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1. Charter
2. Title 1 General Administration
3. Title 2 Government Organization
1. Chapter 2-1 City Council
2. Chapter 2-2 General Administration
3. Chapter 2-3 Boards and Commissions
4. Chapter 2-4 Police Administration
5. »Chapter 2-5 Fire Department
6. Chapter 2-6 Courts and Confinements
7. Chapter 2-7 Code of Conduct
8. Chapter 2-8 Purchasing Procedures
9. Chapter 2-9 Police and Fire Pensions
10. Chapter 2-10 Investment of City Funds
11. Chapter 2 Appendix Council Procedure
4. Title 3 Revenue and Taxation
5. Title 4 Licenses and Permits
6. Title 5 General Offenses
7. Title 6 Health, Safety, and Sanitation
8. Title 7 Regulation of Vehicles, Pedestrians, and Parking
9. Title 8 Parks, Open Space, Streets, and Public Ways
10. Title 9 Land Use Regulation
11. Title 10 Structures
12. Title 11 Utilities and Airport
13. Title 12 Human Rights
14. Title 13 Elections and Campaign Disclosures and Activities
15. Title 14 Arts
16. Index
17. Ordinances Pending Codification

Page Contents

• 2-5-1 Legislative Intent
• 2-5-2 Authority of Fire Department
• 2-5-3 Rules and Regulations
• 2-5-4 Identification Card for Firefighters
• 2-5-5 Powers and Duties of Fire Chief

Chapter 2-5: Fire Department²⁵

2-5-1 Legislative Intent.

The purpose of this chapter is to define the duties and powers of the fire department and the fire chief and prescribe citizen responsibilities regarding fire abatement.

2-5-2 Authority of Fire Department.

The responsibilities of the city fire department include without limitation: the suppression or extinguishment of fires, the provision of rescue and emergency medical services, the provision of fire inspection and fire prevention services, the management of hazardous substance incidents as defined by state law,²⁶ and the planning or response to public disasters and emergencies, including, without limitation, windstorms and flooding.

(Ordinance No. 4879 (1985))

2-5-3 Rules and Regulations.

The city manager may make such rules and regulations for the management of the fire department as the manager deems necessary.

2-5-4 Identification Card for Firefighters.

(a) The city manager shall issue an identification card to each city firefighter before the firefighter commences official duties, which identifies the holder as a currently employed city firefighter.

(b) No person shall act as a member of the fire department until such person has been appointed and qualified and unless such person carries a valid and effective identification card.

2-5-5 Powers and Duties of Fire Chief.

(a) The city fire chief has the following powers:

(1) To demand reasonable assistance from any person present to suppress or extinguish fires;

(2) To order any person away from the scene of an emergency or fire;

(3) To delineate restricted areas around the scene of an emergency or fire for the purpose of prohibiting unauthorized persons from access to such areas;

(4) To arrest any person violating any order of the chief or a firefighter designated pursuant to paragraph (a)(5) of this section; and

(5) To delegate any of the chief's powers to firefighters.

(b) The fire chief has the following additional duties:

(1) To keep such records as the city manager may require; and

(2) To make such reports of any matters connected with the fire department that the manager may request.

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²⁵ Adopted by Ordinance No. 4679. Derived from Ordinance nos. 1734, 1932, 3882, 1925 Code.

²⁶ 29-22-101 through 109, C.R.S.

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