(A) There is hereby created the office of Fire Chief.
(Code 2019, § 7-10)
(B) It shall be the duty of the Fire Chief to:
(1) Preserve and safe keep all equipment of the Department;
(2) Enforce all rules and ordinances relative to fire prevention;
(3) Act as Fire Marshal and maintain an adequate staff of Fire Marshals certified by the state Code Officials’ Qualification Board to properly execute all provisions of this chapter;
(4) Do such other and further things necessary for the proper and efficient operation of his or her Department and for the prevention of fire;
(5) Command all city and volunteer personnel and equipment;
(6) Keep the City Manager and City Council informed of the progress and development of the Fire Department and of any matters pertaining to the present condition and future expansion of the Fire Department; and
(7) Conduct investigations jointly with other fire and law enforcement officials of fires so as to determine their origin and cause.
(Code 2019, § 7-11)
(C) (1) It shall be the duty of the Fire Chief to inspect, or cause to be inspected, according to an inspection schedule as set forth in the City Fire Department Standard Operating Guidelines on file at the Department, all buildings and premises, except the interiors of one- and two-family dwellings, for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any conditions liable to cause fire or to endanger life from fire, and enforcing the State Fire Code, or any violations of the provisions or intent of this chapter creating a fire hazard.
(2) Installation or modification to a fire suppression, detection and/or notification system without plan review and approval by the fire code official shall result in a penalty fee as set forth in the City Fee Schedule. Required inspections for the suppression, detection and/or notification system will not be conducted until the fee is paid.
(Code 2019, § 7-12A) (Ord. passed 9-11-2000; Ord. passed 1-25-2016)