(A) The Council may enter into agreements or contracts to furnish fire protection outside the town or enter into mutual aid agreements, and the Fire Department is authorized to render firefighting service pursuant to the terms of such agreements or contracts.
(B) Whenever the Fire Chief, or in his or her absence his or her authorized representative, shall deem it necessary to protect property within the corporate limits of the town, the Fire Department is authorized to answer fire alarms and fight fires outside the corporate limits of the town; provided that nothing in this division (B) shall be construed to require the Fire Department to do so.
(1990 Code, § 4-3-8)