(A) There is hereby established a Bureau of Fire Prevention within the county’s Fire District, which Bureau shall be managed by the County Fire Chief, which shall operate as the Department of Fire Prevention when the function of such Department is required by the International Fire Code. The International Fire Code shall be enforced by the county’s Fire District and its officers as hereinafter set forth.
(B) There shall be the position of Fire Marshal within the Bureau of Fire Prevention, who shall serve as the “code official” or “Fire Chief,” when the function of such officer is required by the International Fire Code, and shall have the duties required in state law, the International Fire Code and other ordinances of the county appertaining to his or her office or required by his or her supervisors.
(C) In addition to the position of Fire Marshal, the Bureau of Fire Prevention may include technical inspectors and other staff members, when authorized by the County Commission, who work under the direction of the Fire Marshal to assist him or her in completing his or her duties.
(D) (1) In addition to, or as a part of, the duties specified in this chapter, the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall carry out the duties required by it in the contracts which the county has made with Morgan City and the Mountain Green Fire District for fire protection throughout the county.
(2) The Bureau of Fire Prevention, in carrying out the enforcement of the International Fire Code, may request and shall receive in so far as may be necessary and practical, the assistance and cooperation of other officials of the county, Morgan City and the Mountain Green Fire District.
(Prior Code, § 7-8-2) (Ord. 10-15, passed 10-19-2010)