Section 6(2) in Tamil Nadu Fire Service Rules, 1990
(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.
