7-33-2313. Duties of chief. (1) The chief of every fire department must inquire into the cause of every fire occurring in the town in which he is chief and keep a record thereof. He must aid in the enforcement of all duly enacted fire ordinances, examine buildings in the process of erection, report violations of ordinances relating to prevention or extinguishment of fires and, when directed by the proper authorities, institute prosecutions therefor, and perform such other duties as may be imposed upon him by proper authority. His compensation, if any, must be fixed and paid by the city or town authorities. He must attend all fires, with his badge of office conspicuously displayed. He must prevent injury to, take charge of, and preserve all property rescued from fires and return it to the owner on the payment of the expenses incurred in saving and keeping it. The amount of the expenses, when not agreed to, shall be fixed by a justice of the peace.
     (2) He must devise and formulate or cause to be devised and formulated a course or plan of instruction or training program making available to each regular member of his department not less than 30 hours of instruction per year in matters pertaining to firefighting, and he must supervise the operation of such plan or program.

     History: En. Sec. 3236, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2080, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5147, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5147, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 118, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 157, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2007.