Section 10 — Powers of State Government to make orders.

The State Government may, from time; to time, make such general or special orders as it thinks fit and such order may be: -

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(a) for providing the services with such appliances and equipments as it deem proper;

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(b) for providing adequate supply of water and for securing that it shall be available for use,(c) for constructing or providing station or hiring places for accommodating the members of the services and its fire fighting appliances;

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(d) for giving rewards to persons who have given notice of fires and to those who have rendered effective support to the service on the occasion of fires;

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(e) for the training, discipline and good conduct of the members of the service;

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(f) for deciding or determining the cadre or terms and conditions of service of the members of the service and also members of other staff or creating such additional ranks and framing rules in respect of service conditions and conduct rules as it may deem fit;

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(g) for sending members of the service with appliances and equipment beyond the limits of any area in which this Act is in force for purposes of fire fighting in the neighbourhood of such limits on such terms and conditions and under such exigencies of situation as it deems proper;

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(h) for the employment of members of the service in any rescue, salvage or other special types of jobs or operations;

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(i) for regulating and controlling the powers, duties and functions of the Director and other members of the service;

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(j) generally for the maintenance of the service in due status of efficiency; and

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(k) for conducting mock drill and in doing so all such powers as referred to in section 11 of the Act shall be exercisable by the members of the service.