95.500 Powers and duties of chief of fire department -- Hours of work and annual leave of firefighters -- Cities of second class or urban-county governments. - Kentucky Statutes

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95.500 Powers and duties of chief of fire department -- Hours of work and annual leave of firefighters -- Cities of second class or urban-county governments. (1) The chief of the fire department in cities of the second class or urban-county governments, or an officer acting under his authority, shall be present at all fires and
investigate their cause. He may examine witnesses, compel the production of
testimony, administer oaths, make arrests, and enter any building for the purpose of
examination that, in his opinion, is in danger from fires. He shall report his
proceedings to the city legislative body when required. (2) The chief shall direct and control the operations of the members of the fire department in the discharge of their duties. He shall have access to and use of all
cisterns, fireplugs, the waters of the waterworks, and the cisterns of private persons,
for the purpose of extinguishing fires. He shall have the right to examine all
cisterns, and all plugs and pipes of the waterworks, to see that they are in condition
for use in case of fire. He shall have control of all buildings, hose, engines, and
other equipment provided for the fire department. He shall perform such other
duties as the legislative body shall, by ordinance, prescribe. (3) The fire department of each city of the second class or urban-county government shall be divided into three (3) platoons. Each platoon, excluding the chief and the
assistant chief in fire departments in cities of the second class, shall be on duty for
twenty-four (24) consecutive hours, after which the platoon serving twenty-four
(24) hours shall be allowed to remain off duty for forty-eight (48) consecutive
hours, except in cases of dire emergency. The chief of the fire department shall
arrange the schedule of working hours to comply with the provisions of this section.
The pay, rank, or benefits of the members and officers of the fire department shall
not be reduced as a result of this subsection. (4) In each city of the second class or urban-county government, all employees of the fire department shall be given not less than two (2) weeks leave of absence
annually, with full pay. Effective: July 14, 2000
History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 177, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 3, sec. 1. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 248, sec. 13. -- Amended
1962 Ky. Acts ch. 257, sec. 1. -- Amended 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 7, sec. 1. -- Recodified
1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 3142,
3235dd-35.