(A) The Fire Commander shall, upon appointment and on May 1 of each year, assign the duties as may be necessary and proper in the organization and effective operation of the Fire Department during that year.
(B) The Director of Public Safety shall control and supervise, subject to the order and direction of the Board of Trustees, the Fire Department and all apparatus and all equipment belonging to the village.
(C) In case of fire, the Fire Commander and the Commander’s assistants, in their order of rank, shall take command at the scene. The officer highest in rank shall take command of the Department and direct its management for the suppression of the fire in the best manner possible. When it may be necessary for the protection of other property and to prevent spread of the fire, the ranking officer may cause buildings to be removed, torn down or destroyed in the best manner possible.
(Prior Code, § 33.02)
Cross-reference:
Duties of Director of Public Safety, see § 30.212