Common use of Captains Clause in Contracts

Captains. The Captains or any personnel of the Department acting in their capacity shall have command and control of subordinate personnel. They shall have full control of company quarters and shall be held responsible for the maintenance of discipline in their prescribed sphere of authority. It shall be their duty to preserve order and discipline at all times and to require and enforce compliance with rules, regulations and orders of the Department and higher ranking officers. They shall be at their quarters at all times, except when on regular leave of absence, at fires or emergencies, or absent on Department business. They shall always have in quarters a sufficient number of personnel to properly man the apparatus and shall be ready and prepared to perform efficient duty whenever it is required. They shall have full control over their apparatus, buildings, and all other property therein, and will be held responsible for the same. They shall have their quarters ready for public inspection at any reasonable hour of the day. It shall be their duty to see that the apparatus and equipment committed to their care are in good condition and repair, ready for immediate use at all times. They shall keep an accurate account of all property entrusted to their care. Each year, in the month of January, they shall inventory all apparatus, equipment, furniture, supplies and appliances within their jurisdiction and forward a copy to the Office of the Fire Chief. They shall promptly report to the commanding officer upon arriving at a fire or emergency scene. In the absence of a higher ranking officer, they shall assume command until his/her arrival. If the fire or emergency has assumed serious proportions, they shall utilize appropriate resources and direct all operations until a higher ranking officer arrives or the fire or emergency has been extinguished or resolved. They shall report to the Office of the Fire Chief without delay all accidents, collisions, etc., resulting in loss of life or injury to persons, or damage to property, however slight, or other unusual or extraordinary occurrence of any nature, whether happening to personnel or apparatus and equipment of the Fire Department at any time or place, or to any person or property of any kind in connection with the operation of the Fire Department while proceeding to, working at, or returning from fire or emergency scenes, ambulance-rescue calls or any other detail work performed by any personnel, together with such other information as may be pertinent. The names of all witnesses, both Fire Department Personnel and citizens should in all cases be given. They shall report to the Office of the Fire Chief or the Fire Prevention Bureau all matters concerning any and all dangerous buildings or conditions that may come to their attention at fires or otherwise. If, after returning from a fire or emergency scene, or Ambulance-Rescue call, any article, tool or equipment belonging to their company is missing, they shall report the same as directed by the Office of the Fire Chief. They shall also report any articles belonging to other companies that may be in their possession and cause to return the same as soon as possible. They shall permit the trading of duty time for themselves and their subordinates within the following guidelines, policies and procedures contained in ARTICLE 11. Nothing in this policy shall be construed to limit the discretion of the Fire Chief with regard to matters affecting the public health, safety, or general welfare. They shall cooperate in every manner with the Fire Prevention Bureau in assigning personnel to Fire Prevention Activities. Inspection reports shall be reviewed by the Captain after each inspection is completed before being submitted to the Fire Prevention Bureau. They shall observe and inspect all services, repairs, alterations, painting, etc. that are performed in their respective stations and ascertain whether they are completed according to specifications, and forward a report to the Office of the Fire Chief. They shall test all of the hose in their quarters each year and forward a report of condition and inventory of the same to the Office of the Fire Chief each year on the forms provided. They shall not permit any loitering in any Fire Department buildings. They shall assign the personnel in their quarters to various duties for maintaining and keeping clean, various sections of their quarters. They shall post all orders and communications on the bulletin board for a period of at least thirty days and then place the same on file for future reference by personnel of the Fire Department. They shall see that the Flag of the United States of America is displayed on company quarters on the national holidays and/or whenever ordered by the Office of the Fire Chief. They shall prepare such forms as are provided for the purpose of recording full particulars of all fire, emergency, and rescue runs made by apparatus in their station. They shall keep all books or records as the Chief may from time to time require.