§ 14-47. Duties of Assistant Chiefs and others.

(a)

It shall be the duty of each Assistant Chief to assist the Fire Chief in the discharge of his duties, to be present at all fires during his tour of duty and to receive, communicate and cause to be executed all of the orders given by the Chief at the scene of a fire.

(b)

In the absence of the Chief from the scene of a fire, his powers and duties shall devolve upon, first, the Assistant Chief on tour of duty at the time of the fire; second, the Assistant Chief responding from the off-shift; and third, the senior officer on tour of duty of the regular department who is present at the scene of a fire.

(c)

In addition to his regular duties as Assistant Chief, he shall also be a Deputy Fire Marshal, and when the Fire Marshal is lawfully absent and he is assigned by the Fire Chief he shall assume all the duties and responsibilities of the Fire Marshal.

(Code 1961, § 8-14; Ord. No. 57, 1-4-1966)