(a) Appointment. The Fire Chief shall assume office pursuant to the bylaws of the Fire Department. He or she shall be the Village Fire Inspector by virtue of his or her office.
(b) Powers and duties of Chief.
(1) The Chief shall have general supervision of the Department, subject to this chapter and the bylaws of the Department, and shall be responsible for the personnel and general efficiency of the Department.
(2) It shall be the duty of the Chief, or ranking officer of the Department, to be present at all fires, to have complete command of and entire responsibility for all firefighting operations, to plan the control of the same, to direct the action of the company when they arrive at a fire, to observe that the Department does its duty, to grant leaves of absence at a fire when he or she may deem it proper, and to see that the fire apparatus is kept in proper condition at all times.
(3) He or she shall enforce all fire prevention ordinances of the village and state laws and regulations pertaining to fire prevention, and shall keep citizens informed on fire prevention methods and on the activities of the Department.
(Prior Code, § 2-3-7)
Cross reference:
For regulations on fire protection, see Title 5, Chapter 2