Section 6(19) in Tamil Nadu Fire Service Rules, 1990
(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.
