A.
If this City is aided by any Fire Department of any other city or
town in the commonwealth, and such city or town suffers damage to
its property by rendering such aid, or lawfully makes payments to
any member of its Fire Department, or to his widow or other dependents,
on account of injuries or death suffered by him in the course of rendering
aid, as described in this section, or of death resulting from such
injuries, this City may compensate such other city or town rendering
aid as described in this section.
B.
Compensation mentioned in this section shall be paid only after certification
by the Chief of the City Fire Department that such damage to property
was sustained or such death or injuries occurred while in the performance
of the duty of rendering aid to the City when called upon under the
provisions of law.
A.
Authorized. The Fire Department of this City is hereby authorized
to go to aid another city or town or fire district in this commonwealth
or in an adjoining state to extinguish fires therein. Such aid shall
be rendered whenever, in the judgment of the Chief of the Fire Department,
it is necessary or appropriate to do so.
A.
The head of the Fire Department may order a fire watch to be established
in any building, outlet, mall, area, complex, entertainment event
or other such event where in his opinion a fire hazard may be present
or public safety may be endangered in case of fire.
B.
If a fire alarm system or a sprinkler system is inoperative in any
building that in the event of a fire could present a danger to life
and property, the head of the Fire Department may order such watch
to be put in place for such time as he deems necessary.
C.
The head of the Fire Department shall determine that the fire watch
may be staffed by private security, private employees or off-duty
firefighters. The owner of such building or the sponsor of such event
shall be responsible for payment for such fire watch.
D.
Failure to comply with such order of the head of the Fire Department
shall result in a fine of $150 per day after written notice of such
order is presented to the owner by the head of the Fire Department
or his designee.
A.
Established; duties; supervision. The Fire Prevention Code shall
be enforced by the Bureau of Fire Prevention in the Fire Department
of the City, which is hereby established and which shall be operated
under the supervision of the Chief of the Fire Department.
B.
Chief. The Chief in charge of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall
be appointed by the Chief of the Fire Department.
[Amended 9-27-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-21]
C.
Inspectors. The Chief of the Fire Department may detail such members
of the Fire Department as inspectors as shall from time to time be
necessary.
D.
Reports and recommendations. A report of the Bureau of Fire Prevention
shall be made annually and transmitted to the Chief Executive Officer
of the City. It shall contain all proceedings under the Fire Prevention
Code, with such statistics as the Chief of the Fire Department may
wish to include therein. The Chief of the Fire Department shall also
recommend any amendments to the code which in his judgment shall be
desirable.
[Amended 9-27-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-20]
Fees charged by the Fire Department, in addition to such other fees as may be set by law or by ordinance, shall be as provided in Chapter A110, Fee Schedule, of the City Code.
[Amended 10-28-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-56; 10-30-2012 by Ord. No.
2012-36; 9-27-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-21]
A.
The position of Fire Chief shall be governed by the provisions of
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 31.
B.
The Fire Chief shall be the head of the Fire Department and shall
be responsible for the management and operation of said department
and shall be the "appointing authority" for all employees of the Fire
Department in accordance with MGL c. 31, § 1, with all the
rights, duties and privileges appurtenant thereto and as contained
in subsequent sections of Chapter 31 and any other general or special
law applicable to chiefs of departments.
C.
The Fire Chief shall be appointed by the Mayor and shall be confirmed
by the City Council. The terms and conditions of the Chief's employment
shall be contained in a contract pursuant to MGL c. 41, § 108O
for a period not exceeding three years. The terms and conditions of
said contract shall be negotiated by the Mayor and approved by the
City Council.
The Fire Chief may appoint, subject to the civil service laws
and regulations of the commonwealth, the officers and members of the
Fire Department and fix their duties.
The Fire Chief shall determine the number of officers and members
of the Fire Department.
The average weekly hours of duty in any year for members of
the Fire Department, other than hours during which firefighters may
be summoned and kept on duty because of conflagrations, shall not
exceed 42 in number.
