(1)Director. -(a)The administration of fire service throughout the areas where the Act is in force shall vest with the Director of Fire Service.(b)The Director shall be responsible to the Government for the control and management of the fire-fighting forces, fire prevention wings and appliances. He shall advise the Government in all matters relating to fire-fighting including the advice on licensing of manufacture or storage of commodities under the rules.(c)The Director may issue, without reference to the Government, standing or general orders, on matters of routine or executive instructions or circulars or circular instructions or circular memorandum, provided that he shall not issue an order which relates to a point of law without previous reference to Government.(d)The Director shall be responsible for maintaining strict discipline and the highest possible standards of efficiency in the fire-fighting forces under him. He shall ensure this by making frequent inspections and by keeping in close touch with the Deputy Director, Divisional Officers and Station Fire Officers.(e)The Director may make such disposition of the staff members of the auxiliary force, engines and appliances for the fire stations.(f)The Director shall, subject to such general directions as Government may give, from time to time, appoint staff and shall also take such disciplinary action against them as he considers necessary in accordance with the relevant rules on the subject.(2)Deputy Director. - (a) He shall assist the Director of Fire Service and endeavour to establish and maintain efficiency and discipline, uniformity of procedure and practice and co-operation of Fire Officers and men of the divisions under his region.(b)He shall exercise his powers in the matter of appointment, postings, leave, punishments and appeals, regulate the method of recruitment, pay and allowances, pensions, discipline and conduct of all the subordinate officers under his control as provided for in the statutory rules.(c)He shall conduct periodical inspections, surprise checks of fire stations and other fire service institutions under his control and shall make out inspection reports to the Director.(d)He shall inspect periodically and check, by surprise, the place of factories, multi-storeyed buildings, place of public resort and the places run under fire licence and send reports of inspections to the Director and remarks to the subordinate jurisdiction Fire Officers for follow up actions.(e)He shall take all possible measures to enforce fire precautions in factories, places of public resort, multi-storeyed buildings and the places to which fire licences were issued through his subordinate Fire Officers having the respective jurisdiction.(3)Divisional Fire Officer. - (a) The Divisional Fire Officer shall exercise general supervision and control over all the fire stations in his division.(b)His powers in the matter of appointment, postings and punishments are detailed in the appropriate sections of the manual and in the statutory rules issued by the Government, from time to time, to regulate the method of recruitment, conditions of service, pay and allowances, pension, discipline and conduct of the subordinate officers working under him.(c)He is responsible for the administrative and operational efficiency of all the fire service institutions under him and for all matters relating to their internal economy and management.(d)He shall conduct periodical inspections, surprise checks of fire stations and other fire service institutions under his control and shall make out inspection reports to the Deputy Director.(e)At the close of the week, the Divisional Fire Officer shall submit to the Director through the Deputy Director concerned the weekly report in Form No. 18.(f)While at headquarters or during inspection or visits to other fire stations, the Deputy Director of Fire Service and the Divisional Fire Officers shall, as far as possible, attend fire calls received at the fire station concerned. They may, however, use their discretion in this regard and attend such calls in which their presence will be essential for technical guidance. In the City of [Chennai] [Substituted for the word 'Madras' by the City of Madras (Alteration of Name) Act, 1996.] the Deputy Director, when available, and the Divisional Fire Officer shall attend all major fires involving loss of human lives, whether the fire-fighting operations as such demand the presence of the superior Fire Officers or not.(g)The Divisional Fire Officer shall visit the scene of a major fire after the incident, to make on the spot study to frame his special report or to educate the villages on the need for organising fire fighting squads. If a journey to the fire spot after the occurrence of a major fire is considered unwarranted, the countersigning authority may disallow the travelling allowance claimed for the particular journey by the officer concerned.