§ 46-29. Investigation and record of fires.

(a)

A fire safety inspector shall investigate promptly the cause, origin and circumstances of each and every fire occurring in the unincorporated areas of the county in which property has been destroyed or damaged. If it appears to the fire safety inspector that such fire is of suspicious origin, he shall take immediate charge of the physical evidence and notify the state attorney and shall further cooperate with him in the collecting of the evidence and in the prosecution of the case.

(b)

A fire safety inspector shall keep a record of all fires and of all the facts concerning the fires, including statistics as to the extent of such fires and damage caused thereby and whether such losses were covered by insurance and if so in what amount. All such records shall be public.

(Code 1970, § 8-8; Ord. No. 78-01, § 4, 11-1-77; Ord. No. 83-03, § 4, 2-1-83)