any and all idle, disorderly or suspicious persons.
(B) Fire inspector. As Fire Inspector, the Fire Chief shall:
(1) Have authority to enter any and all premises at a reasonable time for purposes of inspection;
(2) Make quarterly inspections of all structures located within the fire districts;
(3) Investigate complaints promptly;
(4) Investigate the cause of fires and keep records of his or her findings as to origin, location, owner, extent of damage, injury and amount of insurance carried. The findings must be reported to the State Insurance Commissioner and the Town Council at regular intervals;
(5) Cause the removal of fire hazards by serving proper order to the owner or agent of the premises in question, the order to state a reasonable time limit to correct the fire hazard;
(6) Inspect or cause to be inspected all fire hydrants and fire alarm systems at least once every three months and shall make a report of the inspection to the Town Council; and
(7) Inspect or cause to be inspected all trucks and other equipment of the Fire Department each and every week to ascertain that the equipment is being kept in proper condition. He or she shall report annually to the Town Council the condition of all equipment and report the name, residence and occupation of all firefighters.
(Prior Code, § 11-19)
Statutory reference:
Duties of Fire Chief, see G.S. § 160A-292