(A) The Fire Chief or, in his absence, the Assistant Fire Chief, upon arriving at the scene of fire shall command the Fire Department until arrival of his superior. All orders shall be promptly obeyed; any willful violation of any order given by the Fire Chief or any other officer of the Fire Department shall be unlawful. ('71 Code, § 7-36)
(B) The Fire Chief, or the officer in control at a fire, shall have authority to establish a limit around the fire and forbid people from entering within the limits. No person shall wrongfully intrude within the limits as defined by the Fire Chief, or otherwise interfere in any way with the work of the Fire Department at any fire, or in any way disobey the Fire Chief at any fire. ('71 Code, § 7-37)
(C) The Mayor, or the Fire Chief, shall be fully authorized, whenever either shall find it may be necessary for the protection of the property at any fire, to appoint such number of persons as is proper to remove and guard the property exposed to danger. The owners of the property so guarded shall bear the expense for this protection or removal.
(D) The Fire Chief, or the officer in charge, shall during the progress of a fire have the authority to summon any bystanders to duty in case of an emergency requiring more work than the organized Fire Department is capable of doing.
('71 Code, § 7-38)
(Ord. passed 4-1-73; Am. Ord. 2018-07-02, passed 7-16-18) Penalty, see § 10.99