Section 6(15) in Tamil Nadu Fire Service Rules, 1990
(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.
