(A) The Fire Chief, or his or her designees, shall investigate fires, environmental crimes and other Fire Department related incidents to determine origin, cause and circumstance which involve loss of life, serious injury, or damage to property or the environment.
(B) The personnel regularly assigned to those investigations shall be commissioned as special police officers through the Police Commission or other local authority and have all rights, duties and authorities for the enforcement of this code, and state and local laws as they relate to their assignment.
(Ord. 2005-04, passed 5-23-05)