(4)Divisional Fire Officer, State Training School and State Workshop. - (a) He shall have the direct control over the Tamil Nadu Fire Service, State Training School and State Workshop, [Chennai] [Substituted for the word 'Madras' by the City of Madras (Alteration of Name) Act, 1996 (Tamil Nadu Act 28 of 1996).]. He shall be responsible for the proper administration of the school and workshop. He shall exercise discipline and control over the staff of State Training School and Workshop and is responsible for the disbursement of the pay and allowances of the staff.(b)He shall be personally responsible for the safe custody and proper maintenance and accounting of all Government property attached to the school and workshop. He shall draw up programmes for the various courses of training conducted at the school in accordance with the syllabus prescribed for the respective courses. He shall supervise all the courses of training conducted at the school.(c)He shall take as many lecture classes as possible. He shall arrange for the instructional visit of trainees to industrial establishment and for their training in swimming and underwater rescue work.(d)He shall also carry out any other duty that may be assigned to him by superior officers.(5)Assistant Divisional Fire Officer. - (a) One or more Assistant Divisional Fire Officers shall be attached to each Divisional Fire Officer at the Divisional Headquarters. The Assistant Divisional Fire Officer shall assist the Divisional Fire Officer in executive or operational work including fire prevention. In the absence of the Divisional Fire Officer on camp or on casual or other similar leave, the Assistant Divisional Fire Officer shall attend to all executive or operational matters relating to the operational or executive aspects of the administration requiring immediate attention of the Divisional Fire Officer, he shall arrange to send them to his camp or obtain orders over telephone in emergent cases. He shall not correspond directly or indirectly with any one outside the department.(b)He shall also supervise and control the fire stations in the Division under the directions of the Divisional Fire Officer and attend fire calls responded to by the station where he is available on duty. He shall scrutinise copies of General Diaries received from fire stations and the weekly diaries received from the Station Fire Officers and bring to the notice of the Divisional Fire Officer any defect, irregularity or point of interest or importance noticed in them. He shall also attend to any other duty that may be specifically assigned by the Divisional Fire Officer, such as visit to fire stations, inspection of Government building, places of public resort, trades involving risks from fire, etc. Whenever he makes any inspection under the orders of the Divisional Fire Officer, he shall send a report to such Divisional Fire Officer.(6)Assistant Divisional Fire Officer (Transport). - The Assistant Divisional Fire Officer (Transport) shall be in charge of the Fire Services State Workshop in [Chennai] [Substituted for the word 'Madras' by the City of Madras (Alteration of Name) Act, 1996.]. He shall be responsible for the efficient administration and economical working of the workshop. He shall be consulted on technical matters, like repairs, alterations, replacements and condemnation of fire service appliances and equipments. He shall also be responsible for -(a)the discipline, control and supervision of the workshop staff;(b)the proper allocation and even distribution of work among the staff of the workshop;(c)the proper receipt, safe custody, issue, utilisation and accounting of all stores, spare parts, tools, accessories, etc., and disposal under proper authority, of all surplus, obsolete, unserviceable and condemned articles;(d)correct receipt, safe custody and proper maintenance of the vehicle attached to the workshop and of vehicle received at the workshop for repairs;(e)the satisfactory and prompt execution of all jobs undertaken by the workshop;(f)the avoidance of all wasteful expenditure;(g)the correct maintenance of all the records prescribed in Appendix XII of the Tamil Nadu Fire Service Manual, Volume II and organisation and function of the Fire Service Workshop as detailed in Order Nos. 417 to 446 to the Tamil Nadu Fire Service Manual;(h)testing of stores purchased by the Directorate at [Chennai] [Substituted for the word 'Madras' by the City of Madras (Alteration of Name) Act, 1996 (Tamil Nadu Act 28 of 1996).] and submission of test reports;(i)procurement of spare parts and accessories required;(j)training of Fireman Drivers selected for promotion as Driver Mechanics;(k)any other duties entrusted to him by superior officers, from time to time.