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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.

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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 <br>investigate their cause. He may examine witnesses, compel the production of <br>testimony, administer oaths, make arrests, and enter any building for the purpose of <br>examination that, in his opinion, is in danger from fires. He shall report his <br>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 <br>cisterns, fireplugs, the waters of the waterworks, and the cisterns of private persons, <br>for the purpose of extinguishing fires. He shall have the right to examine all <br>cisterns, and all plugs and pipes of the waterworks, to see that they are in condition <br>for use in case of fire. He shall have control of all buildings, hose, engines, and <br>other equipment provided for the fire department. He shall perform such other <br>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 <br>assistant chief in fire departments in cities of the second class, shall be on duty for <br>twenty-four (24) consecutive hours, after which the platoon serving twenty-four <br>(24) hours shall be allowed to remain off duty for forty-eight (48) consecutive <br>hours, except in cases of dire emergency. The chief of the fire department shall <br>arrange the schedule of working hours to comply with the provisions of this section. <br>The pay, rank, or benefits of the members and officers of the fire department shall <br>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 <br>annually, with full pay. Effective: July 14, 2000 <br>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 <br>1962 Ky. Acts ch. 257, sec. 1. -- Amended 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 7, sec. 1. -- Recodified <br>1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 3142, <br>3235dd-35.