Sec. 1.
The council of any city shall have power to enact such ordinances and establish and enforce such regulations as they shall deem necessary to guard against the occurrence of fires, and to protect the property and persons of the citizens against damage and accident resulting therefrom; and for this purpose to establish and maintain a fire department; to organize and maintain fire companies; to employ and appoint firemen; to make and establish rules and regulations for the government of the department, the employes, firemen and officers thereof; and for the care and management of the engines, apparatus, property and buildings pertaining to the department; and prescribing the powers and duties of such employes, firemen and officers.
History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3277 ;-- CL 1915, 3199 ;-- CL 1929, 2123 ;-- CL 1948, 109.1
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities
Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20)
215-1895-XXIX - Chapter XXIX Fire Department. (109.1...109.12)
Section 109.1 - Fire Protection; Ordinances and Regulations; Fire Department, Establishment.
Section 109.2 - Fire Equipment; Water Supply.
Section 109.4 - Fire Chief; Duties; Assistants.
Section 109.5 - Fire Chief; Power to Command Aid at Fire; Refusal, Penalty.
Section 109.6 - Fire Wardens; Appointment, Duties.
Section 109.7 - Fire Ordinances; Limits on Wooden Structures, Construction, Regulation; Escapes.
Section 109.8 - Trades Within Certain Districts Prohibited; Combustibles, Regulation.
Section 109.9 - Prohibited Structure; Nuisance, Abatement.
Section 109.10 - Compensation of Officers, Fire Fighters, and Employees; Compensation for Injuries.
Section 109.11 - Destruction of Buildings at Fires; Damages, Settlement; Jury Trial.