(7)Station Fire Officer and Assistant Station Fire Officer. - (1) The Station Fire Officer or the Assistant Station Fire Officer in charge of a fire station of the Tamil Nadu Fire Service shall -(a)be responsible for the efficient working of the fire station and proper maintenance of appliances and equipments under his control and attend all fire calls promptly and efficiently. He shall be assisted by an Assistant Station Fire Officer in his duties;(b)be available and hold himself in readiness for any duty he may be called upon to perform by his superior officers, at any time, and keep his superior officers acquainted with all matters coming to his knowledge, affecting his own fire station or the Fire Services Directorate in general;(c)obey implicitly all orders of his superior officers and extract the strictest obedience and civility from those serving under him, devote whole-hearted attention to his duties, and set an example to his men by sobriety, cleanliness, promptitude, civility and devotion to his duties;(d)take charge and be responsible for all appliances, stores, equipments, etc., issued to the fire station and submit a report to his superior officers as to the correctness or otherwise of such articles taken charge of. He shall submit a requisition to his superior officers for the requirements of their fire station as and when necessary;(e)see that all appliances and equipments are kept clean and in proper working condition showing them properly for immediate use in times of fires and other emergencies without loss of time;(f)instruct and drill all men under his charge in the use and maintenance of fire appliances and equipment;(g)hold a muster parade for the periodical inspection of uniforms, clothing, boots and equipments at least once a month to see that the operational staff in the fire stations keep themselves and their clothing in clean and good condition and to report shortage, if any, to his superior officers;(h)ensure that the roll is called at such time as his superior officer considers most suitable, but it shall be done compulsorily at the time of change over of duties;(i)carry out surprise turn outs at odd hours at least once a month to ensure prompt attention of staff and prompt availability of fire appliances;(j)ensure that the fire station time clock is checked with the clock or time signal at least twice a day at proper intervals;(k)see that the men placed on fire station and sentry duties are properly dressed and are acquainted with their duties;(l)see that the communication system is in proper working condition and send an immediate report to appropriate authority in case of any defect or failure;(m)keep himself and other staff on duty in readiness at all times to receive superior officers and give, if required, an accurate account of all matters connected with the station under his charge;(n)see that the fire pumps in the fire station which have not otherwise worked during a week have water passed through them at least once every week;(o)report at once to the superior officer and the police any damage or casualty that may have occurred as a result of accident;(p)keep himself and his staff acquainted with the water-supply within the area under his charge. In cases, where fire hydrants, fire alarm, underground reservoirs, fire-fighting tube-wells are provided, it shall be his duty to examine, with the help of his staff, those hydrants and water-supply arrangements falling within his jurisdiction periodically as may be fixed, from time to time;(q)keep himself and his staff acquainted with the network of communication system as may be existing in the service;(r)keep himself and his staff acquainted, as far as possible, with the topography of his own and adjoining areas, as well as fire risks in such areas;(s)maintain all registers, log-books, occurrence books, attendance rolls, etc., up-to-date and submit all returns and statements including pay rolls of his staff to his superior officers every month. All fire and special services reports shall be submitted by him within 48 hours of the ' occurrence, Sundays and holidays being excepted;(t)carry out periodical inspection of places involving fire risk;(u)be responsible for all administrative matters relating to the station such as-(i)the proper utilisation and accounting of the permanent advance sanctioned to the station;(ii)the correct preferment of claims against Government account and the safe custody and prompt and proper disbursement of all sums drawn on Government account to the appropriate persons entitled to receive them;(iii)the collection, custody and remittance to the credit of the appropriate head of the Government account all dues to Government such as ambulance receipts, stand-by pumping charges, recovery ordered from personnel, etc.;(iv)the receipts, custody and issue of all items of appliances, equipments, stores and other valuables supplied on Government account and prompt disposal under proper authority of all condemned and unserviceable article;(v)the proper maintenance of all prescribed records and registers;(v)also be responsible for carrying out any other duty, that may be assigned to him by his superior officers;(w)be responsible to see that the standard tests such as weekly, monthly of all fire equipments, appliances, vehicles, hose in the station are carried out as prescribed in Form No.29 (Fire Station Genera) Diary Forwarding Docket) and Form No. 49 (Log-Book) in the Tamil Nadu Fire Service Manual, Volume II and that entries are made in the Station Occurrence Book and Log-Book, etc.