THIRD AND FOURTH OFFICERS

20. In those large brigades where such officer ranks are employed,
    the amount of administrative work and supervision of the brigade would
    necessitate some of the responsibilities devolving on the Deputy Chief
    Fire Officer being allocated to each as particular references placed in
    their charge. These officers, according to their respective status, would
    deputize for their seniors and their leave of absence should be arranged
    so that one is constantly available for that purpose. Such officers should
    be attached to headquarters station to enable them to be fully employed
    on administrative duties in addition to their operational responsibilities.

SENIOR STATION OFFICER

21. It is considered that officers of this rank are only justifiable in
    large stations where more than one station officer is employed or for
    specific duties such as fire prevention where the responsibilities and duties
    are considered in excess of a Station Officer's normal responsibility and
    duties. A Senior Station Officer in the chain of command would take
    charge over all ranks subordinate to him and should normally supervise
    the day to day routine management of the station and personnel as well
    as the drill and training in those brigades not employing a Third or
    Fourth Officer. The Senior Station Officer would deputize in command
    of the brigade in the absence of a senior officer.

STATION OFFICER

22. The Station Officer would normally have direct charge of the
    day to day work of the station, and only in headquarters stations or
    substations with more than one first attendance appliance should more
    than one Station Officer be employed. He should ride in charge of
    the first attendance appliance to all calls, arrange and supervise the
    manning of the watch-room, order the necessary response of appliances
    to calls as received, supervise the routine work of the personnel, and
    be directly responsible to his senior officers for the maintenance and
    cleanliness of all appliances at his station. The rank of Station Officer
    might also be considered the appropriate rank for officers in charge of
    specific departments as, for example, brigade stores or workshops in
    a brigade of the A and B categories or for fire-prevention duties in
    the brigades of B and C categories.

SUB-OFFICERS

23. The number of Sub-officers should be related to the number of
    first attendance appliances to ensure that one is available to ride on
    all such appliances and, in particular, to deputize for the Station
    Officer or a Senior Officer who normally rides on a first attendance
    appliance. He would also deputize in charge of the station and carry
    out the Station Officer's duties in his absence. He should assist the
    Station Officer in the supervision of routine duties of the personnel
    and act as duty officer outside normal working routine hours in conjunction
    with the available station officers. In the larger brigades the
    Sub-officers should, for experience, be given supervisory duties in the
    various departments of the brigade, for example, hose maintenance
    and repair, stores, workshops, communication section, fire prevention
    and the brigade office, as part of their training for senior rank.

GENERAL

24. It is considered that all Station Officers and Sub-officers should
    at some part of their service, serve in the brigade office or take over
    portions of the administrative work such as the maintenance of records,
    compilation of pay sheets, preparation of reports, routine correspondence,
    and general administrative duties to fit themselves for senior
    rank, so that when appointed to such ranks, they are fully experienced
    and capable of controlling and managing a brigade.

FIRE BRIGADESMEN

25. It is considered that not more than twenty-five hours in any
    working week is the maximum routine hours required in brigades from
    each fireman to enable the routine duties other than fire-fighting to be
    satisfactorily carried out. For this purpose it would appear convenient
    to arrange these hours so that routine work can cease at a convenient
    time in the afternoon except for any special work such as would be
    required in recommissioning the appliances and station as a result of
    fires occurring outside routine working hours. Normally this should
    not be required except after a fire or break-down of any essential
    brigade equipment. Where any such duty is performed outside routine
    working hours, which would necessitate personnel being engaged for
    any inordinate length of time, consideration should be given to suitable
    recompense or an adjustment made of the routine hours of the
    personnel concerned.