§ 17.100. Department of Fire and Rescue Services.

(a)

General Provisions. General provisions applicable to this department are set forth in subtitle 2, "Administrative Departments and Offices," of title 6, "County Executive and the Executive Branch," of the Howard County Code.

(b)

Head. The Director of Fire and Rescue Services shall head the Department of Fire and Rescue Services. The Director of Fire and Rescue Services shall also be known as the Fire Chief.

(c)

Qualifications of Director of Fire and Rescue Services. The Director of Fire and Rescue Services shall have the minimum qualifications, experience, and education as established by the Classification Plan of Howard County.

(d)

Duties and Responsibilities:

(1)

The Department of Fire and Rescue Services shall be responsible for the administration of the affairs of the County in:

(i)

Fire suppression and prevention.

(ii)

Fire training.

(iii)

Arson investigation.

(iv)

Rescue services.

(v)

Emergency medical services.

(vi)

Community risk reduction.

(vii)

Fire and safety public education.

(viii)

Plans review for fire safety.

(ix)

Fire Code development and enforcement.

(x)

Hazardous materials mitigation.

(2)

Other duties and responsibilities. The Department of Fire and Rescue Services shall perform such other functions as may be prescribed by directive of the County Executive or by law.

(C.B. 153, 1991; C.B. 83, 2006, § 1; C.B. 8, 2016, § 1; C.B. 10, 2018, § 1)

Editor's note

Section 101 of C.B. 62, 1988, declared the bill effective July 1, 1989.