There shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors in and for the County a Fire Marshal, who shall be responsible for the enforcement of this Chapter. The duties of such Fire Marshal shall include investigation into the origin and cause of every fire and explosion occurring within the limits for which he/she is appointed. The investigation and prosecution of all offenses involving hazardous materials, fires, fire bombings, bombings, attempts or threats to commit such offenses, false alarms relating to such offenses, possession and manufacture of explosive devices, substances and fire bombs and environmental crimes shall be the responsibility of the fire marshal, his/her designee and legal counsel. As used herein, the terms “Fire Official”, “Enforcing Agency” and “Code Official” shall refer to the Fire Marshal for the purposes of this chapter. The Fire Marshal and his/her office shall be a part of the Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management.
(Ord. 06-15. Passed 12-5-06; Ord. 11-02. Passed 2-7-11.)
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