(a) To protect and preserve the village property and apparatus of the
fire department.
(b) To prevent danger from fires and to protect property exposed to
destruction or injury by fire.
(c) To provide for pulling down, blowing up and the removal of
buildings and property to arrest the progress of fires or extinguish the
same.
(d) To provide for the installation of yard hydrant systems connected
with the public water supply system in accessible locations on private
property for the protection of multiple residences enumerated in the
multiple residence law where the possibility of a serious fire hazard is
determined by the board to exist.
Structure New York Laws
10-1000 - General Powers of the Board of Fire Commissioners.
10-1002 - Rules and Regulations.
10-1004 - Organization of Companies.
10-1006 - Volunteer Members of Village Fire Companies.
10-1008 - Incorporation of Fire Department.
10-1010 - Election of Company Officers and Delegates.
10-1012 - Chief and Assistant Chiefs.
10-1014 - Council of Fire Department.
10-1016 - Annual Meeting of Fire Department.
10-1018 - Duties of Chief and Assistants.
10-1020 - Abolition of Fire Department; Employment of Paid Firefighters.