The Fire Chief shall be selected by the Fire Commission of the Village of Reeseville.
[Adopted 5-10-2012 by Ord. No. A-80 (Sec. 2-3-7 of the 1992 Code)]
A.
The Chief shall have general supervision of the Department, subject to this chapter and the bylaws of the Department, and shall be responsible for the personnel and general efficiency of the Department. He shall be the Village Fire Inspector but may designate such duties to another person or firm providing such services.
B.
It shall be the duty of the Chief or ranking officer of the Department to be present at all fires, to have complete command of and entire responsibility for all firefighting operations, to plan the control of the same, to direct the action of the company when they arrive at a fire, to observe that the Department does its duty, to grant leaves of absence at a fire when he may deem it proper and to see that the fire apparatus is kept in proper condition at all times.
C.
He shall enforce all fire prevention ordinances of this Village and state laws and regulations pertaining to fire prevention and shall keep citizens informed of fire prevention methods and on the activities of the Department.