NY Vill L § 10-1000 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 10 - Fire Department 10-1000 - General Powers of the Board of Fire Commissioners.

§ 10-1000 General powers of the board of fire commissioners. The board   of fire commissioners of a village, subject to the approval of the board   of trustees:1.  Has  the  care, custody and control of all village property of the   fire department.2. May purchase such equipment as is suitable and necessary to prevent   and extinguish fires within the village, or  for  the  purposes  of  any   emergency  and first aid squad organized within the fire department, and   uniforms for all active members of the fire department and keep the same   in good condition and repair.3. May erect and maintain suitable and  necessary  buildings  for  the   fire department.4.  May construct and maintain reservoirs and cisterns and supply them   with water for use at fires.5.  May  adopt  rules  for  the  admission,  suspension,  removal  and   discipline   of   the  members,  officers  and  employees  of  the  fire   department, may  prescribe  their  powers  and  duties,  and  fix  their   compensation not inconsistent with section 10-1018 of this article.6.  May  adopt rules and regulations governing fire companies and fire   departments, prescribing the duties of  the  members  thereof,  and  may   enforce  discipline  and  provide  for public drills, parades, funerals,   inspections and reviews of the village fire department, or  any  company   or unit thereof, within the village or at other places within the state,   any  adjoining  state or in Canada. Such rules and regulations shall not   authorize any member of the board of  fire  commissioners  to  interfere   with  the  duties  of the fire chief or the assistant fire chief at such   times as the fire department or any company or squad thereof is on duty.7.  May  appoint  persons  other  than  members  or  officers  of  the   department  to  take  charge  of  village  property,  and  may fix their   compensation.8. May employ duty or " persons on call,"  to  serve  on  a  part-time   basis  when  necessary,  and  fix  their  duties  and compensation. Such   part-time paid firefighters in the event of injury shall be entitled  to   the  applicable  benefits  provided for such part-time paid firefighters   under section two hundred seven-a of the general municipal  law  and  in   the  event  of  injury  or  death  shall  be  entitled to the applicable   benefits, if any, provided for such part-time  paid  firefighters  under   the  retirement  and  social  security law and the workers' compensation   law.  Persons who are volunteer members of the village  fire  department   may be employed as such part-time paid firefighters, but in the event of   injury,  death, disease, or infection, resulting from services performed   in line of duty as such part-time paid firefighters they  shall  not  be   entitled  to  any  of  the  benefits provided for volunteer firefighters   under the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, or under  any  policy  of   blanket  accident insurance purchased by the village or purchased by the   fire department to cover only volunteer members of such department.9. May inquire into the cause and origin of  fires  occurring  in  the   village and may take testimony in relation thereto.11.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provisions of law to the contrary, a   village may include as part of its budget an appropriation  to  fund  an   annual  firefighters' inspection-dinner for each fire company within the   village.