(A) The Fire Department shall be headed by the Fire Chief, and shall consist of as many other officers and firefighters as may be deemed necessary for the effective operation of the Department, and as are authorized from time to time by the City Council.
(B) The functions of the Fire Department shall include:
(1) Protecting life and property by preventing and eliminating fire hazards and by controlling and extinguishing fires;
(2) Enforcing laws and ordinances relating to preventing and extinguishing fires and handling potentially dangerous combustibles and explosives;
(3) Conducting investigations into the causes of all fires; (in all cases where there is reason to believe that any fire is the result of a crime or that a crime was committed in connection therewith, the cooperation and coordination of the responsible law enforcement authority shall be obtained);
(4) Maintaining in efficient operable condition those firefighting and fire prevention systems and facilities assigned to the Fire Department;
(5) Subject to the provisions of this code relating to personnel, recruiting and training firefighters or other volunteer and auxiliary personnel as may reasonably be required to augment regular Fire Department personnel; and
(6) Performing other duties that do not detract from the primary purpose of fire suppression and prevention as the City Manager may direct.
(Ord. 1055, passed 11-19-2019; Am. Ord. 1070, passed 11-15-2022)