[CC 1974 §70.010]
There is hereby established a Fire Department for the City which
shall consist of a Chief, such officers and other paid on call firefighters
as may be enrolled by the Chief with the consent of the Mayor.
[CC 1974 §70.020]
The Fire Department shall have charge and control of the buildings,
equipment and apparatus used for Fire Department purposes and shall
keep the same in good order for immediate use, and for more effectually
perfecting the firefighters in discharging their duties shall as often
as practicable thoroughly test the condition of the fire-fighting
equipment and apparatus. Upon arrival at any fire, the members present
shall take all necessary and proper action to extinguish such fire
as quickly as possible and with the least damage possible. The department
shall take all reasonable steps necessary under the circumstances
to prevent the spread of fire and damage to adjoining property.
[CC 1974 §70.030; Ord. No. 3364 §1, 10-5-1987]
If there are two (2) serviceable fire trucks with adequate equipment
and a request is received for fire-fighting equipment outside the
City limits, the Fire Chief or officer in charge may determine whether
to answer such request depending upon the road conditions, water supply
and other conditions at the time, and his/her decision shall be final.
The decision of the Fire Chief or officer in charge shall in no way
subject him/her to liability. The charge for making a call outside
the City limits shall be a minimum of three hundred fifty dollars
($350.00), regardless of the success or failure of the mission except
in situations of mutual aid.
[CC 1974 §70.040]
The Chief shall be appointed by the Mayor and with the consent
of the Board of Aldermen at the first (1st) meeting in May of the
Board after the election of the Mayor. The Chief shall hold office
until his/her successor is appointed and qualified. The Mayor by and
with the consent of the Board of Aldermen may appoint such Assistant
Chiefs, Captains, Lieutenants and members as may be deemed desirable
and shall receive the recommendation of the Fire Chief as to the desirability
of appointing the same.
[CC 1974 §70.050]
A.
It
shall be the duty of the Chief to examine and report to the City Administrator
the condition of the department and its equipment and to recommend
such alterations and additions and changes as the department may in
his/her judgment require. It shall also be his/her duty to ascertain
and report to the City Administrator the condition and efficiency
of the Fire Department and if the department fails to observe and
enforce its rules and regulations so to impair its efficiency to report
the same with such suggestions as he/she may deem most appropriate.
1.
The Fire Chief shall examine all buildings and all places where explosives
and inflammable materials are kept in the City and to report their
condition at least once a year to the City Administrator, and the
Fire Chief is hereby authorized to enter any and all buildings and
places for the purpose of inspecting same.
3.
The Fire Chief shall from time to time report to the City Administrator
the condition of fire escapes on public buildings and on other buildings
required by law to be provided with fire escapes.
4.
He/she shall keep an inventory of all the City Fire Department's
property and equipment and report the same to the City Administrator
at least once a year.
5.
He/she shall keep informed and make a report as to the condition
of the City water supply and fireplugs.
6.
He/she shall keep the Department in good condition and at all times
ready for inspection.
7.
In the exercise of these duties, the Fire Chief may delegate to the
Assistant Chief or to other department members such responsibilities
as in his/her judgment may be required.
[CC 1974 §70.060]
The Assistant Chief shall assume the duties of the Chief in
his/her absence or the vacancy of the office until a new Chief is
appointed and shall assist the Chief in the performance of his/her
duties and shall obey his/her orders.
[CC 1974 §70.070]
The firefighters shall be under the immediate control and direction
of the Fire Chief and upon an alarm of fire shall without unnecessary
delay repair to the endangered premises with the City fire apparatus.
[CC 1974 §70.080]
The Chief, officers and firefighters shall each receive compensation
as may be set from time to time by City ordinance.
[CC 1974 §70.090]
The Fire Chief shall have full power, control and command over
all persons at a fire, excepting only City Police Officers on duty
controlling traffic. He/she shall station the fire apparatus and see
to it that all persons belonging to the Fire Department perform the
duties required of them. It shall also be the duty of the Chief to
direct at all fires such measures as he/she shall deem advisable for
the extinguishment and control of such fires.
