The designated enforcement officer of this code
shall be the Fire Marshal or Deputy Fire Marshal of the Borough of
Bridgeport.
A Bureau of Fire Prevention is hereby created
for the Borough of Bridgeport. The officers of said Bureau shall be
the following:
A. Chief of the Fire Department.
C. Chairman of the Fire Committee of the Borough Council.
D. President of the Borough Council.
E. Borough Building Inspector.
The Borough Council shall appoint one person
to the position of Fire Marshal, who shall serve at the will of Council,
said appointment to be by majority of Council. It shall be among the
duties of the Fire Marshal to assign to the members of the Bureau
of Fire Prevention such administrative functions as the Fire Marshal
shall deem appropriate to carry out the purposes of fire prevention
and fire protection within the Borough.
The Borough Council may appoint one or more
persons to the position of Deputy Fire Marshal, whose duties shall
be to assist the Fire Marshal in implementing the purposes of fire
prevention and fire protection as set forth in this article as well
as the performance of any other rules or regulations which may be
established by the Bureau in furtherance of said purpose or intent.
The officers and inspectors of the Bureau of
Fire Prevention may, at all reasonable hours, enter any building or
premises within their jurisdiction for the purpose of making any inspection
or investigation which, under the provisions of this article, they
may deem necessary to be made.
Monthly reports of the Bureau of Fire Prevention
shall be made at the regular meeting of the Borough Council; they
shall contain all proceedings under this article with such statistics
as the Bureau of Fire Prevention may wish to include therein. The
Bureau of Fire Prevention shall also recommend any amendments to this
article which, in its judgment, shall be desirable.