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<br />4. The maintenance and regulation of fire escapes;
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<br />The means and adequacy of exit in case of fire, from
<br />factories, schools, hotels, lodging houses, asylums,
<br />hospitals, churches, halls, theaters, amphitheaters, and
<br />all other places in which numbers of persons work, live,
<br />or congregate, from time to time, for any purpose;
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<br />6. The investigation of the cause, origin, and
<br /> circumstances of fires;
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<br />7. The maintenancelof fire cause and loss records.
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<br /> They shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as are
<br />set forth in other sections of this ordinance, and as may be conferred and
<br />imposed from time to time by law.
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<br />Section 5. The Fire Marshal shall prepare instructions for the Bureau of Fire
<br />Prevention and forms for their use in the reports required by this ordinance.
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<br />Section 6. The Fire Marshal and/or the senior fire officer at a fire emergency
<br />shall investigate the cause, origin, and circumstances of every fire occurring
<br />in Cabarrus County and, so far as possible, shall determine whether the fire is
<br />the result of carelessness or design.
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<br /> As prescribed by The Cabarrus County Fire Protection Ordinance the fire
<br />investigation shall be initiated by the senior fire officer and the Fire
<br />Marshal should be notified if evidence tends to show the fire to be incendiary
<br />or if persons are injured or killed. The Fire Marshal may be called to investi-
<br />gate the fire if the senior officer is unable to determine the fire cause.
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<br />Section 7. Before permits may be issued as required by this Code, the Fire
<br />Marshal or the Fire Marshal's assistants shall inspect and approve the recep-
<br />tacles, processes, vehicles, buildings, or storage places to be used for any
<br />such purposes.
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<br />Section 8. The Fire Marshal shall inspect or cause to be inspected all
<br />premises on a periodic basis, and shall make such orders as may be necessary
<br />for the enforcement of the laws and ordinances governing the same and for
<br />safeguarding of life and property from fire.
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<br />Section 9. Whenever any inspector, as defined above, shall find in any
<br />building, or upon any premises or other places, combustible or explosive matter
<br />or dangerous accumulations of rubbish or unnecessary accumulation of waste
<br />paper, boxes, shavings, or any highly flammable materials especially liable to
<br />fire, and which is so situated as to endanger property; or shall find obstruc-
<br />tions to or on fire escapes, stairs, passageways, doors, or windows, liable to
<br />interfere with the operations of the fire department or egress of occupants in
<br />case of fire, the inspector shall order the same to be removed or remedied, and
<br />such order shall forthwith be complied with by the owner or occupant of such
<br />premises or buildings.
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<br /> Any owner or occupant failing to comply with such order within a reason-
<br />able period after the service of the said order shall be liable to penalties
<br />as hereinafter provided.
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<br /> The service of any such order may be made upon the occupant of the
<br />premises to whom it is directed, either by delivering a copy of same to such
<br />occupant personally, or leaving it with any person in charge of the premises,
<br />or, in case no such person is found upon the premises, by affixing a copy
<br />thereof in a conspicuous place on the door to the entrance of said premises.
<br />Whenever it may be necessary to serve such an order upon the owner of premises,
<br />such order may be served either by delivering to and leaving with the said
<br />person a copy of the said order, or, if such owner is absent from the juris-
<br />diction of the officer making the order, by mailing such copy by certified
<br />mail to the owner's last known post office address.
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<br />Section 10. The Fire Marshal shall compile and keep a record of all fires and
<br />of all the facts concerning the same, including injuries, deaths, rescue of
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