There is hereby established as a department of City government
a Department of Fire Protection. The department head of the Department
of Fire Protection shall be the Fire Chief or, in the event that the
position of the Fire Chief is vacant, the Deputy Chief. The Fire Chief
or the Deputy Chief shall report directly to the City Manager.
A. The functions and duties of the Department of the Fire Protection
shall include responsibility for fire safety within the City, the
enforcement of such ordinances as are assigned to the Department of
Fire Protection, the extinguishing of fires within the City and such
related functions and duties as may be prescribed by the City Manager.
B. The Department of Fire Protection shall operate pursuant of the provisions of Chapter
36, Fire Department, Article
I, Composition and Organization, of the Code of the City of Englewood, including the provisions of the rules and regulations referred to therein, and the members of the Department shall have the responsibilities prescribed in said Article
I and the said rules and regulations.