Sec. 26-3. - Duty to enforce laws, ordinances, regulations.

(a)

It shall be the duty of the bureau of fire prevention to enforce all laws of the state and ordinances of the town, and all regulations that have or shall be adopted by the town covering the following:

(1)

The prevention of fires.

(2)

The storage of petroleum and petroleum products in bulk, the storage of dangerous chemicals, the storage and use of all other explosive and flammables of whatever name or nature.

(3)

The installation and maintenance of automatic and other fire alarm systems, and fire extinguishing equipment.

(4)

The condition and accessibility of exits in case of fire, from factories, schools, hotels, lodging houses, asylums, hospitals, churches, halls, theatres, amphitheaters, and all other places in which numbers of persons work, live or congregate, from time to time, for any purpose.

(5)

The investigation of the cause, origin, and circumstances of fires.

(b)

The bureau of fire prevention shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as are set forth in other sections of this chapter 26 and as may be conferred and imposed from time to time by law and regulations adopted by said Town of Narragansett. The chief of the fire department may delegate any of his/her powers or duties under this chapter 26 to the Narragansett Fire Marshal.

(Ch. 1080, § 1, 10-19-2020)