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- CODE OF ORDINANCES Chapter 22 - FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION ARTICLE II. - VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT suspend any member for refusal or neglect to obey orders pending final action by the fire department members on his discharge or retention. (b) Fire lane citations. The fire chief or a designee of the fire chief shall have the power and authority to enforce the provisions of section 74 -100 (Co6e 1982, § 206.06'; i • The fire chief shall keep in convenient form a complete record of all fires. Such a record shall include the time of the alarm, the location of the fire, the cause of the fire, if known, the type of building, the name of the owner and tenant, the purpose for which the building was occupied, and the value of the building and contents, the name of the members of the department responding to the alarm, and such other information as may be deemed advisable or as may be required from time to time by the council or the state insurance department. (Cocie 1982, § 2106,08 The fire department shall meet at least once each month. Pursuant to the provisions of its bylaws, the department shall meet annually to elect officers. ;Code 1082, § 20(3.10) The fire chief shall hold as many practice drills as necessary to instruct firefighters in approved methods of firefighting and fire prevention. (Code 1982, § 206.12 In the absence or disability of the fire chief, the functions and authority of the fire chief shall be performed by the assistant chiefs, in the order of rank. (Code 1982, § 206,14) i Any ablebodied person 18 years of age or older may be eligible to become a firefighter. Each candidate, before becoming a firefighter, must satisfy certain physical agility requirements and satisfactorily pass a physical examination. (Code 1982, § 20666) �- The compensation of members and officers of the fire department shall be determined by resolution of the council. Elk River, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances Page 2