The fire department, under the direction of the chief or other proper officer, shall, upon alarm of fire, depart with the utmost dispatch to the place of fire, with the hose and other apparatus under its care, and there work the same, under the direction of the chief or other officer in charge, and shall place and work such hose and other apparatus in the most effective manner until the fire has been extinguished. The officer in charge shall be responsible for the workings of the fire department, and his orders must be promptly and strictly obeyed by each and every member of the fire department. (1983 Code § 2.10.050)