F-[109] 104.1 Investigation of fires: The code official shall investigate, or cause to be investigated, every fire or explosion occurring within the jurisdiction that is of a suspicious nature or which involves the loss of life or serious injury or causes destruction or damage to property. Such investigation shall be initiated immediately upon the occurrence of such fire or explosion; and if it appears that such an occurrence is of a suspicious nature, the code official shall immediately take charge of the physical evidence and, in order to preserve any physical evidence relating to the cause or origin of such fire or explosions, the code official shall take means to prevent access by any person to the structure or premises until such evidence has been properly processed. The code official shall notify those persons designated by law to pursue investigations into such matters and shall further cooperate with the authorities in the collection of evidence and prosecution of the case and shall pursue the investigation to its conclusion.

F-[109] 104.2 Fire records: The code official shall keep a record of all fires and all facts concerning the same, including investigation findings and statistics and information as to the cause, origin and the extent of such fires and the damage caused thereby.