All messages received at the Station seeking the help of the Force other than for extinguishing fires, shall also be attended to in cases where risk to human or animal life or other properties are involved.
9. Powers, duties and functions of the Director: The Powers. duties and functions of the Director shall be as follows:
1. He shall be responsible for the administration of the Fire Force throughout the areas where the Act is in force:
2. He shall be directly responsible to the State Government for the control and management of the Force and proper maintenance of the appliances.
3. He shall have powers to issue without reference to Government, standing or general orders either on matters of routine or to simplify or explain previous orders but he shall not issue a Standing order which involves a point of law, without the previous approval of Government
4. He shall be responsible for the maintenance of discipline and due state of efficiency of the Force.
5. He shall have power to make such disposition of the staff, vehicles and appliance for the Fire Station as may seem to him expedient, provided that no permanent alternation of the sanctioned strength of the staff, vehicles and appliances of the Fire Station is made without the previous sanction of the Government
6. He shall have powers to sanction payment of ordinary service pensions or gratuities to the non-gazetted members of the force. The power of sanction shall be exercised only when the pension is strictly admissible under the prescribed rules, and does not require, to make admissible the exercise of the any other power which has not been delegated to the Director (No.HD 88 SFB 67) By order and in the name of the President of India, Sd/- Secretary to Government Home Department,