(1) Every employee, appointed to the Fire and Emergency Service shall receive a certificate under the seal and signature of the Director and thereupon such person shall have the powers, functions and privileges of an employee of the Fire and Emergency Service under this Regulation.
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(2) The certificate received under sub-section (1) shall cease to have effect when the person named therein ceased for any reason to be an employee of the Fire and Emergency Service and on his ceasing to be such employee, he shall forthwith surrender the certificate to any fire officer empowered by the Director to receive the same.
(3) A certificate referred to in sub-section (1) shall become null and void or remain inoperative during the period such person is suspended from the Fire and Emergency Service.
12. Whenever, it appears to the Government that it is necessary or expedient to augment the Fire and Emergency Service, it may raise an auxiliary service by enrolment of volunteers for such area on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed.
13. The powers, functions and privileges vested in a Fire Officer shall remain suspended while such Fire Officer is under suspension from office:
Provided that notwithstanding such suspension, such person shall continue to be subject to the control of same authorities to which he would have been if he had not been under suspension.
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14. The Fire Officer shall ensure the timely turnouts of fire units to respond to fire and emergency related calls in accordance with such Standard Operating Procedures as may be determined by the Government.
15. The Fire Officer shall ensure deployment of the Fire and Emergency Service resources, equipment and fire personnel at stand-by duties during any fire response or any other emergency as may be prescribed.
16. The Fire Officer shall ensure planning, organising and staff deployment of the staff and ensure regular monitoring of the fire or emergency site.