2.44.020 Duties.
A. It shall be the duty of the officers of the bureau of fire prevention to enforce all laws and ordinances of the state, county and city, covering the following:
1. The prevention of fires;
2. The storage and use of explosives and flammables;
3. The installation and maintenance of automatic and other fire alarm systems, and fire extinguishing equipment;
4. The maintenance and regulation of fire escapes;
5. The means and adequacy of exit in case of fire, from factories, schools, hotels, lodging houses, asylums, hospitals, churches, halls, theatres, amphitheaters and all other places in which numbers of persons work, live, or congregate, from time to time, for any purpose;
6. The investigation of the cause, origin and circumstances of fires;
7. The investigation of building especially susceptible to fire;
8. The investigation of hazardous occupancies.
B. They shall have other powers and perform such other duties as are set forth in other sections of this chapter and as may be conferred and imposed from time to time by law. Furthermore, they shall have power to act and do whatever may be deemed necessary for the safety and protection of the citizens from fire hazards. The chief of the fire department may delegate any of his powers or duties under this chapter to the head of the bureau of fire prevention.