(2)It shall be the duty of the Station Fire Officer in charge of Fire Station or, if the Station Fire Officer, is absent from duty, the Assistant Station Fire Officer in charge of the Fire Station for the time being, to receive from the Divisional Fire Officer of his division on the first working day of every month, or any subsequent day on which payment may be made by the latter, pay and allowances or the officers and personnel of the Fire Station in his charge for the officers and personnel of the Fire Station in his charge for the preceding month, and to disburse the amount to those officers and personnel according to the acquittance rolls prepared by the Divisional Fire Officer. For the amount received by him from the Divisional Fire Officer, he shall give a receipt. Any amount not disbursed during the day shall be returned to the Divisional Fire Officer on the next day:Provided that the Station Fire Officer or the Assistant Station Fire Officer disbursing the pay shall be relieved of operational duties during the time taken for disbursement. The Divisional Fire Officer concerned shall so arrange that on the pay day, the Station Fire Officer or the Assistant Station Fire Officer in charge of a Fire Station is assisted by another officer competent to take charge of a fire incident on call. The Station Fire Officer on duty shall exercise control and supervision over the work of the Leading Firemen. He shall report at the fire control room ten minutes before the time scheduled for change over of duties in order to acquaint himself with all matters current and pending of operational and administrative importance. He shall be alert throughout the watch period and shall not leave the control room on any account unless his duties are properly arranged to be looked after during such period by making proper entries in the Fire Control General Diary. He shall be responsible for the efficient working of the fire control and for the allocation of specific duties to each Leading Fireman on duty at the time. He shall ensure that all records and registers are properly maintained and reports and returns due to superior officers are sent correctly and promptly. He shall not allow unauthorised persons to enter the control room. He shall carry out any other duty assigned to him by his superiors.(3)(a)In case of a fire station having a Station Fire Officer and Assistant Station Fire Officer, the former shall be in charge of the station and the latter shall assist him in carrying out the above-mentioned duties.(b)In the absence of the Station Fire Officer, the Assistant Station Fire Officer shall be in charge of a fire station.(8)Station Fire Officer (State Training School). - (a) The Station Fire Officer, State Training School shall assist the Divisional Fire Officers, State Training School in conducting various courses of training as specified in the Order No. 447 of Tamil Nadu Fire Service Manual, Volume I and gives lectures and drills as per the syllabus for various courses of training conducted at State Training School as specified in Appendices III to IX and XI of Tamil Nadu Fire Service Manual, Volume II.(b)He shall accompany the trainees during their instructional tour of industrial establishment. He shall also perform any.other duty that may be assigned to him by the Divisional Fire Officer.(9)Station Officer (Transport). - The Station Officer (Transport) shall be in-charge of the Mobile Repair Squad in the Division. He shall be responsible for the proper maintenance of all vehicles in the division and for the efficient administration and economical working of the Mobile Repair Squad. He shall be consulted on technical matters, like repairs, alterations, replacements and condemnation of fire service appliances and equipments. He shall also be responsible for -(a)the discipline, control and supervision of the Mobile Repair Squad staff under him;(b)the proper allocation and even distribution of work among the staff of the squad;(c)the satisfactory and prompt execution of all jobs entrusted to the squad;(d)the proper receipt, safe custody, issue, utilization and accounting of all stores, spare parts, tools, accessories, etc., and disposal under proper authority of unserviceable and condemned articles;(e)the correct receipt, safe custody and proper maintenance of vehicles entrusted to the squad for repairs;(f)the avoidance of wasteful expenditure;(g)the correct maintenance of all the registers, records and periodicals as prescribed in Order No. 416 of the Tamil Nadu Fire Service Manual, Volume I and prompt submission of all periodical returns;(h)procurement of spare parts, accessories, etc.;(i)training Fireman selected for promotion as Fireman Driver or Fireman Mechanic;(j)any other duty entrusted to him by superior officers.