Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-29-102: Fire chief - Duties - Qualifications - Activity report

forms.

All cities having a paid fire department shall have one full-

time fire chief who shall supervise and administer the fire

department in accordance with the policies and procedures prescribed

by the governing body or by the city manager. The fire department

shall be under the direction and control of the fire chief who shall

not serve as fire chief and also as police chief, city manager,

mayor or any other position that impairs the ability to perform the

duties of a fire chief. The fire chief, whether permanent or

interim, of any paid municipal fire department shall have had at

least three (3) years' actual experience as a paid fire fighter

before assuming the position of fire chief. It shall be the duty of

the fire chief to file the appropriate activity reports utilizing

the National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS) with the

Office of the State Fire Marshal in Oklahoma City. The activity

report forms shall include, but not be limited to, the amount of

property and vehicle fire loss, types of fires, inspections and

investigations that occurred. The report shall include notification

of all fire-related civilian deaths and injuries in the respective

jurisdiction and of fire fighter deaths in the line of duty and of

fire fighter injuries in the line of duty requiring the services of

a hospital or physician or both, and these fire-related burn

injuries and death reports shall be completed within forty-eight

(48) hours of the incident.