When a fire is extinguished, the superintendent retains only such a number of men and engines as he may think necessary for watching the premises.
He communicates with the surveyors of stock of the offices interested in a fire, and arranges with them, in the event of its being necessary, to work out salvage from the ruins.
When a fire happens, he causes a report to be made immediately, if in office hours (or, if after office hours, before ten o'clock next morning), to those offices interested in the fire, and also to their surveyors of buildings and stock, as soon as possible after the fire is extinguished, and causes a daily report to be transmitted to each office of all fires which have happened, according to a printed form given to him for that purpose, as follows:—
- Date and hour.
- Situation of premises.
- Name and occupation of tenant.
- Name and residence of landlord.
- Supposed cause of fire.
- In what offices insured.
- No. of Policy.
- If there is gas on the premises.
- By whom called.
- By whom extinguished.
- Supply of water, with name of company.
- No. of engines attending and of what district, and the order in which they arrive.
- No. of men ditto ditto.
- Engines not of the Establishment, and the order in which they arrive.
- Description of damage.
DUTIES OF FOREMAN.
The Foreman resides at the place appointed for him.
He receives his orders and instructions from, and makes his reports to, the superintendent.
He must set an example to the men of alacrity and skill in the discharge of his duty, and of regularity in his general behaviour.
In the absence of the superintendent, the foreman of the district will take the command of the whole force, both those of his own district and of all other engines and men which may come to his assistance in cases of fire.