(10)Leading Fireman. - (1) The Leading Fireman of a Fire Service shall -(a)be available at the fire station, to which he is posted, while on duty;(b)obey implicitly all orders of his superior officers and maintaining the strictest obedience and civility among those serving under him;(c)see that the men placed under him on duty are properly dressed and are assigned duties pertaining to the fire station and fire appliances and such other duties that may be incidental to the efficient working of the fire station. He shall also be responsible for maintaining the fire station premises clean and tidy and appliances and equipment in neat and efficient working condition and ready for immediate use;(d)see that all equipments, gears, etc., are properly accounted for and be responsible for the same when in charge of fire appliance or equipment. In case of any loss or damage of articles or equipments, uniform, clothing, etc., he shall immediately report it to his next senior officer;(e)keep his superior officers acquainted with all matters coming to his knowledge affecting the fire station staff or the Fire Services Directorate in general;(f)be responsible for keeping the fire station premises, such as appliance rooms, offices, drill yard, watch rooms, workshop, dormitory, drill tower, hose drying tower, etc., neat and clean by washing, when necessary and keeping appliances, equipment, gears, etc., clean and tidy;(g)keep himself alert to attend to fires, special services like rescue jobs, stand-by duties at exhibitions, fairs, puja pandals, pumping out water from waterlogged areas, tanks or ditches, destroying films, fire drills and removing overhead signboards constituting public danger, etc., in the shortest possible time on the alarm being sounded in and to carry out any order given by an officer in this connection to perform the work promptly;(h)thoroughly inspect the fire appliances for which he shall be responsible and report to the officer in charge of the fire station of having verified the same. The Leading Fireman shall be jointly and severally responsible to the officer in charge of the fire station for the appearances, scrupulous cleanliness of vehicles, polishing and painting of equipment, appliances and vehicles, proper cleaning of the hoses, floors, walls, doors and windows of the premises, garages and drill towers and smoke chamber. Leading Fireman and other ranks accommodated in barracks or dormitory shall, solely, be responsible for the proper cleanliness and orderly arrangement of their personal belongings. They shall also be responsible for the safety of the various fixtures, sanitary and electrical fittings in such premises;(i)carry out any duty when ordered by an officer on the fire ground, to efficiently and promptly extinguish the fire or to perform any reasonable work;(j)check up that the wheels and undercarriages of the fire appliances and vehicles are properly cleaned and are in order;(k)perform round duties at night to pay surprise checks on the sentry, fire station properties and guard rooms and report any discrepancy immediately to the control room and to the officer on duty;(l)respect all officers of the fire station by saluting when on parades and drills and otherwise when called during his duty period by coming to attention;(m)perform parade and drills as per scheduled routine or such other drills as may be ordered by the officer in charge and to attend all kinds of authorised demonstration relating to fire service, in and outside fire station;(n)remain in proper uniform during his duty hours. Both the outgoing and incoming batches shall fall in during change-over of duties in proper uniform;(o)assist the fireman in loading and unloading of petrol containers on and from vehicles at the fire station, scene of fire, places of duty at exhibition, fairs, etc., and also places of storage;(p)be responsible for the writing up of general diary. If he is otherwise busy, it may be entrusted to a Fireman who is conversant with maintaining records. The ultimate responsibility for the correct maintenance of the General Diary shall, however, be that of the Leading Fireman;(q)be responsible for the safe custody of all moneys received by him in the absence of the Station Fire Officer and Assistant Station Fire Officer and the proper handing over of all such moneys to the Station Fire Officer and Assistant Station Fire Officer when he comes to duty at the fire station as laid down in Chapter XXIII of the Tamil Nadu Fire Service Manual, Volume I;(r)be responsible for the proper discharge of any other duty assigned to him by the Station Fire Officer or Assistant Station Fire Officer.