13 MAY] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 849

departments, and for this purpose he should arrange his leave of absence
accordingly. He should normally be available for attendance at fires in
the absence of his deputy or other executive officer, except that it need
not be necessary for him to attend all fires on the first attendance unless
the nature of the call would appear to justify his immediate attendance
and he should make suitable arrangements to be notified of any unusual
occurrence or major fire justifying his presence.

DEPUTY CHIEF FIRE OFFICER

3. In the larger brigades the Deputy Chief Fire Officer should have
   delegated to him by the Chief Fire Officer the direct responsibility for
   supervising the maintenance of stores and supplies; training of the
   brigade, including lectures; maintenance of fire service buildings; the
   testing and maintenance of fire appliances; the provision and regular
   testing of means of communication, fire alarms, telephones, radio; the
   compilation of records of water supplies; inspection and testing of
   hydrants; maintenance of fire statistics; supervision of routine duties of
   personnel; compilation of leave rosters, sickness records, personal records,
   inspections of sub-stations, etc.

In the absence of the Chief Fire Officer, he would automatically take
charge of the brigade and is then invested with the same powers. His
availability should be arranged so that he is on duty in the absence of
the Chief Fire Officer.

THIRD AND FOURTH OFFICERS

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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 con-
   junction 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.

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