Chapter 8.12 FIRE PREVENTION REGULATIONS
Section 8.12.030 Bureau of fire prevention.
8.12.030 Bureau of fire prevention.
A. The Fire Prevention Code shall be
enforced by the bureau of fire prevention in the fire
department of the city which is established and which shall be operated under the supervision of the
chief of the fire department. The bureau of fire prevention shall be composed of the chief of the fire
department, or his designee, one fire inspector/investigator of the fire department and the fire
marshal.
B. The chief in charge of the bureau
of fire prevention shall be appointed by the mayor of the
city and shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor.
C. The chief of the fire department may
detail such members of the fire department as
inspectors as shall from time to time be necessary. The chief of the fire department shall
recommend to the mayor of the city the employment of technical inspectors.
D. A report of the bureau of fire prevention
shall be made annually and transmitted to the
mayor of the city. It shall contain all proceedings under this code, with such statistics as the chief
of the fire department may wish to include therein or which may be called for by the mayor or
common council. The chief of the fire department shall also recommend any amendments to the
code which, in his judgment, shall be desirable which amendment shall not take effect until
properly acted upon the common council of the city. (Prior code § 8-10)