(2)The Leading Fireman on duty shall assist the Station Fire Officer in the efficient working at, and maintenance of, the fire control. He shall report at the fire control room ten minutes before the commencement of the shift. He shall be responsible for -(i)the prompt, correct and instantaneous transmission of all incoming fire ambulance or emergency call to the fire station;(ii)the correct recording of all such calls and message received at the fire control room;(iii)the immediate and accurate disposal of all such calls and messages as indicated by the contents;(iv)the recording of the movement of the staff, appliances and equipments, maintenance of the availability and disposition boards in minute-to-minute details;(v)the synchronisation of all station clocks with the local telephone exchange time at every change-over of the station watches and recording the fact of having done so in the Fire Control General Diary;(vi)execution of such other duties as are entrusted to him by the Station Officer. He shall be alert throughout the watch period. While on duty, he shall not leave the fire control room on any account without the specific permission of the Station Fire Officer which, if granted, shall be recorded in the General Diary.(11)Leading Fireman (State Training School). - The Leading Fireman (State Training School) shall be responsible for conducting physical training classes for all trainees. He shall assist the Divisional Fire Officer and the Station Fire Officer in conducting various drills and demonstrations to the trainees. He shall also perform any other duty assigned to him by the Divisional' Fire Officer, or the Station Fire Officer, State Training School.(12)Leading Fireman (Station Telephones). - (1) The duty of Leading Fireman in charge of the Station Telephones shall be responsible for -(i)the correct recording of all calls and messages issued at the Fire Station;(ii)the immediate and accurate disposal of all such calls and the messages as indicated by the contents;(iii)the recording of the movement of the staff, appliances and equipment, maintenance of the availability and disposition boards in minute-to-minute details; and(iv)execution of such other duties as are entrusted to him by superior officers.(2)The Leading Fireman on duty shall be alert throughout the watch period. He shall not quit the Fire Station telephone room on any account, no matter, how brief the absence be unless his duty is properly arranged to be looked after during such period by making proper entries in the Fire Station General Diary. Unauthorised persons shall not be allowed to enter the fire station telephone room.(13)Driver Mechanic (Fire Station). - (a) The Driver Mechanic shall be responsible for the supervision and maintenance of all appliances at his station in accordance with the instructions laid down in Appendix XVIII. He shall do oiling, greasing, correct maintenance of tyre pressure, petrol, water and all oil levels and checking of nuts, bolts, etc. He shall also be responsible for carrying out of all running repairs with the assistance of the Fireman Drivers, if necessary. It shall be his duty to inspect all the units of his station and report to the Station Fire Officer any defect and see that his report is entered in the General Diary. If he can rectify the defect, he shall do it at once. If spare parts are required, he shall immediately inform the Station Fire Officer.(b)He shall also attend all fire calls for which the station appliances are turned out.(c)He shall, when necessary, work as a Fireman Driver. He may be posted on duty during day or night watches at the discretion of the Station Fire Officer.(d)It shall be essentially the duty of the Driver Mechanic to see that all sanctioned appliances attached to the station are kept in perfect working condition at all times. He may be called upon to explain, if there is any breakdown or mechanical trouble in a vehicle, which could normally have been avoided by diligent action on his part.(e)He shall also perform any other duty as are assigned to him by the Station Fire Officer.(14)Driver Mechanic (Workshop and Mobile Repair Squad). - The Driver Mechanic attached to the State Workshop or the Mobile Repair Squad shall be responsible for carrying out efficiently and economically all repairs to vehicles or other items of work entrusted to him by the Assistant Divisional Fire Officer (Transport) in the case of workshop and the Station Officer (Transport) in the case of Mobile Repair Squad. As soon as the job is allotted to him, he shall examine the repairs required and report them to the Assistant Divisional Fire Officer (Transport) or the Station Officer (Transport), as the case may be, along with a list of materials required to complete the job. He shall see that parts of the vehicles are not unnecessarily replaced when they can be repaired. He shall supervise the work of the Fireman Mechanic (and Fireman Labourers in the case of workshop) allotted to him for assistance for particular job. He shall also perform any other duty as may be assigned to him by the Assistant Divisional Fire Officer (Transport) or the Station Officer (Transport), as the case may be.