N.Y. General Municipal Law § 204-d: Duties of the fire chief

§ 204-d. Duties of the fire chief. The fire chief of any fire

department or company shall, in addition to any other duties assigned to

him by law or contract, to the extent reasonably possible determine or

cause to be determined the cause of each fire or explosion which the

fire department or company has been called to suppress. He shall file

with the office of fire prevention and control a report containing such

determination and any additional information required by such office

regarding the fire or explosion. The report shall be in the form

designated by such office. He shall contact or cause to be contacted the

appropriate investigatory authority if he has reason to believe the fire

or explosion is of incendiary or suspicious origin. For all fires that

are suspected to have been ignited by a cigarette, within fourteen days

after completing the investigation into such fire, the fire chief shall

forward to the office of fire prevention and control information

detailing, to the extent possible: (a) the specific brand and style of

the cigarette suspected of having ignited such fire; (b) whether the

cigarette package was marked as required by subdivision six of section

one hundred fifty-six-c of the executive law; and (c) the location and

manner in which such cigarette was purchased.