(a) The fire service of the Virgin Islands shall be under the supervision of the Director, Virgin Islands Fire Service. (b) The organization of the fire service of the Virgin Islands within the Office of the Governor shall be in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Director, Virgin Islands Fire Service and approved […]
The Director of Fire Services shall be responsible for the discipline, good order and proper conduct of the fire service, the enforcement of laws and regulations pertaining thereto and for the care and condition of the hoses, hose carriages, engines and all other property of the fire service. All responsibility for the direction and control […]
(a) The Director of Fire Services shall have absolute control and command at all fires and fire alarms. (b) Whoever violates any legitimate orders of the Director of Fire Services, or his representative, at the scene of a fire shall be fined not more than $50 or imprisoned not more than 30 days, or both.
The Director of Fire Services shall— (1) Prepare and issue, subject to the approval of the Governor, such rules and regulations as are necessary for the efficient operation of the fire service. (2) Prepare and issue rules and regulations governing protection of fire apparatus; fire drills in schools, public buildings, and other places where such […]
All members of the Virgin Islands fire service shall perform such duties as may be required by the Director, Virgin Islands Fire Service. Members of the service shall have the power to prevent all persons not belonging to the service, or not acting under proper authority, from entering any fire station or handling any fire […]
(a) The right of way of the streets, alleys and other public places shall be given to the trucks, fire engines and vehicles of the fire service in all cases when in line of duty. (b) Whoever fails to yield the right of way as provided in subsection (a) shall be fined not more than […]
(a) The Police Commissioner or any representative in command, may prescribe limits in the vicinity of any fire within which no person, excepting those who reside therein, firemen and policemen, and members of the medical service on duty, and those admitted by order of the fire service, shall be entitled to enter. It shall be […]
No person shall be entitled to take away any property in the possession of the fire service saved from any fire until he shall make satisfactory proof of ownership thereof. The Police Commissioner or any of his representatives in command shall have power to cause the removal of any property, whenever it shall become necessary […]
When a fire is in progress the Commissioner of Public Works and the Police Commissioner jointly shall have the power to order any building or buildings that are in close proximity to such fire torn down, blown up, or otherwise demolished, for the sole purpose of checking the conflagration. This authority shall not be exercised […]
Whoever violates any provisions of this chapter or any rule issued pursuant to this chapter shall be fined not more than $ 200, or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both, unless otherwise specifically provided.
