Powers and duties of chief of fire department.
Section 69
SEC. 69. Powers and duties of chief of fire department.—The chief of police shall be the chief of the fire department who shall have charge of the management and control of all matters relating to the administration of said department, and the organization, government, discipline and disposition of the fire force: shall have charge of fire-engine houses, fire-engines, hose carts, hooks and ladders, trucks and all other fire apparatus; shall have full police powers in the vicinity of fires, shall have authority to remove any building or other property whenever it shall become necessary to prevent the spreading of fire or to protect adjacent property; shall investigate and report to the Mayor upon the origin and cause of all fires occurring within the city; shall inspect all buildings erected or under construction or repair within the city and determine whether they provide sufficient protection against fire and comply with the ordinances relating thereto; shall have charge of the city telegraph, telephone and fire alarm service; shall supervise and regulate the stringing, grounding, and installation of wires for all electrical connections with a view to avoiding conflagrations, interference with public traffic or safety, or the necessary operations of the fire department; shall supervise and regulate the manufacture, storage, and use of petroleum, gas, acetylene, gunpowder, and other highly combustible matter and explosive; and shall see that all ordinances relating to those subjects or any of them, are enforced.