All Division or District personnel responding to emergency fire service call and/or providing fire suppression, investigation, protection of scene contamination and data collection, regardless of level of training or education, shall do so only under the prior authorization, training and supervision of the Chief or duly authorized agency. Designated personnel shall have the responsibility and authority to mandate and facilitate fire investigation protocols and procedures to include, but not limited to, fire-related failure analysis, fraud investigations related to loss analysis, site analysis and review , arson and other fire and fire-related losses and fraud investigation information, services, and methods.
(Ord. 2016-03, passed 10-19-2016)