Section 160A-292 - Duties of fire chief(a) Where not otherwise prescribed, the duties of the fire chief shall be to preserve and care for fire apparatus, have charge of fighting and extinguishing fires and training the fire department, seek out and have corrected all places and conditions dangerous to the safety of the city and its citizens from fire, and make annual reports to the council concerning these duties. If these duties include State Building Code enforcement, they shall follow the provisions as defined in G.S. 143-151.13.(b) The fire chief, or the fire chief's designee, shall obtain a criminal history record check for an applicant over the age of 18 prior to offering that applicant a paid or volunteer position with the fire department. The criminal history record check shall be conducted and evaluated as provided in G.S. 143B-943, or, if an applicant has been a resident of North Carolina for over five years and reports no charges or convictions on the application, the record check requirement of this section may be conducted through the county clerk of court or a third-party vendor.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-292
Amended by 2024 N.C. Sess. Laws 29,s. 12.3, eff. 7/2/2024, applicable to applications submitted on or after that date.Amended by 2023 N.C. Sess. Laws 134,s. 19F.4-v, eff. 12/1/2023, applicable to criminal history checks requested, expunction petitions filed, and fees collected on or after that date.Amended by 2023 N.C. Sess. Laws 104,s. 4, eff. 7/21/2023, applicable to applications submitted and current members serving on or after that date.Amended by 2022 N.C. Sess. Laws 8, s. 3-d, eff. 6/14/2022. 1969 , c. 1065, s. 3; 1971 , c. 698, s. 1; 1989 , c. 681, s. 13.