Deputy Chief and Division Chiefs.
Denver City Charter, art. IX, § 9.5.2
in effect§ 9.5.2 - Deputy Chief and Division Chiefs.
The Chief of the Fire Department may from time to time, with the approval of the Manager of Safety, assign members of the Classified Service of the Denver Fire Department of the rank of Assistant Chief to perform the duties of Deputy Chief and members of the Classified Service of the Denver Fire Department of the rank of Assistant Chief to perform the duties of Division Chief, each of whom shall perform such duties so long as his or her services are satisfactory to the Chief and the latter shall see fit to continue such assignment. The total number of command assignments permitted by this section at any one time shall not exceed seven (7). The pay rates and fringe benefits for those members assigned the duties of Deputy Chief or Division Chief shall be established by ordinance. The Chief of the Fire Department shall appoint a Deputy Chief or, if a Deputy Chief is unavailable, a Division Chief to serve as Acting Chief in the Chief's temporary absence.
(Charter 1960, C5.45-4; added May 19, 1987; amended June 13, 1994; Ord. No. 138-03, § 1, 2-24-03, elec. 5-6-03; Ord. No. 408-13, § 2, 8-26-13, elec. 11-5-13)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIHORU_SUBTITLE_BCH_ARTIXEM_PT5FIDE_S9.5.2DECHDICHFetched: 10/27/2026