Any official of the City Fire Department shall have the power, during the time of a fire, to cause the removal of any private or public property whenever it shall become necessary to do so for the preservation of the property from fire, to prevent the spreading of fire, or to protect adjoining property. The officials may direct the city firefighters to remove any building, structure, or fence for the purpose of checking the progress of any fire, and the official in charge of the firefighting effort shall have the power to blow up, or cause to be blown up, with powder or otherwise, any building or erection during the progress of a fire for the purpose of extinguishing or checking the same.
(1973 Code, § 3-304)