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ORDINANCE IX OF 1979 ORDINANCE IX OF 1979 BALUCHISTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE, 1979 CHAPTER XI‑COMPULSORY FUNCTION OF MUNICIPAL COMMITTEES (G) Public Safety 81. Fire fighting.‑(1) For the prevention and extinction of fire, a Municipal Committee shall maintain a fire brigade consisting of such staff and such number of fire stations and such implements, machinery, equipment and means of communicating intelligence as may be prescribed. (2) On the occurrence of the fire within a Municipality, any Magistrate, any official of a fire brigade directing the operations, and any police officer not below the rank of Sub‑Inspector, may‑ (a) remove or order the removal of any person who by his presence interferes or impedes the operations for extinguishing the fire or saving life and property ; (b) close any street or passage in or near which any fire is burning ; (c) for the purpose of extinguishing the fire, break into or through, or pull down, or cause to be broken into or through, or pulled down, or use for the passage of houses or other appliances, any premises ; (d) cause mains and pipes to be shut off so as to give greater pressure of water in or near the place where the fire has occurred ; (e) call on the person incharge of any fire engine to render such assistance as may be possible ; and (f) generally take such measures as may appear necessary for the preservation of life and property. (3) No person shall be liable to any damages in respect of anything done or in good faith intended to be done under this section. (4) A Municipal Committee shall prepare fire fighting plan and revise it at least once a year.