[Adopted as Sec. 2-3-6 of the 1995 Code]
The Fire Chief shall be appointed pursuant to § 68-1E. He shall be the Village Fire Inspector by virtue of his office.
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. The Chief
shall have general supervision of the Fire Department personnel, apparatus
and equipment, subject to the ordinances of the Village and the Rules
and Regulations of the Department. He may suspend, reduce, suspend
and reduce or remove any officer or member of the Department for neglect
or refusal to perform Department duties, subject to the right of any
member demoted or expelled to appeal to the Public Safety Committee.
B.
It shall be the duty of the Chief to preside at all meetings of the
Department, to call special meetings, to preserve order, to decide
all points of order that may arise and to enforce a rigid observance
of this article and the bylaws.
C.
It shall be the duty of the Chief or ranking officer of the Department
to be present at all fires and emergency medical service incidents,
to have complete command of and entire responsibility for all firefighting
and emergency medical service operations, to plan the control of the
same, to direct the action of the company when he arrives at a fire
or incident, 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.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
D.
He shall enforce all fire prevention ordinances of this Village and
state laws and regulations pertaining to fire prevention and shall
keep citizens informed on fire prevention methods and on the activities
of the Department.
E.
At a time designated by the Village Board, the Chief shall file with
the Village Treasurer a detailed estimate of the appropriations needed
for the operations of the Department during the ensuing fiscal year.
[Amended 11-17-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-6]
F.
He shall perform such other duties as are incumbent on the commanding
officer of the Fire Department.
G.
He shall keep a fire record book of every fire to which the Department
was called and shall enter in such book the locality of fire, time
the alarm was received, the cause of fire, where the fire started,
the cause of delay (if any) in responding, the method of extinguishment
and equipment used, the amount of insurance carried on the building
and contents, the estimated fire loss, the time fire was extinguished,
the names of firefighters responding and general remarks, in accordance
with State of Wisconsin and federal requirements.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
