It shall be the duty of the State Fire Marshal to enforce all laws and ordinances of the State, and the several counties, cities, and political subdivisions thereof, with reference to the following:
(a) The prevention of fires;
(b) The storage, sale and use of combustibles and explosives;
(c) The installation and maintenance of automatic or other fire alarm systems and fire extinguishing equipment;
(d) The construction, maintenance and regulation of fire escapes;
(e) The means and adequacy of exits, in case of fire, from factories, asylums, hospitals, churches, schools, halls, theaters, amphitheaters and all other places in which numbers of persons work, live or congregate from time to time for any purpose;
(f) Investigation of the cause, origin and circumstances of fire.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 37-81; 1952 Code Section 37-81; 1947 (45) 322; 1960 (51) 1646; 1963 (53) 557.