§ 33.17 DUTIES OF FIRE CHIEF.
   (A)   The Fire Chief shall have the control, subject to the order and direction of the Board of Trustees, of the Fire Department and all fire apparatus belonging to the village; whenever any fire apparatus needs repairing the Fire Chief shall cause the same to be done without delay.
   (B)   In case of fire, the Fire Chief and his or her assistants shall rank in the order named and the officer of the highest rank at the fire shall take command of the Fire Department and direct the management thereof for the suppression of the fire, in the best manner possible; and when it may be necessary for the protection of other property and to prevent the spread of the conflagration, the officer in command may cause buildings to be removed, torn down or destroyed in the best manner possible.
   (C)   The Fire Chief shall keep or cause to be kept a record of all meetings of the company and the attendance of the members, a record of all fires, and, during the last week in April of each year, file with the Village Clerk, a full report of such records and attendance and fires, which report shall be under oath.
(`95 Code, § 33.17)