[R.O. 2013 §203.010; CC §70.010; CC 1991 §205.010]
There is hereby established a Fire Department for the City which
shall consist of a Chief and such organized volunteer firemen as may
be enrolled by the Chief with the consent of the Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 2013 §203.020; CC §70.020; CC 1991 §205.020]
The Fire Department shall have charge of the fire apparatus
and shall keep the same in good order for immediate use, and for more
effectually perfecting the firemen in discharge of their duties shall
as often as practicable thoroughly test the condition of the fire-fighting
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 the fire and damage to adjoining property.
[R.O. 2013 §203.030; CC §70.030; CC 1991 §205.030]
If a request is received for fire-fighting assistance outside
the City limits, the Fire Chief 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 shall in no way subject him/her to liability. In
the event the Fire Department answers the call, it shall take only
one (1) truck and not more than one-half (½) of the available
members of the department.
[R.O. 2013 §203.040; CC §70.050; CC 1991 §205.050]
A. It
shall be the duty of the Chief to examine and report quarterly to
the Mayor 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 Mayor the condition and efficiency of
the Fire Department and if the department fails to observe and enforce
its rules and regulations so as to impair the 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 Mayor, and the Fire Chief is
hereby authorized to enter any and all buildings and places for the
purpose of inspecting same.
2. The Fire Chief shall from time to time report to the Mayor the condition
of fire escapes on public buildings and on other buildings required
by law to be provided with fire escapes.
3. He/she shall keep an inventory of all the City Fire Department's
property and equipment and report the same to the Mayor at least once
a year.
4. He/she shall keep informed and make a report as to the condition
of the City water supply and fireplugs.
5. He/she shall keep the department in good condition and at all times
ready for inspection.
6. 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.
[R.O. 2013 §203.050; CC §70.060; CC 1991 §205.060]
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.
[R.O. 2013 §203.060; CC §70.070; CC 1991 §205.070]
The firemen shall be under the immediate control and direction
of the Fire Chief and upon an alarm of fire shall without unnecessary
delay report to the endangered premises with the City fire apparatus.
[R.O. 2013 §203.070; CC §70.080; CC 1991 §205.080]
Each fireman shall be compensated by the City in an amount as
determined from time to time by the Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 2013 §203.080; CC §70.090; CC 1991 §205.090]
A. The
Fire Chief shall have full power, control and command over all persons
at a fire, excepting only City Police Officers on duty. 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.
B. The
Chief and Assistant Chief of the Fire Department of this City are
Acting Police Officers while on duty and have full authority to detain,
direct or arrest any person who maliciously obstructs them in the
service of their duty and to arrest any person who may be pilfering,
carrying away or stealing anything in time of fire, storms, tornadoes
and flood.
[R.O. 2013 §203.090; CC §64.040; CC 1991 §215.040; Ord. No. 215.040, 5-13-2003]
A. Burning
limited within the corporate limits of the City, the open burning
of residential yard waste consisting of leaves and brush from vegetation
grown on a residential property is permitted.
1. The burning shall take place only between the daylight hours of daylight
to dusk.
2. The burning of paper, garbage, tires and other kinds of wastes is
prohibited.
3. All fires must be at least twenty (20) feet away from any building
structure.
4. At no time shall a fire be located on a City street, in the gutter
or ditch along a City street.
5. Fire-fighting material sufficient to contain any fire started under
this Section will be at the site of the burning.
6. All fires shall be monitored from a point on the property where the
fire is located by a person capable of containing a fire should containment
become necessary.
7. If the safety of the community or the public may be endangered, the
Mayor or Fire Chief may invoke a temporary burning ban.
8. If climatological conditions indicate open burning may create a health
hazard, the Mayor may invoke a temporary burning ban.
9. A person engaged in open burning in violation of this Section shall
be summonsed for an ordinance violation.
B. This
Section shall not apply to fireplaces located wholly within a residence,
outdoor barbecues for the preparation of food, or properly supervised
fires set for recreational or ceremonial purposes.