Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1907

Captain of fire brigade or other officer to have control of operations.

89. The captain or superintendent of the fire brigade of the local authority, or other officer of such fire brigade for the time being in charge of the engine or other apparatus for extinguishing fires, attending at any fire within the district shall from the time of his arrival and during his presence thereat have the sole charge and control of all operations for the putting out of such fire, whether by the fire brigade of the local authority or any other fire brigade, including the fixing of the positions of fire engines and apparatus, the attaching of hose to any water pipes or water supply, and the selection of the parts of the building on fire or of adjoining buildings against which the water is to be directed.