The duties of the Chief, subject to supervision by the Board shall be as follows:
(A) To have general control of the Department, the personnel, apparatus, and fire alarm systems;
(B) To command the Department and supervise the fire fighting and extinguishing of all fires and to have the authority to keep away from the vicinity of all fires, any and all idle, disorderly or suspicious persons;
(C) (1) To inspect or cause to be inspected all trucks and other equipment of the Volunteer Fire Department each and every week to ascertain that the equipment is being kept in proper condition; and
(2) He or she shall report annually to the Board the condition of all equipment, and the inventory of same.
(D) To inspect or cause to be inspected all fire hydrants and fire alarm systems at least once every three months and shall make a report of the inspection to the Board;
(E) (1) (a) The Chief is to assume the functions of Fire Inspector.
(b) As the Fire Inspector, he or she (or his or her designated agent) shall have authority to enter any and all premises, at a reasonable time, for the purposes of inspection.
(2) He or she shall make annual inspections of all structures located within the fire district.
(3) He or she shall, upon receipt of a complaint, forthwith investigate.
(4) He or she shall investigate the causes of fires and shall keep records of his or her findings as to origin, location, owner, extent of damage, injury, and amount of insurance carried.
(5) The findings must be reported to the North Carolina Insurance Commissioner at regular intervals.
(6) (a) He or she shall cause the removal of fire hazards by serving proper order to owner or agent of premises in question, the order to state a reasonable time limit.
(b) Failure to comply with the order shall be considered a misdemeanor.
(F) He or she shall assign specific duties to each member in the Department.
(Prior Code, § 3-2002)