Appointment of staff

(1) The Public Services Commission, acting pursuant to section 106 of the Belize Constitution, Cap. 4, may appoint such number of public officers to the Service as may be necessary for the proper administration of this Act. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) of this section, officers appointed pursuant to that subsection may include Deputy Fire Chiefs, Assistant Fire Chiefs, Divisional Fire Officers, Assistant Divisional Fire Officers, Station Fire Officers, Leading Fire- Fighters and Fire-Fighters. (3) Every officer appointed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, shall have such powers, and perform such duties and functions, as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Fire Chief. (4) Where an officer or a subordinate officer is transferred or posted to any zone, he may be required, (a) to be the Officer-in-Charge of the zone, and in that capacity to provide general direction and control over members of the Service in that zone; or (b) to be the Officer-in-Charge of any specified part of a zone, and in that capacity to provide general direction and control of members of the Service in that part of the zone, but he shall be under the control of the Officer-in- Charge of the zone. (5) For the purpose of subsection (4) of this section, “officer” includes every officer of the Service of or above the rank of Sub-Station Officer. Fire Chief may make