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fire department and it shall be his duty to supervise and direct the work of assistant inspectors of said bureau when authorized by the city manager and by appropriate inspections to enforce all state laws and city ordinances relating to the prevention of fires, the storage and use of explosives and inflammables, the installation and maintenance of fire extinguishing equipment, the maintenance, regulation, location and construction of fire escapes, the means and adequacy of exits in case of fire, panic or accidents from factories, apartment houses, schools, lodginghouses, asylums, hospitals, churches, halls, theaters, amphitheaters and all other places in which a number of persons work, live or congregate from time to time for any purpose and the investigation of the cause, origin and circumstances of fires. In addition he shall have such other powers and perform such other duties incident to his office as are set forth in this division or the ordinances of the city or as may be conferred or imposed upon him from time to time by law. SECTION i2-45: FIRE ESCAPE DEVICES. The chief inspector of the bureau of fire prevention shall approve all fire escapes, relative to construction, location, change in construction, location and maintenance of the same, and of all exits leading to fire escapes and of all signs and emergency lights connected with any means of egress from any building, structure or place. No person shall have placed, or caused to be placed on any building within the limits of the city, any fire escape or fire escape devices, except outside stairways, unless the same has the approval of the chief inspector of the bureau of fire prevention. SECTION 12-46: REPEALED. SECTION 12-47: REPEALED. That this ordinance shall be in effect from the date of its adoption. Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, at a meeting held July 8, 1986. Teste: City Clerk 10