<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 26-33. - Duties of the fire marshal.</div>
<div class="chunk-content">
            <p class="p0">
               The fire marshal shall have the following duties and authority in fire prevention
               and code enforcement as permitted in G.S. 153A-234, 58-79-20 and 58-79-1, including
               but not limited to:
               
               <p class="incr1">
                  (1)
                  </p>
               		
               <p class="content2">
                  Making fire prevention inspections, including the periodic inspections and reports
                  of school buildings and day care facilities as required by the state fire prevention
                  code.
                  </p>
               		
               
               <p class="incr1">
                  (2)
                  </p>
               		
               <p class="content2">
                  Exercising, as director of the fire prevention division of the department of fire
                  services administration, all duties, powers, and authority express and inherent in
                  that office, including the enforcement of the state fire prevention code.
                  </p>
               		
               
               <p class="incr1">
                  (3)
                  </p>
               		
               <p class="content2">
                  Investigating the cause, origin and circumstances of fires occurring in the unincorporated
                  county in which property has been damaged or destroyed.
                  </p>
               		
               
               <p class="incr1">
                  (4)
                  </p>
               		
               <p class="content2">
                  Formulate a fee schedule for approval by the county manager.
                  </p>
               		
               
            <p class="historynote0">
               (Code 1978, Â§ 8-21; Ord. of 12-3-2001, Â§ A; Ord. of 1-10-2005, Â§ 2)
               </p></div>