(A) The Chief shall formulate a set of rules and regulations to govern the Fire Department, and shall be responsible to the Mayor for the personnel, morale, and general efficiency of the Department.
(B) The Chief shall determine the number and kind of companies of which the Department is to be composed and shall determine the response of such companies to alarms.
(C) The Chief shall, at least once a month, conduct suitable drills or instruction in the operation and handling of equipment, first aid and rescue work, salvage, a study of buildings in the town, fire prevention, water supplies, and all other matters generally considered essential to good firefighter practice and safety of life and property from fire.
(D) The Chief is hereby required to assist the proper authorities in suppressing the crime of arson by investigating or causing to be investigated the cause, origin, and circumstances of all fires.
(E) The Chief is hereby empowered to enter any and all buildings and premises at any reasonable hour for the purpose of making inspections and to serve written notice upon the owner or occupant, or both if known to the Chief, to abate within a specified time any and all fire hazards that may be found.
(F) Any person so served with a notice to abate any fire hazard or hazards shall comply therewith promptly and, on compliance, notify the Chief.
(G) The Chief shall see that complete records are kept of all fires, inspections, apparatus, and minor equipment, personnel, and other information about the work of the Department.
(H) The Chief shall report monthly to the Mayor the conditions of the apparatus and equipment; the number of fires during the month, their location and cause, and date of same and loss occasioned thereby; the number and purpose of all other runs made; and the number of members responding to each fire or other run, and any changes in membership.
(I) The Chief shall make a complete annual report to the Board of Commissioners within one month after the close of the fiscal year, such report to include the information specified in division (G) above, together with comparative data for previous years and recommendations for improving the effectiveness of the Department.
(Prior Code, § 31.16) (Ord. passed 12-16-1952)