South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts103—Fire control officers
(1) The Chief Officer
may, on his or her initiative or at the request of a council, appoint a person
as a fire control officer for a designated area of the State (whether inside
or outside a council area).
(2) Before the
Chief Officer on his or her own initiative appoints a person as a
fire control officer for a designated area of the State that is inside (or
partially inside) a council area, the Chief Officer must consult with the
council in relation to the proposed appointment.
(3) The functions of a
fire control officer are—
(a) to
assist in the preparation of fire prevention plans for the designated area;
(b) to
take steps to protect property in the designated area from fire and to prevent
the outbreak and spread of fire in the designated area;
(c) to
fight any fire, or to act in any other emergency, until an SACFS brigade
arrives;
(d) to
carry out any other function assigned by the Chief Officer.
(4) Subject to any
limitation determined by the Chief Officer, a fire control officer may,
pending the arrival of an SACFS brigade, for the purpose of fire-fighting or
for the purpose of protecting life, property or the environment in any other
emergency, exercise the powers of an officer of SACFS under this Act.
(5) The Chief Officer
may, as the Chief Officer thinks fit, terminate the appointment of a person as
a fire control officer.