(15)Fireman Driver. - The Fireman Driver of a fire station shall -(a)be available at the Fire Station to which he is posted while on duty;(b)obey implicitly all orders of his superior officers and extract the strictest obedience and civility from those serving under him, if any;(c)be responsible for the proper upkeep and mechanical condition, maintenance of the vehicles and pumps under his charge;(d)start at least twice a day or as may be directed by his superior officers the fire appliances and other vehicles in his charge and check petrol, oil, lubricant, radiator, water-level, lights, brake, etc., to make sure that the same are in serviceable conditions and report the same to the officer on fire station duty and report the defect, if any, immediately to the officer on station duty as laid down in Appendix 18 of the Tamil Nadu Fire Service Manual, 1974.(e)keep an inventory of all articles and equipment under his charge and maintain a record of time at work, mileage, petrol and oil consumption, etc.;(f)attend minor defects of appliances and vehicles at fire station level without sending to workshop;(g)be physically present and render all help to the mechanics while any repair to appliances or vehicle is done in the station;(h)do servicing of the undercarriages and engines of appliances and vehicles on a working day to be decided by the officer in charge for their proper upkeep and maintenance and also fill petrol in the tanks of the vehicles at the fire stations and assist the Fireman in loading and unloading of petrol containers on and from vehicle at the scene of fire or places of duty at exhibitions.Explanations. - "Servicing" means -(i)thorough cleaning of engines or appliances and vehicles including pump side;(ii)pouring of engine oil and lubricants in the engine and pumps;(iii)thorough cleaning of the undercarriage with the help of kerosene oil and by scrapping the stickily, oily coating of the undercarriage after washing of the undercarriage is done;(iv)application of one coat of anti-corrosive paint, as and when required or ordered by superior officer;(v)thorough cleaning and lubrication of grease and oil nipples;(vi)removal of wheels, and papering of corrosions, re-painting and re-fixing;(vii)proper maintenance and upkeep of batteries;(i)perform parade and drills as per the scheduled routine or such other drill as may be ordered by the officer in charge and attend all kinds of authorised demonstrations relating to fire service, in and outside the fire stations;(j)remain in proper uniform during his duty hours. Both the outgoing and incoming batches shall fall in during change-over of duties in proper uniform;(k)carry out any other duty relating to the maintenance, mobility and operation of fire appliances, motor vehicles, pumps or other fire-fighting and rescue gears as may be ordered by his superior officer;(l)respect all officers of the station by saluting when on parades and drills and otherwise when called during his duty period by coming to attention;(m)maintain a log-book in Form 49 as prescribed in the Tamil Nadu Fire Service Manual, Volume II for each motor vehicle engine pump in his charge;(n)report all defects immediately to the Leading Fireman;(o)in the absence of the Driver Mechanic of the station, the Fireman Driver in charge of the unit shall be responsible for carrying out the duties of Driver Mechanics in respect of his units;(p)when the situation warrants, a fireman driver shall also be posted to do the work of a fireman. He shall also perform any other duty assigned to him by the Station Fire Officer.(16)Ambulance Driver. - The Fireman Driver when posted in charge of an ambulance shall be responsible in addition to the duties and responsibilities referred to in Order 148 of the Tamil Nadu Fire Service Manual, Volume I for -(a)the safe loading, transporting and unloading of patients with the help of the ambulance attendant;(b)collection of the charges due towards the call;(c)the correct issue of receipts for moneys collected for service rendered and handing over the collections to the Station Fire Officer; and(d)the proper discharge of any other duty assigned to him by the Station Fire Officer.(17)Fireman Mechanic (Workshop and mobile repair squad). - The Fireman Mechanic shall be responsible for carrying out all the jobs entrusted to him by the Assistant Divisional Fire Officer (Transport) or Station Officer (Transport). He shall assist the Driver Mechanic in carrying out repairs to vehicles. He shall also perform any other duty assigned to him by the Assistant-Divisional Fire Officer (Transport) or Station Officer (Transport), as the case may be.(18)Fireman Labourer. - The Fireman Labourer shall generally be posted to work with or under a Driver Mechanic or a Fireman Mechanic in the workshop and shall be responsible for the execution of any job entrusted to him. He shall also perform any other work allotted to him by the Assistant Divisional Fire Officer (Transport).