He returns in his report of a fire the names of such men, if any, as were not ready to start with the engine to which they are attached.
It is expected that he is able and ready to give instructions to the engineers and men on all points relating to their duty.
He receives and enters, in a book kept for that purpose, all complaints which may be made against any person under his command, causing the complaining party to sign the same and insert his address, and he reports the whole matter without delay to the superintendent.
He is responsible for the engines in his district being each provided with the articles contained in the following list:—
- 2 lengths of scaling ladder.
- 1 canvas sheet, with 10 or 12 handles of rope round the edge of it, used as a portable fire-escape.
- 2 pieces of 2-1/2-inch rope, one 10 fathoms and one 14 fathoms long.
- 7 lengths of hose, each 40 feet long.
- 2 branch pipes, one 4 and the other 1 foot long.
- 3 nozzles, or jet pipes.
- 4 lengths of suction-pipe, each about 6 feet long.
- 1 flat rose.
- 1 standcock.
- 1 goose-neck.
- 2 balls of strips of sheep-skin.
- 2 balls of small cord.
- 4 hose wrenches.
- 1 fire hook.
- 1 mattock.
- 1 shovel.
- 1 saw.
- 1 screw-wrench.
- 1 portable cistern.
- 1 hatchet or pole-axe.
- 1 iron crow-bar.
DUTIES OF THE ENGINEER.
He resides in the engine-house to which he is appointed.
He obeys all orders given to him by the superintendent or the foreman of the district.
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.
He is held responsible for the conduct of the men under him, and for the state of his engine, and takes care that it is provided with the articles contained in the foregoing list.