(A) The Chief of the Volunteer Fire Department or any officer or member of the Volunteer Fire Department designated by him or her for that purpose, is authorized to inspect all property for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any conditions likely to cause fire loss, or determining the cause or origin of any fire loss, or discovering any violation of the law or ordinance relating to fire prevention and protection. This authority shall apply to the interior of occupied, private dwellings only when a fire loss has occurred therein or when the officer has reason to believe that unsafe conditions exist in the building. Inspection of the property in the territory served by the Volunteer Fire Department shall be made as often as practical or as often as the City Council may direct.
(B) A written report of each inspection shall be made and kept on file in the office of the Chief of the Volunteer Fire Department. Reports of investigation of fire losses conducted by the Volunteer Fire Department may, in the discretion of the Chief of the Volunteer Fire Department, be withheld from the public.
(1991 Code, § 4-92) (Ord. 979-39, passed 3-26-1979)