Appointment of Fire Marshal
2. (1) There shall be an officer to be known as the Fire Marshal, who shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. Deputy Fire Marshal (2) There shall be an officer to be known as the Deputy Fire Marshal, who shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council and who shall act in the stead of the Fire Marshal in the absence of or during the illness or incapacity of the Fire Marshal, or in the case of a vacancy in the office, and who, when so acting, has all the power and authority of the Fire Marshal, and who shall exercise the powers and perform the duties for the prevention or investigation of fire or the protection of life and property from fire that the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers expedient or that are prescribed by the regulations. District deputy fire marshals (3) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint the number of persons that the Lieutenant Govenor in Council considers necessary to be district deputy fire marshals, who shall, subject to the regulations and the direction and control of the Fire Marshal, possess the powers to perform the duties of the Fire Marshal in the respective localities for which they are appointed. Inspectors, appointment (4) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint inspectors who, under the direction of the Fire Marshal, shall investigate the cause, origin and circumstances of fires occurring in Ontario and perform such other duties as are provided by this Act and the regulations, and while so acting every inspector is subject to the regulations and possesses the same powers as the Fire Marshal. Fire services instructors (5) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint fire services instructors who, under the direction of the Fire Marshal, shall assist in the organization and training of municipal fire departments and in the development of other fire prevention programs and shall perform such other duties as are imposed by this Act or the regulations. Officers and assistants (6) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may also appoint such officers, clerks and servants as are considered necessary for carrying out and enforcing this or any other Act of Ontario relating to the prevention and investigation of fire, and the regulations. Salaries (7) The Fire Marshal, Deputy Fire Marshal, district deputy fire marshals, inspectors and other officers, clerks and servants shall receive such salaries or other remuneration as is fixed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. Salaries and expenses, how payable (8) The salaries and other remuneration and the expenses incurred in investigations and in the exercise of the powers and duties conferred and imposed upon the officers and assistants to the Fire Marshal or other persons in the prevention or investigation of fires, and generally all expenses incurred in carrying out this Act and the regulations are payable out of the moneys that are appropriated by the Legislature for salaries and expenses under this Act. Grant to fire prevention associations (9) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may direct the payment out of the appropriation made by the Legislature for salaries and expenses in connection with this Act of a grant to any association or league or society organized for the purpose of fire prevention, and such a grant may be subject to such terms and conditions as the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers proper. R.S.O. 1990, c. F.17, s. 2.