4-1-4: POWERS AND DUTIES OF FIRE CHIEF AND ASSISTANTS:
   A.   Appoint Department Members: The fire chief shall, upon taking office, appoint such personnel and prescribe such duties as may be necessary and proper in the organization and effective operation of the fire department during that year.
   B.   Control And Supervision Of Department: The fire chief shall have the control and supervision, subject to the order and direction of the city council, of the fire department and all fire apparatus and equipment belonging to the city.
   C.   Command At Fires: In case of fire, the fire chief and his assistants, in their order of rank, shall take command at such fire, and the officer highest in rank 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 protection of other property 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.
   D.   Drills: It shall also be the duty of the fire chief to call drill meetings as he sees fit. (Ord. 506, 1944; amd. 2006 Code)