Section 28
SEC. 28. Chief of fire department-His powers and duties compensation.-There shall be a chief of the fire department who shall have charge of said department. He shall receive a salary of not exceeding two thousand four hundred pesos per annum. He shall have the following general powers and duties: He may issue supplementary regulations not incompatible with law or general regulations issued by the proper department head of the National Government in accordance with law, for the governance of the fire force. He shall have charge of the fire-engine houses engines, hose carts, hooks and ladders, trucks, and all other fire apparatus. He shall have full police powers in the vicinity fires. He shall have authority to remove or demolish a building or other property whenever it shall become necessary to prevent the spreading of fire or to protect adjacent property. He shall investigate and report to the Mayor upon the origin and cause of all fires occurring within the city He 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. He shall have charge of the city fire alarm service. He shall supervise and regulate the stringing, grounding, and installation of wires for all electrical connection with a view to avoiding conflagrations, interference with public traffic or safety, or the necessary operation of fire department. He shall supervise the manufacture, storage, and use of petroleum, gas, acetylene, gunpowder, and other highly combustible matter and explosives. He shall have such other powers and perform other duties as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.