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<br />Alr1 CRDINAIITCE ESTABLIBrHING A BUtEAU ()F FIRE PREVENTION FCR THE CITY OF PARIS, FCR
<br />THE PUi.P06E UF FIRE PRSVENTION, Ul'ON THE TFRNS AND CONDITIONS HEREINAFTER. MENTIONID,
<br />PRO'vIDING FCR THE REGULATION THEREOF, PROVIDING FOR 4FFICERS THEREFCR, AND DEFINING
<br />THEIR POWER.S AND DUTIES, AAID PRCJVIDING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH AIITHCRITY TO REGtTLATE
<br />THE STCRAGE AND tSE OF,,FLAMMABLE, AND E%PLOSNE MATE?.IALS.. AND DECLAKING AN EMEN.GENCY.
<br />Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Parias
<br />Section 1. A Bureau of Fire Prevention in the Fire Department of the City oP
<br />Paria, ia hereby established xhich shall be operated under the auperviaion oP the Chief
<br />oP the Fire Department.
<br />The Chief of the Fire Department shall deaignete an officer of the Fire Department
<br />as Fire Marshal of the Buresu of Fire Prevention, F►ho shall hold thie oPPiee at the
<br />pleasure of the Chief of the Fire Department.
<br />The Chief of the Fire Department msy also deaignate auch number og Aasiatant
<br />Fire Mnrahals as shall Prom time to time be authorized by the City Council.
<br />3ECTION 2. It shall ba the duty of the officers of the Bureau oP Fire Prevantioa
<br />to enforce all lawe and ordinances of the State, County and City, covering the f ollowl.ng:
<br />1. The preventian of f irea;
<br />2. The storage and use of exploaives and Plammablea;
<br />3. The installation and maintenance of automatic and other fire alarm
<br />systezns, and fire extinguishing equipment;
<br />4. The maintenance and regulation of fire escapes;
<br />5. The meane and adequacy of exit in case of fire, From factories, schools,
<br />hotela, lodging hou$es, asylums, hospitala, churches, halls, theatres,
<br />amphitheatres, and all other places in which numbera of peraons work,
<br />live or congregate, From time to time, for ar~y pur;oose;
<br />6. The investigation of the cause, origin, anci circumstances of Piree.
<br />They shall have auch other powere and perform such other d uties as are set forth
<br />in other seetions of this ordinance, and a9 may be conferred and imposed from time to
<br />time by law. The Ghief of the Fire Department may delegate any of his porere or duties
<br />under this ordinance to the Fire Marahal.
<br />SECTION 3. It shall be the d uty of the ChieF of the Fire Depsrtment to innestigate
<br />and to recommend to the city council such additional ordinances, or amendments to ex-
<br />iating ordinances, aa he may ddem necessary for safeguarding life and proparty against
<br />fire.
<br />SECTIUN 4. The Chief of the Fire Depar.tmsnt shall prepare instruetiona for the
<br />Fire Marshal and. his Assisteatevand forms for their use in the reports required by
<br />this ordinance.
<br />SECTION 5. The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall investigate the cause, origin
<br />and cireumstances of every f ire oecurting in the city by which property haa been
<br />destroyad or damaged and, ao far as poaeible, shall determine whether the Pire ia the
<br />result of careleeeness or design. Such inveatigationa shall begin immediately upon
<br />the oceurrence oP aueh a fire, by the Assiatant in whose district the £ire occura,,
<br />and if it appeara to the officer making such an inveatigation, that such fire is of
<br />auapicioua origin, the ChieP of the Fire Department shall be immedistely notified of
<br />the fact; ha shall take charge imanadiately of the phyaical evidence, shall notify the
<br />pr.oper authoritias designated by lau to puraue the investigation of Such mattera, and
<br />shall further coop-rate Wi.th the authoritisa in the collection of evidence and in the
<br />proaecution of the case. Ebery fire shall be reported in writing to the Bureau of
<br />Fire Prevention within two days after the occurrence of the same, by the officer ia
<br />whose jrarisdietion such a fire has occurred. Such report shall be in such Porm aa
<br />shall be prescribed by the Chief of the Fire Depar.tment, and shall eontai n a statement
<br />of all Pacta relating to the cauge, origin snd circumstances of 9uch Pire, the extent
<br />of the damage thereof, and the insuranee upon such property, and such other information
<br />ga may be required.
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