(A) Shift Captains.
(1) There is hereby created three positions within the rank of Shift Captain in the Fire Department of said city, who shall hold office until replaced and their successor or successors appointed and qualified. The rank of Shift Captain in the Fire Department shall be appointed by the rules and regulations governing the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of said city.
(2) Any appointment to the rank of Shift Captain in the Fire Department shall be from within the ranks of Captain of said department.
(B) Captains.
(1) There is hereby created three positions within the rank of Captain in the Fire Department of said city, who shall hold office until replaced and their successor or successors appointed and qualified. The rank of Captain in the Fire Department shall be appointed by the rules and regulations governing the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of said city.
(2) Any appointment to the rank of Captain in the Fire Department shall be from within the ranks of Engineer of said department.
(C) Engineers.
(1) There is hereby created 12 positions within the rank of Engineer in the Fire Department of said city, who shall hold office until replaced and their successor or successors appointed and qualified. The rank of Engineer in the Fire Department shall be appointed by the rules and regulations governing the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of said city.
(2) Any appointment to the rank of Engineer in the Fire Department shall be from within the ranks of Firefighter of said department.
(D) Cause and origin fire investigators.
(1) The Fire Chief is hereby authorized to appoint any and all members of the Fire Department as cause and origin fire investigators and to assign to such investigators the responsibility of determining the cause and origin of suspicious fires within the city; and
(2) All members of the Fire Department appointed as a Cause and Origin Investigator shall possess the following minimum qualifications:
(a) Have obtained the certification of Fire Fighter II by the State of Illinois;
(b) Have successfully completed the Fire/Arson Investigation Training Modules I, II and III as provided by the Fire Service Institute of the University of Illinois, or equivalent thereof;
(c) Have successfully completed a Basic Arson Investigator Course as approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board, or equivalent thereof;
(d) Shall have been appointed as a Certified Fire Investigator by the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal;
(e) Shall have been appointed a Certified Arson Investigator by the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal; and
(f) Shall have successfully completed a course on the Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation as offered by John E. Reid and Associates, or an equivalent thereof.
(3) The Fire Chief shall make his or her appointments) in his or her sole discretion, and shall have the authority to remove any such appointment, in his or her sole discretion.
(Ord. 98-4956, passed 7-7-1998; Am. Ord. 2011- 5332, passed 11-15-2011)