Section 6: Powers included in Ministerial powers

The Minister's powers shall include power-(a) to provide accommodation for the Fire Service and its equipment, including housing and other accommodation for members of the Fire Service and furniture reasonably required for such accommodation;
(b) to pay to persons, not being members of the Fire Service maintained in pursuance of this Act, who render services for fire-fighting purposes, such rewards as the Fire Commissioner deems fit;
(c) to provide and maintain fire alarms in such positions in any street or public place as he deems proper, and to affix any such fire alarm to any wall or fence adjoining a street or public place;
(d) to provide efficient arrangements for ensuring that reasonable steps are taken to prevent or mitigate damage to property resulting from measures taken in dealing with fires;
(e) to employ the Fire Service, or use any of the equipment maintained by it, for purposes other than fire-fighting purposes for which it appears to the Minister to be suitable and, if the Minister deems fit, to make such charge as he may prescribe for any service rendered in the course of such employment or use;
(f) to employ the Fire Service or use any of its equipment, outside Lagos.
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