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Earlier editions: 2026-07

Title 2 — Administration and Personnel

Westminster Municipal Code Ch. 2.34 Fire Department

Westminster Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Westminster

Cite as: Westminster Municipal Code Chapter 2.34 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 2.34.010. Fire department—Chief—Department functions.

The fire department shall be under the supervision of the fire chief. The functions of the fire department shall include:

A. The extinguishment of structural, brush and other types of fires.

B. The enforcement of laws concerned with fire prevention.

C. To abate any hazard or nuisance caused by any substance that presents a threat to the public because of toxicity, radioactivity, flammability or other characteristic dangerous to the public health or environment.

D. Such other functions as may be delegated by the city council or the city manager.

E. The city council may delegate these and other functions through contract with outside agencies.

(Ord. 2055 § 2, 1986; urgency Ord. 2244 § 1, 1995)

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