(19)Fireman. - (1) This category shall consist of Fireman, Fireman Messengers, Fireman Sentries, Fireman Orderlies, Fireman Labourers and Ambulance Attendants. They shall work under the Leading Fireman. The Fireman of a Fire Station shall-(a)be available at the Fire Station, to which he is posted while on duty;(b)obey implicitly all orders of his superior officers and hold himself in readiness to carry out all duties assigned to him by his superior officers promptly and efficiently;(c)keep himself and his quarters, if provided, neat and clean;(d)devote whole-hearted attention to his duties;(e)be an example to others for sobriety, cleanliness, promptitude, civility and devotion to duty;(f)be responsible for keeping the fire station premises, such as appliance rooms, offices, drill yard, watch rooms, workshops, dormitory, drill tower, hose drying tower, etc., neat and clean by washing when necessary and keep the appliances, equipment gears clean and tidy;(g)be alert and keep himself in readiness to attend to fires, special services like rescue calls, stand-by duties at exhibitions, fairs, puja pandals, pumping out water from water-logged areas, tanks or ditches, destroying films, fire drills, removing overhead signboards, constituting public danger, etc., in the shortest possible time on alarm being sounded and carry out any order given by an officer in this connection to perform the work promptly;(h)keep himself acquainted with topography of his own and adjoining areas as well as fire risks in such areas;(i)carry out duties assigned to him, from time to time, and be responsible jointly and severally to the Leading Fireman of the fire unit for the care, appearance and scrupulous cleanliness of the unit and all equipments, correct upkeep, storage and maintenance thereof;(j)carry out proper maintenance and handling of equipments and gears of the vehicles, perform guard duties, workshop duties, control room and watch room duty, Fire Station Officer's office duty and despatch messenger's duty;(k)thoroughly inspect the fire appliances for his work and report to the Leading Fireman of having verified the same. The Fireman shall be jointly and severally responsible to the Leading Fireman of the unit for the appearance and scrupulous cleanliness of the vehicles, polishing and painting of equipments, appliances and vehicles, proper cleaning of the hoses, floors, walls, doors and windows of the premises, garages, drill towers, etc. Fireman and other ranks accommodated in the barracks or dormitory shall be responsible for the proper cleanliness, orderly arrangement of their personal belongings, etc. They shall also be responsible for the safety of the various fixtures and sanitary and electrical fittings in such premises;(l)perform all duties assigned to him by a senior officer in the interest of public service at fire station and fire operational ground;(m)perform parade and drills as per scheduled routine or such other duties as may be ordered by the Officer in charge and attend all kinds of authorised demonstration relating to fire service in the outside fire stations;(n)remain in proper uniform during duty hours. Both the outgoing and incoming batches shall fall in during change-over of duties, in proper uniform;(o)while on fire ground or special job, etc., not leave his post without the permission of an officer and carry out any order given for the prompt extinguishing of the fire or rescue work;(p)respect all officers of the fire station by saluting when on parades and drills and on sentry duty and otherwise when called during his duty period by coming to attention;(q)assist Fireman Driver, during the servicing of the vehicle by removing the wheels and re-fitting the wheels of the fire units and during removal of the batteries from the fire units, re-setting for the purpose of charging and others. He shall also assist the Fireman Driver in checking the charge condition and distilled water level in the battery;(r)load and unload petrol containers on and from vehicles at the fire station, scene of fire, places of duty at exhibitions, fairs, etc., and also places of storage.(2)Fireman when posted as guard or sentry by turn or otherwise as may be deemed fit by the officers in charge of the fire station shall be properly dressed in uniform prescribed in the Order No. 353(c) of the Tamil Nadu Fire Service Manual, Volume I and shall not leave his post until he is duly relieved. While on guard duty, the Fireman shall -(a)guard all properties, fixtures, fittings and other effects both in the fire station premises and station surroundings;(b)see that all persons entering the fire station premises are directed to the officer in charge;(c)be aware and remain alert at all times;(d)control the movement of incoming and out-going vehicles to avoid accident;(e)patrol round the entire premises and surroundings once in every fifteen minutes while on duty;(f)in the case of workshop search all persons leaving the workshop. He shall prevent any authorised article being brought into, or removed from, the workshop;(g)shall report to the persons in charge of the telephone in the workshop the movement of all officers and appliances arriving at and leaving the workshop.
