7-33-4105. Appointment of chief engineer of fire department. (1) The council of any city or town where there is no paid fire department may appoint a chief engineer of the fire department:
(a) to manage and control the fire engines and apparatus furnished by the city or town for the extinguishing and the prevention of fires;
(b) to superintend and direct all fire companies; and
(c) to examine and inspect all buildings, chimneys, flues, and boilers and other things within the city or town and require the same to be put in a safe condition or removed if liable to cause fire.
(2) In case a paid fire department is established in any city or town, the council may by ordinance provide for the maintenance of the same and the employment of the officers and employees thereof.
History: En. Sec. 4816, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3325, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5140, R.C.M. 1921, re-en. Sec. 5140, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1940.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Part 41. Municipal Fire Departments
7-33-4101. Fire protection services
7-33-4102. Applicability of part
7-33-4103. Composition of fire department
7-33-4104. Duties of chief and assistant chief of fire department
7-33-4105. Appointment of chief engineer of fire department
7-33-4106. Appointment of firefighters
7-33-4107. Qualifications of firefighters
7-33-4108. Physical examination
7-33-4110. Volunteer companies not affected
7-33-4112. Mutual aid agreements -- request if no agreement exists -- definitions
7-33-4113. Personnel of fire department not considered municipal officers
7-33-4116. through 7-33-4120 reserved
7-33-4121. Rules governing employment in fire departments
7-33-4122. Term of appointment of firefighters -- probationary period
7-33-4123. Authority to suspend firefighters
7-33-4124. Suspension procedure
7-33-4125. Reduction and subsequent increase in number of firefighters based on seniority
7-33-4127. Compensation of fire department personnel
7-33-4128. Minimum wages of firefighters in cities of first and second class
7-33-4130. Group insurance for firefighters -- funding
7-33-4131. Firefighter's rights in event of city-county consolidation
7-33-4133. Payment of partial salary to firefighter injured in performance of duty