The Fire Department shall have as its objectives:
(A) To prevent uncontrolled fires from starting;
(B) To prevent the loss of life and property in case a fire does start;
(C) To confine a fire to the place of origin;
(D) To extinguish uncontrolled fire;
(E) To prevent loss of life from asphyxiation or drowning;
(F) To perform such rescue work as its equipment and/or the training of its personnel makes practical.
(`83 Code, § 7-302)