Government, New York City, New York State and Federal; A Simple Abstract of Essentials, Especially Prepared for Civil Service Examinations, Including 200 Ques. & ANS. ... (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...Fire Bureau (Chief of Department) and the Chief of Fire Prevention are directly responsible to the Fire Commissioner. The Fire Prevention Law which went into effect in November, 1911, greatly enlarged the powers of the Fire. Commissioner by giving him power to ENFORCE all laws and ordinances in respect to: (1) Prevention of fires; (2) storage, sale, transportation and use of combustibles, chemicals and explosives; (3) installation and maintenance of automatic and other fire alarm systems and fire extinguishing equipment; (4) the means and adequacy of exit from all buildings, vessels and places where numbers of persons work, live or congregate (except tenement houses); (5) the investigation of the causes of fires and the suppression of arson. The Fire Commissioner through his subordinates has power (1) to inspect any building, vessel or place in Greater New York; (2) to order the remedying of any condition in any building or vessel or place (except tenement houses, these being under the jurisdiction of the Tenement House Commissioner), which is in violation of any law or ordinance in respect to fires or fire prevention (except the Tenement House Law); (3) to require the installation in any building, as required by law or ordinance, of fire alarm systems, extinguishing equipment or safe means of exit; (4) to require any unsafe building to be vacated or condemned; (5) to remove from a dock any vessel considered to be a menace; (6) to take proceedings for the enforcement of any order not complied with. The Commissioner, or any authorized subordinate, may enter any building at any reasonable hour to make inspection. There is a FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH BUREAU located at Fire Headquarters. All alarms register in this bureau and are sent out from this bureau by electri...